Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-05-10

that all selfconsciousnos is entirely
lost in the broad general proposition
that is being worked out here. Soho.
field Barracks is a great business col.
lego for the time being. Not school
Of correspondence, but n thcater of in.
struction where the actual business of
warfare is being depicted for the ben.
eft Cf those who might at any time
be called on to play their parts.
Ready All Night.
Three regiments dOzcd under shel.
tcr-tcnts last night, ready at mo.
mcnts notice to turn out for the solu.
tiOn Of any militant problem that
might he propoundcd by Lieutenant
Colonel Bell inspector general of the
Western Division, who holds the key
to tho present situation. After n
strenuous day in the field. under real
service conditions. officers and men
alike hoped. that no midnight sorties
would he docrced by the powers that
be, and in this their hopes were fulhll'
cd. Colonel Bell planned no exercises
for the evening hours. although this
was not generally known, and had the
call been given, the sleeping army
could have been brought into action in
very short order
About o'clock yesterday afternoon
infantry. artillery and cavalry had re
turned to their respective camps on
the Jones ranch, only a short distance
from the infantry cantonment of Soho
field. It was very tired lot of sol
diers that ended their day of mimic
warfare. although not one of the lads
in khaki would have admitted II II he
had been met on his return to camp
with an order TO march around Oahu
before supper. Everyone is keenly in
terestcd in the success of the present
inspection. and everyone, from tho
commanding officer to the grccncst re
cruit. Is pulling" for the good name
of the Department of Hawaii If the
mobile army doesn't come off with fly
ing colors, II won't be the fault of tho
high priyates In the rear rank.
Battle Realistic.
Yesterday there was battle roya
between the Reds and the Blues, the
garrison of Sohoficld being divided in
to an attacking and a defending force
designated by colOrs for purposes OF
mimic warfare. In was a day of Incl
dent, but fortunately, with n few minol
exceptions. not a day of accident. Al
though there were more than a hun
drCd of the theoretically wounded
there were only three that needed the
attention of the real hospital corps
One of these was cavalry trooper
whose horse fell with him during q
charge, and the others were musicians
serving with the sanitary troops, who
came to grief when an ambulance ov
erturned on the return trip to the field
hospital from the scene of battle. Tho
Cavalryman was seriously hurt, and
the others suffered a painful shaking
mp.
The Blue and the Red armies wagcf
their bloodlcss warfare for control oI
Kolckolc pass. and the Reds, the de
Tending force, supposed to represeD
an invading army. were driven baCl
from their position after some sharl
lighting.
The Situation.
The general situation for the pur
poses of maneuvcrs was that the Rec
army had, by surprise, seized Kolekol'
pass. and had been ordered to pusl
! forward and occupy a position and de
fcnd it, to cover the debouchinG of tn,
main Red force through the pass.
The Blues were TO advance ant
J force the Reds out of the pass, so a
, to obstruct It for tho passage of tn,
main Red army. Both sides were in
formed of the strength Of the enemy
and both knew the approximate posi-
| tiOn of the other.
The Reds left camp at 8 o'clock, ant
! at ., when they had taken up thei