The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-10-25
Blues Check Red Army
In Fierce Battle at
LeiIehua.
tFrom Wednesday Advertiser.)

(FT0m wednesday AdNertlSer)
Honolulu is safe for another day at
least. Yesterday morning the defend
ers of the city made forced march
to Leilehua, seized the high ground and
checked the advance of the Red invad
ers, foiling the attempt made by the
enemy to advance upon and occupy this
fair city.
There vas plenty of theoretical
slaughter, the Second Infantry being
cut up by the imaginary shells exploded
in its ranks by the Blue artillery. Ac
cording to the umpires, the gallant col
onel of the regiment, the leader of the
invading forces, was among the fallen.
The defenders had the hard end of
yesterday work, red mud at that. The
invaders hiked merrily along from Wal
alua, which the rains had not hit so
hard, but the defenders not only had
mud under foot but busy clouds over
head, soaking the troops.
When yesterday morning dawned, the
Reds were at Haleiwa, having landed
their forces, the demonstration of the
transports off Barber's Point having
been a feint to draw the defenders out
of the way. A force of marines had
seized the Haleiwa bridge. The Blue
army awoke to the realization that the
attack upon Honolulu was to be made
by way of Leilehua and an early ad-
vance to meet the enemy was made.
The special situations which the oppos-
ing armies found before them on awak-
ening were as follows, according to the
"war game" plans in the hands of the
commanders, each commander knowing
only what the situation was in respect
to his own troops:
Situation With the Blues.
The greater part of the mobile Blue
troops are assembled at Pearl City to
resist an attack in the vicinity of Pearl
Harbor. The Blue commander learns at
$3.50 p. m, 81 Oct. u, that the expect
ed landing Mt Barber's Point is prob.
ably Il feint.
The second squadron, 9Th Cavalry,
was patrolling northwest coast in vi.
cinity of industrial school when last
heard from at & p. m, 81 Oct. 70. The
third squadron, 9th Cavalry, is at
pump near Waimanalo station, four
miles west of EVA mills, patrolling
west coast.
All wires to the north coast have
pVSh ou1j piSSuiiaDiy ~ hVu ~ Hlpd'
thizers.
At $50 a. m 90 Oct. 70, the Blue
commander receives the following
order:
Headquarters Department of Hawaii.
BY Wire. Honolulu, II. r.,
% Oct. -, . a. m.
Commanding Officer,
Detachment "Blue' Army,
Pearl City IL. II.
Reliable information has been re-
ceived from Lieut.. IS patrol,
which was near Haleiwa when last
heard from, that hostile force of
all arms began landing at Hawai-
hapai Beach at a. m, today, and
also that Red force of about six
ty 900 men landed from steam
launches at Haleiwa about an hour
later and seized the bridge on Ha-
lciwa Waimea road five hundred
yards east of Haleiwa Hotel. The
enemy s actions indicate an early
advance toward Schofield Barracks.
March at once with your com
mand toward Waialua and drive
back the hostile forces reported
on the north coast.
Wire communication to north
coast has been interrupted since
1880 a. M, today.
Messages will reach mo here.
BY command of Brighten X;
Y.
Chief Of STAFF.
Situation With the Reds
feint at landing near Barber Is
Point has been made by the Red force
Under cover % darkness or the night
2l-2g, October 70. the Rcd fol~H moved
90 the vicinity of Kawuihapai on the
north coast and there began 10 ijsem.
bark at ana 30 October l2
a. the same hour ono company Of
marines discmhnrkri near the IIaleiwa
Hotel and seized the bridge five hundred
yafdh 10 the east Of that place, They