Evening star., 1933-08-10
OFFENSIVE BEGUN
ON RED ENEMY
Staff of 29th National Guard
Division Commence "At-
tack" Near Gettysburg.
Enerial DiSnatch to The Sta

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMP ALBERT C. RITCHIE, CAS-
CADE. Md, August 10.-A theoretical
offensive acainst Red enemy force
east of GETTYSBURG Pa. was launched
TODAY BY the staff of the Goth National
Guard Division. The officers and at
tached troops, totaling about 400, were
in the field When the attack got under
wa abcut $50 I'M. and were not eX-
pected to return to camp until late
tomorrow.
Fiald kitchens and tentage have been
set up and command posts with ~
miles Of te!e~raphic communication
wire established In addition, alrplanes
are cooperating with the ground forces
bv coded radio messages of changes In
enemy positions and enemy reinforce
ment.
FunctiOning as in War.
Actually without any combat troops,
the division staff is functioning pre-
cisely as it would in war time with
The war game problem was prepared
by Mai. L. Med. Sylvester, Regular
Army instructor, and every effort was
made to simulate combat conditions.
Besides the officers and the head
quarters troops of the three brlgadeS.
the 29th Military Police Company and
the headquarters detachment OF the
division, went to Gettysburg early today
and are helping attend to the opera
tion of the complicated system of ad-
ministration of a fighting division.
All watches were set back three hours
so as to comply with the conditions of
the problem that the attack jump of
at $50 am. Before the attack. there
was an intense bombardment of the
enemy positions bv the saith Field Artll-
lery Brigade, beginning at am, Fol-
lowing that the artillery simulated sup
porting the attack with progressive con-
centrations of fire.
The main effort was being made by
the 91st Virginia Brigade which was on
the left, with the 58th Maryland Bri-
gade also pushing toward the left in
support of the 91st. The 29th Tank
Company was attached to the 91st, and
the 121st Engineers, although actually
in camp going forward with their train
ing program, were considered to be held
in reserve. The objective was to cap
ture TrishtoWn, Pa, and drive the Reds
back across the Susquehanna River.
Meanwhile, the 400 District men of
the 121st Engineers are going through
their regular training schedule OF eX-
tended order drill and engineering exer-
cises.' In addition. Companys and B
this morning had musketry practice,
using landscape targets.
This afternoon will be formal guard
mount and the second regimental pa
rade of the camp.
Col John W. Oehmann, commanding
officer of the regiment, was in the field
with the division staff, of which he is
the engineer advised. Lieut.. Col. Julian
S. Oliff. executive officer, was left in
command.
Two Officers Ill.
Two officers were in the Waynesville,
Fa.. hospital today. one for sinus treat
ment and the other recovering from an
operation for appendicitis. Maj. George
j Zen, Medical Corps, was taken to
the hospital yesterday afternoon by
Ma Joseph J. Greenlaw, another
ned cal officer. for care for sinus
trouble. The appendicitis victim was
Get. Ge~rge 2. Deininger of Annapolis,
NJ. on the 58th Brigade staff.
Regimental day exercises were held
ye-ter5av afternoon. with the Engineers
70 ned in a hollow square on the pa
rad grounds. Col. John A. Cutchins,