Evening star., 1939-08-11

fight ION wheels" like the invader.
The two forces, with a total of
$4,000 men in the field, will have the
vltally important mission of testing
out the effectiveness of the modern
highly mechanical, 'streamlined"
division against the larger, less
mobile division left as relic of the
stabilized position tactics of the
World War The military attaches
of most of the worlds leading mill
tary powers will be on hand to
observe these highly significant
maneuvers.
1t. Col. Victor Dallin, 28th Division
air officer and commander of the
l03d Observation Squadron of the
Pennsylvania National Guard, will
command tonights air attackers.
Before the blackout the three Gov
ernors will be the dinner guests of
Maj. Gen. Martin this evening.
Gov. James will be the principal
dinner speaker.
1t. Gen. Drum Arrives.
The field forces received the first
visit from a three-Starred general
since shortly after the World War
when 1t. Gen Hugh A. Drum, COM
manding general of the 1st Army
and of the I'd Corps area arrived
here yesterday by automobile from
Washington. Gen. Drum was the
dinner guest of Maj Gen. James
K. Parsons, commander of the Sd
Corps, last night at his field quar-
ters. Among the guests were the
division and brigade commanders
now here in the field, including Ma
Gems Milton A. Reckord, command
ing the 29th, and Edward Martin
commanding the 28th Division, and
Gems. Reckord and Martin and Brig
Gems. Murray, Smith, Walter
Smathers, Dunlop, Woodcock. Sands
and Cox.
In yesterdays exercises. with bri-
gades of the two divisions fighting
one another, the action was spread
over a front of 3 to miles, with
units penetrating even greater
depth. In the 28th Division area
the 55th Brigade and the 56th Bri-
gade were pitted.
Farther north, on the eastern
edge of the field of the first Battle
of Bull Run, the 58th Brigade. COM
posed of the LIST and 5th Maryland
Infantry Regiments. was assigned
a defensive mission, holding the
ridges east Of Bull Run against ar
attack from the west by the 91st
Brigade, composed of the 1st and
ll6th Virginia Regiments. The at
tackers, in blue dungarees to distin.
guiSh them from the defenders, ad-
vanced from the Henry House Hill
area. in the heart of the two great
Civil War battlefields. concentrating
their effort on the crossing of Bull
Run at the old stone bridge which
formed key point in the first OF
the Civil War battles.
Battle Not Photogenic.
Although the advancing skirmisf
line of the Blues" began driving il
the advance picket line of the de.
Tenders before reaching Bull Rur
and the advance lines finally came
into range of small arms fire alons
both sides of the Lee Highway, il
was seldom that more than from II
to 20 men could be seen at time
in the actual battle area There
were no spectacular charges o.
counter charges.
Modern fighting is not photo.
genie if it is good fighting" one o.
the field judges explained. IF th'
battle makes a good picture, yol
can be pretty sure the tactics art
poor"
The attack of the Virginian!
against the defending Marylander!
came to no formal conclusion. Th'
judges announced no results ant
neither side won or lost its battle
Representative Andrew J. May Of
Kentucky, chairman of the House
Military Affairs Committee, Wis
itor to corps headquarters yester'
day afternoon. told assembled wal
correspondents" that Congress i!
seeking to create a small American
Army which will be lone of th'
best in the world"