Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10

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defenders and is straining every nerve
TO get it's advance guards across the
rolling, deep Housatonic river, Wnicn
is a natural defense for the Blues,
provided the latter can dominate h
range Of hills between which \
river flows
The Red army of invasion is made
IN of First brigade, National Guard
of New York, Brigadier-General
George r Ryer. commanding, which
is composed of the Seventh infantry.
Colonel Daniel Appleton, commando
ing; Twelfth infantry, Colonel I. W.
Hoston: sixty-ninth infantry. Colonel
L. L. Conley. and the Se~venty-hrst
infantry, Colonel w. F Bates.
From Connecticut, First infantry.
under Colonel F. NJ. Hume; from New
Jersey, First troop, cavalry; Second
troop. cavalry; Battery A field artil-
lery, Battery 3 field artillery. the
Signal Corps Company and h first
held hospital. The National Guard
is supported by the Second battalion.
Third United States field artillery.
most of the Tenth United States cav
airy from Fort Ethan Allen, a part
of the United States engineers and
half the aviation section United
States army. The Reds also hav a
considerable number Of other detaeh-
ments.
Organization of the Blues.
The Blue army is made up Of the
Fifth United States infantry, the
Second brigade from New York under
Erigadier-Gensral John G.. Eddy, and
composed of the Fourteenth infantry,
under Colonel John H. Foote. the
Twenty-third infantry, under Colonel
F. H. Norton. and the Forty-sevenfh
infantry, under Colonel II. C. Bart
man. supported by the First battalion,
field artillery, under Colonel NJ. B.
Thurston, the Second battalion field
artillery under Colonel George A.
wingate; Second regiment of en-
gineers, under Colonel John B. Hotch-
kin: First cavalry, under Colonel o.
B. Bridgman, and the Second cavalry.
under Colonel c. 1. DeBevois; First
company signal corps. under Captain
w. L. Mailman, and the Second COM
pany signal corps, under Captain G.
K. Schenk. The first n second
field hospitals and the first and sec
ond ambulance companies are with
the brigade.
Sanitation Troops Included.
FROM New Jersey came the FIRST
brigade. made up of the First infan-
try, Fourth infantry and Fifth in
fantry, under command of B~rigadier-
General Edwin W. Hine.
From Massachusetts. First brigade,
4.nA. -.-
Pierce. and composed of the second
infantry, under Colonel X. c. Hayes.
and the Sixth infantry. under Colonel
g. H. Priest; the Second brigade. un-
der Brigadier-G General w. H. Pew, jr.,
and composed of the Fifth infantry,
with Lieutenant-Colone w. W. Sfo-
yer in command. and the Ninth in
fanry, under Colonel J.. J.. Sullivan.
The First Company Signal Corps.
Captain Harry G.. Chase; First Field
> Hospital and the First Ambulance
Company were with the Massachu-
setts quota
Vermont sent its First regiment Of
infantry.
Both armies have sanitary troops
: M the necessary equipment of field
trains and wagons for CARRYING camp
equipment
r Lie chessboard Game.
: The forces are under the command
OF Brfgadier-General Tasker H. Bliss.
9 who is commander of the department
: Of the East. His chief of staff is
r Colonel William A. Mann. The Red
= army is under command OF Brigadier-
General Frederick A. Smith. and the
. Blue army under Colonel Albert I.
I Mills. Genera Bliss. who is chief
: umpire. has under him about 100 on
r GERS. who will observe the operations
In he capacity of umpires.
At s O'Clock tonight General Bliss
r will have under his hands a gigantic
= chessboard upon which are Red and
Blue men of various values. From
his headquarters tent from I a. m.
: until s p. m. for a few days he will
: move these men against zach other.
e Then when he has the Blues and
Reds In intricate positions where a
e false move OF one color will mean dis
q aster 10 a chessman of the other side,
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