The evening world., 1912-08-15
Manhattan Reds to Lead As
sault on the Blue Defenders
From Brooklyn.
IN A STRONG POSITION.
Blues MaSsed at Tashua Hill
and to the Northward-Ar-
tillery Near Redding.

Especial from . staff ,CoT.'popdens I" The
HEADQUARTERS CHIEF UMPIRE.
STAFFORD, Conn. Aug. 16.-Both
armies shifted troops back and forth
to-day In anticipation Of the big two
days battle on the result Of which
hangs the fate OF New York. HOSTILE
night at midnight the belligerents will
begin their moves against each other.
and at daylight tomorrow the deciding
night Of the Connecticut campaign will
begin.
The Blue defenders are concentrating
their troops in the neighborood OF Tas-
hua Hill. northward and to the west Of
Upper Stepney and toward Newton
Somewhere near Newtown the heaviest
fghting will probably take place. Brig
Gen. Tasker II. Bliss to-day moved his
headquarters to Newtown, DO that he,
as chief umpire. can watch the big
fight.
The Blues have fallen back consider.
ably since yesterdays battle. II was not
Forced retreat but a move to locate
In more advantageous position. The
Blue Headquarters Is at Redding and
near there the Blue Artillery IN con-
centrated.
The battle formation will be a huge
with the apex somewhere near Cold
SPRING. The New Jersey troops, who
bore the brunt Of yesterdays fighting
have fallen back and will act as re-
serves. Tho Second New York Brigade,
consisting Of the fourteenth. Twenty
third and Forty-seventh Regiments have
become the advance guard OF the Blues
MANHATTAN AGAINST BROOK.
CvN IN THE BIG BATTLE.
On the Red side the First New York
brigade has been moved up in front to
relieve the Massachusetts regiment that
| did the heavy lighting for the Reds yes
terday. 30 tomorrow will md New
York arraycd against New York. or
rather Manhattan against Brooklyn.
The Brooklyn regiment is determined to
| exert It's best efforts to win the credit
for saving Gotham from the enemy.
The Manhattan regiment Is equally aa
| determined to capture their home city.
Aeroplanes will play q most import
ant part In the two days fight. It was
| decided at first to give all three ma
chimes to the Blues. but the work Of the
army aviators In locating troops and
plotting positions has been 30 superb
that II was thought this would be an
unfair advantage. so each side will
probably have one machine. Captain
Frederick h. Hennessy, the commander
OF the aviation squadron. and q party
Of his aviators set forth this morning
landing places in the battle zone. The
country Is very rough. Danger to the
flyers is greatly increased because Of
the lack OF smooth open ground for
landing. To land on boulders or In
wooded places Is fraught with great
danger. for the machines are likely to
pc upset and that means the falling OF
the engine upon the aviator. The
| mechanicians have been at work all
night and to-day repairing Lieut..
Fouloiss machine that was wrecked
yesterday
Lieut.. Arnold is the only aviator
bearing signs Of injury. He has big
piece OF court plaster on his chin where
he was cut in his fall with Lieut.. Kirt-
land In the army hydroaeroplane at
Plymouth.
This Is the day before Waterloo. To-
morrow New York defenders will be
pitted against the Red invaders in q
fierce fight. The remaining hours are
nervous ones for both sides. The SOL
diers are eager to be up and at 1t and
tonight they will figuratively sleep on
their arms amid the poison Ivy and the
ehiggers, awaiting the clear call to arms