Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-25
REDS MAY DRIVE
BLUE FORCES TO
CITY TOMORROW
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his power to make the stay at Eva
pleasant for all concerned.
The regiment was camped Thurs
day and Friday nights on the base
ball diamond and recreation grounds
of the plantation, and while this was
rather crowded quarters for seven
troops and the machine gun platoon,
the location was so convenient to good
water, both for the stock and for cook
ing and drinking purposes, that 1t met
all requirements of the command.
Manager Renton personally called on
Colonel Beach few minutes after the
arrival OF the 4th, to extend the hos
pitality Of the plantation. The OFF,
GERS were invited to make use of the
Eva Social Club, and the reading
room. and more especially the bathing
facilities Of that institution were
much appreciated.
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The general fitness Of the American
soldier to look after his own comfort
with the minimum Of equipment was
shown Thursday evening, when a ter
riffs downjour transformed the camp
into q wallow Of sticky blue mud. It
was impossible to walk three steps
without accommodating several pounds
Icf this gumbo on each foot, and the
troopers, sleeping on the bare ground
under pup tents. were distinctly up
against It. However. instead OF rust
ling around In an effort to find straw
or something else to cover the wallow,
number OF men hit on the bright
idea Of digging a few inches below the
surface. where they found dry earth
to throw on top of the mud. Others
with less initiative quickly followed
suit and the result was a fairly dry
sleeping place for all: The only COM
ponent parts OF the regiment which
thoroughly enjoyed the sticky mud
were the horses Almost all of them
lay down on the picket line and wal
lowed in the gumbo until they were
plastered with it from head to tail.
This necessitated a bath all around
and lot Of grooming, but the wise
old troop horses seemed to like the
whole proceeding and carried sort OF
we-should-worry expression after the
experience.
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Officers of the regiment are much
interested in the plan of Colonel Beach
to establish school OF eQuitation for
officers. socn after the Fourth returns
to Schofield, and after the expert rife
men test is completed. 1t is planned
to put the officers through a course
modelled on that Of the Mounted Ser
vice school at Fort Riley, although
necessarily much more limited in
scope An appropriation sufficient to
construct the schooling ring, military
steeplechase course, etc, has already
been secured. and work on these will
be commenced directly after the pres
ent maneuver campaign closes. Capt
Short, one Of the very best horsemen
in the United States army, and re-
cent instructor at Riley, will be IN
charge of the school. with Captain Nc
Caskey as assistant The latter is a
graduate Of the French cavalry school
at Saumur and is also a finished
horseman.
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock
there was an inspection of the COM
mand under arms, the IL troops and
''jackass battery" being inspected first
by the troop commanders and then
by Colonel Beach. accompanied by
Major De Witt, medical corps. The
regiment was found to be in splendid
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