The Washington times., 1909-08-16
Troops of Defense Make
General Advance and Oc-
cupy New Front.
RED FIGHTERS GO
FORWARD AGAIN
District of Columbia Soldiers En-
camped Today Along the Road
From Freetown.
By Guy ". FINNEY.


BROCkTON, MASS AUG. ia
FORMAL PROTEST HAS BEEN
FILED TODAY BY GENERAL PEW.
COMMANDING THE BLUES, THAI
GENERAL BLISS, OF THE REDs,
THE RULES OF THE
GAaE BY MAKING An ADVANCE
or SEVERAL MILES BEFORE A.
ii. TODAY.
BOSTON, Aug. 46.-Whsn hos
tilities of the two opposing war
forces defending and attacking Bos-
ton ceased at 4 O'Clock TO-DAY, both
had established new fronts. with
General Bliss, of the Red invaders,
massed on General Pew's right in
the vicinity of Masons Corner, on
the New Bedford turnpike, about ten
miles from Middlebore.
General PeW's army Of defense,
the Blues, has ms5e a general ad-
vance and occupies a front extend
ing from Titicut TO Waterville, with
the provisional troops fRld in re-
seVve at Robbins Pond.
Simultaneously With the advance
ment of the First Brg3de from
Bridgewater to Tidcut, the Second
Brigade, which occupied a position
on the left of the line, started an
advance of eight miles and this after
noon is making camp with brigade
headquarters at Waterville.
0UTPoSTS PLACED.
The Fifth Infantry is holding the
extreme left, without posts and
pickets extending to the coast.
Early today Battery D. Field
Artillery, was ordered from pro-
visional brigade headquarters to
the right of the line, making camp
at Titicut this noon.
At daybreak eGenral Bliss. in
command of the Red invasion of
Boston, commenced a general al
vance with his army, massing his
forces about ten miles in front of
the right of General Pew's line
He sent the First and Second
Connecticut, with the Seventh and
Twenty-second New York Regi-
ments, with all Of his cavalry, sup
ported by a regiment Of infantry.
to this position. He also moved
his base of eommissary supplies
to Quittacus pond.
Red Army's Location.
The location Of the Red army IN de-
tail is as follows: The District Of Co
Iumbia troops are encamped along the
road from Freetown to North Roches-
ter, the mair body being near Little
Ouittacus pond Farther west ard
south of Long pond is the Second Regi-
unent of Connecticut troops and the
Seventh New York Infantry and the
1'ventv-second New York Engineers, as
we'll as all of the artillery OF the IN
vading forces
The headquarters of Gen. Tasker II.
Bliss, L. S. A. is also here.
In FreetOwn, near HoWland station.
is the Fourteenth New York Infantry
encamped along the road Tor three
miles The head of their line is the en-
tire body Of cavalry troops
Five military attaches, representing
the armies of France, Russia and
Mexico, made a tour of inspection OF TIE
Blue army camp today.
Governor Draper and Adjutant Gen
eral Brigham also went on tour Ct
inspection among the Massachusetts
troops.
While rumors are thick about brigade
headquarters. staff officers profess is
norance Of the probable extent Of the
troops operations.
The present forward movement, how
ever. has reached the first critical
stage and much of the success Of Gen
sraI Bliss plans depends upon General
Hsrries' ability TO cover the front OF his
command in case the brigade Of the
Blue army" at Aliddleboro, Is sent
against the right flank
The District camp is an ideal one, ex-
cent as TO its water supply, although
even this is far more abundant than at
the first camp at MendaH Hlll
Orders Received.
Word that the District command would
he needed in today's operations came
from General Bliss headquarters after
midnight last night.
IT directed that preparations be made
IN start at O'Clock This order was
followed by another before daybreak.
which resulted in the sending out Of the
detachment on a reconnaissance into the
blue territory.
The order to break camp found them