New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-16
REDS SHOW FATIGUE
ALL is RE4DY FOR THE
VAR GAME.
Hot Sun and Tedious Marches
Haze Effects on Inraders Of
Massachusetts.

rBy Telegraph The Trfbune.1
MasOns Corner. near East Freetown. Mass.
Aug. 15.-In two days palefaced clerks have be-
come bronzed troopers and iovial eountenances
have grown lean and serious. showing already
the effects of the marches under hot suns which
have brought the Red army from it's landing
points New Bedford and Fairhaven to their
present position. eighteen miles inland.
Tonight the army is massed along the cross
roads at Masons Corner the Second Brigade.
Colonel Appleton in command. lying near East
Freetown, and the First near the Corners. in tie
Middeboro road.
A theoretical clash at is confidently
looked for tomorrow morning II may be only
preliminary skirmish. but in the camp OF
both armies there was a feeling tonight that
daylight would hostilites actually begun.
1t was a tired and dusty army of Invaders
from New York. New Jersey. the District of
Columbia and Connecticut. with the Fighting
10TH Regiment Of colored troops of the regu-
lar United States Cavalry. that slept their
arms tonight. after march of more than
seven miles from their last nights camp at
New Bedford The roads in bad condition.
and the troops were glad to seek rest tonight
before moving on again in the early morning.
There we're many stragglers on the line OF
march, but, with the exception of few men
left behind to guard of the camp equip
ment and some cavalry scouting parties. all the
men were safe tonight The advance guard OF
the invaders surprised some of the Blue
scouts In the vicinity OF Long Pond and capt
ured three of them. Their identity was not
made public at headquarters.
survey of the Invaders tonight showed
that the Washington troops. under command OF
Brigadier General Harries. which last night
were General Bliss's headquarters had
swung around TO the extreme right wing and
are now furthest In advance of their brigade
Brigadier General Tasker II. Bliss u. 5. A.,
commander of the Reds in the ieId has made
his headquarters with the Second Brigade and
down the Mddleboro road Major General Leon
ard Wood. u s. A.. retains his headquarters. It
was a hard trip for the boys in red. The voyage
from New York rough. and many were
seasick. and the horses. most of which came In
on the Puritan. in bad shape Despite
these handicaps the army. the Second Brigade in
the lead. made rapid march 10 Lund's Corner
where il camped tonight. and in a twinkling
the wagons were unpacked and many tents
sprang like magic into the serried ranks OF a
canvas city.
WEATHER MAKES FIRST ATTACK
But long before the 9Th New York Regiment
reached camp the weather made the first attack
of the war same. and several succumbed TO the
scorching rays. that all We're glad when
camp was reached and the cleaning waters OF
HaWeS Pond beckoned invitingly.
Each man has half a shelter tent, and these
were soon set into place and the first real re-
spite was at hand Provisions. however were
scare. and many went without eating whils
others. even though they missed regular mess,
were fortunate enough to get something at The
Corners The supply there soon out. TO the
great disappointment of the tardy
Saturday night bitter cold. fact all the
more noticeable owing to the days heat. and the
fires at the cook tents were Kept burning far
into the night and made inviting gathering
places around which the boys clustered and
sang songs till taps.
The crack 9TH and 18th New York regiments
camped on Halves Place, on the north and south
sides of the pond and across Tarkiln Road To
the south of them the 22d New York and the
engineering corps made camp. Further to the
SOUTH down Tarkiln Road we're the headquar-
ters Of General Bliss and his staff on Burt's
Farm as well as the troop of the 10th Cavalry
of the regular army. Late tonight the Wash
ington and Connecticut troops. delayed by fog
arrived and all was IN readiness for tomorrow
The army received hearty cheer from the non
combatant enemy as il passed through New
Bedford. and made businesslke showing "a
the troops swung with alert stride through
Union and Pleasant streets to the open co,1n
Try each face eager for the coming consic-
each moist khaki shirt drawn taut across heav-
baggage
loaded with tents. provisions and camp equip
ment Later long lines of batteries and am
munlton wagons clattered through the city 70
take up their first positions
me connecticut troops. which were on the
Meade and held up by the fog. came in an mid
night and went over tine hill. tired and hungry
Ine fos was icy and OPAQUE. and those who were
not oouoiy olanketed suffered considerably.
owing to the meagre protection offered b,, the
shelter "a MI.
entirely open at one end. Buges brought life to
the sleeping troops this morning and tentsr vvara
immediately struck. but the order 10 move dsd
not come tili after O'clock. when bv parallel
routes. the Red invaders took their present posi-
uons- The march was a repetition of that OF
the day before. with the exception thar il was
more concentrated, the baggage trains larger
and the scouts further away from the advancing
lines
General Wood visited headquarters inst nrior
To starting. and stated that he was greatly
pleased with affairs 10 date and that he ex
pected 10 retain his present headquarters for
another day and half at least After the
columns had formed, General Bliss and his stafr
made hasty review of the forces The present
camp is ideal. being situated on cIoseiv eut
fields. on high land. with plenty of pine groves
about and fairly good water supply Thou
sands of people came out by every sort Of con-
Veyance TO see the soldiers to-day. but the
camps are all war footing and admission
TO tine lines was difficult to secure
NO ALARMING REPORTS HEARD
Scouts on motorcycles aad bicycles are sca.
tered all through the country ahead OF ths
Reds. but alarming reports have been ~,
rulased. and the rank and file as they become
Injured to the unaecustomed exercise and expo
sure, are beginning To enjoy the game