Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-09
GREAT war GAME
READY TO BEGIN
Eastern Militia About 10 Be-
gin Extensive Field
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NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-The great
war game, whi>h will constitute the
instructive feature at this years field
manoeuvers of the Eastern militia,
and for which the federal govern
ment has appropriated nearly $1,000
900, Is ready to begin on schedule
time tomorrow. Not only has war be.
tween the United States and some
powerful foreign nation been theore.
tically declared. but the enemy Is
supposed 10 have defeated the Allan
tic feet of the United States. "bot.
tied up" the surviving warships in
Hampton roads and effected q sue
cessful landing Of 100000 invaders
near New Bedford, Mass, with the
intention OF invading and occupying
New York.
In accordance with the theoretical
history of the imaginary events pre-
ceding the actual beginning of the
war game, the invading army drove
back the American army and forced
it to concen rate near Boston. In
an engagement supposed to have been
taken place on August S, the Ameri-
can troops were defeated and com
PEELED to retire via Worcester, to.
ward Albany, its new base, vigorously
pursued by the enemy. In the mean
time the enemy pushed one of it's
divisions westward to obtain control
OF all impol tant junction points
along the New York, New Haven &
Hartford railroad in Connecticut and
20 cut off the water supply of New
York city Today, on the day before
the beginning of the war game, the
enemy is supposed to have begun
the landing of second expedition Of
100000 men at New Bedford. The
first hostile expedition passed
through Worcester in pursuit of the
main body of the American troops
retiring on Springfield. The Ameri-
can troops near New York city are
supposed to be rushed toward Dan.
bury and Bridgeport, while detach-
ment of the hostile army took pos
session of Waterbury. The enemy Is
supposed to be hampered in its ad-
vance toward New York by the scar
city of rolling stoc.., concentrated in
bosto nand New York city and by
some secondary American naval
craft on the Hudson, ready to inter-
fere with transportation over the
shore line of the N. Y, N. H. & H.
railroad
Such, in brief, is supposed to be
the situation tomorrow when the
great war game, in which the New
England militia, about eight thou
sand strong, supported by about 1000
men of the regular army, including
infantry, cavalry and artillery, will
represent the Red or invading
army, while the militia of New York
and New Jersey, also supported by
regulars, will represent the defensive
force, will begin in all seriousness to
continue for ten days. In all there
will be more than twenty-thousand
men in the field at this years man.
oeuvers, including the regulars, be-
ing the 9Th U. S. infantry, the 10th
U. S. cavalry, composed of colored
troopers, and two batteries of the
Sd U. s. field artillery
Brigadier General Tasker H. Bliss,
who so ably handled the Red and Blue
war game in southeastern Massachu-
sets in 1909, and who is in command
of the Eastern Division, will have
general charge of the campaign. He
will have his headquarters at Bridge
port and will have the assistance OF
30 majors and captains from the reg.
ular army, and the LIST and End regl-
ments of cavalry. The "Red" or in
vading army will be under the COM
mand of Major General Frederick IA.
Smith, now IN command of the de-
partment Of Missouri. The primary
object of the manoeuvre being the
instruction of the organized militia,
large number of officers of the reg.
ular army have been detailed to act
as observers, rlmpires and instructors
of the militia taking part in the war
game. Zach organization of the mill
tia of the size of a battalion will have
at least one regular officers as in
structor during the whole campaign.
The entire campaign has been
planned with a view to giving all the
organizations taking part an oppor-
tunity for reconnaissance work,
scouting and contact with the enemy.
Abe troops will pc kept busy every
day, making and breaking camp,
marching, skirmishing, reconnoiter-
ing, ETC., and the task will not be an
easy one in view Of the fact that the
line of attack will be unusually long,
extending practically from the south
ern line Of massachusetts to New
York city. Presumably the less
densely settled portions OF the state
o. connecticut will form the principal
seat OF the imaginary war. Ample
provisions have been made for the
feeding Of the troops in the field and
ambulance, signal and hospital corps
will accompany both armies through
their various operations in the field,
as they naturally would in case Of
an actual war.
President Gaffney Of the Boston
Nationals has issued statement
whereby he announces that Johnny
King will be retained as manager OF
the Doves for 1913. The story that
has been circulated stating that Hugh
Jennings would be manager Of the
Boston club next season is without
King has been popular