Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-15
TAFT IS N NO HURRY WAR GETS POSTPONED
Delays Announcing Census There Wasn't Enough Enemy
Supervisors for Day. to Attack Boston.
HITCHCOCK IS ON THE JOB ONE TRANSPORT IS MISSING
Lyon Pushing Mason and Rain Checks Order in Massa
Dixon's Line. chusetts.
PRIEs ONLY ONE END LOOSE GUNS READY TO BOOM TOO
Going Bev
erly to Talk Tariff Admins ourns Nght-win
traton This Week Begin This
ONE TRANSPORT Is MISSING
Rain Checks in Order in Massa-
chusetts.
GUNS READY TO BOOM. TOO
Disappointed Board Of Strategy Ad-
journs for the Night-Will
Begin This Morning.

! BOSTON, August 14.-Thc beginning OF
the bloodless wal. which is to be ~aged in
southeastern Massachusetts during the
coming week was postponed unexpectedly
tonight from the hour of midnight to $
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
All preparation having been made BY
the defending or Blue army to resist an
attack, and even to take the initiative in
action, no more disappointed board of
strategy ever gathered under a tent than
mand of the defenders, Gov. Eben S.
Draper and the 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 to arrive
the entire nlancuvers had been postponed
for eight hours.
The announcement came to Brig. Gen.
PeU's headquarters from Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood, commander of the De-
partment OF the East, and the chief UNI
pire I'm the war game.
Gen. Wood had learned from Maj. Gen.
Tasker II. Bliss of the regular army, who
tic IHNdulHS 1OICc, IUdC OH6
Of his Transports was unexpectedly
missing and after consultation with the
other umpires Gen. Wood decided to call
all the proceedings of until o'clock Sun
day morning. At that hour the game will
officially begin.
All Plans Deranged.
In the camp of the Blues the postpone
ment 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 may
now be said without violation of conf
dence, Gov. Draper. Brig. Gen. Pew and
Adjt. Gen. William II. Brigham have
had their plans well advanced to start
their forces hot-foot in search Of the in
sounded.
There was to be no waiting for the
enemy to attack, but as soon as Gen.
Pew's slfrmishers could find the enemy
news of the postponement. OF course,
caused an entire arrangement of all
these plans. and made 1t necessary for
the division chiefs to take an absolutely
new course Of action. What that will
be developments tomorrow will show.
Tonight the headquarters Of the Blue
army were near Robins Pond. about six
miles east OF Bridgewater. with the right
of the line Of troops a little west of
Bridgewater and the extreme left a little
east Of Halifax. The whole line is about
twelve miles in length. All the arrange
ments of the Massachusetts militia off,
GERS for getting their army of 1000 con-
centrated and ready for action were car
ried out with excellent precision.
Enemy Has Landedw
In accordance with the program of the
war game, Gov. Draper received word
Theoretically this morning of the ap-
proach of the enemy. The machinery of
Adjt. Gen. Brigham's Office was inn
mediately set to work, and by o'clock
the necessary orders had been trans
mitted and the troops were on their way
to the rendezvous.
This afternoon before o'clock all the
command of Brig. Gen. Pew was in
position in line and word for forward
movement at midnight was awaited.
On the extreme left of the line was
the 9th Regiment of Infantry. then the
sth and the 9Th. and next the division
headquarters. Then came the Signal
Corps Battery A, Battery B. Battery G..
tht Coast Artillery, the 9th Infantry,
and on the extreme right the I'd In
fantry.
Gov. Draper. Lieut.. Gov. rockingham
Adjt. Gen. Brigham. Inspector General
Parker. Judge Advocate General Rogers
and Maj Sears arrived at division head
quarters about $3.50. They had left the
state house in this city at 1920 in two
automobile truck carrying baggage.
| They will remain in camp during the
entire week. living under canvas like
| the rest of the volunteer army.
"Theoretical' Dynamiting.
An interesting part of the equipment
at headquarters is the placards which
have been prepared to indicate hat
! bridges have been theoretically" de-
| stroyed or trees felled Theoretically
across highways to impede the move
ment OF wagons and automobiles. Dy
Mantle and fuses are to be carried and
are to be actually placed in position
under bridges in readiness 20 be set
OFF.
But when all is in readiness to blow
up a bridge. instead Of igniting the
fuses. as would be done in actual war
fare. the placards are to be tied on tha
bridges to notify the "enemy' that
theoretically" the bridge is no more
and that he will either have to build
a pontoon bridge or ford the shallower
streams.
Dispatches received in the city during
the day brought the news that a large
part of the invading army had landed
lIoH tTdHspUItS SOtltWUeEc OH Tie COcSt
of Buzzards bay. According to the
rules of the war game. all telegraph
and telephone lines were supposed to
have been cut Immediately after the
| first news was flashed from the south
shore to Boston that the city was threat
ened with attack. The news Of the land
| ing places of the invaders was, by the
| the rules of the game, supposed to be
/ learned by the army OF defense only by
means OF the field telegraph. scouts and
possibly by the use of balloons.
Fun for Summer Boarders.
| The transports bearing the Reds
troops consisted Of the steamers Puritan.
Pilgrim. Boston and City OF Taunton and
the army troopships Mcclellan, Summer
and Meade.
| The arrival OF these vessels and the
landing of their forces Of regulars and
National Guardsmen from Connecticut,
| New Jersey. New York and the District
| OF Columbia afforded much diversion to
| summer colonies at various points in the
| neighborhood of Buzzards bay. and even
| at places farther north along the shore
the excitement OF watching for the smoke
| OF the enemy's feet added Zest to the
/ monotony of the vacation idlerS' life.