The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-13
RED ARMY SLOWLY
 GAINING NEW YORK
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The official report of the days maneuyers came in this afternoon and follows:
 The Red army crossed the Housa- tonic river at Zoars Bridge and took up a defensive position west of the bridge. The cavalry reconnoitered to the north and discovered a. column of the Blue army and a column of in- fanfrY with a little cavalry moving southeast through the Berkshire hills. The Blue column under Colonel Kir- by, of the 3rd United States infan- try, advanced south and attacked the Red position, there was fierce fight and the Reds proved much stronger in numbers. Colonel Kirby then with drew his force to the west. The move ment was covered by the first battal- ion of the 9th infantry. .g
 The Vermont men attacked the list and 5th infantry which moved around the Reds flank in 8 futile attempt to turn the Reds out of position. The Massachusetts infantry crossed the Housatonic river at Shelton end oc- cupied the. bluffs which were taken. yesterday, by the Red cavalry. The cavalry moved off to the flank.
 The outposts of the Massachusetts troops of the Reds are now in close contact with the Blues outposts at Huntingdon. The End brigade of the New York blues crossed the Housa- tonic at Naugatuck Junction. After through Stratford to reinforce the Blue army on the east side. The New York brigade was followed by the Blue cavalry who had been recon noitering, the outposts of the Red Army at Orange and after crossing destroyed the bridge.
 'tToday's victory for the Red army %hnvr, haolx Haopvuoxy fo fha Crf. ton reservoir and makes the second victory of the campaign"
 Important as was, the part played by the aeroplanes in yesterdays man. euvers of the Connecticut maneuver campaign. their work today was of vens, of the New York National Guard, and the army aviators were; in the air most of the morning. Lieu! tenant Milling secuted the triangle in which the two armies lie which covers Stratford, Derby and Long Hill. and brought back the report that an en- sagement seemed imminent at, Sandy Hook.
 A feature of the days work was the use of. mounted infantrymen as scouts and they will be used extensively un- til the game closes In their eager ness to get the better of the enemy both sides seem to have forgotten that
 
 to be and miles, and @. greater part of the detachments that have taken an active part, thus far, have gone over many times that limit. .I
 By da.ybreak the troops in and around Milford were on the march and the umpires left headquarters in an ticipation of an early battle.
 On the return of Lieutenant sFoulo1s from a scouting trip in his aeroplane, near noon, he reported that both arm ies were in the woods in the neigh borhood of Sandy Hook and that a battle was evidently imminent.
 During the morning, the 14th, 23d and 47th New York troops, the First New York cavalry and the 2d brigade Of Brooklyn, all of the Blue army, passed through Bridgeport, evidently in neffeat. It is understood they were going to the neighborhood of Fairfield where tonight's camp will be established.
 Before the advance of the First Brigade, New York National Guard. of the Red Army. the Second Brigade National Guard, New York, of the Blue army fell back at the Naugatuck Junction bridge, allowing the Red army to get on this side of the Hour satonic river. The. Blue. army regl- ments, consisting of the 23rd, the 14th and the filth New York. and the First ambulance corps, retreated through Stratferd and back to Bridgeport and this noon went into camp at Brook lawn. The Red army of invasion went into camp a short distance this side of the Naugatuck ~Junction bridge, satisfied with the days advancement and not eager to press forward any further.
 The Red army should have reach ed point of contact with the Blues on the south side of the Housatonic above the Upper White Hills where the Blue army has pitched the First, Fourth and Fifth New Jersey regi- ments.
 This throws the line of probable battle tomorrow something like three miles this side of the Housatonic riv- CT, with both armies coming together at. different points all along the line. It is expected that the maneuvers of tomorrow will develop better results for the Blues as that army, though it has been on the retreat since the opening of the war game, has appar- ently been satisfied to fall back from the Housatonic river so as to bring the fighting into the more isolated districts in the hills and valleys of