The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-08-21
BOSTGN'S WAR
GAME is over
GSnsral Bliss Confident 6eciS.
ion Viii Be In His Favor.
LAST DAYS "fIGRTING" FIERCE

Red Forces, Under General Bliss.
Reach Narrower -Four Corners. His
Objective Point. After Hardest
Fighting Witnessed During the
Weeks War Operations.
Boston. Aug 20.-The war game.
which has been conducted in south
eastern Massachusetts during the past
week. has ended but whether Boston.
which was the objective point OF the
invading army under BriKadier Gen
eral Tasker n. Bliss has been really
captured. OF whether the Massachu-
sets troops. commanded by General
William Pew. succeeded in repulsing
the attack OF the Reds and blocking
the path 20 Boston is a matter which
is still clouded in mystery.
General Bliss expressed confidence
that he had won the victory. and that
the decision of the umpires. when Il
is ultimately given. will be in his
favor lie declared he would open =
way TO Boston On the other hand.
General Pew and his lietuenants and
regular army officers in the Blue
camp declared that the advantage OF
position az the close OF hostilities lay
with the Blues
Last night the head OF the army OF
invasion was al AssOnet a mile OF
two from Hanover -Four Corners. while
the head OF General Pews army wa
not more than POO Yards distant and
was said bv the Blue officers TO occupy
a position where il could rake with
deadly fire the troops Of the Reds
should an advance be made along that
road.
The head OF the Red army last
night rested at Assonet while the
main body was AZ Hanover Four Cor
ners which according to General
Bliss. Is the objective point he has
been aiming 20 reach ever since he
landed his forces al New Bedford. The
result was accomplished after the
hardest day of fighting that the war
game has Witnessed
The Reds began the lighting EARLY
in the day bt throwing their left wing
the Tenth oavalry the New YORK
cavslrN the District OF Columbia
and Connecticut infantry against the
right OF the Blues which were gath
cred In considerable strength near
Journeys Corner for two miles along
road through Bryantville TO the
Sandy pond
For three hours the lighting contin-
ued fercely and the Blues held back
the Rod attack After disagreeing
somewhat the nmpires decided 10 st
the Reds back a short distance
Troop b co. the Massachusetts, cavai-
~. succeeded IN creeping through a
piece OF woods after having dismoun--
ed and captured two field guns and
shot forty horses o. the New York
artillery. which had been Smelling the
Blues from the rear centre
A. the Cayaify was making on and
taking win them the captured guns
the Connecticut Infantry fell upon
them captured about half the troops
and recapi1red the guns
The orders given hy General Bliss
early in the morning TO This detached
wing OF his army were to hold back
The Blue forces and occupy their al
| tention until The middle OF the fore
noon This plan was carried out. ana
then the Reds feli back in good order
TO Pembroke Center where another
short but sharp battle took place The
Red detachment Was trying TO rejoin
the main army TWO miles further up
the road. when a large force Of the
Blues was encountered. This Blue
force consisted Of infantry. which had
been hurried over a crossroad witt
the hope OF destroying bridge %
the foot Of OluhBms pond
II the Blues had succeeded ia dvna.
hitting this bridge il might have caus-
ed considerable trouble for the Reds
AS soon as lighting began here a ma
chine gun platoon OF the Tenth cav
airy gailoped up and quickly opened
fire and held back the attack OF the
Blues
The greatest battle Of the day
which lasted nearly four hours occur
red near Hanover Four Corners
Brigadier General Bliss Major Cen
eral Leonard Wood. the chief umpire.
Major General Francis p Greene and
foreign military attaches viewed the
battle from green lawn al the top
Of the hill in front Of the Odd Eel
lows hall. One hundred yards in front
| OF them Were thr-. field batteries OF
artillary which had been unlimbered
and were hring ia the back yard OF a
farmhouse. While across the valley Of
little brook was the field artillery
ofthe Blue. Aassed in solidly on the
top Of tho hill were Red infantry regi-
ments. while several we're engaged on
the slope.