New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-21
BOTH CLAIM A VICTORY
War Game Decision Now in
Hands of UmpireS.
PUBLIC MAY NEVER KNOW
Men of Two Fleets Gain Valu-
able Information While Prob
lens Are Worked Out.

lens Are Worked Out.
Block Island. r. 7. July D-Whichevsr
side won the two days struggle between
two fleets Of the United States navy Tor
the possession OF the southern approach 70
Boston and the eastern entrance TO New
York through Long Island Sound. the ON
GERS and men IN the TWO fleets. part OF
whom were naval militia. obtained much
valuable information. while many interest
ing problems were worked out and paruy
solved by the naval tactlcisns.
After the reports OF all the unpires nave
been received and digested by the proper
authorities In the Navy Department tne
sctual result accomplished Will prooaoiy oe
more definitely known, but II is not Akely
10 oe made pubic.
The commanders Of tho two fleets hear
Admiral Hugo OsteThaus. OF the Slue
attacking squadron, which sought 70 gam
an ennroscb 70 the two cities. and com
rnander z. ". Eberle. Of the Red de-
tending squadron. which tried TO nloch 'he
Man and destroy the battleshps-eacn
claims 4 victory and says that the
"ener7v'' was defeated and destroyed
TT is apparently true that the two heeiz
we're engaged from daylight YESTERDAY
until half an hour after midnight last hls''
1cvar 2 stretch Of water covering a raolus
-g about TWENTY-FIVE miles from this island
Move Under Cover Ct Darkness
r-,aA- cover of midnight darkness me
4sAr OF invading hsttleships steamed ~
rom sea and headed IN northerIy u'' =
ron against the line Of defence at F'i-.'
ra-7vAAr Block Island and No Man La1.u
-Four vessels OF thA invading aeel' so "
,ne arroored cruiser Washington a~'7u
.o,,.s and threw a rectangular SCI
about the defenders
cad NJ The invaders that tnNr -
-o..b f~or, the south was maze W.
-, rac-,cal and strategic ski tha' AO'
- ~ vessels OF the feet Of defence
- - s,a- through rhe battle lire or o'FaA
M the advance OF the enemy.
s.o--l-, aftar midnight the looRou's on
T1-.sbi7e1on directed the beam OF m
-on1tgb- on tiny black spot n me
s,--a-ce This vas q torpedo boat dS-
a,-ovs- ~ rbe defending feet Immediately
nc uerA trained on TIE DEFENDER anu
rockets we're discharged 70 slEnlry nros'-
side 6-s. Other vessels O. me oeisro-
feet we're located and th9orenoa4'F O.
=-~oved in the same way.
TIE cruiser Chicago. also Of he deteno-
ing feet was theoretically dsstroyNd nN
the invaders as she steamed CUT prHsnI1-
ably 70 st-irE mines IN the Path n me
enemy.
submarine attempted 10 destroy me
Washington. bur. according 70 the o1lcer'
cr board the cruiser. the submarine was
detected and theoretically sunk before sne
had come within 800 Yards OF ne INVADER
The "Rsd" Fleets Point Of View.
The victorious claims Of the officers Of
the Blue invading squadron we're not
-rz-sd by the officers Of the Red feet
n defence over the outcome n the nlEh' :
4rr-.-r According 10 the officers Of the
.FA5H feet this g what happened
The destroyer Lsmson picked 10 2 Sue
Sou. snip tl-rry-1vs miles south or NO
Mans Land shortly after 10 O'Clock last
night and sunk rer. rhecreucslv. Then
division composed OF eight ostteships, the
-nored cruiser Washington and tne scout
'--gfse-s Chester and Salem Under com
-a-d NJ Rear Aduirss Aaron Ward. on
board -rs 1s-tleship Missouri, was net ~
2 feet O. dest~overs belonging 70 the de-
f=us.re squadron, and II IS SAID by me
Red officers that two bsttleships Vet-
-r-re1oe9 The Blue feet stood 70 ma
-o-+nwsr1 towards Gay Head. and az they
did 81 -r4 Fed" destrover= closed n on
--An ara began 4 Simultaneous alta x
winch ire officers or tre defensive feet de-
clare was highly successful
Flyr Comm nCer Eoerle 1sgsnlp LlHe
-~-.- q POSITION about FIVE miles in front OF
re Blue" feet throwing out theoreucal
navy mines. and q the same tlroe the de-
Growers Preston, Burrows and Smith
zsc1 theoretically sank an invading b
-.zs0.r bv means II t-rpedoss. soon at
---v-a~c the invaders reached the subr7a-
~tra lire when three patrlssrtps we're the
o~A-osuv blown M II ls said
some Of the bsrtleships anchored zen
-7y-s west of Iar-hss Vineyard, nu'
failed IN The opinion ~ The REQ OH
re~s 20 secure a base, and a. $50 2 -
The '-Tar' ended