The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-11-23
A TEXAS N0RTHER
Blows Down Shelter Tents of Com
pany G. and Other Companies
of Minnesota Brigade.
About 10000 Men Will Participate in
12-Day Maneuver-the Larg-
est Ever Attempted.

Camp Llano Grande, Nov. IA, 1916.
We returned Saturday afternoon
from four-day Minnesota Brigade
hike and are preparing for twelve
day one to start November 16 from
which we will return just before
Thanksgiving. The first day out on
our last hike one Of those historic
Texas northers hit US with all it's
force. When we went to bed it was
nice and warm, but about 1870 the
wind changed to the north and a cold
rain set in. Our shelter tents blew
down leaving the occupants exposed
to the driving rain. Many could not
find their clothes and had nothing but
their wet blankets for cover. About
2:3O orders were given to pack up and
go back to Llano Grande, a distance
of Is miles, without breakfast, and
then it was decided to wait until day.
light. When day broke the storm had
blown over and it was then decided to
continue the hike. Edinburg was the
next camp and was made about noon,
when the first meal of the day was
prepared. Blankets and equipment
were dried and a fairly comfortable
night was spent. The rest Of the trip
was uneventful and we returned none
the worse for the experience.
The First Minnesota struck out
about 2:30 that morning, leaving all
their equipment and reached Llano
Grande, when they were ordered to
turn around and complete the hike.
The coming 12-day maneuver is the
biggest thing Of it's kind ever at
tempted About 10000 men will par
ticipate.
The Hoosier Guard has the follow
ing to say of the giant proceedings,
the proportions of which have never
before been assumed in the training of
national guard troops or regular army
soldiers on the border:
''The army as we'll as the navy will
be used in the maneuver, although it
as we'll as other parts of the game will
probably be simulated. From their
war ships in the Gulf of Mexico the
great imaginary force, that of for
eign power bent on making a success
full landing and conquest of the coun-
try, will land at Point Isabel and will
march to attack Llano Grande, the
giant mobilization camp and the point
which, once wiped out, would give
them the key to the border.
''The troops will move from Llano
Grande, San Benito and Brownsville
and attack the enemy, the object be-
ing to successfully drive them back
to the coast. Once driven back the
enemy will make their last stand and
here it is that the greatest "battle" of
the entire two weeks "war" will be
staged, and here it will be shown
whether or not the troops from In
diana, as we'll as the Minnesota, Ne
braska, Iowa, Virginia, Louisiana,
North Dakota and Oklahoma outfits
can fight great battle, whether the
enemy is simulated or serious real
ity.
ut will give US a chance to show
what we have spent months driving
at, whether the military training, and
Moss definition of all military train
ing is "Success in Battle" has scored
the hits that were intended not to
miss the target.
''The hikes and field problems held
: during the last several weeks have
been to prepare us for the big ma
neuver and in General Order No. So
from General Parker's headquarters,
sent out to the organization comman-
ders October IS, orders the command
ing officers Of all camps, brigades,
regiments and smaller organizations,
including all staff troops in the dis
trict, to at once take steps to have
all transportation, equipment and sup
plies necessary for their organizations
to take the field, on hand and in
servicable condition. The order then
scheduled the four day hikes to be
= taken after the completion of the
regimental tests and prior to the ma
neuvers. Cavalry, field, artillery,
engineers, ambulance companies, and
signal corps companies were ordered
to take the same hike as we just fin
ished.
'The plans under way may be
changed to include an actual force,
consisting Of the Brownsville and San
Benito troops, which will march from
the direction Of the coast against
Llano Grande, and then fall back to
Point Isabel. General Parker hopes
to arrange it so there will be fighting
both by day and by night, and every
branch Of the army's fighting units