The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-25

one troop Of regular cavalry started in
to assault each other with blank cart
ridges while officers, wearing white
bands ON their hats to denote their
peaceful intentions and escape being
theoretically ported by the scouts, rode
around as umpires and decided when
a fighter should consider himself de-
ceased. The problem, as outlined by
something like this:
The Red Brigade" hostile invaders,
were encamped at Ogden, east or the
reservation. The Blues" occupied
Fort Riley. The Red commander had
information from scouts to the effect
that the Blues had many sick and
wounded, and would abandon the fort
and attempt to escape northward via
the Estes road, SO a troop Of cavalry
and regiment IF infantry went ahead
to delay their retreat while the inn
aginary main army could be moved
into position. The imaginary army OF
the Blues could not clear Fort Riley
until about 1890 o'clock, so regi-
ment was sent out to the vicinity OF
Redoubt Hill tc cover the right flank
until the army could get away.
Neither command knew the exact To-
cation where the attack was to be
made, and that's where the imaginary
killingfest came in. The object OF the
invaders was to surprise the regi-
ment of defenders. and the Blues to be
on the job in the right way to shoot
the tar out Of them. Right merrily
did they pop away at every campaign
hat without a white band around 1t.
and it was some slaughter.
Shot Full of Imaginary Holes.
In this war game, Colonel Metcalf
commanded the invaders and Colonel
Hoisington pulled the getaway via
Estes road" The soldiers seemed to
enjoy being shot fun of imaginary
holes, and the scenes Of. carnage didn't
A<~~. ,I~<~ my
That the public may get an idea OF
army camp life without making the
trip to Camp Martin, 1000 feet of
movie" film was used by a regular
army chaplain, who owns the ma
chine and has taken army and camp
scenes all over the country. Col. Wat
son, advocate general of the Kansas
army, made the arrangements for this
picture, and will farm it out to the
different local militia organizations.
Hunting for Herr Germ.
During the entire period of encamp-
ment everyone seemed to be inspect
ing everything. The officers Of the
medical corps were making life a bur-
den for the few fires that dropped in
without invitation, or holding post
mortems over samples of camp cook
symptom of tummy ache, his back
trail was pursued to the company
cook shack and the ice box and every
thing else was frisked for a possible
germ. And finding Mr.. Germ around
a company kitchen is not an easy task.
They even scald out the ice chest
every day.
| the visit of Governor Hodges were his
aides, Col Ed M. Gels and Cox L. NJ.
Penwell. They put on the style and
glad garments for the whole force,
while the governor was the most in
conspicuous member of the party. The
! commanderin-chief of the Kansas
army and navy rode around over the
who furnished him with an excellent
horse. And, by the way, some of the
finest horses in the country live at
Fort Riley, where they are taught
many new stunts by Captain Rich
mOnd of the mounted service school
One of the horses in this string Is a
thoroughbred valued at $4,000, which
was presented to the government by
August Belmont.
When the war in Europe got nicely
warmed up, Friend Government sent a
circular letter to regular army on
GERS inviting them to talk about the
weather or something of that sort, blu,
Lay of of European war as a topic OF
conversation And the officers pay
strict attention to the hint. However
there is no rule against telling some OF
their own war experiences. A number
of them are veterans of the Philip
pine war, and can tell interesting
tales of the happy land where the deaI
little brown brother is prone to &c
nutty and poke a yard of hardware
through the nearest white man. There
were several officers around the camI
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