The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-09-04
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artillery and the departure for seq Of
the army observers who. are to as
sise in figuring results in connection
with the coming army and navy
maneuvers, were the most important
developments here Friday in cohRec.
ton with final preparations fdrothe
opening of the great war game next
week. The, detail from tie First
Massachusetts were transported to
Forts Adams and Greble to 2prepare
camp Cor the, main body thai, will
come Saturday. The observers were
taken out to- Rear Admiral Higgin-
sons squadron by :the#Leydepmnd
lScorpion. ''e6 1i.69 Iiio aiau e7fous
! AS far as can be- learned frouesthe
various stations in this vicinity prep
arations are practically com lete.
Tests have been made ahd everything
il declared in satisfactory: condftfon.
Especially is thisst true of the signal
service. 1t is stated by those fiamil-
lar. with the department. that. there
is no better outfit than they have
here. There is material sufRcienarfor
a complete duplication, if necessary,
in case Of trouble Every desirable
point of :observation, along the shore
of this island, is covered, and to man
the stations will require nnto4 little
force, especially if ill are is" be
guarded against attack. Outside of
the Fort Adams reservation, stations
are: located at Castle Hill, Brehton's
Point, Prices Neck and Easton 's'Fsdint.
"i' II an39i on the water is1it
On b board "a u. s. s. Alabamaa;,' III a49ne-
masha, Light, Marthas iVine5ard,
Mass, Aug. .so!LWith the first, psriod
OF. the war ma elpyres in which the
White, Squadron is to contend against
the army, arranged sto Begin at hid
night Friday was theEscene OF 'maeA ac-
tiyity on board each warship of the
feet. Just when the battleships,e cruis-
ers and other Boats will leave THO an
thbrage is not KNOWN, except posaably
by Rear Admirals HigginsonHa Hand
ECoghlans the fofhcers'i in eemmanyAqtt
although the periodlwhichst affs at
midnight is known. as. the, period of
preparation, it is believed that very
soon after the Opening hour arrives
the squadron or some part'o doiwill
get under way and proceed itola1 in
.vestigation Of the situation in the ZEN
emmiyy's country. It rs understood
that during the period of prepea ration
there may be actual bombardma1st or
feints: for, the purpose of testinA the
efficiency, of each, part: of the,f lijRe of
forts, aAlt4,i .ni2a;s.d aus,'fnt to
/ The squadron heswasf aslgmepted
Thursday night ut BY the arrival Il the
converted yacht Mayfioweer, tie 9dlou-
loekter and thetLeydons 41,}-. 5lloJ
The $50 or more marines, who have
+ Been camping on Afarthas Vineyard
have returned to- itheir ships.1 sIhnts
! had been put up sincesAfonday the
shore rvice@hadp put the meniinH9cel-
lent condition.: vadI lI,i.,4 qstfs
The army observers who are ttp CO.
operate with the navy umpires 1ihreu
dering decisions, as t. the results of
the various maneuvr e Ia nave aiS6d oin
ed.the Heet., ,Abnut 15obseryers in all
reported. and under orders from!Rear
J Admiral H4jiaggins'en II they: were dfi5frib
ute ed among n : tbs 6! various F ships, ae
II the midst of the preparat i9n
rsta :tii 81 for ali bsf0rs the beg}nf3af4g of
t'hostilities," took place between crews
/ from the Massachusetts and the Kear-
sarge. Each crew onsisted ST of1 f men,
with coxswain and the co,irraset was
three miles. qThe rice weiit a4d the
! Massachusetts The boa sl w erenbow
+ and bow almost all. ithe1ways and the
winning, crew finished only a qrarter
,,of a., length ahead. The timeBNas &c
minutes. The scene at the finish of
the contest almost rivaled a university
/. regatta, Permission had beenr given
for faallr hands to view the event and
there. were 1850 spectators ranging in
rank ran I: from fro jackies to rear admiral.
Find Hendless Body.lja
,5e, ST, Louis, Aug. e3o.7-7A; special to the
:, Republican from Ell Passso'. Tex, saws:
Two. hcys found 4 hand p,rojtt2snnding
from . sand pile, three miles from
here aud across the boundary ifmNew