The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-10
INVADERS HAVE ADVANTAGE
RESULT OF FIRST DAY OF GER
 MAN ARMY MANEUVERS,
Supposed Russian Force Gains Superior Position and is Ready to Push Fora Ward-American Generals and Other Distinguished Military Men Present. The Use of Motor Cars.


 Distinguished Military Men Present.
 The Use of Motor Cars.
 Frankfort-on Oder, Sept. 9.-The war maneuvres began to-day with 92,000 troops divided into two opposing ar mics. A peaceful and sunlit spread of country to the west of here was cov- cred by parties of cavalry searching the valleys and the woods for the supposed enemy, or seeking to catch glimpses of him from the ridges by batteries gal loping into action through wheat fields and beet patches, and by long lines of ri1emen advancing along a twelve mile front. Balloons swung high in the air and there were many other signs of warlike activity. The artillery, of which the invading reds and the de- lending blues have each about one hun dred pieces, came into action and there were sounds of irregular firing along the far extended fronts. Six or eight miles in the rear of the fighting lines were the generals commanding the two contingents, General Von Steuelpnalgel, of the reds. who are considered an in- vading Russian army and General Von LignitZ of the blues, who fills the role of the German defending army. Field telegraphs spread fanlike from the headquarters of each commanding gen. tn tba tc on1 nearly every elevation was established a telephone station. The generals were advised of the situation in every part of the terrain, and moved their forces about in a manner often quite meaning less to the observers of the maneuvres, who with the aid of the strongest glasses could only see a distance of about two miles, the country being roll ing and partly wooded.
 To-day was spent by the contending armies in playing for positions. It was an artillery duel with occasional brushes between cavalry. The infantry never got into action. The German ar- my of defence captured one gun from the Russians, but this was immediately e-taken by the invaders. A cavalry detachment of the blues fell into the hands of the inaders who, at the end of the day, had gained the superior posi- tion and were ready to push forward. Emperor William, as umpire of the 1 maneuvres, visited both sides. The for eign 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 American visitors, Generals Corbin, Young and Wood and their aides wore the new drab fatigue uniform of the | United States army. The emperor looK ! ed the American officers over closely 1 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 of the blues and his bearing to- | wards the Americans in every way was l most kind.
 | Earl Roberts, commander-in-chief of the British forces, wore a blue field marshal's uniform, but General French and MT. Brodrick, the British war sec- retatry, were clad in khaki. I
 | Emperor William will lodge tonight at the castle where the empress is also | staying.
 His majesty is not using his auto mobile for the maneuvres, the empress having made him promise not to do so because of her fear arising from the re- cent large number of automobile acci- denth. Several of the general officers did use motor cars to-day for quick transfer from one part of the field to another.
 All the foreign guests for the ma neuvres are at their respective quarters here.
 Next Friday, the last day of the ma neuvres, General Corbin will give din- ner to Earl Roberts and the other Brit ish visitors and the high German off, cers who have been concerned in the war game.