The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-29
MIMIC WAR NOW AT HAND
PRELIMINARY WORH PRAOTI-
 CALLY ENDS TONIGHT.
Two Days VIII Then be Allowed for the Attacking Fleet and the Defending Army to Take Up Positions and War Will be On-Large Number of Umpires and Observers Assigned for Duty at Various Points. tt+5s

Newport. R. l.. Aug. 2S. ,-- After months of preparation in which nearly one-half of the officers of the army and navy have been hard at work preparing plans, the final war 111anoeuvres by an army of defense against an enemy made up of a large number of ships of the United States navy, will begin at mid- night on, Sunday. The preliminary work practically ends at midnight on Friday and two days will be allowed the attacking fleet and the army of de- fense to get into position. In this time the naval brigade of Massachusetts will be taken on board several ships of the navy while the First Massachusetts heavy artillery will be distributed in three battalions at Ford Rodman, New Bedford, Fort Adams, on the east shore of Narragansett bay, and Forts Greble and Wetherill on Conanicut island on the west shore of the boy. The bal ance of the seat of war, which is the defense of the eastern entrance to Long Island sound, will be defended by the regular United States troops, made up of a large number of batteries taken from many of the forts along the Atlan- tic coast. ',s al -.
 In order to decide which side wins the imaginary contest which will go through the next week a large number of umpires and observers have been as- signed to the different forts and to the different vessels of the fleet, which will be commanded by Admiral Higgirison. These umpires and observers will leave for their posts from this cty to-morrow afternoon. For the past few days they have been in constant consultation at the war college here. Each vessel in the fleet will have 8 navy umpire and an army observer, while each fort. will have an army umpire and a naval ob- server a
 Target practice at all the forts will be finished tomorrow, the practice at the forts on Narragansett bay being practically completed to-day, although there will be some si inch gun firing tomorrow afternoon. The practice to- day was from Fort Adams, the large 15-inch mortars being used and being fired at a target anchored off Castle Hill and the results were very satisfactory.
 Seventy-two unloaded shells were fired, each shot weighing 800 pounds and costing $56.
 The army to-day established signal and searchlight station near the Breton Cove life saving station, not far from the famous ocean drive. This is the only searchlight station the army will have outside of Newport harbor on the east side of Narragansett bay. Two special telephone wires will run to this station and a temporary house will be erected for the accommodation of the officers. Two large searchlights have also been put in, together with dyna- mo plant and it is expected that upon this station will fall most of the work in picking up any attacking fleet which may come in at night. The station will also afford an excellent point of vant- age for daylight observation, as it has a great range of vision, from Point Judith and Block Island on the west and south nearly to Cuttyhunk on the east.
 Secretary of War Sanger arrived here tonight and is being entertained at one of the cottages.
 New London, Aug. 2S.-To-morrow night the first real move in the game of war between the army and navy will be made and the army officers believe they will score majority of points and be declared the winners.
 All the rules governing the maneuvres will be given trial and that there will be unexpected moves on the part of the army is evident, and it is quite proba- IContinued on. Sixth Page,)