The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-13
Lieutenant Poulois Spots Bat
teries and Position of
Blue Regiments
IS LOCATED ONCE IN
FORTY MILE FLIGHT
Governor John A. Dix Is
Wounded When His Auto
bile Runs Into Heavy
Engagement

MANEUFEE HEADQUARTERS
STANFORD, CONN. August L.
One man in Wright Burgess BIZ
plane. towering into the sky until he
was four thousand feet above the
green world, put to naught all the
plans of more than thousand men,
marching TO attack New York. This
man was Lieutenant Fouiois, of the
signal corps. strapped to the pas
sengcr seat of his biplane was map
of the area over which the Red army
was supposed to be advancing to meet
the Blues lie went up at $40 this
morning: he stayed up toreYan hour
aud fifteen minutes. and when he
came down he had every battery, ev-
cry squad, and column OF the Reds
located in It's precise position for
the benefit OF the commander OF the
Blues. Euulois few about forty
miles. and only once was he located
by a Red scout. 4 captain of artii-
lery happened TO see him and tele~
phoned to the next artillery camp
In few minutes the reply came
hack II haven't been able "a see or
hear the aeroplane. But F'ouiois had
seen and noted the hidden battery,
This evening Lleutenants Miller and
Gesger went UP for a reconnaissance
gave place to Private Beckwith Hav-
ems. Of the First New York signal
corps. All OF them demonstrated tho
practicability Of the aeroplane IA
war. Another battle will begin a.
faybreak tomorrow.
Blues Meet Defeat.
There was a battle this morning
between outpests In the hill and dale
H.
Haven, near Indian river. The Blue
defenders Of New YORK were forced
20 retreat after four hours OF hard
nghting. and established their camp
Al Naugstuck junction, on the west
bank Of the Housatonic river.
Despite this retreat the Reds gain
cd little. for just as they We're pushing
forward TO take advantage of their
victory the first New York cavalry.
nnder Colonel oliver Il. Bridgeman
swung around the Blues. and riding at
a gallon. attacked the Reds on the
flank They feil ON the victorious COL
un1n with ferocjty and such sudden
u@sss that many men were killed (sup
raositiously) and the Red advance WAS
checked. until the air scouts could ge4
into action. The cavalry turned the
tide of battle. prevented disorderlS
retreat. and later forced the Reds to
fall back toward orange
Several Hundred Dead.
After the FIRST swoop of the cavalry
In this charge OF mimic war they
were threatened on the rear hy the
Seventy-first New York. Then the
eayalryrnen dismounted. went into ac-
lion on foot. and finally took mp "a
nositior near Milford from which
they could not be dislodgeA by the full
force OF the Reds. Captain W. \.
Maun. chief OF staff Tor the umpire,
said the battle was draw. Several
hundred alphabetically dead soldiers
strew the field OF battle tonight. &C
cording to Captain Maun.
Governor John A. Dix ives reported
slightly Alphabetically wounded. With
his aides. L,ieuteuants pekay and Kin
caid. Brigadier General ORyan, OF
the New York State militia and Major
. f,axore and observer fros1l the regular
army. the governor started In an an
tDmobile 10 visit both the Reds and
Blue camps While going toward the
Red lines the auto ran into raging
battle at -Four Forks. Therefore IT
was decided that Governor Dix w.
'wounded" His injuries were not
even alphabetically serious, however
as he was observed later doing full
Justice 10 dinner in the spess tent,