The Detroit times., 1911-08-14
SOLDIERS TO HAVE
SHAM BATTLE
Michigan Troops Leave Camp for
Country, Where Opposing Sides
Combat for Possession of Bridge.
tFrom a STAFF correspon dent.

for genuine field work. the whole
brigade left camp this morning for
Boards hill maneuvers. The weather
IL oppressively humid.
The big problem today Is the at
tempted capture OF bridge over the
unfordable Black river, by Blue army,
in charge Of Col McCaughna, inyad-
ing. The Port Huron Reds. Col Gov.
ell, Second regiment, reinforced by
battery A.. cavalry troops and u,
and signal corps, will try to prevent
the capture The conflict will occur
In a deeply-wooded country in Beard 8
hill, IL is expected.
The second problem of the day is
that for Col Kirk. first with Red army
Of the three battalions, to drive out
the foraging force OF Blues, gather
ing supplies west OF river and taking
them OF TO Brockway. farther west.
Major Heckel. with one battalion, OF
onethird regiment will attempt TO
check the Reds advance.
The infantry will entrain at Port
Huron for the trip TO Atkins, but the
battery, cavalry, hospital corps and
detachment OF signal corps will
hike.
Non-commissioned officers and 9TH
ers In command of the troops Will be
held responsible for all unnecessary
damage done In their presence by the
troops In maneuvres. This is pro-
yirion Of General Order No. IL, which
also provides that, In relation to the
Boards Hill manueuvres:
The commanding general shall be
Designated by a blue flag.
The Red forces shall be identified
by broad red bands around their
hats.
The chief umpire shall be designat-
ed by a white flag with diagonal
blue cross.
Empires shall be designated by the
broad white bands they Will wear
about their hats.
Orderlies shall wear broad. white
band around the left arm above the
elbow.
Newspaper correspondents shall
wears a rcd band on the right arm,
above the elbow.
Visiting officers shall wear broad
white band around the right arm.
above the elbow.
This order also provides that
there shall be no firing in the vicin-
ity of houses. barns, hay-stacks, or
ricks of fodder and that no camps
or bivouacs shall be placed In or
chards, parks, or fields under cult.
walton except with the consent of the
owner.
Lines OF communication being nee.
essary for the umpires, no communi
cations shall be cut by the opposing
forces without proper permission.
These maneuvers mark the begin
nina OF the serious field work Of the
Tz1. .iraor
will be given over to the solving OF
another problem in tactics. Thursday
morning another problem, which VIII
involve the carrying of rations into
the field will receive attention FRI
day the troops start to leave for
home.
The only break in hard work FROM
Monday morning on until the end
will be the holding OF field day
Wednesday afternoon.
Upwards of 10000 people saw Gov.
Osborn, Gen Abbey and his staff, re-
view the troops, Sunday, on the Port
Huron golf links. The formation Of
the Michigan National Guard was as
follows: Three companies of the
First battalion, Twenty seventh infan-
try. u. s. A.; the engineers: First
infantry, in command of Col. John
p. Kirk: Third infantry, in command
OF Col George b. McCaughna; Second
infantry, in command 81 Col Louis
c.. Covell; Troop cavalry, In com
mand OF Capt. Heinrich Pickert; Bat
mand of Capt. Heinrich ickert; Bat.
terry A, in command OF Capt. Roy G..
vandercook; Signal corps, in COM
-mand Of Maj Harry Britton. and the
Medical corps, in command OF Maj
Dodge
The evening after the return to
camp, wash up, and mess, was given
over to jollification, and the enter
tanning of visitors. During the day
about 10000 people visited the camp,
IL Is estimated, among that number
being large proportion OF the fair
sex.
Despite the fact that there were
thirteen excursions reported from De-
troit on the Pere Marquette railroad
alone, and nearly 100 Detroit automo-
biiists who took the trip, the Detroit
companies Of the First, located In the
swale at the extreme end OF the en-
campment, had few visitors In pro-
portion TO the rest OF the camp.
The obliging soldier boys Of the
Second and Third proved ever willing
TO share even their frugal fare with
fair maidens. Many n dish of Ice
cream was eaten by two of a tin plate.
Visiting ladies' were presented with
clips OF blanks by the soldiers. the
mysteries of the high private's equip
ment explained, and many new ac-
quaintance was struck up.
Gov. Osborn after the review visit
ed Company n. Of the Third. from
his home town, the 500, and made a
speech. The applause and the cheers
for Osborn rIvaled the sunset gun in
point OF noisy volume. : One enthusl-
astic trooper even went as far as TO
nominate the governor for president
This brought forth considerable ac-
claim from the citizen soldiers.
Co. X. OF the Third, from Cheboy-
gam amused a large crowd by putting
rockies and others through the rick
cts. Down a line which was Ranked
by lusty guardsman. each armed with
fiat sticks ran the rockies only to be
spanked none too gently as they pass
ed each man. Other companies organ
lied impromptu boxing bouts with
combatants stripped TO the waist in
some instances.
During Intervening the camp echoed
with every song from "Mefrj1y We
Roll Along to "All Alone" the favor
lite at this camp for owl street car
quartette work. The regimental bands
L. 49,