New-York tribune., 1902-07-15
THE MAI VAL WAR GAMES.
DEWEY Likely TO BE CHIEF UMPIRE
SOME OF THE PROBLEMS TO
BE WORKED OUT.

Washington. July l4-Plans materalizing for
the naval movements which will precede the joint
army and navy maneuVres. The arrangements
have been placed in the hands of Rear Admiral
Higgiuson commanding the North Atlantic Sta
ton. and he is expected to settle matters of
general detail. such the limits within which the
"enemy's' ships may attack, the selection of
commander for the 'enemy's' force. and the selec-
tion of the ships which will compose the attacking
squadron.
An interesting part of the work in both sets of
mannuvres will be that assigned to the umpires
Officers Will be assigned to each OF the ships in the
naval maneuVres, and to both ships and fortinca-
tions In the joint exercises. TO judges, and
1t is understood that the final decision in the
greater maneuvres as to whether the army or the
navy has been victorious will be rendered by
board OF high ranking officers from both branches
of the service. probably headed by Admiral Dewey
The task of the individual judges will not be an
easy one for the entire scheme of the exercises is
ship seams up past one OF the staten Island I1ts fars
in the dead of night A searchlight flashes out into
the blackness from the fort finds her and the gun
ners ashore train their big weapons to blow her
tim to have prevented deadly work if 1t had been
real war? Were the guns in the fort trained on her
the bay to shell the metropoiis? This is 'imS nH up
sample OF what may be expected in the way of
situations open to vigorous dispute from both sides
York IL is expected that ne will cooperate with
Rear admiral Hgginson In drawing up complete
army and the navy, which begin the latter part OF
The plans for the Joint manoeuvres are tagging
little owing to the fact that General Brooke will
turn over the command of the Department of the
East In few days to General Macarthur and moi
until the latter takes hold of the arrangements for
the army's part are the plans expected 10 take
definite shape.
The battleships Kearsarge. Alabama and Massa-
ehusetts. Of the North Atlantic Squadron, which
have been laid up for repairs at the New-York
Navy Yard for some weeks will be ready to put to
transfer his flag from the Olympia back to the
Kearsarge, and the squadron will Immediately be-
gin active work IN target practice drills and evolu-
tiOnS, In order to increase Its proficiency
also with a view to fitting itself for the coming
manRuvres Lieutenant Commander Niblack. in
spector of naval target practice is now in New
York City making arrangements for that feature of
the squadron's work. The cruiser Olympia left
the Boston yard to-day for New-York where Il
will be docked and undergo additional repairs and
then will Join the other vessels of the squadron
The game which the North Atlantic Squadron
will play this summer should give II somewhat of
advantage the other squadron6 which will
be assembled at the great naval manpuvTes in the
Caribbean next winter.
II is learned at the Navy Department that the
European Squadron. which is gathered at
Christiania, Norway. is also to do considera BILE
active preparatory work in the remainder the
summer. Admiral Crowninshield. aboard the Illi-
nois has with him the Chicago. the Albany. and
the San Fra lcisco leaving ony the little Nashville
TO follow the annual custom of showing the Stars
and Stripes In the ports Of the Eastern Mediter-
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