New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-09
WAR GAME REGIMENTS
TAKE UP POSITIONS
Troops from All Parts OF the
Country Report to Gen.
eraI Bliss.
NOISE OF REAL CONFLICT
First Cavalry of New York Goes
to Front with Chatter of
Hoofs and Trumpet
Blare.

Stratford. Conn. Aug s.-The head
quarters camp OF Brlgadier General
Tasker II. Bliss, who will command the
war mannuyres in this section for ten
DAYS. assumed definite form to-day.
Many officers and men from all parts OF
the service came In TO report for special
duty. The arrivals were of both regulars
and volunteers.
At Bridgeport the appearance OF many
officers and men made the place look like
a garrison town. All day army wagons
rolled through the streets toward STRAIT
ford. with now and then detachment OF
soldiers. most of them from New York.
Camp Lee. as it has been named, is or
an elevation a short distance from Para
disc Green, and commands an outlook in
all directions.
short distance behind General Blisss
tent is the wireless station, installed by
Company A, signal corps. from Omaha.
and on the extreme right are guns OF the
Sd Field Artillery. L. s. A., which will
be used for firing salutes, In the rear IL
Troop A, 10th L. s. Cavalry. from Fort
Ethan Allen, the members Of which VIII
do patrol duty around the grounds.
The centre Of the field will be the pa
rade ground and aviation field. Opposite
division headquarters is the second bril-
gade. made up partly Of the New York
National Guard. on the left are tents for
Governor Dix and Adjutant General
O'Ryan, OF New York. and their STATS.
Wireless Set Working.
The wireless station set up by the sig
nal corps will work with another station
at Milford. the headquarters Of the Red
army. and at Long Hill. at TrumbulI,
which will be an observation point OF the
Blue army. Batteries F and p, Sd United
states Artillery. have gone through TO
Milford TO join the headquarters OF The
first brigade of the Reds. Detachments
Of both Reds and Blues are showing UP
in different villages The 9TH United
states Infantry, from Plattsburg Bar
racks, under command Of Colonel Calvin
:. Cowles, arrived at Newtown and went
into camp to-day.
Colonel William 4. Mann. chief of stan
10 General Bliss is here and Is to be In
charge until the arrival OF General Bliss
Other officers who are TO act as assistant
umpires have arrived. and all the regular
army officers attached TO the headquarters
staff will have made their appearance to-
morrow. The largest detail OF officers
will be from Governors Island
The limit Of the campaign was changed
to-day from August 10 TO August ls. go
that operations may conclude Saturday,
August II. and the troops be taken home
the following day.
According 10 instructions issued by Gen
eraI Bliss. there will be no maneuvres
by large bodies of troops before Sunday
August II. at s a m.
When the cruel war starts the only way
10 distinguish friend from foe Will be by
the color OF the band upon the hat, but
foes may not do all of the things that
20 70 make up real warfare.
After s o'clock next Sunday morning II
will not be safe for anybody in these
parts as the campaign will be continuous
from that time until finally terminated by
the chief umpire. That sounds like talk
Of baseball rather than cannon ball.