The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-14
Eastern Guardsmen Are Be-
ing Strenuously Opposed by
Boston Defenders, Known
As the Blue Army.
SEVEN THOUSAND MEN
DEFENDING THE CITY
These Gallant Home and Lib
erty Savers Are Much Out.
numbered by the Oashno
Army of Invaders.
lAmerican News Service,

(Amcrican News Service)
New Bedford. Mass. Aug. lA.-TAo
Red army OF invaders which must d
the attacking In the great war gamo
landed on Massachusetts soil At 3 q
m. today under command OF Major.
general Trasker H. Bliss. U. 8. 4
The New York troops were among the
first to land. The 10000 militiahea
from New York. New Jersey. District
Of Columbia and Connecticut were
landed In record time and marched
away to take up their positions accord
Ing to their secret orders.
The landing took place at Fair Ha-
ven. a suburb Of New Bedford. in sight
OF the home Of the late Henry H. Rog.
ers. They landed at the New Haven
wharves from the transports and then
marched away toward the interior.
The blue army Of defense. under
Gen. Pew consisting of 1000 Massa.
chusetts troops today started from an
parts OF the state to take up their DO
sttion along their IL mile battle line
OF defense between Boston and the in
vading army.
Major General Leonard A. Wood.
chief umpire In charge of the maneuv.
res. arrived In New Bedford today and
proceeded to Lanesville to his head
quarters on the White farm. This n
Is miles from New Bedford.
General Wood sent out aides to the
rival commanders asking for q coafer.
ence to be held before night ae Afe
headquarters.
General Bliss. commanding the Red
army. was one Of the first men to dis
embark. He set up temporary head
quarters In Fair Haven and pushed
along the landing work in . hurry-up
fashion. When the troops were an
landed. he gave orders for the differ.
ent brigades and regimental comman-
ders to take up the positions ~ direct
ed In their secret orders.
Lanesville. near the headquarters OF
Gen. Wood will be the scene Of fight-
Ing early Monday. This became evi-
dent today when the invading army
marched away to take up its position.
The invaders were watched I'm their
5000 people from New Bedford and
nearby towns.
The New York. New jersey. District
OF Columbia and Connecticut militia
men are a hardy looking lot OF men.
Their commissary and quartermasteP
stores were landed last night, ~ the
soldiers landed today in light march
Ing order. The regiments quickly
formed on the wharf and lost NO time
In marching northwestward to take up
their position. The foreign militia ex-
perts watched the landing of the I'M
vaders and declared that the landing
was done In remarkably fast time.
These officers include Col. Baron do
Bode Of the Russian amy Major Don
ita Of Mexico. Captain Count. de Cham
brun Of France and Captain Firth Of
the Britain army.
Gen. Bliss was particularly anxious
about his equipment of autos, bicycles
for his scouts. the war balloons. wire
less and field telegraph outfits and
heliograph apparatus. The invaders
success depends largely upon the use
OF these modern war attachments and
General Bliss wants. nothing to hap
pen to this part Of his equipment.
The mystery about what win be-
come OF the fleet Of troops. Including
the Fitzpatrick. Meade. Boston and 9TH
er big troopships has not been cleared
up. 1t is feared by the blue army that
three vessels will compose the Red ar-
my's naval support and make q united
attach nm tho ~na~f F~.r%. g.
concerted land attack Of the Red army.
The transports remain anchored OF
Fair Haven.