Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-18
Lining Up For
Naval Battle
WARsHIPs ARE ASSEMBLING
NEAR cARoINER's BAY.
Attest OF SOUNDS DEFENCE
"Blues" Will Seek to Pass Between
Montauk Point and Block Island
Without Getting in Range Of Guns.

New York, July 7.-Notwithstand-
ing an attack by fleet Of II battle
'shlps is impending, with only cruisers,
torpedo and submarine craft for de-
fense, New Yorkers slept soundly TO-
night after an all-day rain which broke
up the hot weather, and did not worry
ABOUT the morrow's midnight, when
the declaration OF mimic war upon the
city goes into effect.
Defensive FIotiIa Assemblies.
During the day there came reports
of the assembly of warships near
Gardeners Bay, at the eastern ex-
trem1ty of Long Island, where the de-
fensive fiotilla has established a BLOCK
to New York's back door" and OF
the enemy's secret rendezvous not far
out al sea. The war game is especial
iy interesting for two rea sons. that it -
the first really big naval manoeuvre n
which the naval miHtiamen have par
ticipated and that it is the first big
test of the defense of the Long Island
Sound entrance to the metropolis
130 Connecticut Boys on Connecticut.
The attacking fleet of Blues under
command of Rear Admiral Osterhaus
is made up in addition to the regular
battleship crews as follows: SO Maine
militiamen on the washington, 10
Rhode Islanders on the Michigan, 13J
Connecticut mariners on the Connect
cut, 556 New York state sailors on the
NAl.SOd1i. -nISSAS5lpDI. OtilO. hlNneSOL1
and New Jersey, 10S District Of Co
lumbia miltiamen the Virginia, %
Pennsylvanians on the Idaho and 10s
from South Carolina on the Nebraska.
Sham Battle May Start at Midnight.
The sham battle is to be fought az
any time during the two days begin
ming midnight tomorrow.
Defensive Forces Getting in Line.
The defensive forces were getting il
line tonight. 1t was reported that the
Machias, manned by Connecticut ANA
teur tars, the Tonopah and Vixen b.
men from New Jersey, the Isle de Cuba
by Rhode Islanders and the Chics go
by Massachusetts sailors, had already
assembled in Gardeners Bay and tne
submarine and torpedo fotiIIa were
gathering there also. The service pen
nant Of Capt. H. A. Davis. L. s. y.
commander of the Atlantic coast naval
militia. flies from the cruiser Chicago.
Assistant Secretary Winthrop on chi-
caso.
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Beekman Winthrop will view the man
oeuvres from the Chicago. Captain
Davis fleet will cooperate on the de-
fensive side with the Atlantic torpedo
fiotilla under Commander EberIe.
The~ProbIem of the Enemy
The enemy will seek to penetrate a
defensive line Drawn from Mont7Uk
Point to Block Island, thence to No
Mans Land. Should the ships pass
without the Red, or defensive, fleet ret
ting in range at night, or be able to
concentrate fire on them during the
day the victory goes to the enemy.
The Delaware at Provincetown.
Provincetown, Mass, July 17@Fog
which hung over New England waters
today shut off all observation Of the
few battleshit5 of the Atlantic feet
remaining here. but the guns Of the
dreadnaught Delaware firing a sal15e
to Rear Admiral Badger. commander
Of the second division Of the fess.
awoke the echoes of the nearly desert
ed roadstead. The flag Of Rear Admiral
Badger was transferred today from
the Vermont to the Kansas, and the
Vermont sailed to Boston to reToafn
several days. The Delaware spent the
greater part of the day in the outer
harbor pla icing torpedo ranges and
making other preparations for ths
coming practice. In addition to the
Kansas and Delaware. the South Caro-
lima and the New Hampshire were also
in port at sunset tonight.