Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1911 — CHICAGO TO SEE WAR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CHICAGO TO SEE WAR

Realistic Battle Scenes To Ba Depict .J at Military Tourney. • ■ —— i Among the special features to be introduced at the National Military Tournament to be held in Chicago July 23 to 30 are reviews of the Chicago police, mounted and unmounted; an oldfashioned company drill eiecuted by veterans of the civil war, clothed in the faded blue they wore in the early 60’s and armed with Millie rifles; a review of the Veteran corps of the First infantry, Illinois National guard, in rhe gray dress uniforms which used to give that famous organization so distinguished an appearance; elaborate exposition of the skill of cadets from the various military academies, and concerts by the Daily News Boya’ band. At night the evening feature of every performance will be a band concert from 7:15 to 8:15 by one of the various regimental bands. The main evening performance will open regularly at 8:15., The night scheme also contemplates the reproduction in detail of camp and battle scenes, which wfll

bring into simultaneous action in the arena more than 5,000 men. This event will be carefully staged so that the onlooker will get almost as manjf thrills as if he were viewing the progress >f a real night attack. It is planned for a regiment of infantry, together with detachments of engineers, cavalry, artillery, signal and hospital corps and a wagon train carrying ammunition and supplies, to go into camp along the banks of an imaginary stream. When everything is in readiness and "taps” have been sounded, the camp will be attacked by a strong force which will reach the field by scaling a wall. Seeing the prospect of defeat and the loss of their wagon train, the defenders will vigorously defend their position while the engineers work under the screen of their fire and throw a trestle bridge across the river. As soon as this structure is completed the wage a train will be driven over in safety, followed by the defending troops, who will then blow up the bridge in the face of the enemy:

The Famous Wall Scaling Drill.