Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-10
Empire State Metropolis Defended by
Army Of Blues.
GAME ALREADY UNDER WAY
Regular Troops and National Guards
in Maneuvers-Campaign to
Last Nine Days.


muted from the scenes of peace to the
pageantry of war. Regiments Of infantry,
troops of cavalry. batteries of artillery,
Held trains, wagons. auto trucks. am
vulances and hospital equipment are de-
training at strategic points for the di-
visional action between the Reds and
the Blues" passing to various camps
and preparing for the opening movements
of the nine-day Connecticut naneuver
campaign.
Sixty-five special trains have cris-
crossed the state to distribute the thou
sands of men in khaki who are to re-
ceive training in the art of war among
picturesque hills of the old Constitution
state.
at o'clock tonight will have reached
the real point of a state of war Is ex-
pected to be one of the most important
ever held in the east. The number of
men actually engaged will exceed 10000
In the general scheme war has been wag-
ing for some time 1t is Red army of
foreigners that has been pressing on to
capture New York. The Americans have
been forced back slowly but surely, and
after a stubborn resistance the Blues
have lost New Haven and Waterbury on
a line running north and south, and
while a rear guard of two regiments OF
rushing a provisional division to their
assistance.
Main Army in Support.
The advance of the Reds is that OF
a division, but the main army, 100000
strong. in theory, is coming up as a
support. The provisional regiment of the
Blues however, must fight, and fight
hard In western Connecticut to give the
government time to rush its regulars
to the aid of New York. The divisional
defense Is not only to check the direct
advance by the sound shore roads to New
ment toward the Massachusetts line.
which. If successful. would sweep down
the valley of the Hudson and overrun the
great watershed of the city.
The problem to be worked out in the
next week Is whether the forces Of the
Blues" can be so maneuvered as to stop
the advance Of the REDS" before the New
York state line Is reached. Never before
since these war games have been played
jointly by the regular army and the Ma
tional Guard has a region been selected
in which both a defensive and an often
sive campaign can be worked out with
such brilliant displays of military STRAIT
egy. Within this region the entire body
of 10000 men can be almost entirely lost
and yet it will inyade the property rights
and trespass on homesteads only to a
To understand the game which opened
today 1t Is well to note the initial con-
dition- The Reds have New Haven.
while the Blues" hold Bridgeport. and
have infantry strung out through the
lowlands of the sound shore reaching
through Milford to the Orange line.
Northeast the Reds are coming down,
but In small detachments. The call for
mobilization of the troops was sounded
yesterday, and 10000 men of all arms
were on the move before daybreak this
morning. The RED" army has knowl-
edge of the activity of the defenders and
Is straining every nerve to get its ad-
vance guards across the rolling deep
Housatonic river. which is natural de-
fense for the Blues" provided the lat
ter can dominate the range of hills be-
tween which the river flows.
Forces of Invaders.
The Red army of invasion is made
up of 1st Brigade. National Guard Of
New York. Brig. Gen. George r. Dyer
commanding. which is composed of the
9Th Infantry, Col. Daniel Appelton com
manding: 18th Infantry. Col. T. w. Hos
ton; 69th Infantry. Col. L. d: Conley
and the list Infantry. Col w. F. Bates
From Connecticut. 1st Infantry, under
Col. John Hickey: I'd Infantry. under
Col G +. McCabe: 1st Separate Com
pany Infantry, j. W. Ross. jr.; 1st Com
pany, Signal Corps, Captain S. p. Baker
with field hospital and ambulance corps
From Maine, I'd Infantry. under Col. F
NJ. Hume.
From Massachusetts,. 1st Brigade. unde
Brig: Gen. F. E Pierce. and composed
OF the I'd Infantry, under Col W. c
Hayes: 9th Infantry. under Col. G. II
Priest: the I'd Brigade under Brig. Gen
a. Pew; ,,s 5r and composed n Of the Stl
In command. and the 9th Infantry, unde
Col ]. ). Sullivan. The 1st Company Sig
nal Corps. Capt Harry G. Chase. Is
Field Hospital, and the LIST Ambulance
Company were with the Massachusetts
quota
From Connecticut. 1st Infantry. unde
Col. F. NJ. Hume.
From New Jersey, 1st Troop Cavalry
I'd Troop Cavalry. Battery A. Field Ar
tillery; Battery B. Field Artillery; tn
Signal Corps Company and the 1st Fiel,
Hospital.
The National Guards are supported b,
the I'd Battalion. Sd United States Fiel,
Artillery. most of the 10th l.. S. Cavalr.
from Fort Ethan Allen. portion Of tn
l.. s. Engineers. The "Reds" also hav
a considerable number of other detach
ments.
Lineup for Defense.
The Blue army is made I'D of. tn
9th United States Infantry, the 2
Brigade from New York. under Brig
Gen. John G. Eddy, and composed of tn
18th Infantry, under Col John H. Foote
the I'D Infantry. under Col. F. III. Norto
and the 41th Infantry under Col. H. c
hartman, supported by the 1st Battalion
Field Artillery. under Col. Nj. b. Thurstor
the ID Battalion. Field Artillery. unde
Col. George A. Wingate; I'd Regiment @
Engineers. under Col. John B. Hotchkin
1st Cavalry. under Col. o. B. Bridgmar
and the I'd Cavalry, under Col. c. l. d
Bevois: 1st Company Signal Corps. unde
Capt. w. l.. Hallinan. and the I'd Com
pany Signal Corps, under Capt. G. E
Schenk. The first and second field hos
pitals and the first and second ambulanc
companies are with the brigade.
From New Jersey came the 1st Brigade
made up of the 1St Infantry, 4th Infantr
and 5th Infantry.
Vermont sent its 1st Regiment of In
fantry.
Both armies had sanitary troops an
the necessary equipment of field train
and wagons for carrying camp equip
ment.
The forces are under the command o
Brig. Gen. Tasker HI. Bliss. who Is com
mander Of the Department of the East
and his chief Of staff is Col. William A
De-