Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-09
JERSEY SOLDIERS
READY TO ENTRA|N
FOR MIMIC WAR
First Regiment Will
Leave City Early
Tomorrow.

Under command of Brigadier-Gen
eral Edwin w. Hine the First regi-
ment brigade will leave this city early
tomorrow morning on a special train
over the Jersey Central railroad for
the scene of the Connecticut ma
neuvers campaign, which opens to-
morrow.
Three battalions comprising the
various companies will take part in
the mimic war that has been ar
ranged by the government. The COM
mand of General Hine will also in
clude the Second and Fifth regiments
from this State. Colonel John d.
Fraser will be in direct command of
the First regiment.
On the arrival of the troop train in
Bridgeport the command will be. de-
trained and proceed in the direction
OF the line of defense. The First
regiment will have it's first camp Mt
Lone Hill, a place about three miles
outside the city of Bridgeport.
Cavalry for General Hines.
1t is expected that after the first
day General Hine will be given some
regular cavalry, a few pieces of ar
tillery and a signal corps and will
then be In command of a provisional
field brigade.
The campaign will be divided into
two periods of five days each. They
are officially termed the "instruc-
tional' and final" During the first
period each arm of the service will
carry out a characteristic program.
The engineers will be employed i'm
provising means of crossing streams,
the laying out and construction OF
lines of field entertainments and for
tifications.
The artillery in the Institutional
.periodAwill not take part as actively
as the infantry, but it will be moved
Hard Work for Infantry.
The infantry will have the hard
work of skirmishing and marching
during the first five days. . Excepting
in emergency zone of the hikes, how
ever, will exceed ten miles in one
day, although the mounted troops
may be removed twenty miles. The
volunteers will not be moved more
than five miles in one day. The sig
nal corps will be divided in two dis
tinet branches. one to maintain line
of communication and the other to
assist in the scouting and outpost
work.
The second period of campaign will
the theoretical collision of the two
armies, the Reds and the Blues"
Actual bodily. conflict is forbidden
and there will be a zone between adj
vancing bodies in the open. The po-
sition of the units at this time will
be observed by the umpire. Should a
force approach within 100 yards of
another without being discovered cap
ture may be made by giving the
Halt, surrender"
The umpire will then make his de-
cision whether actual capture would
been possible, strength of op-
forces, nature of the ground
and other circumstances being taken
into consideration.
Rules for War"
Men captured may be held during
the day when they will be returned
to their own organizations and will
no further part in the n
vers until exchanged or restored to
service by the senior local umpire.
Arms or equipment may not be taken.
Cavalry charges against dismounted
troops must stop at 100 yards from
the troops attacked. Against mount
ed troops the charge stops at thirty
yards. The foragers of cavalry may
ride up to and through wagon trains
and batteries, not firing.
When the decision of an umpire is
awaiting the men will hold their
rifles vertically and while in this po-
sition they must not be attacked.
No engagements between troops in
towns or villages will be permitted
There will be no firing near houses,
barns or hay stacks.
To Avoid Damage.
No private property may be crossed
without consent of the wner In the
battle period officers are ordered to
pay strict attention to fire discipline,
All ammunition will be previously
inspected and no ball cartridges will
be allowed in the maneuyer district
After each fight the result with sub
sequent movements must be reported
by the officer in charge to the mex