Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-22
GUARDSMEN take
QUICKLY TO WAR
GAME AS TAUGHT
Men at Red Hill Camp Given
Training Under Conditions
Like Real Warfare
(stsff Correspondents by w. II. John
son, Private Machine Gun Com
pany, National Guard Of
HaWaii.)

day, the first Infantry regiment, ~. u.
H.. encamped at Red Hill, worked
out maneuvers Tuesday which cor
respond as closely as possible TO real
war conditions and what with spe-
cial parade in honor OF Governor Lu-
cius f. Pinkham at noon and its own
work OF capturing trenches, defeat,
ing superior force OF the enemy and
the accompanying duties OF camp life.
the men OF the regiment put in an ex-
tremely busy day, and officers and
men alike were glad when night came
and they were able to turn in.
Like Sunday and Monday the
weather Tuesday was perfect, in fact,
IL has been SO good that everybody
feels IL can't last much longer but
ach has bis fingers crossed and II
there is anything In mental telepathy
every cloud that creeps up over the
horizon must feel at least some of
the power that radiates from the
camp.
Governor 10 Pleased J,
Governor Pinkham surprised the
camp by paying II Q visit and was
greatly pleased with the organization.
He stayed to dinner at headquarters
and during the afternoon watched the
maneuyers. When seen just before he
left he praised the spirit which the
men are showing and the interest
taken by the officers. .'T am greatly
pleased with the way things are go
ing here" he said. land feel that the
money being spent by the territory
could not be put to better USE.
Everybody is taking real personal in
terest in what they are doing. and
when the week Is over the people of
Honolulu may well be proud OF the
citizen soldiery."
lnforinsl imposition Held
The governor was accompanied by!
Dunbar Wright end in honor Of the
visit the entire regiment was called
cut and an Informal inspection parade
was held. ~,
sen samuel Johnson also paid his
daily yisit 10 the camp and said be
was entirely sefisfied with the results.
He inspected all parts Of the camp
End watched the different units as
they carried out the days instructions.
As usual the day began at 6 O'Clock
with roll call and it is an interesting
study in human nature to listen to the
men SIS their names are called. Some
answer with loud voices while others
with one eye still cast longingly at
the warm beds which they have just
left respond In feeble tones and one
has the impression that they feel that
the call OF the bugle was a personal
injury. But a wash and. breakfast,
particularly the last. puts everybody I'm
good humor and by the, time camp is
cleaned up and ready for inspection,
the men are prepared for whatever the
day may bring Is
Lesson Well Learned
Monday the infantry companies and
battaliops worked out the mechanism
OF extended order drill by means OF
signals under the direction Of a regu.
lar army sergeant. Tuesday the same
thing was done without the aid OF the
regular army men and the way the
companies went through the maneuv.
ers without hitch showed that the
previous days instructions had been
thoroughly learned. And this is large.
ly due to the interest which these
army instructors are taking in the en-.
deayors OF the National Guard TO
learn as much as possible of the war
game in the limited time which they
have. for they certainly are working
hard to give them this knowledge.
This is also true Of the specially de-
tailed machine gun company from the
LIST Infantry which is training the
guards gun company. The govern.
ment has sent q number Of picked men
and the company under their direction
is fast learning how to handle this
most deadly OF all small arms.
Practise Making Camp |
In the afternoon the companies were
taught how to roll their bedding and
make up the packs and later pitch
camp with shelter or pup" tents as
they are known in the army. At 9
O'Clock the order came to break camp
and march against the enemy and with
bed rolls on their backs the men
marched out OF camp. Some distance
out the order was then given to make
camp and soon the hills were dotted
with the little shelter tents. Accord
ing to the regular army officers the
new camp was made in surprisingly
short time. When the tents were all
N ,yperIy pitched they were again tax.
en- up and the regiment marched back.
Only Four Sick
Only four men have been sick since
the regiment went into camp and this
Is an unusually low number, according
to men who attended previous encamp-
ments of the Hawaii National Guard.
Besides these several have received
medical attention, but these we're only
for minor Injuries such as cuts,
bruises, etc. The medical corps is
also being instructed how to attend to
the sick and wounded and their work
is particularly interesting as it deals
with conditions as they would be il
a real war was in progress. Practise
at bringing wounded men in from the
battlefield through theoretical
trenches Is daily part OF their duty