Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-05
BRIGADE FROM STATE ACCORDED
HoHoRs IN MANEuvERs ON
TEXAS soRDER.
GRAND FINALE REVIEW
OF $4,000 SOLDIERS
Delayed Order Gives Iowa Troops Ad-
Observation-Disclosures Regarded as eli.
max to Five Months Training on
Border Duty--Troops Resting and
Recuperatins From Strenuous Work.

Brownsville, Tex, Dec. 5.-The ten
day war between the Brown and White
armies having been concluded, the
Iowa brigade, a unit in the first mem
toned force is resting and recuperat-
ing from the strenuous ordeal. And
the guardsmen need rest. March
ing, counter marching, trench digging,
rlunging thru mesquite jungles, irriga-
ton bitches the lowans Travelled $50
miles during the maneuver period.
Their experiences have conceded re-
inarkably with that of General Sher-
man.
olmito First Objective.
Moving out of Brownsville the
Browns, led by General H. A. Allen of
the Iowa brigade, left for Olmito, ten
miles north Nov. 16 The second day
brought them in contact with General
Lewis white army cavalry. From then
OF there was constant skirmishing as
the Whites, at first outnumbered made
an orderly retreat thru San Benito to
Harrington. This first place was the
first north reached by the Browns.
Making a stand on the Colorado Ar
rcyo, salt wafer inlet from the gulf,
the two armies battled all day Find
ing the Arroyo too formidable to force,
protected as it was with eleven bat
teries of three inch guns and a dozen
machine gun companies, General Allen
ordered a retreat. a
Plans Go Wrong.
u The retreat and every move in the
big war game with a single exception
was planned in advance by General
Parker, chief of umpires and his staff.
The exception was the engagement
near Olmito on the sixth day. Colonel
Billiard with 5000 Whites had been
ordered to move to the main body en-
trenched four miles east of Browns
Vile. For some reason the order was
delayed in transmission and the move
ment was started several hours later
than intended. General Allen, in
formed by his scouts of the error in
sisted on being allowed to take ad
vantage of it. He was given the
privilege by General Parker Allen
moved his entire army out of game at
3 o'clock i'm the morning, some units
leaving an hour ear lier. BY forced
march of eight miles the Browns were
placed so as to surround the 5000
Whites who We're wiped out. This
was tina umpires version. The Whites
taken by surprise while moving in
column formation, had no opportunity
to defend themselves against the sud-
den attack and were theoretically de-
Stroyed. go r.
Wire Wilson Result.
Two more battles both apparent
victories for the Browns and the
maneuver concluded. The finale was a
monster review Of $4,000 men, repre-
senting all branches of the service.
1t is stated by General Parker who is
nearing the end of a lengthy military
career to be, the greatest review Of
trained troops held since the union
veterans marched thru Washington at
the end of the civil war A message
was sent to President Wilson by the
commanding officer of the district,
stating that the state troops were
fully trained and entirely capable of
upholding the nations honor when
ever necessary.
The maneuver is regarded as a
climax to the five months training Of
the guardsmen by regular army Off