El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-15
WAR CANE GIVEN
BY ARMY At PARK
Flag Day Ends With Mill
tary Pageant Wednesday
Evening; Crowds Attend.

The crack Of rifles and the repeated
salvos Of the four guns Of battery A.
Fifth field artillery, ended FL Paso's
Flag day program, wednesday night
at Washington park. before approx
mately 10000 people, who packed the
grandstand and bleachers-
Embracing practically every division
Of army life. the maneuvers started
early in the evening and continued for
three hours to the strains Of military
music by the Seventh infantry band
and the cheers Of thousands. The exhi-
bition was given for the benefit OF the
Army Relief society.
The crowning feature Of the exhibit
ton consisted Of a sham battle. with
infantry, artillery and cavalry on the
firing line
Troop Drill.
The first exhibition was a troop drill
by a company Of the Eighth cavalry,
followed bv a drill by the third battal-
airy drill the troopers showed excellent
handling of their large horses. The in
fantry companies were well filled and
presented a magnificent appearance.
neuyers OF battery A, Fifth field artil-
iery, consisting OF four three inch
field guns, each cannon firing three
shots. The guns were drawn up in bat
tie line in front Of the stand and fired
Prior TO the firing Of the guns the bat
terry went through a series OF maneu-
vers on the field.
Musical Drill
A musical drill BY troop I. Eighth
cavalry, was the fourth feature Of the
maneuTers, the cavalrymen drilling to
the music Of the regimental band. play
ing in one corner Of the field. The ef-
ficient handling OF their mounts by the
troopers was a feature OF this exhibit
ton. particularly during a charge in
which the troop divided and charged at
each other, the lines being stopped with
in a few feet Of each other The medical
CORPS Of the Seventh infantry succeeded
the cavalry on the field, and gave
rapid exhibition of bandaging wounded
men and rendering first aid.
Butts Manual.
One OF the most popular exhibitions
OF the evening was that OF the second
battalion Of the Seventh infantry giving
Butts manual They were followed by
company Z, 23d infantry Marching on
the field the infantrymen pitched their
small shelter tents. and were in camp
when the call to arms was sounded and
the battle begun After a brief resist
ance they dispersed the imaginary en-
envy. and returned to camp. where they
bundled up their equipment and
marched off.
Regular Battle.
The final number on the military pro-
gram was the sham battle, in which
four companies Of the Seventh infan-
try, two troops Of the Eighth cavalry
and the 23d and Seventh infantry ma
chine gun platoons participated The
scene at first represented an attack of
the enemy on two companies OF in
fantry. These were reinforced by sol
diers arriving in motor trucks, and the
motorcycle corps. Of approximately 40
machines carrying three men on each
The machine gun platOons. and later
the artillery. arrived and the engage
ment was on. The thunder Of the can
non and the rifle fire worked the en-
enthusiasm of the spectators up to
high pitch, and cheer after cheer was
given the troops as they stood at at
tentiOn, following the end Of the
battle
Fireworks Exhibition.
The exhibition OF fireworks which
had been arranged on the far side Of
the field from the grandstand. began
with the explosion OF a number OF
aerial bombs This was followed by
the ascent of large sky rockets, which
burst several hundred feet above
the grandstand. One rocket which failed
to go up. burst in the crowd Of small
boys in the southern end OF the field.
but no one was injured, except for a
few slight burns on bare legs The ex-
hibition continued for over and hour. It
closed with a setpiece, The Birth Of
the Flag"