The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-14
ESSEX TROOP AIDS
RED ARMY ATTACK
ON NAUGHTY HUB
Hostile Force Lands, and Gov
ernOr Draper Calls Out Blue
Army of Defense.
CITY'SHARBOR IMPREGNABLE
REAR ATTACK is UNDER WAY
Sham Battles Will Demonstrate
Bay State City's Ability to
Protect Herself from Rear.

BOSTON, Aug. 14.-When Governor
Draper was theoretically" startled at
10 a. m. 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. Governer Draper at once called
upon Adjutant-GeneraI Brigham to de-
iend Boston against the threatened at
tack, and some 1000 troops were or
dered to the front, under the command
OF Brigadier-General Pew.
1t was, Of course, known to all partie.
that the attacking force consisted of
several companies of the United States
coast artillery from the forts in and
about New York. and a number Of
regiments of militia from Connecticut
New York, New Jersey dncluding the
famous Essex Troop of Newark, and
the District of Columbia, under the
command of Major-G General Tasker III
Bliss, U. S. A.
The sham battle which will be fourht
IN Bristol and Plymouth counties next
week between the Blue Army OF de-
fense and the Red Army of attack.
whose forces were assembled today. will
demonstrate whether Massachusetts,
and especially Boston, is sufficiently
protected against a foreign foe.
| 1t has been already demonstrated to
the satisfaction Of the military authori-
ties of the country that no hostile feet
can successfully run past the forts IN
Boston harbor, and the object of the
present maneuyers is to ascertain
whether such a foe could successfully
make rear attack upon the city.
The rules for the present game pro-
vide that the attacking force shall be
landed from transports under the sup
position that no American battle fleet
was off shore to prevent its approach.
1t also was provided that while the
| Massachusetts authorities were notified
of the immediate presence Of the
enemy, the strength of the force and
its disposition could not be ascertained,
as all telephone and telegraph wires
/ were theoretically cut at a. m. today.
1t was, therefore, General Pew's duty
today to assemble his army and locate
the enemy by such means as would
obtain in actual warfare.
AT the request of the military author
tiles the small army of war correspond
| ents in the field with both forces alb
stained today from giving the exact To-
cation of different regiments. but, while
carrying out the wishes OF the military
experts, it is not violating any conf
dence to state that troops from all over
the State were rushed to southeastern
Massachusetts and that the vanguard Of
the attacking force. under General Bliss,
of the Regular Army. actually landed
on the shore of Bristol county. and that
the regiments from Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey and the District OF
Columbia were expected to disembark
before night
Major-General Leonard Wood, COM
manding the Department of the East, il
the chief umpire of the contest. and will
have the assistance of military experts
from Washington. Several months
hence, after all these umpires have
made Their reports, the honors Of war
will be awarded.