The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-16

would extend into tomorrow. will not come until some time after 2 in the morning. No official report was made of today's fighting which consisted of clashes between small detachmtnes and skirmishes as the two armies were being gotten into battle line. All the artillery has been placed on the hilltops in battle formation and the whole battle line extends little over four miles
 The headquarters of the Blue army has been located just southwest of the center Of Nawtown and the camp of the Reds to khe southeast.
 It is expected that the fighting will be over by mid forenoon. tomorrow, and that the fate of New York city will be known in the afternoon when General BIiss is expected to hand down an official finding.
 1t is understood that Stratford has seen practically the last Of the high officers connected with the Connec- ticut rnaneuyer camp. General Bliss, chief umpire, and his assistants. yesterday, and this morning the infor- nation bureau was broken up and the officer in command sent to a station between the two armies. In all prob- ability, the officials of the campaign will not return here but will return to their home citations directly from the field when the lighting comes to a
 Frurn the present nnovensnts of the two armies fhe game will end near HanburY and Bethel. This is also in- dicated by the sending to that section of one hundred or more cars by the New Haven road and the assembling -4vaes Ia home
 The instructional period, according to the regular army officers has been the best ever held and it is the feeling that it has been of great benefit to the national guardenen. As far as rather of picnic for them and they have kindly let the militia do the hard work to gain experience.
 The region between Newtown and Huntington was the mecca today, or automobilists and sightseens from all parts of the state who came to witness the war maneuvers. Reports that the battle between the Red and Blue arm ies was to be today brought auto part ties there shortly after daybreak and the first few trains that come in- to this usually quiet. town brought number of enthusiastic excursionistS These scattered to points of vantage.
 From these hills, the sight was one that those who saw it will always re- member. Some 1S,0O0 troops took part in the engagement with an artillery force of 40 Or more guns. The armies could be seen scurrying over the hills and through open spaces while the cavalry were hurrying here and there along the highways Along these roads the automobiles crept, getting as close to the operations as possible and oftentimes getting very much in the way
 The preliminary clashes of today gave decided honorS to the New Jer- sey troops of the Blue army. These clashes took place principally In the vicinity of Hatterstown and Dodg1ng- town, which are in the lower part of the town of Newtowm, this afternoon. The first New Jersey regiment re- pulsed one attack of the ambitious men, while the 9th New Jersey regi- ment hurled the Red infantry near Hattertown, back from the hills, after ambushing an entire Massachusetts regiment. Because of the splendid showing Of the New Jersey troops, they were assigned the honor of op- posing the Red advance line, with the 5th New Jersey regiment following the extreme right together with a. troop or colored United States cavalrymen.
 In addition to the above engage ments which were of smaller propoT-s ton than was anticipated, there were. 8 number of skirmishes in the hills of the surrounding country. Land of high elevation. forms ridge between DodgingtoWn and Bethel, and the Blues are converging toward this, preparatory for its final defense Of Danbury. The headquarters of Gen; Rowe of the Blue army and the signal corps, which have been at Bedding Center, broke camp this morning and withdrew to the vicinity of Bethel.
 The 2,500 men who were in camp at Jump Hill in Easton, last night, and the three regiments of New York Ma tional Guardsmen, at Valley Forge. last night. began a march to Bethel Hearly today, following along the Red ding Ridge road. This road from Bedding Ridge to Bethel was at one time this forenoon lined almost solid ly with soldiers, army wagons ana field pieces
 While the Blues are backing toward Bethel and taking up positions of ad- vantage on the high lands and mak- ing deliber ate plans for complete de- fenSe of Danbury and the repulslon of the Red forces, the Red army is moving westerly at the same time. It's main strength seems concentrated around Newtown and there is every indication to believe that the big bat tie will be fought in that vicinity to- morrow with slxirmishes and contacts all along the line which extends from Newtown to Bethel.
 The field artillery of the Blues that was in camp near the Aspetuck river. east of the Ridge, moved out of camp this morning to form part of the first protecting line of the Blue army. On this march through HopeWell the artil- lery was attacked by a small troop of Red cavalrymen, but the Reds were outnumbered.
 : As the dopesters who have endea- vored to figure out the lines of the two armies from day to day, look at it, the Blue army, tonight, will lay from a point above Bethel to Redding Ridge while the Red army lies di- rectly opposite
 It is likely that the territory stretch ing from Hattertown to within few miles of Bethel, a matter of three or, four miles, will be the scene of most of the activity tomorrow, the big bulk of it being in the southwestern part of NeWtown.
 The country over which the armies