Show WAS WITHOUT A FLAW Umpires So Decide Second Day in Game of War i MANEUVERS IN THE RAIN Field Was Soggy and Swept at Times by D Blinding Rain Driven by a FortyMile Gale Men However Carried Out Their Days Pro grammo in Splendid Style Host Satisfactory Undertaking That Hns So Far Been Achieved in the Maneuvers Fort RIley Kan Sept 29 Marching over a soggy field swept at frequent Intervals by blinding rain driven by a fortymile gale the men of the maneuver maneu-ver division carried out their days programme in splendid style Tho work was without a law and at the conclusion con-clusion of the days work the umpires pronounced It the most satisfactory undertaking un-dertaking that has r ta been achieved In the maneuvers In working out the problem of the I day It was presumed that a Blue force with headquarters at Abilene Kan was operating against a Brown force advancing from the east A division of the latter army was presumed to have already reached Stockdale Kant Col George B Rodney of the Artillery corps and In command of the Blues was camped on the banks of the Republican Re-publican river on the Fort Riley reservation res-ervation His command comprised the Sixth battalion of engineers acting as Infantry the Nineteenth Twentieth and Twentyeighth batteries of field artillery and the first squadron of the Eighth cavalry Tho plan of the day for Col Rodney was to make n demonstration In force toward Stockdale to gain Information of the enemy said to be about 10000 strong The Browns division which was supposed sup-posed to be encamped near Stockdalc was under the command of Col Jamca Wm Miller of the Twentysecond Infantry I was reported to Col Miller that the command of Col Rodney WILS going north by way of the Fort Riley reservation reser-vation He decided to attack and capture cap-ture the Blue enemy If possible or at least to drive the enemy from his direct City di-rect line of retreat through Junction MARS HILL SEIZED The troops left camp at 830 oclock and thirty minutes after that time the scouts t of the Blues under command of Capt Farber of the Eighth cavalry were swooping northward covering n sweoplng front of nearly two miles TheBlut3 font an advantage at first by seizing Mars 71111 the highest point on the reservation res-ervation It was In the direct line of advance I was too strong a position therefore determined to be abandoned It was ce termined to hold It firmly One company com-pany of the Eighth cavalry was dismounted dis-mounted on the southern slope and advanced ad-vanced on the run tothe summit where It was deployed as Infantry A few minutes later Marshs battery came through the long grass at headlong long Sras speed The horses were urged to their utmost null the wheels of the carriages bounded frequently a foot fiom the ground as the battery dashed Into position po-sition on the crest I was ready for action In a short time and then ensued en-sued a wait of nearly forty minutes before any of the Browns made their appearance Glasses were trained on the horizon to the north and Capt Farber horlzoi his scouts pushed straight on to the front believing that he main force of the Browns would be deployed In that direction MILLER FAVORED THE BLUES However instead of operating in front Col Miller was marching around the right flank of the Blues and endeavoring fank deavoring to gain their rear Now and then on the horizon line a form about onehalf the size of a pin would he seen onehal were the Brown scouts working In toward the right flank and rear of the Blues Three times Marsh battery changed front on the crest and hatten of Brown infantry finally as a detachment 11 fantry appeared upon a crest one mile away the battery wheeled once more this time to the right and opened a heavy lme upon the admclng Infantry No attempt was made at this time nor throughout the day maneuvers to batteries rapidly It was designed the use bateries I signed to let the enemy know that l he was seen and that t he was where the butteries SCn could riddle him If they were so disposed The umpires figure always that a battery is used at its maximum accordingly cfUclcncy and decide polios lccor the fact that the guns were ly Despitethe Sln compared with what worked slowly as sloRI warfare the thcv would be In actual shots came with considerable rapidity LIVELY ARTILLERY DUEL Suddenly while Marshs battery was pounding the thin line of Browns lying poundlnb there flat upon the ridge a mile away came an answering flash from n hill mile In the rear of the Browns I one reut mie In theft was their artillery In action thr thI support A lively artillery duel continued contin-ued between the batteries und odca Hlonally In the lull of the loud reports HlonalY threeInch rifles could be heard the sharp crack of the KraffJorgcnsen proving that the scouts of the opposing were coming Into contact The forces acting as Blue of engineers battalion Hclng the hill Infantry came marching up hii the bat hurried off to the right 01 and lid where the Browns were already crY the through steadily visible coming on < glass TheIr advance was cleverly made and Thol ncancc advantage was taken of the round overv and of tho tall Brna which Wizen advances effectually nl very hid a man er line over sroumj vances are made In ronl dovold ancef to a large extent of trees und considerable other obccts behind which ble bodies of men could be concealed uniform possesses the light brown khaki unltolm decided advantage over the blue sesses A man deeded In adanlg the later In visible In khaki Mtantly while the dustcolored eMoth renders Its wearer much moro difficult to distinguish PUT OUT OF ACTION The Brown line advanced steadily Blown 1no spreading out to their left as they cwnuyand In l a few minutes > they were CHn thrown squarely across the Blue line of retreat The enUlneer battalion kept up I a rattling tire but they were not lulUnb Jre able to prevent tIme Browns from obtaining which th directed taining a position from thy rected a heavy lire Into the BU alt position Buch as must lery > It was a positon l I of the bat have caused l the destruction o cry and the umpires decided that It had been put out of action Tim Browns came rapidly through lire with the grass kcnping up thflr out ilackenlns In the leant Aid was nov conilns to tIme hrd Ire scd engineers l engi-neers battalion which was cllnslne I tlesrerattiy to Us work Company D ut the Sixth infantry cams up tin imhi on a ran and j unglns i L fish on thcvrlght flank 0 tho engineers thoj pushed forward rapidly upon the 1rowll The latter were speedily driven driv-en bark I and Company A of the Fourth cavalry was captured The line of retreat re-treat was rooncnod but time Browns were coming up so strongly for a second sec-ond attack that the I umpires called a hal lr order to discuss the situation I was finally decided that the forces wero KO closely lu contact that further continuation of the maneuvers would simply mean close range fighting and at 12 oclock tho war for the day was declared over ATTACK AND DEFENSE OF CONVOY CON-VOY Tomorrows programme Is to be thC attack and the dcfonro of a convoy The Jailor will consist I of fully lOt wagon wag-on and It Is thought that the days work will present one of ho most In lereatlnB of the series of the banoa ver verThe weather tonight Is about as des peratc for field work as can be ImagIned Imag-Ined A cold wind Is blowing at tht rate of forty miles nn hour from the north and there arc frequent showers of heavy rain changing at times Into sleet Two regiments of the Kansas National Na-tional guard the First Infantry and Second Infantry arrived during the at tornoon and went Into camp A bat talon or Colorado troop 200 strong made up of all arms of the service also arrived late In the afternoon The greatest pains have been taken by Gen Bates to make the maneuvers i Interesting and Intel lble to the of fleers of the national guard who are I present Every morning they ride out to a point of vantage near the proposed pro-posed battlccround under the gulrl nncc of Capl A M Wright who Is amply provided with maps and plans and who explains the why t nd whore fOre of everything done 1 the maneuvers maneu-vers are not of decided advantage to tho officers o the national guard It wIll not be any fault of Gen Bates or of his officers Tomorrow Coy Stanley of Kansas Is expected to visit the camp LieutCol Repshoff the Russian military attache at Washington Is also expected tomorrow tomor-row morning |