New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-12
CITY VAST WAR CAMP
Soldiers Prepare for attack ON
Massachusetts,.

New York city was one vast camp last night:
everywhere heard the sounds or weapons
being Furnished of accoutrements being polished.
the clank Of swords and jingle OF spurs-for TINS
is Evacuation Day." when this city and Brooklyn
will send forth their proudest chivary represented
by the cream of all their fighting men. to do battle
with the enemy in far off Massachusetts
on transports and by passenger steamers. by
train and by automobile the great army of tnva-
sion will desert this city. and it will be grded as
II for real battle There will be no PERCUSSION OF
gold braid and snowy white gloves, no pluned mel
NETS and caparisOned steeds. nor will their going
be marked by the martial music of respondent
brass bands led by gorgeous drum majors In It's
stead will be seen the grim furnishings OF bloody
war for this invading force is 10 attack the state
of Massachusetts and attempt to prove to the New
England fighting men that New YORK is supreme
in the field of battle.
The force of men will be under the command or
Major General Tasker H. Bliss, OF the regular
army with Major General Leonard Wood as super
vlsing officer. The forces will be known as '"e
Red Army to distinguish them from their OPP
nonents The list of military organizations TO EN-
bark to-day are follows: The 7th Regiment Nd
tionaI Guard: the 18th Regiment. National Hua'o
the ed Regiment. National Guard; the ISL ~ am,
Sd Batteries of Field Artillery. National Guard
three troops from Squadron A. and large nuinOeis
of men and officers from the regular army VI '"'
United States.
The 22d Regiment will embark the Fall RIVER
boat Pilgrim and the 7th and 18th Will leave mere
the Puritan, OF the same line, theSe ooh'S ''''7
scheduled TO leave their piers Nos Is ana ~ NOT IN
River at s o'clock tonight. The other troops WIZ
also be dispatched these and other noats' "h,ie
on the transport Boston will be loaueu an 10
guns caissons and horses Of the artillery ana cav
airy forces This embarking process VIII oesi"
at 6 o'clock and It is estimated that All VIII oe
ready for starting within two hours.
The flagship of the feet will be the United states
TRANSPORT Fitzpatrick which will be conveyed 'ne
commanding officers OF rlle New York troops TO-
ga If he
foreign attaches who have come here from WASH
ington to witness the manpuvres In the heId She
will leave the government pier. at wan street anu
the East River
The great army will be fed under the supervision
Of the quartermaster's department Of the On''eu
S,otes army and ample preparations have been
made to care for the soldiers
The first activity among the forces nesah i"S'
night when ten heavy automobile trucAS' uiue'
command OF regulars rolled UP Broadway on the'r
v,a,, IN Massachusetts Their movements are under
sealed orders The next body OF men 10 get uiuer
WAY will be the Field Artillery. which VIII asSeihoe
at o6th street and Firth avenue and hiarch cow,
the avenue to the piers Right behind them VIII
come the eth Regiment. their new gray si'i'9 Ue"e
n CONSPICUOUS part OF their uniiornS
In regular order then will come the I'd regiment
% Engineers from their armory at e'th street
and broadway. who will go down on the .>i''il
avenue elevated 20 the piers. Inc last oouS -
,-oons will be the l4th Regiment. from BROOKLYN
Who Will embark on the transports General Meigs
and General johnson. in Brooklyn and he ierried
over 20 the North River.
The fleet will sail under sealed orders. ana "heh
tho shins leave New York Harbor their future
,..r,er,s will become involved In military mys-
terry II is known however, that the feet VIII PICK
up the transport Meade. with the Connecticut H''i-
40 aboard somewhere of the Long Island coast
The var Is officially slated 10 begin on sa'u'-
dsv morning when all friendly relations between
the two opposing forces Will cease
Strict orders have been given out by the govern
nent that every officer will be held Responsible TOT
the conduct Of the men under him ana tha' 10
propertv must be destroyed by the men
Advices from Massachusetts state 'na' ne -.
,,,,,a chores are being patrolled by immense
nickel line OF militia. who took Up their watch last
r,gb, IN awai, the first sign OF the enemy.