Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-17
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INTRODUCED J.
IN VAR GAME
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all, this week have been operating
from their landing point on the north
and Waiarlae coast of Oahu. Colonel
Kennon commanded the Blues, with
Major Tayman in command Of the LIST
Infantry. Major Smith commanded the
Red forces, consisting Of the I'd in
fantry and one battery of artillery.
Position OF Tro0gs
Major Smith, with his one regiment
of infantry aad one battery. was un-
Ger orders from the commander OF
the theoretical Red force at Haieiwa
to defend the line of the Kankonahua
gulch between the Wahiawa dam and
the Christy trail. The point of his
advance guard was one mile north
of the gulch by $3.50.
Colonel Kennon, with the 18th in
fantry, was supposed to have recon
noitered the Pearl City-Ewa road, and
the Mountain fKunia) road to the vi
clnity OF the artillery cantonment at
schofield, and at 8 a. m. he actually
arrived at point near the foot Of
Kolekole pass, having marched out of
the maneuver camp at 7:30.
Major Tayman; with his regiment
and one battery, was supposed to
have reconnoitereds the Pearl City.
Haleiwa road. At 8 O'Clock be had
reached q point near the water tank
at Cashier. and he then was handed
ny the umpire the following order
from the Red general at Pearl City !
Effect q Junction with Colonel Ken
ron and proceed to occupy the high
ground south OF Poamoho .gulch. Com
municate these orders to Colonel Ken.
nor, who is accommodating the KJiia
road towards KOlek0le pass" The
umpire also informed Major Tayman
that q native had brought word that
the bridges across the g,ilch near Wa
hiaWa had been destroyed
Major Smith decided that the con-
ditions OF the problem called for q
position OF readiness to be taken up,
this position to be such that an active
defense plan could be put in opera.
tion with the least possible delay.
The first step towards this end was
ed patrols be pushed forward In the
ed patrols be punished forward in the.
general direction whence the enemy
might be expected to approach, the
object of this being to afford the In
formation as soon as possible upon
which the actual assignment OF de-,
fensiye positions for the troops would
be based. -. ~,
Water-TOHer Objective
To this end Lieutenant Cook was.
given q group OF mounted men from
the regiments scouts, and ordered to-
push rapidly to the south, so as to-,
IL possible, gain the old familiar OBJ.
s6rtatiOn station At the Cashier watef
tower The dismounted patrols from
the two battalions which constituted
the main line OF defense followed the
same plan but with a necessarily re.
stricted radius of action. These dis
mounted patrols did not confine them
selves to the roads or the country
north of the gulch, the recognized BED
territory, but dropped over the edge
of the big ditch, and, cIambering up
the south side. spread out over the
great glacis north of Schofield Bar
racks Captain Rosenbaum, COM
handing the battalion assigned to
the, left sector, In addition to the pa
troll work ordered. was directed to
send company at once to the south!
side Of the galch. and take up posi-.
ton to defeat any possible pla3 of
the enemy to rush either the main.
road passage or that over the Wahi-
ava dam. Major Lehman, having the
right Of the line, was directed to cover:
with company the openings of the
two gulches that came into the main
gulch from the south, and in front of
his sector. Major Williams, command
ing the third battalion, was assigned,
to the reserve. =.
INSERT WAR before Umpires K
AT g:45 Colonel Kennon, near Kole-,
kole pass, received his message from,
the LIST Infantry, Lieut.. Campbell max
ing a record ride to deliver it. Colo,
mel Kennon then directed the list to-
proceed to the gulch and effect a
crossing at the dam, If possible, while
the 18th was ordered to make juno
ton and form the left of the line. The
LIST was In q sharp fight before the
c0lored troops arrived, Major Tayman
having sent three companies across
the dam, apparently without opposi-
ton, to execute a thanking move on