Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-20
N IHE GANE OF WAR
Maneuvers OF the Squadrons
Have Begun on the North
Atlantic Coast.
Ships of the Blue Squadron Will
Defend the Coast Ports and
Resorts.
The White Squadron Maneuvers
for a Chance to Make an
Attack.

New York, Aug. 20-War on the
North Atlantic coast began AT mldhigh'
last night and will continue until noon
on Aug. %. The ships of the biue
souadron. commanded by Rear Admiral
Francis j. IIigginson, strung out along
the coast from New York to Boston,
will be the defense of summer resorts
land important ports from the attacks
of the agile white squadron, when
is composed of the Prairie, the Pan
Their and the Supply. with Commander
chief.
Commander Pillsbury with the three
ships under his command. must try
to make a landing on the North At
lantic coast some time before Aug. 20.
If be succeeds in getting thru The de-
tending line of ships and in establishing
a base on shore the white squadron Will
have won the search problem.
on the other hand, the white squad
ron Will have been defeated if 1T is
caught within the range of the guns OF
the blue squadron. the principal ships
of which are of stronger armament
than the attacking fleet. The game
will end with the accomplishment OF
one or the other of these results
The white squadron will be unaware
how much the commander of the blue
serladron knows about the location OF
the white squadron, and the command
Ter of the blue squadron will not know
how much his opponent knows Of the
lmethod of attack which will be en-
ployed by him.
The Prairie Commander Pillsbury
fiagship for the time being, was last
reported from Provincetown, Mass
That was Monday. What the position
of the Prairie now is, and what the
position of the remainder of the ships
of the white squadron nobody know:
except those on board. The SUPPOSE
ton is that they are somewhere far al
sea- waiting or maneuvering for ar
advantageous moment to make dash
at the coast.
OFFICERS ARE SILENT.
Rocllport Mass. Aug. 2O-The blu'
squadron is massed in Rockport harbol
for the gigantic mimic war off TIL
Atlantic coast. Aboard the ships of tn
fleet which is to protect the New Eng
land coast against the mock attack o
, Captain Pillsbury and his trio of hos
tile ships not an officer could be foun
tonight who had the slightest intima
a, ton or suggestion as to the next pos
-ff--.i-'--rr.rtrr,,rr, wrre precisely as in tim
CT actual war. No civilian MAS allowe,
aboard any ship, from the flagship
l. tl,.1 IL.
In direct contrast to that of the pas
two nights was the spectacle in tn,
harbor tonight Since the arrival O
the squadron there had been night,
Illumination of the ships in Il resplend-
ant show of search lights that cut the
heavens into mNriads of multi-c olorec
tues. Tonight the squadron lies of
Rockport without light showing from
topmast to deck, nor from stem to
stern.
Like huge gray ghosts the Kearsarge
Brooklyn, Alabama and massachusetts
lie in the moonlight, surrounded by the
Scorpion, Hist, Nina and Legion. AS
| tho to accentuate the appearance OF
absolute quiet there is not a ripple or
the waters of the harbor save for the
deck Of a gentle southwest wind.
There We're but two moves of the
| ships in the game of war YESTERDAY.
and the Significance of neither could
| be solved by the most expert puzzle
worker ashore. About 8 o'clock in the
afternoon the Maytlower hoisted anchor
and steamed away to the southwest
Her departure was without warning
All the ships We're under steam and ii
| was scarcely noticed that the May
flower was off until she was Well under
| way. AT O'Clock she returned. signaled
the flagship and then sank into the
general darkness that pervades the
feet.
The second move was when the tor
pedo fotilla, without warning of any
kind, hoisted flags and slipped away.