The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-10
GERMAN SOLDIERS GO THROUGH
BRILLIANT MANEUVERS ON
THE ODER
EMPEROR WILLIAM
DIRECTS THE WAR GAME
Gems. corbin, Young and Wood Among
the Americans Present-The Kaiser
Treats Them Kindly and Thinks
Their Uniforms Sensible and in Good
Taste-Automobiles on Field.

FRANKFORT-O ON ODER, Sept. o.
The war maneuvers began today.
A peaceful and sunlit spread Of coun-
try to the west of here was covered
by parties Of cavalry searching the
hollows and the woods for the suppos-
ed enemy or seeking to catch glimpses
of him from ridges; by batteries gal
looping in action through wheat fields
and beet patches and by long lines of
rifemen advancing along a twelve
mile front. Sausage shaped war bal
looms swung high in the air and there
were many other signs of warlike &C
tivity. The artillery, of which the in
vading reds and the defending blues
have each about 100 pieces. came into
action and there were sounds of trreg-
ular firing along the far EXTENDED
fronts. Six or eight miles in the rear
of the fighting lines were the generals
commanding the two contingents, Gen.
Won Stuelpnagel, Of the reds, who are
considered an invading Russian army,
and Gen. Won Lignitz, of the blues,
who fills the role of the German de-
tending army. Field telegraphs spread
fanlike from the headquarters of each
commanding general to the extended
fronts and on nearly every elevation
was established a telephone station.
The generals were advised of the sit
uation in every part of the Terrain, and
moved their forces about in manner
often quite meaningless to the observ-
ers of the maneuvers, who, with the
aid of the strongest glasses, could only
see a distance of about two miles, the
country being rolling and partly wood
ed.
Play for Positions.
Today was spent by the contending
armies in playing for positions. It
was an artillery duel, with occasional
brushes between cavalry The infant
ry never got into action. The German
army of defense captured one gun
from the Russians. but this was i'm
mediately retaken by the invaders. A
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 to
push forward.
Emperor William, as umpire Of the
maneuvers, 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 a
group of foreign officers in rich uni
Gen. Henry G. Corbin, Maj. Gen. Sam
uel B. M. Young and Brig. Gen.
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 for
eign uniforms, was quite distinctive.
The emperor looked the American Off
GERS over closely and told Gen. Cor
bin he thought their uniforms were
sensible and in good taste. His mai
esty took Gen. Young with him on a
trip inside the lines of the blues, and
his bearing towards the Americans in
every way was most kind.
Earl Roberts in Blue.
Earl Roberts, commander-in chief
Of the British forces, wore a blue field
marshaFs uniform, but Gen. French
and Mr.. Brodrick, the British war sec
rotary, were clad in khaki. Mr.. Brod-
ricks youth occaSioned considerable
surprise among the Germans.
Emperor William will lodge tonight
at the castle, where the empress Is also
staying. His majesty is not using his
automobile for the maneuvers, the
empress having made him promise not
to do so because of her fear arising
from the recent large number of auto
mobile accidents. Several of the gen.
eral officers did use motor cars today
for quick transfer from one part OF
the field to another.
All the foreign guests for the ma
neuvers are at their respective quar-
tiers here. Next Friday, the last day
Of the maneuvers, Gen. Corbin will
give a dinner to Earl Roberts and the
other British visitors and the high
German officers who have been con-
cerned in the war game.