Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-08-17
NAVY INVOLVED
IN N |C
WARFARE
Red and Blue Armies ManouVer
Along New England Coast
General Engagement Avoid
ed Few Sharp SkirniSheS,


IBy Morning journal Special Lensed WireI
| Rock station, Mass Aug. I6.--For
the FIRST time since the beginning of
the war game between the army of the
red and the army OF the blue, the two
forces tonight were in very close touch.
\ general engagement is likely tomcl-
row.
Thestuation follows a day which
proved eventful as deciding on which
side of the group of lakes General
Tasker H. Bliss. commanding the red
army would make his advance. Will
he sent the Tenth cavalry and the
Fourteenth New York infantry toward
Myricks station on the extreme west,
this movement was only a feintand the
real advance was aOng the eastern
end of the line. Tonight the head
quarters Of the commander-inA Ahcit
are about four miles southeast Of Mid
dleboro, a most strategic position
General Bliss is so situated that he
Still may have a chance to move his
army quickly around Assawontsett
lake and then swing his fun strength
.against General William A. Pew's blue
forces on the lattcrs right wing, or
he might even attempt to turn the
right in upon itself Observers here,
however were inclined to think ,r-
night that such Il move would bc less
polite than quick swing around the
lcft of the blue army SO as 10 force al
path for the invaders between Middle
boro and Plympton That would mean
AN attempt to turn the lett wing and
would afford the advantage of mo"e
territory for maucuvertng, plenty Of
fairly good main ana cross roads aud,
what is particularly an exceedingly
strong consideration, would give the
red army an opportunity to work
around to the west if it found itself in
a dangerous position.
As a result of the forward move
ment most of the forces of Gtherall
Bliss reconcentrated around COOK sta
tion and Middlcboro which was occu-
pied this afternoon. Just before thel
close of the period eat / o'clock Gen
eral Bliss drew back the Fourteenth
New York and the Tenth cavalry
through East Freetown, the scene of
the sunday night oncampment Of the |
main body. and hurriedly marched
them around Lakeside park where they
are cncampcd tonight
There was conflict between "A
mixed patrol of cavahymen from
4 of New York and ;Ae Is
sex troop of New Jersey and detach-
ment of District of Columbia bicycle
scouts representing tn, invaders ana |
= portion of the EightN M3ssanhusolts
infantry on outpost du! t.r the Ie-
fense.
This resulted in the Killing Of ten
,aNalrymen and six lumutrymen. ac-
,ording to the umpire II was merely
a skrmsh and at its close the two
scouting parties fell back to their sup
porting bodies
just to the north of this point six
)lue scouts were ,apturcd 10y cavalry
advance. without knowing it this adj
tance was within a very shorl distance
If strong force Of blue infantry
which was marching forward Middle
)oro. It was said by one of the umprcs
hat had the red caNalrymen been suf-
iciently alert they could have located
orderly back to the main ,aNalrV budyl
,bout mile in the rear and "a trorg
orcc would have bt,1 hurri 20 around
o cut Off the blues, 4 very important
apture
Before they were ordered To falll
,ack to he rear, the scouts Of Captain
Ryan of the mixed cavalry, captured
bout 40 privates of the blue scouting
,arties and outpOsts.
The game became considerably en-
arged tonight when IL was announced
hat u theoretical fleet of battloshipsl
nd saller craft. was on It's way to as
ist the invading army of the red by a
cries Of night attacks on the BQstonl
arbor dcfenses. ~
The harbor forts today received re-
when the transport sum
cr brought six companies of coast ar
illcrv from New York. I20 men.
This sea war game Will be umpirod
'olonel Cronlsitc. who Is in general
barge of the naval manucvcrs and by
lajor \ NJ Hunter of Governors Is l.
nd. New York 81