Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-24
TO
BRING out ALL
OAHUCOMMAND
First Publication of Orders for
Epoch Making Military
Features

Army headquarters are buzzing with
preparations for the. department ma.
fIeuvers which commence October 21s
and from now until the date that the
two opposing armies take the field,
the maneuver board, the adjutant gen
eral and the various umpires who will
officiate will have their hands full
with the paper work connected with
turning out the entire command of
Oahu.
The mobile army of the island will
be divided into Northern and a
Southern detachment, designated as
the Reds and the Blues respectively.
AS announced in the Star-Bulletin sew
eral days ago, the forces will be COM
manded by the two senior colonels
of the department, Colonel McGunne-
gle having the Reds, while Colonel
Wilder will command the Blues. 1t
was at first intended to give the COM
position of the armies and their
points of rendezvous in the general
order for the maneuvers, but this plan
was changed, the commanders to be
notified by private letter as to the
strength and position of their COM
mands. OF course, though, every man
of each army, knowing the strength
of the local garrison, will be able to
figure for himself the strength of the
enemy" as soon as the commands
march away from Schofield Barracks.
The purpose of the maneuver cam
paign has been slightly changed owing
to the fact that a field inspection is
to be held at the same time, and that
inspectors and observers are being
sent here from division headquarters.
1t is announced, though, that the
mimic warfare will be given the pref
erence, and that the inspectors will
judge the efficiency of the troops by
what they do in the field, not disor-
ganiZing the maneuver arrangement
for any special inspections. OF the
two inspector generals coming here,
it is thought that Major McManus will
confine himself to the coast artillery,
leaving Major AlonZo Gray to INSPECT
the troops in the field.
That the coming maneuvers will be
the most important work the army has
ever done in Hawaii, is indicated by
the scope of the order covering them,
and by the special provisions which
are being made to insure. their sue
cess. They will be interesting to the
layman as we'll as to the military, for
six days Oahu will practically be in
state of war. with an invading and
defending army working over the
under conditions as nearly as
possible similar to actual warfare II
IS expected that some of the engage
ments will take place at points which
can be easily reached from town by
auto, and spectators, under certain re-
ztrictions, will be given every consid-
GRAFTON. They must not precede the
ADVANCE guard of either force, or gath
er in positions to mislead the contOrt-
ants, or to give away the position OF
troops.
Pineapple and sugar men need not
worry for their crOpS,fOr there will be
no maneuvering over cultivated nelds,
and any unintentiOnal damage to pri-
vate property will be promptly assesT-
I'd by board of officers and paid for
The officers and enlisted men of the
opposing forces will wear red and blue
oadges on their hats, according to
heir army. The umpires will wear
broad white badges in their hats; at
.aches and observers white bands on /,
he right arm, orderlies and messeS- !
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