Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-06-05
REALISTIC SHAM BATTLE
FINELY WORKED OUT SCHEME OF At
TACK AND DEFENSE.
A MOCK ENCOUNTER THE DEAD AND w0UHDED-coMc
SIDE OF THIRD DAYS DRnt-B0ARD OF VISITORS
BREAKFAST WITH MlDDlES-TALk OF EN-
LARGN6 ACADEMY GROUNDS.
TO TAKE TN MORE OF ANNAPOLIS.

This was the third aud last day oI
the exhibitions OF the practical work
ings Of the Naval Academy in "a,
presence OF the Board Of Visitors ap
pointed by the President and Congress-
and constantly increasing assem-
blage Of others. The program Of today
was more interesting than that On
either of the two previous days, and
there were, besides several features
not connected with the Inspection oi
the Board Of Visitors, but added ~
extra features Of June Week The
presence Of so many naval people
and others making this tie most au'
spicious occasion.
The exercises Of the day opened
with n graphic representation Of
battle scene In which infantry and
artillery were employed, and In the
afternoon the members Of the board
saw an exhibition Of the practical
work done under the direction Of tho
Department Of Mechanical Engineer.
ing and Marine Architecture, an all
important branch since vessels oi
steel driven by steam have succeeded
the wooden ships that depended upon
the winds for their motive power.
The third ceremony in which the
midslIipmen took part was the dress
parade at g 10. other events connect
ed with the week were the business
meeting OF the Alumni Association in
the afternoon and its annual dinner
in the evening and promenade con
cert, the only one Of the week, also in
the evening.
The Board Of Visitors Is now com
pletely organized and the work Of the
week Is mapped out among its mem
bers and subcommittee. The board
meets in committee of the whole from
1890 %. IN. 10 y. M. each day and
the subcommittee have session from
2 To and again from 10 q each af-
ternon. Admiral Sands, superinten-
dent of the Academy has notified
every person connected with the in
stitution that tho summons Of the
board shall be taken I'm the light OF
an order Of the service and that prompt
response must be made TO 1t. AS pub
lished, Admiral Sands appeared before
the board yesterday and discussed
matters connected with the Academy
at length.
A subject which the board has been
discussing and upon which IL will
probably make recommendation is
that Of the enlargement of the Acad-
emy grounds by the taking in of that
part OF the City which is bounded 0y
King George, Hanover and Wagner
streets and a portion of the present
boundary Of the Academy. This
forms a rectangle about three hundred
yards in length by 125 in width and
IL was contemplated by the plans foI
the new Naval Academy that this
portion should be included within the
grounds. Indeed, the plans for the
whole work provided that rows Of
officers residences should be situated
here.
The board has some information
that the owners of this property are
holding it ut a speculative value and
the members are not willing that the
United States Government should be
mulcted for any unreasonable cost to
obtain the property. One OF the
members of the board said today that
if it was found impossible to make
reasonable terms with the owners, the
board would probably recommend
that no attempt be made to secure this
property, as ii is not absolutely nec-
essary that il should be included in
the Academy grounds.
It has been suggested that the rep.
resentatiyes of the United States Gov
ernment be empowered to enter into
negotiations with the property holders
at once and that IL agree to make the
purchases where reasonable terms car
be fixed II il is. found that most ol
the property can be procured i'm this
Inc fn4 X
condemnation proceedings for the re
mainder. 1t is estimated that the cos
of securing tho needed property viii
be about $250.000
Mr.. william owen Jones, OF thu
Board OF Visitors, surprised the Acad
emy authorities this morning by ap
pearing at Bancroft Hall while th'
midshipmen we're at breakfast, In or
der 10 form an idea OF the character o
the meals that were furnished the mid
shipmen. lie occupied the table will
Lieut.. Commander Charles ID. Nc
Way, Jr., the officer In charge. Mr.
Jones expressed himself as highl,
pleased with the meal he sampled ant
talked OF suggesting TO the other mem
bers OF the board that they remoy'
their quarters from their hotel 10 Ban
croft Hall during thier stay In Annap
oils.
The sham battle under tic direc
tion or I.ieuf. commando Iiooge
wern WAS dislin.siy the most interest
ing Of the outdoor exercises Of tb
week. The exhibition called In pla.
not merely the formal exactness AM
precision OF the closed order drill
OF the previous days. but the auicl
thought and action which are abso
lutely necessities in the accomplish
ment Of modern military operations
There was an illustration Of iinel,
worked out scheme Of attack and dc
fense. the various phases Of whiel
werc extremely realistic, and the en-
ployment OF both infantry and artil
lery during the mock encounter.
The first battalion. under the com
mand Of Lieutenant y. ). King, a
the attacking force and its rcseryl
with tho artillery assigned 70 IL, con
sisting OF two field pieces, occupfes
strong ground upon the Naval Gene
terry bill. separated from the Academ,
grounds by College creek, crossed ,,
wooden @.bridge. The defensive
force, consisting OF the second battal
ion, under Lieutenant w. ". Vernon
was enfrenched behind the stands o