The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-28
R0Y0U Tribe $50 WARSHlPS
MAY Be LINK TO TO BE- MlASSkD
ACELESS ERA IN NAVY CAhES
rar-Flung Pacific Maneuy-
ers Will Be Staged
With Air Armada
Nv OTTO JANSEN
.,,I Prose S:aff Correspondent

I WASHINGTON, FEB. -. ~
The defense Of Hawaii will be
the major problem in the 1888
| L. S. war games, which are OK
u,rtrd 70 bring into action S"m1
/ I55 skiDs. 4 Ill; 5hty armada OF
planes and between 10000 and
I 10000 men.
Although The army and navy
are expected to conduct thc.r
pamcs Independently, il was be-
Iicvyd defense strategy would re-
! oui:a Il nigh degree OF coopcra-
= ton.
No official announcement has
been made Of The fleets plans,
but il is expected the defense
! known simply as "Problcm 10" in
INV parlancc-probably will be-
Gin at the AlcutiaN islands Of
Alaska. stretch south through the
Hawaiian islands to American Sa-
moa in the South Pacific, and
then possibly cut cast to Tie Pan
anna canal.
GAMES START IN MARCH
The ravy's marcuvcrS arc OK
pacted 20 begin in the middle Of
March and last until April -.
The fleet is scheduled TO leave
for Honolulu late this month fol-
lowing routine mancuvcrS Off San
Diego, Cal.
The army's games will begin
sometime after mid March, il was
understood, and will consist Of
protecting the strategic island OF
Oahu against Il Hypothetical enc
my. -. 49,.
probably will be to locate and en-
gage an attacking force some
where off Hawaii. The fleet vii!
be divided into "attacicrS' ana
"defenders" and commanders of
both groups will sail to their po-
sitions under sealed order stating
the detectives to be attained.
If the games follow the course
anticipatcd, the nlancuycrS VIII
take in an area Of thousands OF
square miles stretching from the
mid-Pacific island "chain' to the
Pacific side Of the American coast
from the Panama canal to Alas
ka.
HUB AT HAWAII
The hub Of the island defense
line will be Hawaii. where fight
ing ships and about 10000 troops
will be concentrated. Radlaung
out to the north and south prob
ably will be the scouting force,
consisting Of patrol planes and
heavy cruisers.
On the American coast, the ma
vel air bases and fleet anchor
ages at San Diego, Seattle and
San Francisco will be fully mo-
bilized. Troops will maintain con- J
tinuous watch, working on 4-hour
shifts. All communication will be
placed on q wartime basis and
all times during the maneuVerS
strict radio silence will be en-
forced. ;,
1t was unofficiallv reported
that the attack on Oahu will be |
staged by the battle fleet, which
will leave for the island from
some base OH the American coast.
At the Zero" hour the defend
ing force will come out 20 meet
the invaders and engage them IN
the crucial battle of the war. {
LOCATIONS KEPT SECRET
Neither side will know the eX-
act location Of the enemy. 1t VIII
be the mission Of the defenders, &
by means Of scouting, to locate
and destroy the foe. !
Each ship engaged in the battle .
will carry an umpire to decide the
winner Of various engagements.
In lieu Of guns, ships will 1lash
their scarchlights on enemy craft
to indicate hits. Planes will drop
flares to represent bombs, and
submarines will send up smoke
bombs to symbolic torpedo hits.
At the end Of each day, UNI
pircs will send their reports TO
the chief arbitrator - Admiral
Claude Charles Bloch, the fleets
new commander-in-chief. At the .
conclusion of the games, high Of
ficers will meet with Bloch for
'critique"-a general discussion
of the flaws and strong points OF
the maneuverS.
Although no official announce
ment has been made, it is expect
cd the two next highest officers
to Bloch will command the two
forces. In this event, Admiral Ed
ward C. KalbfuS will head the at
lacking force while Vice Admiral
William T. Tarrant will command
the scouting force defending Ha-
waii.
TROOPS TO BE MASSED
The games will bring into play
the United States powerful de-