Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-07-21
PROBLEMS WELL SOLVED
COMMANDERS KEEP MEN WELL
UNDER COVER, AVOIDING POS
sIBLE LOSSES
The Big HIKE" COMING
TOMORROW AFTERNOON TROOP
ERs WILL MARCH TO THE HOT
SPRINGS TO CAMP

Today started strenuous field work
at Camp Mcdonald for the militiamen
and by late this afternoon the soldiers
who had engaged in the maneuvers
showed by their actions that they were
glad the exercises were over, at least
for one day. -- -s''hF0
The regular program OF the day was
followed this morning, The boys
turned out at $40 o'clock, and began
their routine duties, which preceded
breakfast. At 9:45 o'clock the First
battalion, in command of Major e. P.
Buiac. and the Second battalion, in
command Of Major Ludwig Ilfeld, left
the camp to work out number OF
maneuver problems. The first batta-
lion advanced to the Gallinas river and
from there began the task Of routing
an imaginary enemy located at the
Aqua Pura reservoir, near the asylum.
The battalion was forced to advance
on the enemy with caution, as the
country there is practically on level
below the hill on which the dam is
located By working out plan to
get to the dam by rush march the
soldiers finally captured the hill
Those officers who handled this
maneuver stated that had the enemy
been composed of real riflemen the
total loss of men by the attackers
would have been small, as by taking
advantage of the small projection on
the side of the hill the militiamen
we're able to keep well under cover.
The second battalion started from
the river and worked past the Santa
Fe hospital to hill north of the
camp. This battalion also was sue
lcessful in getting the advantage Of
the enemy.
The men take an interest in this
work, and each day problems of this
kind will be given the officers to be
worked out as in real warfare.
Those who are trying out for the
rifle team this morning started prac-
tice on the range under the instruc-
tion Of Lieutenant Bump of the Uni
ted States army. The work accom-
pIished showed that the New Mexico
riflemen will be in good condition
when they take the trip to Camp Per
ry this year. Lieutenant Bump is GER
tain that the team will do credit to
the New Mexico National Guard
Those who are competing for the team
this year are as follows: Color Ser
geants, Feemster, Loyeless and SAT-
ford, Lieutenant NJ. G. Brown, Captain
Grennan, Sergeant White, First Lieu
tenant Coll, Corporal Warnock, Pri-I
vate Corey, Private Mccaw, Corporal
Highsmith Private Joe SAP, Private
]. stehr, Private N. Poland, Private
T. Plunkett, Corporal c. Kelly, Cor
poral b. Ortega, Sergeant A. D. Mon
toya, First Lieutenant J. D. Powers,
Quartermaster Sergeant r. G. Thorn
HILL Sergeant ]. T. Thornhill, Ser
geant L. Lujan, Sergeant Joe Adding
ton, Sergeant Joe Beasley, Sergeant E.
L. Kohl, Second Lieutenant John Ty-
son, Corporal Fred Crosby, Private
John Maxwell, Private ]. "A. sayler
Captain Blumlein, Corporal Fl. Miller
Corporal c. Billingsby, First Sergeant /
Charles Bieler, Lieutenant Guy Reed,
Sergeant Major Dean Smith, Lieuten,
ant McHughes, Lieutenant West
Quartermaster Sergeant Fredericks
Corporal Fosworlx, Private Spencer.
and Captain Dean
All Of these men did not turn out
this morning for practice for various
reasons. but the entire squad will prac-
tice each day until Wednesday when
the first grading exercises will start.
The men win shoot on the 6O0 yard
range on Wednesday. Lieutenant