New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-10
MIMIC WAR IN GERMANY.
TWO GREAT ARMIES SPREAD OVER
PEACEFUL COUNTRY.
OPENING DAY OF THE SHAM BATTLE
THE SUPPOSED RUSSIAN INVADERS
GET THE ADVANTAGE.
GET THE ADVAN-

THE ADNAN AVE-
Frankfort ont Oder. Sept a-The wal NJ.
nCeuvres began to-day. peacefui anu '
spread of country to the west OF here was -
cred by narties of cavalry sea rching the noilo"S
and the woods for the supposed enemy OF
ing to catch glimpses of him from the Rugs
batteries gaoping into action through
fields and beet patches, and by lops M
rifemen advancing along twelve-n,ile front
Sausage shaped war balloons swung hlsh III ~
air. and there were many other signs OF "aliiNe
activity The artillery of which the invading
Reds and the defending Blues have eacn aoo'''
one hundred pieces came into action ana thefe
were sounds of irregular firing along the ldi
extended fronts Six or eight miles in the re"i
OF the fighting lines were the generals CUM
manding the two contingents; Gehelai wa
Stuepnagel of the Reds, who are coiisIN
an invading Russian army, and General Won
Lignitz of the Blues. who filed the role OF tAe
German defending army. Field teieSraphS
spread fanlike from the headquarters OF eacli
commanding general to the extended fronts anu
on nearly every elevation was established
telephone station The generals we're advised OF
the situation in every part of the terrain ana
moved their forces about in manner OFTEN
quite meaningless to the observers of the
manoeuvres, who with the aid of the strongest
glasses could only see a distance Of about two
miles the country being rolling and partly
wooded.
To-day was spent by the contendins armies
in playing for positions 1t was an artlllerE
duel with occasional brushes between cavalry
The infantry got into action The Ger
man army of defence captured one gun from the
Russians, but this was Immediately retaken by
the invaders cavalry detachment OF the
Blues fell into the hands of the invaders, who
at the end of the day had gained the superior
position and were ready 10 push forward.
Emperor William, as umpire Of the nanoeu-
vres visited both sides The foreign guests
were attached to the Reds, or the invading
Russians, and when Emperor William was on
that side he was usually surrounded by group
Of foreign officers in rich uniforms The Amerl-
can visitors, Major General Henry L Coroin,
Major General Samuel 3. NJ Young and Briga-
der General Wood. and their aids 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 distinctive The Emperor looked the
American officers over closely, and told General
Corbin he thought their uniforms were sensible
and in good taste. His majesty took General
Young with him on a trip inside the lines or
the Blues and his bearing toward the Anerf-
cans in every way was most kind.
Earl Roberts. commander in chief Of the the
British forces wore blue field marshals uni
form, but General French and Mr. Brodrick,
the British War Secretary. were clad in khaki
Mr.. Brodrick's youth occasioned considerable
surprise among the Germans.
Emperor William will lodge tonight al the
Castle, where the Empress is also staying.
His majesty is not using his automobile for
the uanceu=res, the Empress having made him
promise not to do So because of her fear arts
ing from the recent large number of automobile
accidents. Several of the general officers used
motor to-day for quick transfer from one
part of the field to another,
All the foreign guests for the manruvres are
at their respective quarters here. Next Friday.
the last day of the InanceuvreS, General Corbin
will give dinner TO Earl Roberts and the other
British visitors and the high German officers
who have been concerned in the war game.