The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-26
PLAN OF JOINT MANEUVERS
TO THE PUBLIC
 BY GENERAL MACARTHUR.
Whole Scheme of the Operations Based on Assumption That in Anticipation of a Declaration of War n Strong Hostile Fleet Makes 6 Sudden Dash On Eastern Entrance of Long Island tO Secure a NaYal RaHc,
to Secure a Naval Baso

New York, Aug. 25-Major-G Macarthur made public to-day the text of the rules agreed upon for the coming army and navy maneuvers. The whole scheme of operations is based upon the assumption that in anticipation of a declaration of hostilities a strong hos tile fleet, without torpedo boats, deter mines to make a sudden dash on the eastern entrance of Long Island sound to secure naval base in the expecta- tion of finding the land forces, in the absence of a declaration of war, in a somewhat unprepared condition.
 The periods of the maneuvers are to be divided into two distinct phases period of preparation and period of hos tilities. During the first period it is in- tended that there shall be day attack and night attack by the fleet, and, if possible, a bombardment and the fore ing of a passage. During the ensuing period mines and Instructions may be planted by the defense, and the condi- tions of war are to be followed as close ly as possible.
 On the part of the army the informa- tion to be gained relates to the general efficiency, down to the smallest detail, of all that appertains to the construc- tion and armament of the land defenses and the training of the forces manning them. The navy will concern itself
 with the best means of obtaining ranges. the effect of mines and obstruc- 0f off olr Hafn 0f cio nals, the use of searchlghts and the general control of artillery fire. Empires of both services are to be
 detailed to all ships and forts, and will
 report to board of arbitration of five officers. whose judgment will be final. In addition number of observers will act with each of the forces as the rep | resentatives of the other.
 The period of preparation will be from midnight August 29 to midnight
 August 31, the period of hostilities ex- tending from the latter to noon Sep | tember 6. The defense will consist of
 Forts Rodman, Adams, Wetherill, Gre
 ble, Mansfield, Wright, Michie, Terry
 and the fort on Gardiner's Point There
 will be no floating defenses. The at | tack will consist of about fifteen ships, of which five will rank as hattleships and the rest as cruisers and gunboats. The umpires and observers will assem-
 ble at the war college at Newport on August 27 to discuss the rules, and on August 29 will be distributed to their various stations.
 The naval militia will embark at | Newport on August 30 to be distributed
 to the ships. At the close of the man
 euvers the attacking fleet will pass in | review before the forts.
 Elaborate rules are laid down to esti-
 mate the value of the fire on guns of all calibres so as to determine when any ship or fort shall be considered to have
 been put out of action or siIenced. All
 mines are to be fully connected and furnished with dummy charges and
 fuses, the explosion of which will be
 supposed to entail the destruction of
 any vessel passing over mine. No
 communication will be held with the
 shore by the fleet. except under g. flag
 of truce, and no boats will be allowed
 alongside the ships.
 New London, Aug. 25.-General Mac
 Arthur, commanding the Department of
 the East, arrived here tonight. He
 had been at the Pequot less than half
 an hour when he accepted an invita- tion to visit The Elm," Colonel A. c. | Tyler's mansion, where he was royalty entertained