Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-21
OPEN "BATTLE" ON CITY'S Edge
5000 Troops With Cannon, ranks
and Planes Clash In .. n. u
Mock War.
(By Clarence E. Vaughn(

| IL, all OF camp EeIiy was CAJoy ihS
a picture show when announcement
| was made for all men to report to
| their company street. Ihefe they
| found that they were to have mess
at 10 O'Clock and be ready to leave
Camp Perry at midnight, for their
| first bivouac at Shaker Heights, on
Pepper pike, suburb of Cleveland.
| Campany l., 166th Infantry lett
| Camp Perry at / O'Clock a. m, July
| IL, arriving at our first bivouac at
Z a. M, July IL. There our camp
was made and all was made ready
for the largest mock war ever held
| in the state of Ohio. This battle
| was not held on as large a scale as
the one held in Fort Knox, KY, in
1886.
The roar of 81 nm. cannon, rat
| tat-tat of machine guns, the rumble
of tanks crashing through the
woods, war planes zooming over
head that was the battle of Cleve-
land, O. Starting precisely at S:25
a. M, July II, at signal given by
Maj Gen Gibson D. Light, COM
| mander of the 37th Division.
More than 5000 troops engaged
| in the battle between the "Blue
Army" defending Cleveland from
the attack of the "Red Army"
Fighting waged heaviest along
woods west of Richmond road, be-
tween Kinsman and South Wood
land road. The battle revolved
about military problem given the
troops by Major Gen. Light, who
with his staff acted as a board of
.ly dot u ont
loses an engagement to the oppos-
ing force, the umpire rules the
group out of action. Then the med
ical and ambulance group move in
to take away the dead and wounded.
Of course there is really no dead or
wounded as the battle is being
fought with blanks. No credits are
given to the winners, but penalties
are assessed against the losers"
This statement was issued to the
press by Major Gen. Gibson ID.
Light
The "Blue Army consisted most
ly of the 74th Infantry Brigade,
the 166th Infantry Of which our
own Company l. is a unit, and
tank corps from Port Clinton, O.
The "Red Army of the invaders
consisted mostly of the 112th En-
gineers of Cleveland. The battle
was waged on even terms until the
arrival of the 147th Infantry rein
forcements from Camp Perry, July
49, Only one civilian suffered in
the war Press Photographer Fred
Bottmer, left his equipment bag in
field and it was struck by an army
tank. crushing 20 plates. All units
returned to Camp Perry, Wednes-
day, July 13 at $50 p. m., to COM
plete their summer training period
for the National Guard. All mem
bers of Company L, 166th Infantry
returned home Sunday, July II,
from their two weeks of intensive
military training at Camp Perry.
One member of our company was
left in the hospital at Port Clinton,
as a result of bad teeth. All the
rest enjoyed a pleasant trip home.
This camp period was enjoyed by
all, outside of few days when two
meals a day consisted mainly Of
beans, still that is the life in the |
army. This company was under the
command of Capt. Cary c. Parsons,
1st Lieut.. Gift c. Miner, and End
Lieut.. Gal2 COfQfay.
Commendations were awarded |
several members of Company L, for |
their excellent work in the various |
fields of military life. This COM
rletes our field training for another
year, and then it will be back to
Camp Perry for two more weeks of |
training in 1889.
Governor Sees o. n. G. Pass In
Review
A crowd estimated between 12,-
000and $1,000 visited Camp Perry,
Sunday July 10, to witness the Ohio
National Guards troops reviewed
there by their commander-in- chief
Governor Martin L. Davey.
A loud speaker manned by 9th
Division Signal Company called the
names of the guard units and the
commander as they passed
the reviewing stand and gave eyes
Right
With the governor and the adju-
tant general, Emil F. Marx, were
officers of both the regu-
lar army and the guard A color
ful contrast to the kahki officers
was Gen Charles Dick, former
/
uniform had gold stars and gold
buttons. Gen. Dick, Spanish war
veteran, commanded the guard
prior to the World war. The ad-
utant general called attention to
he fact that the Ohio troops were
low part of the Fifth Corp Area,
by Major Gen. William E.
Cole of Columbus, who was also
present on the reviewing stand
len. Cole commended the Ohio
,roops to the governor and to Gen.
Marx. They passed in order the
I66th Regiment commanded by Col |
2obt Haubrich Of which Company
: is a unit of the 3rd Battalion
rhe 147th Regiment commanded by
,ol. John A. Blount, the 37th Di-
,ision Special Troops commanded
W Major Simon P. Dunkle Of Co
nm hua and the 112th Rnpinaera Of