The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-10
TROOPS ASSEMBLE
Regiments Arrive From Different States Preparatory for War
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Sratford,. Conn, Aug. 10.-The stage is set: war has begun and the fate of the Groton Water Shed, in Westchester County, N. Y, the source of New Y York City's water supply, and the city itself depends upon the abil- ity of the Blue Army of defense to hold in check the Red Army of ln- vasion, the whole to constitute the Connecticut Maneuver Campaign.
 Theoretically the Red army landed at New Bedford, Mass, a week ago and since then has been marching southwestward to make it's attack on New York City. All day troops have been pouring into the state, by train and tonight the hills of Southwestern Connecticut will be lighted by the camp fires of two armies, each of 10000 regulars and militia from six states New York, New Jersey, Massa- lchusetts, Maine, Vermont and Con- necticut, comprising all branches of 1 the service.
 1 The main headquarters of the Um- i pire Gen. Tasker Bliss and his aS- sistants is at Paradise Green and will be known as Camp Lee. The head
 quarters of the Blue army will also 1 be there.
 l The troops came in as follows: First and Second Infantry modified at Waterbury with 544 men arrived |
 First and Second Infantry mobiIized at New Haven reached Seymour at I 10:55: the first battalion fof the 9th Regiments of Massachusetts with 285 l officers and men and 34 horses
 reached Derby at $40 and the sec-
 ond battalion of the 9th with 284 men and officers and 22 horses
 reached the same place at $50. 1 The ambulance and field hospital
 corps from Massachusetts with 1O2 l officers and men reached Derby at l 1:30 and the 7th Signal Corps and 1 lance corps from Massachusetts also ] came into Derby at 3:2O with 57 of- l f1cerS and men and 52 horses.
 The third battalion of the Fifth 1 Massachusetts with 295 officers and il men and 30 horses reached Derby al
 3:55 in the afternoon and the second I battalion of the same regiment ar | rived at 4:05 with 296 officers and men and g horses. The second bat I talion of the Sixth Massa chusetts with 271 men and 39 horses landed al $500 D. m. The first battalion of the same regiment came in at 3:15 p. m with 260 officers and men and 24 horses. The first battalion of the 5th Ma ssachusetts reached Derby at SOC p. m, 256 officers and men and 3t
 horses. The first battalion of the 6tf Massachusetts came in at 3:15; the 1 first battalion of the 2nd Massachu. I setts arrived at 1850 with 264 mer I and 15 horses with the 3rd battalion
 of the 9th Massachusetts coming ir at 3 o'clock with 256 men and +
 horses. The third battalion of the
 9th, 338 men and 3S horses came il at 4:50, the End battalion of the 2n6
 Massa achusetts. 254 men and T.
 horses arrived at 12:15 and the thirC
 battalion of the same regiment with 301 men and 3S horses came at 11:55
 All these troops went into camp ir
 and around Oxford, on detraining.
 The New York troops were de
 trained as follows: Bronx Battery anG
 Field Artillery 125 men and 14i tShorses at Bethel at 9:3O; 1st bat talion 22nd Regiment engineers 21;
 men and 42 horses at Bridgeport al 9:45; End and 3rd battalion, 22nt Regiment, 425 men and II horses al Derby at 10:45 and the 1st Sigma Company at Bridgeport at 1O:45 with
 TO men and 73 horses The 14tr
 Regiment, $40 men and 90 horses
 landed part at Woodmont at 1O:O(
 and part at Stratford at 12:1O, ther
 23rd Regiment, headquarters 2nC
 Brigade, 651 men and 101 horse.
 landed part at Stratford and part ai