The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-19
" AR GAME
 NOW OVER Boston Has Fallen as Result of the Desperate Fight
 ing Today RED ARMY TURNS
 THE BLUE FLANK Connecticut Troops Come of Victorious in Deci-
 sive Battle Iriumphantly Marching to Hub and will Embark for
 Home Tomorrow


 Home Tomorrow
 {special from United Press.)
 Boston Aug 19.-Boston has fallen <nd the war game is over. As a re- suit Of desperate fighting today at BryantviIle and along the line of march to Hanover Four Corners. Gen. eral Bliss Red army was officially x neclared to have turned the flank of he Blue army under General Pew ma to have opened a straight road ko Boston Then General Wood, chief umpire of the game, declared the cam padgn at close at noon.
 The ana1 victory for the New York, Fconnecttcut New Jersey and District IT Columbia troops who principally formed the invading army came late thiS morning at the conclusion of the ssdecin1ve batt1e'' which was waged at HAnover Four Corners between the Y oo0o mvader1 General Tas<er H. Bliss and tho 1000 defenders led by General A Wlll1am A. Pew. < retreat toward this place General B1I1a turned his hank and the oppos- lnG armies engaged In the closing ..bettie on the south Hanson road. hefe Nf1d6y and will march to Bos- ton where they will embark on the franspoft Meade. It is understood thaf some of the New York troops Aboord one Of the big white transports ,zfhere for their destinatiou-
 rho Massachusetts troops will re- nafn 1n camp until Friday when they moxn{ne During the early morning ux1f3n& General Blfsss artillery com- s SiSf1lr ahnIhiIafed Troop B. of Rox- btfSS 7Enes.. which was rushing to hofD<p driven hack a Hd sfhey ran deht into the 6rtmery @EiSh Wis well concealed on. a hill. EX6 Aro from the guns was exceeding fr% %hnavy Both armies had all their | 656 9ria1lery engaged at short range.
 me l6soon learned by the war game Fl fG cid by the foreign observers, is th6t Boaton; is xulnerable by land. thellgh fmpregna6le by water Every nffSSnpk 0f the Red fleet to land on 6ootonss defenses during the cam on1xn was easily beaten on by the B3de The Red ssbattleshipsy in each eas6 were forced to seek shelter be- S6nd fhe range of the coast fortih- XlfhouEh the kefs are practically Y eDheeded the victory over the defend- IuR Blues a a result of today's bat m n Hanover -Four Corners. the of tdSfS3 dndinxs of the campaign results nay never be known The uusDtres vho nave decided the palm of victory Wf1f send their findings to the War Depaxtme11t- Months hence these may be made public or they may be con nfdeeed and dled away for use some day when red war and not a sham call for their perusla
 fzryxnfviIIe Mug. 1e.-This morning At 1o o'clock General Bliss main army ! Of the Reds was marching toward Bosfon and General Few's Blue army wae beinG massed in. a hurried march toward Hanover Four Corners from Bryantvt1e in an endeavor to cutt of Bliat advance toward Boston It has sdeveIoped into q walking match with tho chances in favor of the Reds get tfuR to their destination ahead of the Blnes and q clear field to Boston Some pbseryers however, tnink FeW,s forces -Four Corners. It was stated unoffi- ciaIly last night at the Blues head Quarters that the war game would end $. Indicate. too. that the outcome would be clearly outlined by o'clock this Hryantvi1ie has been the scene of eorties on the part of both the Blues and Reds since shortly after o'clock fhis morning General Bliss plan of operations was developing finely witt ln two hours after 5. It was expect ment at Bryantville this morning but General B1iss by a clever ruse s1mu- lated an attack with his main army which in reality: was on its way to. <>>ycr><-<- ~~o--~ by the District of Columbia. troops part Of the Connecticut forces and two batteries from the District of Colum- bia Up to g a. n- there was con- tinuAl skirmishing between the Reds and the Blues. The Blue forces con- sisted Of the 1st and End cadet corps the End and 9th Massachusetts regi- H6enfs and the coast artillery corps.
 Much of the fighting was in the vii cinfty Of Joslyns hall and later the opposing forces clashed at Mayf1owel Grove It was some time before Gen oral Pew discovered the ruse and ther he sent a strong force of troops into the woods opposite Mayfiower Grove and found only a small force of Reds It was at this time that the hurried movement for Hanover Corners be. gan in an attempt to cut off the Reds at that point.
 Salem, Aug f9-Two of the big transports which laid in Salem har bor from Tuesday morning to yester. day noon when they went to Nahant and took part in the unsuccessful at. tack on the Boston forts in the mimic War game, returned to Salem harbol ~x.H <r1 orIxr ,fu{s ,fv,c