The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-13
Both From Land and Sea, Ath-
ems Of America Will Be Be-
sieqed by the Naval and
Army Forces.
THOUSANDS OF TROOPS
WILL BE EMPLOYED
Scream Of Bombs and Roar OF
Great Coast Defense Guns
Will Add Realistic Effect to
The Game.
fAmer,can News service)

american News Service)
Boston, Aug. 13.-Boston will be
..ut off from the rest OF the world sew
en- days, beginning Saturday, precise
" 1t / minute past midnight, when the
city will be attacked by land and sea
and an invading force Of 10000 men
will be landed to test the coast de-
lenses. That is, it will be cut of
from military standpoint II the plans
az the invaders are successful.
The military power OF Germany will
be embodied in the invading force
and the defenders OF the city will typi-
~ the United States resisting the in
vestment by a foreign foe.
This is the greatest military move
ment ever conceived in America in
times Of peace. 1t rivals on land the
splendid feat of Americas naval pow
er girdling the globe.
May Capture Taft.
President Taft's summer home lies
in the heart OF the battlefield. While
the armies are contending with mighty
prowess for the strategic points be-
tween Narragansett and Portland, Me-,
President Taft and John Hayes Ham
mond will be quietly playing golf at
the Essex country club, although the
chief executive Is keenly interested
in the war game. having been secre'
tary Of war, and will look over some OF
the movements in person. perhaps.
Major-general Tasker H. Bliss. gen
eral staff, u. s. A.. will command the
foreign forces, to be known hereafter
as the Reds, while Brig. Gen. William
A. Pew Of the Massachusetts, militia
will defend the city and try to drive
the invaders back into the sea. Brig.
Gen. Pew's forces are the Blues.
Carrying the smallest amount OF
equipment ever issued to them, Tor
seven days, the district national
guardsmen 100 strong, are enroute
from Washington on the army trans
ports Sumner and McClelland.
Tomorrow night the seventh and
fourteenth regiments OF infantry, The
twenty-second battalion of engineers
first battery OF field artillery. squad
ron A, and companies l and 2 Of thu
signal corps, all of New York state
will leave New York City and disem
bark at New Bedford. which will b.
the base Of supplies for the attacking
party General Appleton is In com
mand Of the 5000 troops representa-,
New York.
BY Land and Sea.
Boston Is to be attacked by LAM
and sea- The foreign forces will de
bouch east and west from New Bed
ford while the transports will pou
their steady stream Of mon into tn
field. Sixteen army vessels will TAX
part In the seven days battle undo
the command Of Captain w. j. Culich
The naval force will make night
raids upon. the Notifications along tn
coast and the fortresses. whose offic
It is to keep out the foreign soldier.
They must keep q mighty carefu
watch and have their searchlight
playing upon the sea line II they wan
to catch the attacking vessels first.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, con
mandant of the department of tn
east United States army, will exei
else supervision over all the operation
both by land and sea. Lieut.. Col Al
Gilbert Cronkhite, coast artiller
corps, the chief artillery officer OF til
department Of the east. will be the O
aacial umpire OF the naval operation
and will have as his chief assistan
Major A. M. Hunter. U. s. A. Their
will be other referees assisting thes
The operations will be the most III
aque ever attempted because every OF
portunity will be taken advantage ,
20 utilize the modern devices Of wa
Bomb dropping will be tried an
wireless telegraphy on the naval IL
tilla will be tested to the limit.
The attacking forces will be formi'
able. II IL to be composed OF II
troops from New Jersey. New Yol
city, the District OF Columbia. ar
one squadron Of the Tenth Regul'
Cavalry. and two companies Of Il
Regular Coast Artillery. They will
landed somewhere on the southea
coast of Massachusetts,. Quite naturf
" both sides are keeping their plal
secret.
The foreign military attaches wi
will be on the ground viewing the "
game as outsiders are COL Baron
Bode, OF the general stan Of the RI
sian imperial army: Major Davi
general STAN Of the Mexican arm
Captain Count de Chambrun. geuer
stan Of the French army; and CAPITA
Gilbert Frigh Of the Royal British {
gineers. These attaches will be
charge OF Captain William H. Gigna
Of the Second Field ARTILLERY. -
State military attache in Paris.
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