The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-01
BROWNS WHIP BLUES
IMAGINARY sANoUINARY CON
 FLICT IS WAGED.
Lost of the Manouvres in Which Regulars Exclusively Will Par ticipate-State Militia Will
 be Merged With Others.

Camp Young West Point, Ky, Sept. 30 The Brown army apparently came of victorious today in what proved by faI the most exciting and dashing manouvre of the series of three ending today. To | days work ends the field work designed
 for regular troops exclusively. Tomorrow the State militia will begin pouring in and Friday as many of them as have es- abolished camp will be combined with the regulars for the first of the series of big events.
 No more interesting spectacle than to- days manouvre, even for civilian, could have been arranged. For the first time since the manouvres began all the arms of the service had fair chance to show their mettle. The whole strength of the opposing commands were in actual con tact with the enemy at some time or other.
 The general feature of the problem was the same as on the two preceding days. The Blue army having been driven in on its base at Louisville by the Brown army from Nashville, had secured rein forcements and in turn assumed the of- fensive, while the Brown is retiring. Dur ing the interval between Monday and to- day. the main body of the Browns (m- aglnary) was supposed to have reached a town twenty miles from West Point.
 The Brown rear guard was operating within eight miles of West Point for the purpose of discovering the intentions of the Blue advance guard (reaD. The com mand of the Brown rear guard was act ing under orders to harrass the Blue ad- vance guard. take prisoners. and, if the time seemed ripe. to strike a hard blow at the same to avoiding an engagement which might compromise the Brown main body.
 The Blue advance guard consisted of the 1st infantry, a platoon of the 14th battery, field artillery and Troop I. 4th cavalry. The Blues went out swiftly and established outpust in a well covered po- sition along two roads running east and west.
 Three roads opening at almost right angles behind them were thus protected. The main body of the Blues 0maginary) was supposed to be about eight miles in the rear. The Blues had time to strength en their position by rifle pits.
 The Brown rear guard consisted of eight companies of the 3rd infantry, six troops of the 7th cavalry and the nst battery field artillery.
 Major Ayres. after feeling out the posi- tion, directed his attack in three parallel columns, sending the artillery supported by troops of cavalry, against the Blues left wing along one road; four troops of cavalry along another road against the Blues right and a central column of fn- fantry and dismounted cavalry. A little brush at the Blues right was followed by q swift cavalry movement. which practi- cally isolated large part of the Blues right. TAe central column of Browns kept the BluN centre so busy at the position in an o-chard that the Brown artillery took a position which enabled 1t to sweep the Blue left and a part of the center Under these circumstances, the Blue line was compelled to fall back for a con siderable distance, until the platoon of Blue artillery was finally brought over to the left. This stiffened the resistance somewhat, but the Blues were unable to regain much of their left. The Blue right finally got better position and held fairly well, The advantage for the day seemed decisively in favor of the Browns, although the decision of the umpires will not be announced until tomorrow.