San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-24
SHAM BAT TIE
F. ITO BE FOUGHT
REALISTICALLY
U. 5. Cavalrymen to Work
Out Problems in Big
Bend Country:
USE MODERN METHODS
High Waters Delay Con-
voy Of Cars Bringing
Umpires to Scene.

Maria, Tex, Sept. 24.-Under Or
ders issued at 4 o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon by Maj. Gen. Robert l..
Howe, division commander, the
"Whites" and Browns" the first
and second brigades respectively of
the First Cavalry division, opened
hostilities at 7:3O Monday morning
in what3is to be the most extensive
cavalry Imaneuvers during peace time
in the history of the United States
Army. The maneuvers will extend
over a period of five days and will
cover a, territory extending virtually
from Maria to the Rio Grande.
Actual war conditions, as nearly
as possible, will be simulated during
the maneuvers and all information
concerning them is guarded as closely
as If an actual enemy were at hand.
Maj. Adna r. Chaffee, assistant
chief of staff, and also operations
officer, and Capt. Earl Landreth, di-
vision intelligence officer, will fur
nish the only information given out
during the maneuvers.
Although orders for the first days
action were issued Sunday afternoon
only q general outline of the prob
lens to be worked out was made pub
lie.
The general situation for the
maneuvers is that Brewster county
forms white State" which has
just declared war upon a Brown
State" whose boundaries are those Of
FL Paso, Jeff Davis and Preside
counties.
The country south Of the Rio
Grande will be known as the "Red
State" which is. friendly to the
"White" army. and is ,momentarily
expected to enter the war as an ac-
: tive ally on that side.
white" forces are reported to be
concentrating near Alpine. and OH
September 20 a "White" cavalry reg
iment was known TO have crossed
the frontier and seized Maria, col
lecting supplies and information in
that region.
On the above date a strong
"Brown" cavalry force was reported
TO have reached Lodo and other
Brown" troops were reported to be
assembling near Sierra Blanca and
Hot Wells.
The First Cavalry Brigade under
command of Col. Walter Short is at
tached to the white" division.
The First White Division is assemb-
ling at Alpine.
On September 20 the First Cavalry
was pushed forward from Alpine to
Maria to gather supplies and to re-
connoiter to the north and. west.
The "Whites" have information
that strong force is being concen-
trated at Ojinaga by the "Red
State" south of the Rio Grende and
that they intend to declare war on
the "Brown State" today.
Detrainment Is Covered.
The First Cavalry division Brown"
consisting of the Second Cavalry
Brigade under command of Brigadier
General Joseph Cashier and the 13Sth
Cavalry Brigade Imaginary concen-
trated at Sierra Blanca covering the
detrainment of Brown" infantry at
that point comDoses the Brown"
army.
The Second Cavalry Brigade and
divisional troops are in camp at Ryan,
about twenty miles west of here.
The Thirteenth Brown" Cavalry
has been detached and is watching
the crossings of the Rio Grande in the
vicinity of BosQue Bonito, 80 miles
south Of Sierra Blanca. where hos
tilities with the "Red State" south
of the Rio Grande are momentarily
expected. tA
1t is assumed that the "White"
Cavalry is part of larger force con-
centrated Mt Alpine and coming here.
The object of the "White" Cavalry
seems to be to hold open. and the
object Of "Brown" Cavalry to cut
the Whitehead" line of communica-
ton between here and Preside.
Under command of Maj. Leo G..
Heffernan, the division air service
will observe for both the "White'