Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-22
WATCHING THE ENEMY
Admiral Rigginson's Fleet Keep.
ing Close Lookout for Pills.
bury's Squadron.
Heavy Fog Off Shore This Morn.
ing an Opportunity for the
Enemy.
Interest in the War Game OFF
the North Atlantic Coast
is Growing.

Rockport, Mass, Aug 22-The con-
trast in conditions prevailing off shore
this morning and those of yesterday
We're most marked and those particle
lpating or watching the war rnaneuvers
of the navy early today found things
favorable to the squadron under Com
mander John +. Pillsbury, which is
trying to make a landing on the New
and Provincetown, Mass. while Rear
Admiral Higginson and his vessels de-
fenl the seaboard. This morning fog
so thick the water of the harbor could
/ not be seen from naval headquarters
| shrouded Cape Ann and the adjacent
ocean. Yesterday. for miles. in the
bright clear atmosphere objects at sea
could clearly be seen.
When the sun came up today the at
! mosphere was clear as could be and ex-
Itended observations. We're made from
! all signal and lockout stations. Each
reported all weel and no sign of the
enemy Receipt of those early messages
interrupted the quiet which prevailed
m unbrol1en save by one report re-
ceived from Portland, at 3:45. This
report was like most others sent in,
that all was quiet. The report added
| that scout boats were sighted outside
the harbor. 1t vas not long after sun
rise that the fog set in. 1t was dense
cloud. at first impenitrable to The eye,
beyond distance of ten or a dozen
! hot nj, in.
/ sdications that the sun was burning thru
the mist on shore.
! Aside from the fact that the Kear
sarge, at least. was still at anchor off
this place, little was actually known
here as to the position of the various
! ships of Higginsons squadron. Scouts
had been reported off Portland.
The cruiser Brooklyn slSirted the end
/ of Cape Cod early in the forenoon and
went across to Plymouth. Thus both
ENDS of the line of defense We're said
to be we'll guarded and as naval ex-
perts mere felt reasonably sure the Ala
bama and massachusetts were with
! The Kearsarge off Straitsrnouth Point.
the center was thought to be safe.
Station Keepers here have been ad
vised that the lookout line has been
I
tucket sound, where wireless tele
graph station is located. From there
all incoming ships will be querried as
to whether or not they have seen any
tof Commander Pilsburys ships and
4 the results of these Investigations will
/ be signalled to the scout boats or land
! stations.
BY IL the fog had lifted and the bat
tleships We're seen in their usual posi-
tions. Observation in the distance.
however. was ilnposstbie. owing TO the
haze which hung low over the water.
All the signal and lookout stations re-
/ ported during the forenoon. showing
the message system intact. All scout
boats We're heard from before T. either
at the station here or on board the
| I>earsarge.
| 1t is learned the rules of the maneu-
vers in which the vessels are engaged
/ permit the destruction OF the ships of
an opposing squadron, and it appears
the fear that Pillshury may dash in and
disable one of his vessels is one rea-
/ son why the defending flee, is kept sc
| compact by Admiral lIigginsNn.