Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-05
CONNECTICUT TROOPS
 IN BIG WAR GAME. Senate Votes the Appropriation for Army Manoeuvres.


 With the passage by the United States senate Wednesday of the emer- gency measure appropriating $1.350 000 for the war manoeuvring, the partici- patton by the Connecticut National Guard in the big war game is assured.
 Two regiments from Connecticut Ma tional guard and attachments of the regular army, together with members of the militia in New England, New York and New New Jersey, will active ly participate.
 If that body is sympathetic and makes the necessary appropriation required to deffay the expenses of the manoeu- vres they will be held; if not, then the contrary will be true.
 Around New York City.
 The maneuvers will consist of an at- tack and defense of New York city. The and a defense of New York city. The warning forces, consisting of national guard and regular army, will total, it is now believed, between 5000 and 10,000 men. The moving spirit of the manoeuvres will be Major General Thomas H. Barry, commanding the eastern division, which includes all the Atlantic states. He succeeds the late General Fred D. Grant and will take entire charge. There will be two ar mics, to be known as the Reds and the Blues.
 Connecticut in Army of Attack.
 Although the city of New York is to be the bone of contention, the Nut meg State is likely to be the seat of much of the warfare. Defending the city will be attachments of the nation al guard and regular army men of New York and New Jersey, comprising an army of several thousand men. At tacking the city will be an army of considerably larger proportions. It will be composed of the First and Second regiments of infantry under Colonels John Hickey and Charles F. McCabe of West sCheshire, the First Separate company under Captain Richard E. Plato of New Haven, First company, Signal corps, under Captain Frederick w. Prince of this city, Ambulance company No. 1 under Captain Otto G. Wiedman of this city, Field hospital No. 1 under Major Edward S. Moul- ton of New Haven, of this state, and several regiments of national guard from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, as well as com panies from the regular army station ed in those states. Connecticut alone VIII NVhtAibubb dOOul G3VVV IuCu
 From Aug. 10 to 19.
 The manoeuvres will begin on Aug. 10 and will be brought to a close on Aug. 19, permitting a ten days en- gagement. What the plans of each army will be is problematical and rests with the commanders of each. In a large measure the plans of one will be influenced by those of the other A move on the part of one calls for a counter move on the part of the enemy. As general Cole aptly describes it: The entire manoeuvres will be a problem of chess" Everything will be realistic, with the exception of the whistling of bullets Troops will be moved. will participate in field duty and all conditions will be the same as in actual warfare.
 No Connecticut Cavalry. None of the Connecticut cavalry or l light battery will participate in the l manoeuvres. A series of practice marches has been arranged for the | members of those companies. Troop A will have it's marches between July i IS and 20, inclusive, Troop B between July 2s and Aug. g. inclusive and Bat l tery A on the same dates.