The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-07

the offensive operations Of the Blue Army
still under way, were weakened to a con-
siderable extent by the concentrated fire
Of the Brown Army's artillery and infantry
and were being checked with ease.
Tomorrow Gen. Grant will again begin
operations with the full strength Of his
division command 1t is considered, for
the purposes of the war problem, that he
has placed to-day's division in reserve and
called up reenforcements from the rear.
Gen. Bell however, must suffer his fire
losses, which, although comparatively light
will reduce his strength to some extent.
The military attaches OF the foreign
embassies and legations, who are guests
of Gen Corbin at headquarters mess, were
interested spectators Of to-days pro-
ceedings. They were particularly inter-
ested in the manpuvres in connection with
thu military operations over the same
ground during the civil war and showed
surprising amount of detailed knowledge
concerning the country round about. In
dividually, they expressed the opinion that
the manPuvres were the most interesting
and instructive they had ever seen, particu-
larly because the conditions of actual war
fare are so nearly Appropriated
Army officers who left corps headquarters
at Gainesville last night at the beginning of
hostities and penetrated the lines Of the
opposing armies brought back to camp
many interesting facts in connection with
the operations Of last night. One officer
on Gen. Corbin's staff had enc or two ex-
periences that showed the zeal of the
militia organizations as well as their mex
perence in manGuvres conducted on the
present large scale.
The officer was challenged by sentry
of the Third Connecticut Regiment and was
explaining to the corporal of the guard
who he was and why he had the right to
penetrate the lines Of the Blue Army when
the commissioned officer in charge of the
outpost detachment rushed up in a state
of excitement, poked the officer in the
ribs with loaded revolver and shouted
Surrender or die'
The officer explained with more force
than politeness that he was non-com-
Blatant and demanded to know why the
other officer had threatened him with the
revolver
Why" said the miltiaman, more fustered
than ever, I'VE just got our ammunition
few moments ago"
The same officer had another experience
few minutes later with an outpost de-
tachment of the Fourteenth New York
Regiment. He was sitting on fence by
the roadside breathing his horse and rest
ing himself when about thirty men of the
regiment ran up and surrounded him and
leveling their cooked and loaded guns
demanded that he surrender instantly.
AS the smokeless powder blank cart
ridges with paper bullets used in the
man9uvres can do considerable damage |
at short range, and the men of the Four
tenth evidently meant business, the officer
threw up his hands and yelled Justify for
the commanding officer in charge. 1t took
half an hours hard argument to convince
the overzealous men Of the command that
they were rather hasty and careless in the
use Of their weapons
Every one Of the officers who rode into the
lines Of the opposing armies last night
came back convinced that the man9lIvres
will result in the greatest good to the militia
troops The difference between the soldier
Of the regular establishment and the State
troops was more apparent in the trying
outpost duty Of last night than in the opera
ions Of to-day.
AS an instance OF this 1t was learned to-day
hat an outpost detachment of seven Regu-
ars had worried a Connecticut regiment
o such an extent throughout the night
hat when the real battle began this morning
he soldiers Of the State organization prac-
ically had no ammunition left