Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-25
RED ARMY'S INVASION NOW CHECKED
HALAWA RIDGE PROVES STRONGHOLD
HOSTILE TROOPS At A DISADVANTAGE
Cannot Press On
AS In Actual
Warfare
BIZ LAURENCE REDINGTON
tStar.BuIlctin Stuff Correspondent
with the Red armyl

Win the NED army
PEARL CITY, Oahu, Oct. -tBy
Field Telephone, 1880 p. m.lThe
war is over. The invasion of Oahu by
the hostile Reds Is ended.
When the umpires fired bomb at
11:25 today, the fighting armies of the
Reds and the Blues laid down their
arms and became brother soldiers
again. united under one flag, the Stars
and Stripes.
Honolulu was not taken. nor was
the city threatened today, for that was
not the problem" as II developed
overnight ].
The war ends with honors undecid-
ed. The Blue army made good a
splendid defense on Halawa ridge,
while the situation" for the Reds, as
given this morning, was not to take
the ridge-of attempt TO take it-but
to develop the enemy,s position and
carry out n Reconnaissance movement.
The Reds, too, were hampered by,
the fact that In actual warfare they
could have plunged through the cane
fields and cut their way forward,
while IN the theoretical war game. az
they have been playing It, they had
TO stay IN the roads and open fields,
where they were e 2 strategic disad-
thus, with tie Bluss calamity de-
Tending lheif I6Ees and with the Reds
developing merely d reconnoisance, the
var ceased ID actual combat, ,tht
1tos would hare gone forward this sf-l
ternoon. having located the enemy's
position accurately, and attempted to-
drive the defenders back into the city,
but in the plans Tor the maneuvers,
the weeks work was over when the
bomb sounded the call for peace.
The Reds will camp at Pearl City
tonight, the Blues at Moanalua, neith-
er side have broken last nights camp
Tomorrow the troops viii return 70
Sehofield. with the exception OF the
hattalion from Fort Shafter and the
marines. which will return to their
respective posts.
The Reds this morning were within
about 1000 yards OF the Blues. but
did not attempt to strike for the
ridge itself.
This afternoon at 2io'clock Gen. M.
m. Macomb, director of maneuvers and
chief umpire, is calling his officers
into consultation at Pearl City for the
acritique" to discuss the maneuvers
and their results.
The mRneuvers have been highly
successful and the spirit Of the men
has been most cornmendabie.
Another feature is the excellent
condition In which the horses have
come through the terrific work, both
cavalry. and artillery animals having |
stood the test splendidly.
[Star- Bulletin Staff Correspondence
AIEA OAHU, Oct. 25. BY Field
Telephone, 1890 am.-The invading
Reds who were victorious yesterday In
driving the defending Blues in a
steady retreat from Leilehua to Moa-
nalua have been checked today.
Taking up a position of great natur-
al strength, along Halawa ridge over.
looking Eva and the fields that lie
between the ridge and the sea, the
Blues have been able to establish
such a strong defense that the Reds
this morning would have been, foolish |
to continue the kind Of driving bat
tie they waged with such success yes
terday. -
The engagement today, therefore.
has taken on the aspect of recon
noisance in force by the Red army.
The Reds expect another brigade to
reinforce them this afternoon when
they may be in position to try to
the Blues.
Leaving their overnight camp at
Pearl City at seven O'Clock this morn
ing, the Reds began their reconnoi-
sance. The composition was this:
All the cavalry acted independently.
One squadron of cavalry under
Capt. Phitchard, was in front, then
came the advance guard, composed [
of the Second battalion of the First
under Capt. Newman.
The main Red column was compos-
ed of Company A. marines, the First
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