The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-20
PEACE DECLARED
VICTORY UNKNOWN
"Siege of Boston" Ends and
It Is Now Up to the
UmpTes.
BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT
REDS THINK THEY OPENED THE
WAY, BUT THE BLUES CLAIM
THEY SUCCEEDED IN REPULs-
ING THE INVADING ARMY.

Boston. Mass. Aug. 20.-The war
game, which has been conducted in
Massachusetts during
the last week. ended yesterday.
Whether Boston, the objective point
of the invading army under Brig. Gen.
Tasker H. Bliss, really was captured
or whether the Massa-
chusetts troops, commanded by Gen.
William A. Pew. succeeded in replus-
ing the attack of the Reds, still is
clouded in mystery.
Gen. Bliss expressed confidence to-
night that he had won the victory and
that the decision of the umpires will
be in his favor. He declared that he
had opened way to Boston.
Blues Also Claim Triumph.
On the other hand. Gen. Pew and
his lieutenants and some of the UNI
pires and other regular army officers
in the Blue camp declared that the ad.
vantage of the position at the close
Of the hostilities lay with the Blues.
Tonight the head of the army OF
invasion was at Assonet. a mile or
two from Hanover Four Corners
while the head of Gen. Pew's army
was not more than 200 yards distant
and was said by the Blue officers to
occupy a position where it could rake
with a deadly fire the troops of the
Red, should an advance be made along
that road.
Already orders for disbanding the
army Of the Red have been given
and tomorrow morning will see thu
troops from New York and New Jer
sey on their way home. The Distric
of Columbia troops will go to Hing
ham camp ground by invitation Of thu
First Corps Cadets, Boston's cracl
military organization. and will 60 int
camp there for a day before takin
ship for New York.
Reds Begin Fighting Early.
The Reds began the fighting earl
in the day by throwing their left win
the Tenth Cavalry. the New Yor
cavalry, the District Of Columbia an
Connecticut Neutrality-suspicious. tn
fright Of the Blues, gathered in consit
|erable strength near Journeys Co
ner, for two miles along a roa
through Bryantville to the shorts {
Sandy pond. ..s..
For three hours the fighting col
tinued fiercely and the Blues hel
back the Red attack. After disagree
ing, theumpire decided to set tt
. Reds back a short distance. Troop
of the Massachusetts cavalry succee
ed in creeping through a piece
woods after having dismounted an
captured two field guns and shot
forty horses of the New York field a
tillery, which had been Smelling tt
Blues from the rear center.
AS the cavalry were making off ar
taking with them the captured gun
the Connecticut infantry fell on ther
captured about half the troops, ar
recaptured the guns.
Orders to Hold Back Blues.
The orders given by Gen. Bliss ear
in the morning to this detached viii
of his army were to hold back the BIZ
forces and occupy their attention u
| til the middle Of the forenoon. Til
. plan was carried out, and then Il
Reds fell back in good order to Pei
, broke Center, where another short b
sharp battle took place.
The Red detachment was trying
. rejoin the main army two miles fart
, er up the road when a large force
the Blues was encountered. This Bl
force consisted Of infantry which h;
been hurried over a cross road wi
: the hope of destroying bridge at Il
foot of Aldham's pond.
!. II the Blues had succeeded in dyn
a hitting this bridge it might ha
caused considerable trouble for Il
!, Reds. AS soon as the fighting bega
!. a machine gun platoon of the Ten
o cavalry galloped up and quickly c
q ened fire and held back the attack