Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-21
THE MANEUVER BEGUN
WILL CONTINUE UNTIL FIRST
WEEK IN SEPTEMBER.
Joint Operations of the Army and
Navy Will Then Be I'm
dertaken.

The summer maneuvers of the north At
lantic squadron, off the New England and
middle Atlantic coast, have now actually
begun. From now until the end of the first
week in September the squadron will work
out problems prepared by the Dewey, or
general board, and busy itself with drills
and evolutions, with short Interruptions for
coaling and taking supplies.
The picturesque features of the summers
work and the one which is exciting the
most interest will be the attempt of several
vessels, representing an enemy, to gain
the coast through a vigilant defending
squadron. The latter will send out scouts
and use It's utmost endeavor to locate the
invaders before any of them may slip
through the lines and put the guardians of
the nations safety to shame. The Navy
Department now announces that this feA-
ture of the maneuvers will take place from
the 10Th to the 10Th of August, inclusive
The movements involved in this problem
game, it is announced will not extend be-
low Cape Hatteras to the south nor beyond
Eastport Maine, to the north, but the spe-
citic limits within which the enemy shlps
will be defied to reach the coast Will not
be made public. Only the officers IN com
mand of the ships engaged will be furnished
with that information. 1t is understood
that the attacking force will be given Ger
tain specified limits within which to strike
and the defenders naturally also will be
made aware of these limits. But II is not
desired to make the information pubic
property, for fear that following the move
ments so closely may result in Information
as to the vessels whereabouts at the crltl-
cal time leaking to the opposite side, thus
destroying the value of the game and de
priving it of its zest. This war game
will cover an area of water 500 miles down
I he o,oI ha,
in the Atlantic.
The division of the North Atlantic squad
ron into an attacking and defensive force
has been placed in the hands of Rear Ad-
miral Higginson, the commander-in-chief Of
the station. The 'enemys ships will be
the feetest which can be conveniently as
signed to that duty, for a slow moving
craft would furnish too easy prey for the
defending ships and scouts. 1t is thorough
ly realized that the vessels of all of
possible national enemies of this country
are not slow craft.
The Joint Maneuvers.
The joint maneuvers, according to the
present plan will begin the second week in
September
1t may not be generally understood that
the first series of perations-those that
will continue until the first week in Sep
tember-wl be confined to the navy. The
joint operations in September will consist
of attack by combined naval forces on
shore stations defended exclusively by army
forces.
General MacArthur's temporary assign
rneat to the comm nd of the department of
the east will cover the period to be con-
sumed in the maueuVers. General MacAr-
thur and Rear Admiral Higginson have
been given the iibrttto of the war drama
that is to be played and the assignment of
oh ~ q rehearsal
be their own work
The army which is to conduct the de
Tense of Long Island and the CONNECTICUT
coast is ma king it's preparations quietly
and effectively. Orders have been issued
for the movements of artillery troops which
are to take part. beginning not later than
August /, as follows:
THE 39th Company. Coast Artillery
Davis. and the 10th tEllisD, from Fort
McHenry to Fort Terry.
The 122d Company. Coast Artillery But
The 4sth Company, Coast Artillery
PhillipsD, from Fort Hancock to Fort
Terry.
The seth Company. Coast Artillery
the s5th Company Catlinsl, from Fort
Wadsworth to Fort H. G. Wright.
The 18th Company, Coast Artillery
tFarr's). from Fort Warren to Fort Weth-
Grill.
THE 4Gth Company, Coast Artillery
Benton's), from Fort Strong to Fort Mans
field.
THE 10Th Company. Coast Artillery OKep-
hart,s', from Fort Du Pont to Fort Greble
The 1o2d Company, Coast Artillery CAP
plewhite's), from Fort Howard to Fort
Greble.
THE 10th Company, Coast Artillery CMc-
ManusD. and the 4ith OBrown's), from
Fort Washington to Fort Niche.
The 107th Company, Coast Artillery
Dackson'sD, from Fort Preble to Fort
Adams
The 18th Company. Coast Artillery
WilliamsD, from Fort Williams to Fort
Adams.
The 10Th Company, Coast Artillery (An-
Grill.
General Directions.
THE companies will return to their re-
spective stations after the close of the
army and navy maneuvers."
The Signal Corps has made requisition OF
the War Department for two war balloons
to be used by the army in the war game
"All officers and every man of the COM
panies, except the sick and general prison
ers. will accompany the movement
provisions will be made at each post
for the officers remaining to take over the
staff duties made necessary by the tempo
rary absence of any officers belonging to
the companies designated to take part in
the maneuvers.
Companies will take with them the
requisite camp equipage and field cooking
outfit. and will be clothed and equipped in
every way to meet all conditions
THE quartermaster's department will
furnish the necessary transportation. The
troops will be supplied with the necessary
will be supplied with rations at each of the
posts 10 which they are ordered from ar