The sun., 1912-07-21
Plans for COuntry's Biggcs,
War Game PrcsuppOsc City
Is To Be Taken.
LANDING At NEW BEDFORD
Scheme Provides Presidential
Call for 10000 Men tn
Rcpcl 100. 600.

by the United States commanders that the
landing would he attempted at this point
The first divisions landed by the enemy
promptly engaged the few ,achments of
regular and militia troops in this vicinity
and have already succeeded III defeating
them The nitcd States forces are re-
treating With al! possible rapidity to Worccs-
ter. where Il jnncturc with the main forces
about Boston will be attempted The
enemy has begun the seizure of all railroad
locomotives and cars for the pursuit
upon Boston
WAsH1Nu1oN. July 20 The above Is a
despatch that would have been SEM from
New Bedford to-day were the war be-
tween the invading Red army and the
defending 'Blue7 army actually in prog
ress.
The events Of the war" supposedly
under way a, preliminary To the join,
hlanuuvrr> of militia and regulars in the
vicinity Of New York city were made
known here to-day. In such detail has
The war game been planned that definite
''N'u'ioh 'NlStS W Ilt SItut
danger Of New York city. The progress
of the supposed war is traced up TO tn.
very time when the manruvres are TO
begin and places the invading troops in
the vicinity of Bridgeport. Conn. whijhe
detachmcnt- Of the regular army are now
ON their way. This i the story f tha
wa- as constructed hv ,h2 a. ..y offer,
IN charge of the VA game Of next month:
Selecti"r. .avorahie opportunity Euro
p@''. Power 'kedi Unexpectedly precipi-
tated a war with the ntcd States hBIrt
on June -. defeated II. PRINCIPAL te.t
and bio,kaded the remandcr IN Hampton
Roads.
ON June - III. tinted states ordered
tn" concentration of the Regular arm
and its recruitment tn war strength. the
organi1ed militia was called into the service
OF the Federal Government aud the pr"-i-
dent called for ioo o,0 volunteers
iiy Juiv II one division of reg,,lar- aud
two brgades ~ regular cavalry were
concentrated at Boston two NOR" divisions
tincomplete, oi Regulars and one hrigad.
OF regular cavalry were concentrating near
New York and Washington. tn. organized
militia had concentrated IN state ,anip-
part having been moved to the >rlantio
and Cnlf scaboards and the remainder
MOVING III t'e Ham' h'f",uon ne N"'nn
t','i ,,a,,, ,o,'',', anu ''''' '''''"A
,, '" I,i'. 's,sun
' 'nn ." a'' ',''i ,i','rnineh ,.n"'nly
"N"h a''uin' an "theul''"h oi ''o"H men
near New Bedford. Mas. and quickly
"'er'an" the W"aN d"'ach'nen'S "i Eiu"
troops III mat N'c'h'lN. An advance on
Boston was at once begun and ON August
= the Blue field army ,>o.oD men, hastily
concentrated. comprising practically all the
available regulars and instructed militia
was defeated near Bostou and retired a.,
" orcAster toward Albany. ,ts nav h, sn
yivoro,,sl. n,rs,ioI h,, ,ha nod f',rro
on IuI,. y, v,h,, IN, d., p.' .,'',.
cunicd rro,. ;J.nc. - ~ H.. a,i,.., ,,
uns,n,, 49,, an', ro, -, a. ~ ~, ""l '"'c ",
nn,a,,,. nosu" ~" ",s' n"u on,s'on was n.'t'h'd
4" az "l'pai,n's !" NOV" Nes,Mar" ana cover
we 'NpoS'" nam "l 'n' 10" me OF com
,nnh'ca'l"h' protect IA" lln"o! the New YORK,
N'w 'ofh an" hartford railroad and
threaten the wafer system OF New York
city. This division moved west unopo-cd
its detachnents occupying the important
junction points west of Prov idence to the
connecticut River and AS far north AS Hart
forI Small unrris,ns ,,ar, l,f, M q