The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-14

 WAR GAME
Especial from United Press.

" GHN 0K1AA - Especial from United Press) Boston, Aug. 14.-With the greater on Massachusetts soil and it's citizen soldier defenders appearing to resist their assault on Boston by land or Sea. the big war game is today practically Early today troops from New York, New Jersey, the District of Columbia and Connecticut debarked at New Bedford and at once, horse, foot and Red army at Acushnet, whence Gen eral TaSker Bliss will direct the cam paign against Boston. On the side of
 the Blue" or defending army, troops from full forty towns where the Min
 ute Men'' of 1776 were born, are rush. ing by wagon, by train and on foot
 to Bridgewater, the headquarters of
 Brig. General William A. Pew, from
 which point they will move east to the
 coast of South Roxbury and west to-
 ward Boston.
 Anticipating an effort to attack Bos-
 ton from the sea side before the war
 game is many hours old. every man
 of the coastwise defenses today is on
 his mettle and the forts down the har-
 bor are preparing to repel any attack
 by land.
 made until the official declaration of
 war at midnight tonight to attack
 Boston by sea. still when the sun goes down searchlights from Fort Revere,
 Fort Andrews, Barddocks Island and
 Fort Warren will sweep the ocean and
 their garrisons, sleeping under canvas
 win be on the watch during every darkened hour.
 At New Bedford today from the army transport Fitzpatrick, the steam CTS Puritan, Pilgrim and Boston, the invaders made their first landing.
 From the Puritan debarked the 7th
 Regiment of Infantry, N. Y. N. G., whose regular commander is Colonel Daniel Appleton. AS Colonel Appleton is to command the New York brigade in the coming manoeuvres, the 7th
 Regiment will be commanded by Lieu tenant Willard c. Fisk On the same lyn.
 The Pilgrim which arrived at about the same time, brought the 22d Reg1- ment of Engineers. N. r. N. G., the 1st A. cavalry. On this steamer also were the First and Second Companies, Sig nal Corps, N. Y. N. G. The steamer Boston brought the horses and guns of the field artillery and cavalry horse.
 Governor Draper left Boston by auto today to establish the State headquar- ters this afternoon on the same camp site with the headquarters of General Pew and will remain in camp until Monday when they move their head quarters to the King Phillip Tavern at Lakevi1ie, Mass, near the headquar- ters of General Leonard A. Wood. There they will be joined by Cover nor Weeks of Connecticut and possibly Governor Hughes of New York and Governor Fort of New Jersey. To- morrow will be devoted principally to the extending of military courtesies to the commanders of the Massachusetts | by Governor Draper and | Governor Worthingham. At | sunset Sunday night the camps will take up the real work of the war game" and from that time on the strictest orders will be issued.
 Bridgewater, Mass, Aug. 14.-The
 of Bridgewater as dis point for troops to defend Boston from an attack from the south was demonstrated during the forenoon by the arrival here and disembarka- ion of troops from six special trains that had rolled in from Boston by I 2 o'clock. Companies B, D, T, G, K and P, M. V. M, arrived early in command ,f Lieutenant Colonel Graves. Supply wagons and horses for the command were at the depot. The six compa- were housed to await orders to move % the battle line against the invad- ITS. The Sixth infantry. represented oy Companies B, E., D. G, and w. anded later in command of Colonel Peck. The first regiment, including he Coast Artillery corps of the state. ,ent in scores of men, in companies !, 3, 4,.6. 2, 8, 10, II and 12. These nen marched to Robbins Point and Paper Mill Village over towards the East Bridgewater line. F
 New Haven, Aug. 14.-with the break of day the last boatload of SOL Hers that go to make up the Connec- icut contingent of the "Red'' army which will attack Boston some time oday left the local docks of the trans ,ort Meade, and a few hours later the rder to weigh anchor was given and he vessel started for her mysterious estimation on the Massachusetts coast where the Nutmeg boys will join the oldiers from New York and the Dis rict of Columbia. j On board the transport were the ,
 first and Second Regiments, c. N. G., A of the field artillery and art of the Signal Corps The City of sailed earlier with Troop A , f the cavalry and the major portion f the Signal Corps.
 Sealed orders were delivered to Col , neI James Geddes, in command of the ' contingent, by an aide to ieneral Wood who has charge of the and these contained in tructions as to where the troops are 9 land and the plan of attack.
 The soldier boys attired in the neat rown uniforms, their guns on their houlders and a red band around their louch hats to signify that they are lembers of the attacking army, pre- ented a bellicose appearance. Ieddes and his staff and they left rom Belle dock on the lighter Gen. ral Powell at midnight. An hour s nd a half later the lighter Nathaniel t f the Second Regiment to the trans-n ort which was lying outside the All of the out of town I oops, with the exception of the de- c