Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-16
THEORE1DC GAME
Of BATTLE IS
ON IN EARNEST
End and 25th infantries Op-
posed to TroopeFs OF the
1st Infantry
BY LAURENCE REDINGTON

BY TeiophQ10 ff9m the Field
In CAMP NEAR CASTNER, Oct. rs,
1880 p. me- Honolul1 Is safe from In.
yasion for a while longer. This norm
ing, after a desperate fight af Wahia-
wa, two regiments Of Blue Infantry
drove back y regiment Of the inTading
Reds that had sneaked over the .Keo-
lau range In the darkness and had
threatened to cut OF tho Blues 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.
IN THE FIELD WITH THE RED
ARMY NEAR EAS4NER, oct. To-.
Todays battle over the usually peace
'ful plain of Leilehua found the End
and 25th Infantry fighting. side by
side as 4 portion Of the Blue army
while the 1st Infantry represented
one regiment of theoretically strong
force of Red invaders.
The general sftuaIion 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 WaianaeI
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 Doie's Gulch after midnight,
his patrols at $50 this morning re-
ported an engagement in progress
about three miles north of Schofield.
All the same hour he received a 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: e.. - II
'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. I deem Ii
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
sufficiently progressed. For the pres
ent remain where you are"
At this time also, Colonel Hirst,
commanding the Red regiment,
learned of the presence of two Blue
|; e. 70 nHfh nf
Castner, and decided to temporarily
intrench at Dole's Gulch.
The main body of the Blue force
(theoreticaD is intrenched about |
three miles north of the Kaukonahua
gulch, near the Honolulu Waialua |
road opposing the Red force in !
trenched on the crest south of Waia-
lua. Reinforcements of two regi- |
ments, the End and 25th, arrived at |
o'clock near the north gate of Scho-.l
field Barracks. AT $3.50 the Blue gen.
eral learned from a native that the |
Red regiment bivouaeed last night at |
Dole's Gulch and that Red patrols |
had been seen in the vicinity. The |
Blue general, in order to cover, his |
line of retreat, ordered Colonel
French, commanding the actual Blue |
force, to proceed with his two regi-l
ments, locate the Red regiment, and
attack without delay.
The Blues still have one battalion |
under Captain Bell on the left flank,
which acted as flank guard and also
cut off the Blues own line of retreat. /
The main Blue body, consisting Of two
battalions of the End and the 25th,
proceeded down the main Honolulu
road to the water tanks at
Castner. when the enemy was located
on a commanding crest about 5000
yards away. Here followed an excel
lent example OF change of objective
for troops in column. The End swung
up to the right and, keeping remark
ably well covered, attacked the enemy
in entrenched position. The 25th
swung in better to the right to make
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