Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-19
Invaders Force Entire Left Wing of the De.
tending Forces to Retreat
WEDNESDAYS MOVES IN WAR GAME
Fighting Tenth ocred Cavalry Lately from tbs Phil
ippines, Infused Life Into the Volunteer Troopers
Lovely Fighting Along the Whole Line Until the Um-
pire's Whistle Called the Action Off for the Day.

train, which was moving north as fast
as possible towards the main base at
South Hanson.
Umpire's Whistle Sounded Just in
Time.
Meanwhile General Bliss was ex-
tending his line far around the Blues
end in a circular movement from east
to north, with the colored troops from
the District of Columbia as the point
of the Reds. Strongly supported by
the infantry, the colored boys went
about halfway around the circle and
found the Blues Ninth infantry and
Battery c at Bryantvile, In Pembroke.
Under the direction of General Har-
ries, their commander, the colored
Reds went through some dense woods
and quite by accident advanced be-
tween the First and Second battal-
ions of the Ninth Massachusetts,, un-
luckily hitting the battery, which was
in the main highway. A hot engage
ment took place at that point. but just
as the two battalions OF the Ninth
awoke to the fact that they had the
Reds beaten then and were turning TO
rake them with a crossfire, the hour
OF one came, the whistle of the UNI
pire sounded, and the lighting stop
ped.
While this was going on some OF the
, Blues had retreated from Plympton to
the school house at Growers farm. one
mile east of Halifax, where, on an
ideal fighting ground a new stand
was made. Three companies OF the
Fifth infantry. and one of the Eighth,
with two briggs Schroeder machine
guns on autotrucks. took a position at
one side OF the road. while Battery B
occupied a commanding place on high
ground in their rear At this point
there we're 2l5 men in the Blue force.
/ Pressing them hard were five troops
| of District of Columbia cavalry and
\ three troops OF tile Tenth cavalry,
more than four hundred men in all.
Machine Guns Flanked.
4 The fighting began there in earnest
about II o'clock and owing to the
open nature of the country, It was the
prettiest engagement of the day from
| a spectacular standpoint. First the
/ Reds flanked the machine guns and
theoretically killed all the Blues be-
| hind them rendering the war imple-
ments useless from an umpire stand
point, because the Blue artillerymen
only pointed the guns IN one direc-
tion and failed to shoot over the en-
1 tire territory which the guns COM
manded.
Advancing in a half-circle the Reds
prepared to play the same game on
/ Battery b, and were rushing across
the great fields in that section when
Company X Of the First infantry and
battalion of the Second corps OF
cadets under command of Adjutant
General Barroll of the Blues. made a
sensational entrance on the scene. De-
ploying in fine style they charged the
Reds and were apparently fast driv-
ing them back when the umpire's
whistle announced that fighting was
over for the day.
Sea Attack on Boston Last Night Sue
cessfully Repulsed.
An attack on Boston was successful
" repulsed tonight I'm the mimic war
| manoeuvres which are being carried on
at the. harbor forts coincidentally with
the war game in the southeastern part
of the state. The attack was by army
| transports. representing battleships.
which attempted TO make landing on
Nantasket Beach. They were repulsed
by the Eightyirst corps, Coast artil-
lery.