The Penn's Grove record., 1915-10-29
NATIONAL GUARD ACTIVE.
First Regiment Holds Review
Fifth In Sham Battle.

ElTIn IN Ondm DdhhiSs
Although lacking its minimum peace
strength by more thar one-third, the
First Infantry, National Guard of New
Jersey. presented a brave showing,
when it was reviewed in Branch Brook
Park at Newark by Brigadier-G eneral
Edwin w. Hine, his staff and between
5000 and 10000 citizens.
The occasion was a part of a cam
paign to recruit the regiment up to
its full strength and was h first
time that a field review of this regi-
ment was held in that city. From an
advertising standpoint it was a sue
cess i'm every way; the big crowds
which lined all sides of the review
field were of one voice in expressing
praise of the appearance of the men,;
moving picture machines clicked as
the soldiers were put through the ma
mowers, and camera men from nu-
merous papers took views to allow
the public in general to see what the
soldier boys looked like.
Brigadier-Genera Hine had the fol-
lowing to say about the review at its
conclusion: 1T was a splendid show
ing, considering the regiment is far
short of its full complement, and l
am much pleased with the manne
i'm which the evolutions wire per-
formed. A commendable training was
shown by the men that speaks well
for the officers.
1.-THE First Infantry has established
a precedent for the balance of the
regiments of the brigade to follow N
1 hope all of them will do so. No
body could look upon that body Of
soldiers drilling on this wonderful
field without being inspired and that
is the object of the review-inspira-
ton to civilians to join the militia"
Fifth Regiment Reaches Home.
Showing little effect of their W.
days work, the members of the Fifth
Regiment, National Guard, returned to
their Armory in Paterson. They had
fought a sham battle, had been in
structed in trench digging and were
drilled and then reviewed in their
camp which was pitched on the golf
course of the North Jersey Country
Club at Warren Point
The judges of the battle" an
nounced no decision, but it is very
probable the blues" were the winners
over the forces of the reds"
The drills and review were wit
messed by about forty thousand per-
sons and were thoroughly enjoyed,
Notwithstanding the chilly weather
Colonel Van Walraven was the chief
reviewing officer when the soldiers
broke camp and marched back to the
city.
Cracking rifles, scooting armored
automobiles, flying horsemen, with an
aeroplane humming in the air, featured
the
Lieutenant-C Colonel William A. Cad
mus was in command of the Red
Army, while the Blue Army was led
by Majors Loveland and Lord of
Hackensack.
The wal game started when the Red
Army began it's defense of Paterson
by blowing up the bridge" at the Old
Rd Mill, just outside of the city. This
operation consisted of placarding the
structure with a large sign, Bridge
theoretically destroyed for military
purposes"
General Leonard Wood, of the De-
partment of the8East, made the pre-
liminary arrangement for the ma
i've Colonel Van Walraven served
as chief umpire. He was assisted by
Captain Walter L. Reed, U. S. A., Lieu
tenant Allen Kimberlym, U. S. A, Mag
jor Lehman, Fourth Infantry, N. GU
N. j., and Major Arthur H. Mackiel
First Infantry, N. G. N. j.
1t was a big day for the Fifth Regi-
ment, since more than 5000 persons
forgot the chilling weather and turned
out to get a notion of how modern war
is fought. The Blue army of $50 men,
made up of Company G, of Hacken-
sack; M, of Rutherford = A, of Passaic;
L, of Leonia. and H and 1, of Orange.
had been ordered to annihilate the
Red army Of 200 men, composed of
Companies B, C, D and E, of Paterson.
and K, of Montclair proceeding in a
wagon train to the powder works at
Pompton.
The Reds by the rules of the game,
were in retreat, theoretically burning
their bridges behind them, but they
couldn't destroy as fast as the Blues
could build, and finally when Captain
William Meade few far ahead of them
in P. c. Millman's biplane and ode
stroyed" a bridge in their route near
H~ackensack, it was all up with the
Reds. However, they managed to de-
fleet the wagon train to a side road
and send it safely on its way to Pomp-
ton, so the victory of the Blues was
not as conclusive as it might have
been.
Unsteady Hands on Steering Wheel.
Thu nhnrno nf lns-..- l. .-L-