New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-15
HITCH In WAR GAME
ONE or INT4DERS TRANS
PORTS MISSING.
General Hood .fHrouHCes Delay IN,
BEGINNING Hostijjties De
Tenders CHANGE Plans.

Boston. AUG. 1.-THE beginning Of the blood-
less war which is 70 be vaged in southeastern
Massachusetts during the coming week was
postponed unexpectedly tonight from the hour
of midnight 70 s O'Clock TO- morrow morning.
With all preparations made By the defending
army ot tho Blue To- resist attack. and even
70 take the initiative in action. no more disap-
pointed board OF strategy ever gathered under
tent than We're Erigad,er General William a.
Pew. in command or the defenders; Governor
Eben s. Draper and tho advisers when word
was received late tonight at the division head
quarters that on account Of the failure of one
Of the "enemy's" transports 10 arrive the entirs
nanoeuvres had been postponed for eight hours
The announcement came to Brtgadier General
Pew's headquarters from Major General Leonard
Wood, commander uf the Department Of the
East and the chief umpire in the game.
General Wood had learned from Brigadier GEN.
eral Tasker ~. Bliss. Of the regular army, who
commands The invading force that one OF hts
transports was unexpectedly missing. and after
consultation vi7b the other umpires General
Wood decided 10 call all the proceedings or
until O'Clock on SUNDAY morning. Az that hour
the game viii officially begin.
In the camp Of the Blues the postponern-nt
had the effect Of setting at naught some very
carefully thought out plans for stealing a march
on the invaders. the Army Of the Red For two
weeks. it now ne said without any VIOLA
tfon OF confidence. Governor Draper. Brtgadier
General Pew and Adiutant General William H
Brigham have had their plans well perfected TO
start their force hot foot in search Of the tn
vaders as soon A. the stroke Of midnight
sounded
NEW COURSE OF ACTION FORMED.
There was 70 be no Waiting for the enemy ~
make an attack bur as soon "a General Pew's
rt,s
he 4 general advance. The news OF the post
poneu7ent Of course. caused an entire derange-
rnent Of AL these plans and made II necessary
for the division chiefs 70 form an absolutely
new course Of action. What that will be. de-
velopments Tomorrow viii show
With the exception OF tha transport Meade all
the feet Of passenger steamers and army troop
ships which brought the invading force Of the
Red Army had landed their quota. OF militia
men and regulars tonight. The Meade came up
70 the entrance Of Buzzard's Bay late this at
ternoon and anchored of Round Point apparently
waiting for q pilot just before dark she got
under way again and came into Clark's Point, of
Fort Rodman. Two lighters were sent out 70
her. and IL rs supposed that they will bring the
two regiments Of Connscticur infantry on board
the Meade up 10 the city early in the morning.
The camp of the invaders - near Parting
Wsvs and North Lunds Corner. on the northern
side ~ the city and close To the Bristol County
goad running 70 Boston.
RED ARMY LINE NEAR NCJSFTNET
The line oC the RaI Army tonight was about
seven miles long. with General Bliss'z head
quarters near Ncushnet. The 7th New York
Infantry was on tbe extreme left and all the
cavalry on the extreme right and very much
further advanced than the rest of the troops
in fact being near the headquarters Of General
wood at Rochester The 18th New York wsv
about a mile east NJ the 7th, while ths field
ARTILLERY was punched near Lunds Corner. four
miles our of the city. The Conuecticut infantry
viii have q place I'm the right wing The
tiousj guardsneu from the District OF Columbia
were Just In advance of General Bliss's head
quarters and To- the east OF the Acushnet River.
10 was NOT until 103O o'clock that the camp
equipment of the troops which landed thfs
morning had all been taken from the wharves
20 the camp. and &C. Will 10 daylight probably
before the commissary equipment OF the Con-
necticut regiments is ON the ground. The Con-
necticut regiments landed from the transport
Meade i'm lighters late tonight. and in light
marching order started by way Of Fair Haven
and AcusAnet TO their assigned place in camp.
II is expected that the order will be given
about = O'Clock tomorrow morning for a gen.
eraI advance Of tho whole line Of the invaders
five or SIX miles inland. At the same time IL il
expected the line viii spread ont, the cavalry
going ahead 10 reconnoitre-
The transport sumner will sail sail early To-
morrow for this civ carrying six companies
If the regular coast artillery from the New
York harbor forts. and viii land them soon
after noon These companies Will report to
colonel Robert Fl Patterson. G A c. command
ing the artillery district Of Boston. and viii BE-
detailed as an infantry support TO protect the
land approaches of the Boston harbor defences.
It is believed that the Red army is planning
10 make demonstration against the Boston
harbor forts probably by the use Of some OF
the transports and mine planters. which will rep
resent battleships and armored cruisers.
Tonight the headquarters OF the Blue army
WAS near Robins Pond. about six miles east OF
Bridgevater, with the right Of the line of troops
a little west Of Bridsevater and the extreme left
a little east Of Halifa1. The whole line is about
twelve miles in length. All the arrangements
of the Massachusetts militia officers for getting
their army ot seven thousand concentrated and
ready for action were carried out with fine pre-
cision.
In accordance with The programme OF the war
game. Governor Draper received word thecreti-
cay this morning Of the approach of the enemy.
The machinery OF Adjutant General Brishams
office was immediately set 10 work, and by Q
O'Clock the necessary orders had been. trans
lnitted and the troops were on their way TO ths
rendezvous.
-rbis afternoon before o'clock all the com
r,aDd Of General Pew was in position in the line
and word for forward movement at midnight
was awaited Ou the extreme left of the line
vas tbe 9th Regiment Of Infantry. then the sth
and the 5th and next the division headquarters
Then came The signal corps. Battery \. Bat
rle azt