The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-10

red aust, FOR Two miles OF more the
dust showed every move % the column.
On leaving the water tower the col.
umn moved 10 the right road. Field
glasses which we're kept leveled on the
column revealed IL turning back on the
right leg of an inverted V road An
observation party detached itself from
the main body and made of through
field. At nine.ffteen o'clock the
Blues were discovered working slowly
over the crest Of a hill to the right
or town side of Wahiawa. Then cav
airy appeared and advanced rapidly,
moving directly toward the Waianae
Range, kicking up lot of dust and re.
vealing their position distinctly. BY
nine-thrty portion of the Blues were
seen coming up from behind the watci
tower.
Meanwhile the Reds had moved off
from the camp through Schofeld Bar
racks heading toward the ravne at the
foot of the Waianae Gap. There was
little dust on their route and their
movements were kept hid from the
enemy. Occasionally n party of caval-
~ could he discerned moving cautious
ly over the crest of n hill under the
Gap, and it was presumed this was a
blind to cover the real movements of
the troops. Not until the Blues ad-
vance had reached the water tower on
the return, was the actual pos ton of
the Red artillery made known.
Guns open Up.
Suddenly huge puff of white smoke
belched upward from behind a hill, and
the first shot of the. ''battle" had been
fired. The report reverberated among
the hills and sent its warning across
the Leilehua plains to the attacking
column. The first shot was fired at
five minutes to ten. The Blue advance
then moved forward rapidly, two scout
ing parties being sent out, one paral-
leling the railroad track leading to the
Barracks and the other along the main
wagon road leading from Wahiawa to
the Barracks. Each party was accom-
panied by flankers. The field guns of
the Reds began Smelling the advance,
and the skirmishers took refuge behind
the buildings on the First Infantry
environment, awaiting the main body of
cavalry On the defended points scouts
could occasionally be seen crawling
over crests, while few were posted
where they had good view of the
Blue approach.
Three troops of cavalry and the ma
chine gun platoon moved rapidly in
advance of the artillery and infantry
and reached the temporary field wire
less station adjoining Jones Ranch, on
the gallop. The rush was so fierce that
some of the guy wires were carried
( away. The troopers dsmounted and
t were sent forward in skirmish line driv
= ing in the skirmishers of the Reds who
s had taken up positions among the build
! ings on the post site. A troop of Blue
+ cavalry moved into one of the cavalry
stables and captured four of the Red
scouts.
Eight" in Streets.
: Dispatch bearers reached the advance
y -of the Blue cavalry, ordered the troop
a ers to remount, and make a detour tt
! the left. This took them into a deeI
g gulch, up which they advanced at {
: trot, while scouting parties and Skin
a mishers took care of the Red outposti
g in the Barracks grounds.
The Red battery Immediately began
n Smelling the gulch, keeping up heavy
Q fire. By this time wigwaggers haC
d signaled to the force in reserve an,
d soon the infantry was under way, keep
J. ing the center of the column, cavalr,
e occupying the extreme right with tn
IS artillery in the rear. Red cavalry wer
;, dislodged from behind the old FIT
Cavalry barracks and driven back t
the gulches and hills where the Re
main body was posted in advantageou
=. positions. Skirmishers of the Red
.. were driven up the gulch. The trooper
" dismounted and fled up narrow ravine
" and around foothills until they foun
v good position. One body wa
n stretched out in long skirmish line o
1t hill which fell away rapidly and the
were exposed to what, under actu;
st war conditions would have been
T. destructive fire both by rifles and feel
ne artillery. They were also confronte
V by large body of Red infantry poste
ry behind natural intrenchment at I'll
n brow of hill, ravine separating I'll
ed opposing troops.
tn Guns Bang Away.
IN At ten-thirty the Blue artiller.
a, as massed on the Waialua road opened U
-, heavy fire on the Gap defenders. The
~ followed an artillery duel The gun
doomed from the Gap to the Kools
40 range and the bombardment was q
'5' impressive sight. Meanwhile the Blu
70. continued to advance, working steadi
nm up the main gulch until halted by q
~. tillery FIRE and heavy fire from Il
he infantry supports. The Blue infant
nd after wait advanced rapidly agai
lis marching through schofeld Barracl
he followed by the artillery, which W
10 finally posted in ravine near the
eek Generators at the extreme south end
the post, where it had range of abo
2400 yards from the Red artillery. t
battery was masked and its positi
hei was not defined until shell was 81
an an posedly fred from one of the piec,
,Ehn, followed by several others. Under u
,ne shell fire the Blue infantry advane
W" W" into the open toward the water tanl
.ar where the Red skirmishers had be
me posted inc ou.Pos.s P P =
f,b advanced in skirmish formation, dr.
ma ping prone to fire, and rising for {
- other advance the entire body of