The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-15
~ Associated Press.

Boston, Aug. 14.-When Governor
Draper was theoretically startled
at 10 a. m, today with the news that
a hostile force had landed on the
southern coast of Massachusetts and
was threatening the military safety
of Boston, the most extensive game
of mimic war that has ever been
played in the northern states was
fairly under way.
In accordance with the rules laid
down by the war department at Wash
ington. Governor Draper at once call
ed upon Adjutant General Brigham to
defend Boston against the threatened
attack and some 1000 troops We're
ordered to the front under the COM
mand Of Brigadier General Pew.
IL was, of course, known to all
parties that the attacking force con-
sisted of several companies of United
States coast artillery from the forts
In and about New York, and num-
Der of regiments of militia from Con-
necticut, New York, New Jersey, and
the District of Columbia. under the
command of Major General Tasker
H. Bliss. u. S. A.
The sham battles which will De
fought in Bristol and Plymouth coun-
ty next week between the Blue army
of defense and the Red army of at
tack, whose forces were assembled
today, will demonstrate whether Mas
sachusetts and especially Boston, is
sufficiently protected against a for
eign foe.
1t has already been demonstrated
to the satisfaction o. the military al
thorities that no hostile fleet can
successfully run past the forts in
Boston harbor and the object of the
fn rfra in
whether such a foe could successful
ly make a rear attack upon the city.
LANDED FROM TRANSPORTS
The rules for the present game
provide that the attacking force shall
be landed from transports under the
supposition that no American battle
fleet was off shore to prevent its ap-
proach. It also was provided that
while the Massachusetts officers we're
not notified of the immediate pres
enee OF the enemy, the strength o.
the force and its position could not
be ascertained, as all telephone and
telegraph wires were theoretically
cut at s a. m. today. II was, therefore.
General Pew's duty today to assemble
his army and locate the enemy by
such means as would obtain in actual
warfare.
TROOPS RUSHED INTO ACTION.
At the request of the military au-
thorities. the small army of war CDR
respondents in the field with both
forces abstained today from giving
tine exact location of the different
regiments. but while carrying out the
wishes of the military experts, it is
not violating any confidence TO state
that troops from all over the state
were rushed 70 southeastern Massa-
chusetts and that the vanguard of
the attacking force under General
Bliss, of the regular army, actually
landed on the shore OF Bristol cOun-
ty and that the regiments from Con-
necticut, New York, New Jersey and
the District of Columbia were expect
ed to disembark before night.
Major General Leonard Wood, COM
mander of the department of the east
Is the chief umpire of the contest and
will have the assistance of military.
experts from Washington.
Several months hence, after all
these umpires have made their re-
ports, the honors Of war will De
awarded.
ARMIES REST
UNTIL MORNING.
Bv Associated Press
Boston, Mass, Aug 14--The De-