Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-24
MANEUVERS
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gers of umpires, white band on lett
arm; properly accredited newspaper
correspondents, red band on right arm.
Officers as we'll as men will have to
get down to the essentials, for there
is a woeful lack of transportation, and
probably the troops and company Off
GERS will not be allowed wall tents, be-
ing held to a bedding roll and a shelf
er tent.
The official order covering the in
spection maneuver is here published
Cor the first time. 1t has not yet been
sent out from headquarters, and will
probably not reach the various COM
mands in printed form for several
days.
Headquarters Department of Hawaii
Honolulu, T. H., Sept. %, 1912.
General Orders
No. 8.
l Under instruction from the Wal
Department Dated July 20, 1912, field
inspection of mobile troops in Hawaii
by the department commander for the
present calendar year will be cO-ordi1-
ated with the inspections that are usu-
ally conducted by officers of the In
spector Generals department, pursuant
to army regulations.
2. The purpose of this field inspec-
ton being to determine the degree Of
preparedness of the mobile troops for
actual service, and the capacity of Off
GERS for handling commands appropri-
ate to their grade, it will include a
field exercise, participated in by all
the mobile troops extending over a
period of several days and including
an action illustrating the employment
of the three arms combined. In this
exercise blank ammunition will be
used.
8 In all cases requiring the promul
CATION of field orders the responsible
commanding officer will prepare his
order in writing in the prescribed form
and will submit a copy at the time to
the inspector.
For the purpose of participating
in the field exercise referred to in pa
ragraph 2 of this order, the mobile
troops of the command will be divided
as follows:
NORTHERN DETACHMENT (RED)
Colonel George J. McGunnegIe, First
Infantry, commanding.
SOUTHERN DETACHMENT BLUEI
Colonel Wilbur f. Wilder, Fifth Cav
airy, commanding.
The composition of each command
and points of concentration of the
various units, will be communicated
ty letter to the commanders respec-
lively.
5. Direction And SuppIy.-Director
and Chief Umpire, Brigadier General
Montgomery NJ. Macomb, Aide-de-
Camp, 2nd Lieutenant Frank NJ. An
drews. Sth Cavalry. Adjutant General
1t. Col. Archibald Campbell, Adjutant
General. Chief QuarteImastcr, Major
Z. Frank Cheatman, q. VI. Comps. In
charge of rail and other transportation
Honolulu, Captain CIyffard Game, @
" Corps.
6. Bases and lines Of Communca-
ticn and suppIy.-The bases Of the o.
posing forces will be selected and the
supply of the latter during the eXer-
cises will be arranged for by their re-
spective commanders.
The railroad will be available for
the transportation Of the sick and sup
plies of both forces. and the Base
Hospital at Fort Shafter for the re-
ception of the sick Of both forces, each
being considered as neutral for the
purpose of this maneuver.
Except when tactically permissible
use will not De made of the existing
facilities Of the SchOfield Barracks
reservation.
7. Inspection.-The field inspection
herein directed will be conducted. as
far as practicable without disturbing
the program arranged for the maneu-
yer campaign OF the two detachments
referred to in paragraph Of this or
der. The efficiency of all officers and
will lie determined ny