The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-10-29

Later Colonel wilder went out 40
the right nank and observed the Young
fellows. SO this time dismounicd
troop Of iici cavalry WIS stealing mi
along plantation railroad track. Colo
mel wilder shouted,
Now boys, 80 for ,hcm Fire on
them aud hold them back. You can 40
a. Frci''
The effect Of the commander In chief
giving personal orders to deliver
whitening Gre had it, effect, and soon
the crest cracllcd with tho discharge
Of their guns.
"Thcy appear to be fine lot of
boys. aud Il H. well TO encourage them
when they deserve IT, They form
good part of my defense line.
Win Compliments,
Captain Bcn. chief of STAFF, PERSONAL
ly complimcnted Lieutenant Turner for
the prompt defense made by his bat.
TALON of Hawaiian cadets. lie said
that their formation in moving up to
the firing line held by the Blue Army
was not only spectacular, but was alb.
solutely and technically correct, In nd.
dltion to this the behavior of these
young men after they had occupied an
integral potrion Of the firing line was
beyond reproach Tho fact that the
cadets worked in contact with season
cd regulars undoubtedly stimulated
them TO best efforts, and showed care
full and thorough instruction by the of
ficer detailed from the army, and also
by the cadet officers of the battalion.
Colonel Wilder said he placed conf.
a ~, hn laNo oh
in moving forward, and because of their
exposed position they had fourteen
casualties. One man was killed out.
right, according to the estimate and
statement made by Chief Surgeon Cul.
Ter, under the theory of casualties for
him to consider. The dead were left
on the field. One man was moribund
and non-transportable on account of
unusually severe injuries. Two requir-
ed transportation to the rear. Two
had painful but slight wounds and were
able to get to the rear without assist
! ance.
However, as u matter of fact, one
was actually hurt while he and another
cadet were going over a stone wall one
struck his head and made Il scalp wound
and was also stunned. First aid was
given him by his companions and when
he came to, he grabbed his gun and
joined his comrades in the bushes.
Reds Meet Difficulties.
AT this time the Reds had deployed
into neighboring fields, where railroad
tracks and lanes permitted, but were
exposed to CALLING fire. There was
little opportunity for the Reds to ad-
vance in any way under the theoretical
condition that cane fields were theoreti-
cal morasses and could not be maneuv-
cred over.
There came lull in the battle,
which was resumed when the Red artil
lery had moved up to short range and
shelled the slopes. The Blue artillery
ammunition gave out and the umpires
were notified that the battery was
Stimulating fire and this was counted in.
Finally, while the defense was still
screened from the enemy and further
advance was practically hopeless, Gen
eral Macomb gave the order to men
posted on the summit of observation
hill to fire two bombs in air. The order
was carried out and instantly the posi-
ton of foes was dropped and the Blue
and the Red armies faded into the
theoretical stage under which they had
Unanswered all week, and became once
more the splendidly drilled American
troops of the Department of Hawaii
all defenders of the flag and the Island
of Oahu against all corners.
Colonel Wilder was congratulated on
all sides for the manner in which he
had conducted his entire campaign with
special emphasis on the manner in
which he had distributed his force for
today's battle.
Some of the Problems.
The problem for the day contemplat,
ed Il hundred casualties on the side OF
the Blues. The infantry under this
problem, sustained the heaviest casual
ty list except the battery and Hawaiian
cadets, who were guarding the right
flank near the main road. All these
wounded were alphabetically attended
to by Chief Surgeon Cutler, captain of
the medical corps. OF this hundred,
eight were killed outright; twelve were
nontransportable; forty were able ia
walk, slightly wounded; and Of the re.
mainder ten required transportation in
n reclining posture. Thirty were re-
moved from the front by ambulances
and by autos loaned by the generous
citizens of Honolulu who had gone To
view the battle in their motor cars
Iand which the chief commanded to get
the wounded from his temporary quar-,
ter to the base hospital at Fort Shafter.
One of the odd incidents of the
mornings battle was the capture of a
patrol of Red cavalry by Lieutenant
Gregory of the signal corps. The patrol
approached the main Haleiwa. H onolulu
road to within pistol range of the Off
Ger and his detail of men. The patrol
surrendered when told, according to the
maneuver provision for such instances.
that when such force happens to be
within 200 yards it must surrender
when the officer calls, "'Haltl Surren.
| der!v
Private Warner, a motorcycle mes.
senger, who was passing along the Ha-
lava road after the battle, collided with
a caisson wheel and was thrown off his
machine. 1t was feared that he had
broken his leg He was sent to Fort
Shafter hospital
Army Is Disbanded.
Colonel Wilder issued orders on re-
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