Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-14
REGULARS AND MILlriAMEN
FROM SEVERAL STATES PRE-.
PARE FOR INVASION,
GREATEST MIMIC WAR GAME
UNDER WAY ON EAST COAST
Sham Battles to be Fought in Two
Counties Next Week-ca am paisn Un.
dertaken to Determine suffieieney Of
Coast Defenses Of Massachusetts
Against Foreign Foe

Boston, Aug. 14.-When Governor
Draper was Theoretically startled to-
day 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. Draper at once called upon
Adjutant General Brigham to- defend
Boston against threatened attack,
and some 1000 troops were ordered to
the front under command Of Brigadier
General Pew. The attacking force
consisted Of several companies Of I'm
tied States coast artillery from forts
in and about New York and num-
her OF regiments of militia from Con-
necticut. New York, New Jersey and
the District Of Columbia, under COM
mand of Maj. Gen. Tasker II. Bliss, U.
S. A.
Sham battles which will be fought in
Bristol and Plymouth counties next
week between the blue army of de-
Tense and the red army of attack,
whose forces were assembled today,
will demonstrate whether Massachu-
setts. especially Boston, is sufficiently
protected against foreign foe.
In the course of the forenoon unof-
fetal dispatches received in the city
brought news that a large part of the
invading army had landed somewhere
on the coast Of Buzzard's bay and had
started inland. According to these dis
patches the red troops came on the
steamers Puritan, Pilgrim, Boston,
City Of Taunton, and the army trans
ports Mcclellan, Sumner and Meade.
The forces include cavalry, infantry,
artillery corps and signal codps, with
horses and impedilnenta- Residents
along the coast in great numbers
watched the debarkation of the "hos-
tile" forces with intense interest.
Follow Closely Real Warfare.
Both generals will follow closely the
regular rules of warfare. The auto
mobile is to play an important part in
the maneuvers, and it is here that the
barrel of giant tacks will come .nlo
USE They are to be distributed over
the sandy roads of Plymouth and
Bristol counties.
A high officer Of General Pew's fam
lily told one of the legitimate military
plans which may be followed. 1t is
one favored by Count Won Moltke, and
if General Pew should win success, 1T
would prove a second battle of Fred
ericksburg. Believing that the enemy
will land Its main force on the shores
of Buzzard's bay and knowing that it
will march toward Boston, it will be
the plant to let the "red" army proceed
unmolested, except for some skirmish
work to bait the enemy. At the logical
time, General Pew will rush his main
body Of troops down the south bank Of
Taunton river, possibly as far as Dign-
ton, and throw all his strength of arms
on the enemy's base and attempt TO
capture that.
BY the acknowledged rule of war an
army can not subsist without q base,
and this would mean that General Bliss
must "about face" and attempt ore
capture his base, at the same time
fighting General Pew in place of the
latter's own choosing. It is also prob
able that General Pew would endeavnE
to- smash the rear guard of the "red"
arrny at the same time