The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-29
NAYY'S MIMIC WAR
 COMES TOEND TODAY
YESTERDAYS MOVEMENTS CON- SISTED OF A FIERCE ENGAGE MENT DURING WHICH A LAND. ING PARTY CAPTURED ALL.

Portland, Me, August 2s.-At noon to- morrow the mimic war waged of this port since midnight Tuesday, with all come to an end and the several thousand men hurried to defense of the city will be withdrawn from the harbor defenses
 Today's movements consisted of a fierce engagement during which a landing party of 1000 men under Rear Admiral Coghlan captured all the stations and defenses of the cape and Spurwin. These marines and jackies landed almost at dawn and were engaged until afternoon, when they returned to the fleet. Rear Admiral Cogh- Ian believed he had achieved the grandest victory of the maneuvers but at 345 Lieu tenant Jordan, in command of the engi- neer corps at the Two Lights, was in- formed by telephone that the umplres had decided that no landing was effected by the invaders, as the men and boats had been put out of action before the landing was attempted. Therefore, the capture of all the points on the cape, in- eluding the signal. search lights and fire control stations at Two Lights was void This left the immense search lights in ac- tion for a demonstration tonight. Re- ports that the invaders were marching upon the forts and the oity prevailed, but if such had been the intention, it was not carried out. the men returning to the ships at 3;45.
 The following bulletin regarding the en- agreements al the cape was issued from headquarters:
 The signal station at Two Lights was captured this morning. The ultimate point of the attack is at Fort Williams or Fort Preble, probably the latter, on &C., count of the peculiar range of the mortar batteries which command all the other forts.
 Major Duyal has abandoned his battery at Williams and is with his command in the trenches to protect his rear from the enemy, who are now 2s00 strong.
 The fleet is at anchor at Prouts Neck. but it is expected it will come to the support of the land forces and shell the battery at the entrance of the harbor.
 Six hundred men are being sent to the trenches at Preble, and the trenches of Meeting House Hill It will take six thousand of the enemy to overcome the force.
 Four destroyers which ran In close to the Two Lights and swept the shore with their small rifles. were fired upon by Fort Williams and Levette and put out of action.
 An official message from the Olympia to the Kearsarge, intercepted at the wire less telegragh station at Fort Prebe and made public tonight officially confirms the report of the grounding for forty-five minutes during the maneuvers of Admiral Deweys former flagship Olympia. The message read:
 We are on the rocks. Double bottom leaking. Can get off without assistance"
 Admiral Barker began his last demon- stration by night in the joint army and navy war game shortly before midnight. A part of the fleet appeared opposite two lights on the cape from Richmons island, and at 10:30 was fired on from Fort Me- Kinley. The firing of small arms at Fort Leyette was distinguished at HAS, and 1t was reported general quarters were sounded there at 12:30. The Fort Preble mortar batteries commenced firing at 12 o'clock and kept up constant roar. Forts Mckinley and Williams about this time joined in the engagement. the pur- pose of which was unknown at 1 o'clock The Panther was the first vessel to ap- pear around the cape and with another cruiser passed the Two Lights