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ever, are limited, and whose main duty is
to note events In the order of their occur
renee. Though styled umpires they are
not to make rulings except in a few special
cases, subsequently enumerated. Should an
exceptional occasion arise that has not been
anticipated, and that manifestly calls for
decision on the spot an umpire may be
called on to make ruling, subject to sub
sequent approval by the board of arbitra-
ton. In other cases, they should make a
note Of any decision that seems to them
justified in order to make their record more
complete, but without announcing it at the
time. Aboard of each ship naval officer
not attached to that ship shall act as UNI
pire. At each fort and detached battery an
army officer not attached to that fort or
battery shall act as umpire. The reports
of the umpires shall be made to the board
of arbitration.
II. Second, there shall be observers to act
with each of the forces as representatives
Of the other. They shall have power to en-
ter protests against such rulings of the
umpires are announced, and will observe
and take notes in the interest of their own
side. They may call the attention of the
umpire to occurrences that may seem to
escape his notice. Army officers shall act
as observers afioat, one observer to be de-
tailed to each ship. Naval or marine Of
hcers shall act as observers ashore, one OBJ
server at least, to be detailed to each fort
or detached battery and two observers to
Forts Adams, Wright and Terry. The re-
ports of the observers shall be made to the
board of arbitration.
Ii. The commanding officer of each ship,
fort or detached battery shall detail COM
petent person as recorder for the umpire
there stationed.
Il. The period of preparation as provided
for In the special Idea, shall be from mid
night August % to midnight August 81.
10. The period Of hostility, as provided
for in the special idea, shall be from mid
night August 81 to noon September g.;
16. The defense will consist of all the
forts In the artillery district of Narragan-
sett (Forts Rodman, Adams, Wetherill and
Greble), and in the artillery district of New
London (Forts Mansfield, Wright, Niche,
Terry and the fort on Gardners Point.
They will be mobiized war basis, al
lowing two reliefs of artillerymen.
II There will be no floating defense of
any kind.
The Fifteen Vessels to Attack.
Is. The attack will consist of about fif-
teen ships, in accordance with the following
list, which is subject to revision:
A-Kearsarge C-Panther.
Alabama. D-Montgomery.
A-Massachusetts. D-Mayfiower.
A-"Puritan E-GlOucester,
B-Brooklyn E-Scorpion.
O-Clncfnnati
so rated for the purposes of the maneuvers.
The letters of designation used opposite
the names have the following meaning: A,
battleship; B, armored cruiser; c, pro-
tected cruiser; D, unprotected cruiser; E,
gunboat
10. Torpedo boats are excluded from both
sides.
20. There will be required. therefore. nine
army umpires and about fifteen navy UNI
plreS depending on the number of ShipS).
II A recorder for each one of these UNI
pires will be detailed by the commanding
officer of the post ship concerned.
p There will be required twelve navy
ooh Of tIn ,,sp o,-tr,
and an additional observer for Forts Ad-
ans, Wright and Terry.
% About fifteen army observers (de-
pending on the number of shps) will be re-
"a. The umplres and observers will as
semble at the Naval War College, New
port, r. l., at 10 am. on August 27, to dis
cuss the rules
will be taken on board at Newport and dis
tributed to their respective ships by the
commander-in-chief of the naval force on
August 20.
VIII assemble at Newport and be distrib-
uted to their stations by the commanding
general Of the shore forces on August %.
u. Such naval militia as may be assigned
to the ships will embark at Newport on
August 30, and be distributed to the ships
by the commander-in-chief.
2S. The attacking fleet will be assembled
at noon on September 6, at either extrem-
ity of the line of defense, and will then
pass in review before the forts, which will
salute by firing the national salute.
~ The umpires observers and naval
militia contingents will be returned to New
port on September 6, after the review of
the ships in like manner to their original
distribution.
80 In pursuance of paragraph 2 of the
Special Idea 1t must be borne in mind that
the object of the maneuvers on either side
Is not primarily to win, but to investigate
ana test certain systems and problems of
attack attack and and defense. To this end it is de-
sirable that all units shall remain in action
during the whole of the maneuvers. Hence
no ship or battery will be ruled out of ac-
ton by an umpire except in cases referred
to IN paragraph IL of the Preliminary De
tails, and in paragraphs 40, 81 53 and 81
of the rules. An umpire seldom has at any
moment sufficient information on which to
base decision, and rules involving the eff
fect and volume of fire cannot be applied
on the spot, owing to lack of time for the
needful calculation. In most cases it is
enough If he will note his opinion without
announcing it, reporting it in full to the
board of arbitration. The reports of the
umpires and the. reports and protests of
the observers and commanding officers will
thus afford the basis for decisions by the
board of arbitration.
The remainder of the rules relate to tacti-
cal action, the charts to be used and ends
with the following table:
Life of Shore Defense in Points.
One Pinch barbette gun ......... 3 400 100
One g. 10 or 12-inch disappearing gun 800 S29O
One 6-nch disappearing gun. -. $500 6 700
One battery, 6-inch less, barbette
usually two guns. sy.............. 700 3240
~One battery, 6-pOunders, 5-inch
siege (moyable). e)................... 300 $500
f"sition- -hndcr tower ............... $500 3.4D0
searchIight, in opera ton. .......... $500 1900
y mortar battery cannot b. DESTROYED by g1pfire
"In the of movable armaments any number
Of guns constitutes battery il within 200 feet OF
each other and without traverses or within 100
feet of each other and with trarerses.
Life of Ships in Points.
go Day. Night.
A-Battle ships s.................... 600 200
B-ArmOred cruisers. rs..........,.. 500 600
C-Protected cruisers. ............... $50 42O
D-Chprotected cruisers. ........-... 200 24o
E-HuhDoats. .-.....-..........--.. 100 120
To Silence Guns, Ashore and Afoat.
Points per minute.)
Day. Night.
One disappearing gun (any caliber).. $40 100
One l2-inch barbette gun. ......... 800 36o
one battery, 6-inch or less. barbette. 300 36n