Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-10
LIKES AMERICAN UNIFORMS
Emperor William Pleased with United
States Army Attirs.
GERMAN MILITARY RANEUVtRs NOW ON
ARTILLERY DueI is Fought in a sham
Fashion and Many Soldiers show
How They Could Fight % ~
was Necessary.

FRANKFoRT-oN-oDER, Sept. s.-The
war maneuvers began today. A peaceful
sunlit spread OF country to the west OF
here was covered by parties OF cavalry
searching the hollows and the woods for
the supposed enemy or seeking to catch
glimpse Of him from the ridges, batter es
going into action through wheat fields and
beet patches. and long lines Of rihemen ad-
vancing along q long line were seen. Sau-
sage shaped war balloons were in the air
and there we're many more warlike signs.
The artillery, OF which the invading reds
and the defending blues have each about
100 pieces, came into action and there were
sounds OF irregular firing along the far ex-
tended fronts. Six OF eight miles to the
rear of the two lines we're the generals
commanding the two lines. General stuel-
penagle OF the reds. who are considered an
invading Russian army, and General Won
Llgnitz, Of the blues, who fill the role Of
the German defending army. Field tele-
graphs spread fan-like from the h~eadquar-
ters Of each commanding general to the
extended fronts and on nearly every knoll
was established a telephone station. The
generals were advised Of what was going
on on all sides, and moved their forces
about in often what appeared TO onlookers
to be a meaningless fashion.
DueI of Artillery.
Today was spent by the contending armies
in playing for positions, It was an artillery
duel with occasional brushes between cav
airy. The infantry never got into action.
The German army Of defense captured one
gun from the Russians. but this was imme-
dlately retaken by the invaders. A cav
airy detachment Of the blues fell into the
han1o 80 a.. law.9aa II. - A. - "A
the day gained the superior position and
were ready to push forward.
Emperor William, as umpire Of the ma
neuvers, visited both sides. The foreign
guests we're attached to the reds or the
invading Russians and when Emperor Will
liam was on that side he was usually sur
rounded by a group Of foreign officers in
rich uniforms.
Likes the Uniforms.
The American visitors, Major General
Henry c. Corbin, Major General samuel B..
M. Young and Brlgadier General Wood and
their aides and others wore the new drab
fatigue uniform OF the United States army,
which among so many brilliant and highly
colored foreign uniforms we're quite dis
tinctive. The emperor looked the American
officers over closely Inc told General Cor
~ ~ tnVubuL tuelT unlLOTmS were Sensible
and In good taste. His majesty took Gen
eral Young with him on a trip inside the
lines Of the blues and his bearing toward
the Americans In every way was most
kind.
Earl Roberts, commander IN chief 81 TIE
British forces, wore a blue field marshaPs
uniform, but General French and Mr..
Brodrick, the British war secretary, were
clad in khaki. Mr.. Brodrick's youth
caused considerable surprise among the
Germans. a.
Emperor william will lodge tonight at
the castle. His majesty is not using his
automobile for the maneuvers, the empress
having made him promise not to, do SO be-
cause OF her fear arising frori the recent
large humber of automobile accidents.
Several Of the German ofHSers did use
motor cars today for quick transfer from
one part of the field TO another. All the
foreign guests are ct their respective quar-
tiers here. Next Friday General Corbin will
give a dinner to Earl Roberts and the
other British onicers and the high German
officers who have been concerned in the
war game.