Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-06-10
READY FOR THE MANEUVERS.
ARMY OFFICERS LEAVE ON
THE TERROR.
Viii Act AS Observers And I'm
pireS In Connection With
Coming War
Game.

4 rather unusual sight ON the
streets of Annapolis was that of sever
al army officers. The difference in the
\ uniforms vas SO marked that no one
mistook them for naval officers. The
officers were detailed here by the
| Secretary of War TO embark ON the
| u. ). 5. Terror.
Ten officers reported to the com
mander of the Terror after having paid
their respects TO Admiral BrOwnson,
| superintendent of the Academy. All
of the officers are first lieutenantS and
are attached To the artillery branch
of the service. The Terror left this
afternoon for the lower bay to get in
touch with the coast squadron. which
will take part in the Army and Navy
maneuyers. The Army officers have
been detailed 60 the various ships of
| the squadron as observers and umpiTes
| during the maneuvers.
This detail is considered of great
value to the Army, because of the fact
| that il affords instruction in the mat
| ter of defenses from the stand point
of the "enemy," " which, in case this,
| is the Navy The army officers who
left on the Terror are Matthew A.
| Gross, Quincy A. Gilmore, Charles
Allen ID. Raymond, Harry H. Mat
hews, Stephen Ii. Mould, John Nc.
Bride and two others who arrived
| just as the Terror was about 60 leave.
The maneuVers are TO start at III
O'Clock tomorrow night, but what
will be the point of attack is not
known. Admiral Dickins has been
keeping his council in the matter, and
it is safe TO say that until tomorrow
some time the officer of the fleets Will
| receive no intimation as TO the attack.
| Indications are that the ships Will
| make no demonstration on Sunday
night, but during the darkness will
attempt TO steal past the various OBJ
servation points established by the
Army. With lights out and under
| forced draft from bright fires IL is
| claimed by followers of the game that
| it will be possible for the ships to
move either up or down the bay and
| lie during the hours of day in some
| place which is not in communication
| with the Army and then at night as
sail one nf tho forts FROM unu1
pectedquarter.
| AS the direction in which the ships
moved when last seen will not be
known TO the Army, the latter will
be unable to be completely prepared
for the attack when il comes and the
| Navy will consequently score many
points on their adversaries As the
skill aud energy displayed in being
| warned and prepared for threatened
attack is considered as great triumph
| in warding off the attack itself tue
| cruisers and scouts which the Army
has out will be unusually alert. OF
1 M 4 mi ba inn Naik n wi
/ 10 state the first point of attack, but
| il is a fact that in order TO reach any
| point of attack it would be necessary
TO pass any other intervening FORTH
cation before that could be accomplish
ed For that reason those who have
been studying the approaching ma
neuvers with interest ale of the opin-
| ion that the forts at the lower end of
| the bay will receive the brunt of the
attack
Ii is further maintained by those
who seem TO know that the admiral
will not continue up the bay unless
his tactics prove superior and indi-
cate that he has succeeded IN pass
ing the forts. Of course at this end
of the line the Navy friends are many
and it seems TO be- the general opinion
that the Navy will win with honor.
Annapolis will hardly be attacked,
owing to the faetithat il has no fOrti-
fications, but Baltimore will be
threatened by the entire squadron.
The latter city will probably not face
he invader until about next Thursday
night, when the slumbers OF the sleep
ing populace will be disturbed by the
cannon boom "the rockets red glare
and the bombs bursting in air.