Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-21
BIG MANEUVERS
PROVING UNIQUE

SAN FRANCISCO, August 11.-Unf
que in the history of the National
Guard of the United States are the
military maneuvers that started yes
terday. Never before in this country
has an army composed principally Of
militiamen, as the red, or attacking
army, is called, been given the job of
working against troops of the regular
Army. For this reason officers and
men, both of the regulars and Of the
militia, throughout the United States
ere watching with much interest the
attack upon San Francisco's fortIIca-
tions to be- made by the army nya-
sion under the command of Brigadi ~
General Robert Wankowski of the Ma
tional Guard Of California. >.. H.
I Today two Armies are encamped I'M
der arms waiting for hostiiities to be-
gin. The Blue army, defender of San
Francisco, is under canvas at the Pre-
sidio only awaiting orders from Brig
adfer-G General Walter s. Schuyler, U.
8. Army, commander In chief of 10th
forces. to start on the march south to
meet the invaders, who are presumed
to have landed at Salinas after sue
cessfully defeating American troops
who tried to prevent such landing
The American troops in this case
are composed principally of soldiers of
the regular Army. The invaders are,
for the most part, militiamen. Two
problems will therefore, be worked
out. The one of supreme importance
! is whether or not an army could land
on California soil, march through a
hostile country and capture, the greet
batteries that defend San Francisco.
The other problem, secondary in I'M
portance. is the relative efficiency of
the guardsmen and the regulars, the
regulars, or defense force, being out.
i numbered more than two tosoHe.
March Begins Wednesday.
On the morning of August 14th both
armies will break camp, the Red ARMY
starting north and the Blue Army
starting south. The objective point Of
both armies will be Coyote station
where the first battle of the war viii
| be fought. There Brigadier General
Walter S. Schuyler of the Army, Ad-
iutant-General A. Forbes of the Ma
tional Guard of California and Briga
d:er-General r. T. Evans, @, S. Army.
Chief Of the Bureau of Militia Affairs
will have their headquarters. Here.
also, will be stationed the. umpires
of the maneuvers. all officers of the
Army Thew are Lieutenant-C Colonel
Charles H. Barth, Twelfth Infantry.
umpire in chief; Major Charles Craw-
ford Twenty-ninth Infantry; Captain
W. F. Smith and Captain Brant Half
a dozen officers of the regular military
establishment also will be stationed
with both armies to act as referees of
the maneuvers.
IT it is determined, on points. that
the Red armv Is victorious in it's tat
ties in the south and has technically
defeated the defense army, TIE latter
t1oops will retire toward San Fran
cisco. the invaders following. The
problem before the Red army. then
would be the capture of the Preside
Notifications. defended by fifty-.ix ~
iEch motors having a range of some
thing like 10000 yards. If the in
vaders get through this zone of fire it
will be officially determined that San
Francisco is rregnable from the land
side.
Neither armv will be informed as to
the movements Of the opposing force,
saving through such information as
can be gathered through scouts and
spies. Because in time Of war there
would be 10 newspaper correspond
ents with the army of invasion. the
commanding officer Of the defense
force is instructed to ignore ANYTHING
pc sees in the payers regarding the
movement of the hostile troops. The
spy system. however. can freely be
used.
From everv :tandpont the ma
neuvers will be the biggest thing ever
held in the west in time of peace Near
J. 10000 men will he employed and
the importance Of the problem out
ranks any other problem ever tackled
or a maneuver field.