Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-16
THEORETIC GAME
OF BATTLE IS
ONN EARNEST
End and 25th Infantries 0p.
posed to Troopers OF the
1st Infantry
BIZ LAURENCE REDINGTON

10y ieIepn0no from the Field
In CAMP NEAR CASTNER, Oct. Is
1e:s0 p. m.--HonolnIu is safe from in.
Iaslon for q while longer. This morn.
Ing, after q desperate fight at Wahia.
wa, two regiments Of Blue Infantry
drove hnck q regiment ef the invading
Reds that had sneaked over the Koe.
Iau range in the darkness and had
Threatened to cut off the Blne's line Of
retreat to Pearl City and Honolulu.
The Blues mission was to locate the
Red raiders and attack and this was
accomplished !; in excellent style.
Nm THE FIELD WITH THE RED
ARMY NEAR EcABfNl1R, Oct 1B s
Today's battle over the usually peace
full plain of Leilehua found the End
and 25th Infantry fighting side by
side as portion of the Blne army,
while the 1st Infantry represented
one regiment of theoretically strong
force of Red invaders.
The general situation for the two
armies was the same as that OF yes
terday, the Reds holding the north
and east coasts Of Oahu, while the
Blues held the south and Waianae
coasts, having strong forces between
the Poamoho and Kaukonahua
gulches.
The Red colonel, with his regi.
ment. had, under orders from his
brigade commander near Kahana,
crossed the Koolau range on the
Waiahole trail, with orders to effect
a junction with. the. Red forces oper-
ating south from Waialua. Bivou-
acing in Dole's Gulch after midnight,
his patrols at $3.50 this morning re-
ported an engagement in progress
about three miles north of Schofield
At the same hour he received mes.
sage sent by a signal party on the
ridge south of Waialua mill, where
yesterdays engagement was fought,
from the Reds commanding general,
as follows.
Action in progress here undecided,
but expect strong reinforcements in
less than two hours, and in case of
favorable outcome you will be able
from your present position to cut
enemy's line of retreat. | deem it
more important that you hold your
present position than that you should
Join me here. Instructions will be
sent you when the action here has
progressed. For the pres
ent remain where you are"
At this time also, Colonel Hirst,
the Red regiment,
learned of the presence of two Blue
regiments just north Of
Castner, and decided to Temporarily
at Dole's Gulch.
The main body of the Blue force |
is intrenched about |
,hree miles north of the Kaukonahua
yulch, near the Honolulu Waialua
,oad opposing the Red force in
on the crest south of Waia- |
ua. Reinforcements of two regi- |
nents, the End and 25th, arrived at |
o'clock near the north gate of Scho-
ield Barracks. at $3.50 the Blue gen..
sral learned from a native that the
Red regiment bivouaced last night at
1ole's Gulch and that Red patrols |
lad been seen in the vicinity The
Blue general, in order to cover his
IClIOoIS
french, commanding the actual Blue
orce, to proceed with his two regi-
nents, locate the Red regiment, and
ttack without delay.
The Blues still have. one battalion
nder Captain Bell on the left flank,
vhich acted as flank guard and also
ut off the Blues own line of retreat.
he main Blue body, consisting of two
attalions of the End and the 25th,
roceeded down the main Honolulu
Ialeiwa road to the water tanks at
'astner, when the enemy was located
n commanding crest about 5000
ards away. Here followed an excel
INT example of change of objective
or troops in column. The End swung
p, to the right and, keeping remark
bly, we'll covered, attacked the enemy
? entrenched position. The 25th
Fung in better to the right to make
a.