Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-08-19
Red Army Steadily Clears
the Way Toward the New
England Metropolis.
DEFENDERS RETREATlNG
INTO THE CITY
Fierce Battle Raging in
Southern Massachusetts
--Regulars and Militia.
Special op United Press Wire.


Boston, Aug. 19:-Four hours of
heavy fighting at Bryantville, retreat
of the Blue army from it's dangerous
position and the repulse of a ter
rife attack on Boston by the Red
battleships marked off the early
hours today, in the war game.
The Blue army was frustrated In
its attempt to turn the flank at
Bryantville, retiring in good order.
The Red army plans another similar
attempt. The battleships and tor
pedo boats were shelled and were
adtudged by the umpires destroyed
by the Blues forts of Boston harbor.
The landing parties we're driven Off
Special BY United Press Wire
Boston, Aug. 19:-After a ter
rife battle at Hanover Four Cor
ners, the Red troops turned the
flank of the Blue away. At noon,
General Bliss, of the Red army, was
declared the winner by General
Wood, chief umpire. The Hanover
Four Corners engagement gave the
Reds straight road into Boston.
Hanson, Mass, Aug. 19.-The fercest
battle yet in the mimic war is raging
here today, with the invading red army
everywhere pushing back the blue
troops, who are defending Boston in
the governments $500,000 war game.
Indian Head pond, near this town, is
the center of the fighting, 1t being
about the only place where the blues
are holding their own.
Forced to Retreat.
After an hours fighting the defend
ing army was forced to retreat. Not
content with that victory. the Seventh,
joined by the Tenth cavalry, the negro
regulars, attacked the camp of the de-
fense and compelled retreat of ten
miles.
General Pew endeavored to move his
right wing, the first brigade, by ret
rograde movement from its position In
and around Bridgewater to a point
east of South Hanson, there to re-
enforce the second brigade on the left
wing, which was facing the entire red
army. Forced marches were made,
but the extra troops did not arrive In
sufficient numbers to be of any assist
ance
While General Pew was making this
endeavor General Bliss changed his
tactics and, forming his entire army iD
one long single column, with the cav
airy well on his left flank, drove
straight for the blue extreme left. Tie
forces met at North Plympton, where
the blues had only the Fifth regiment,
part of the First corps of cadets and
Battery B. Although the comparative
ly small force of the blues made bold
stand, they were finally forced to re-
treat by reason of superior numbers.
Collecting His Scattered Forces.
The Second and Sixth infantry and
coast artillery companies, which on the
blues right wing have not yet fired
shot in the war, reported at the new
division headquarters at South Han
son and were assigned to positions In
the line The scattered forces of the
Fifth. Eighth and Ninth regiments, the
batteries and the cavalry were collect
ed in the blue camp.
The headquarters of General Wood
were moved from North Rochester,
where they were established at the
beginning of the war maneuvers, to
Lakeville. The new position has the
advantage of bringing the chief umpire
much nearer the headquarters of both
contending forces
An attack on Boston was successful
ly repulsed by the harbor forts. The
attack was by army transports repre-
senting battleships, which attempted
to make a landing on Nantasket beach.