Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-19
MILITIA IMPROVED
 DURING WAR GAME
General RIiss Says Handling of Troops
 Was Excellent.

stratford, Conn, Aug. 1s.-Of the great body of national guardsnen which had made up the two armies engaged in the war maheuveFs the past week, only 8 few remained to- night in the so-eailed war area, Regi- ment after regiment was entfainsd during the day according to the plans prepared by the chief quaFtefmasteF of the maneHTeFs staff, Col, John B, BellingeF, and, considering the weather conditions, the "A special trains which had been prepared by the New Haven road moved away on scheduled time, The Second Maine regiment was sent away last night, but all the other units In the tive forces, except the regular troops, were placed OR trains today,
 In eEdeOr to prevent any congestion there was simultaneous entraiaiBg at Danbury, Hawieyvil1e, Bethel, New town, Botsford and Derby The Tenth United States cavalry will go by road to Fort Ethan Allen in Vermont, the Fifth United States infantry, under Colonel Cowies, will march to the PiattsbuFg, N. Y, barracks, the Third United States field artillery will go by rail to Tebyhannam, Pa, fer target practice, the aviation section will re- turn to Washington and the signal corps will take train for Omaha. By Wednesday next practically nc traces of the large force will be left,
 General Bliss and his staff officers returned here last night, Most of the unpires, who were regular army effi= cers, have already departed for their stations. There win be a riding test for officers beginning Tuesday, and a physical test for certain junior off, at the camp will be given up and Gen. eral Bliss will return to Governors ts- land. The apprafsements of damage done by the march of the troops are being adjusted quickly, as the ap- pralsers followed the route of the soI- diers and kept close to them. All of the camp sites were hired, and such supplies that were needed were aF- ranged for beforehand,
 General Bliss in an official FevieE of the manedvers, says in part;
 "Ths military situation upon which the Connecticut maneaveFs were based is one that might easily arise in ease of hostilities between the United States and some foreign power. The Red and Blue divisions were distribu- te don August 10 over a wider front than would be justified in actual war fare"
 The general goes on te review the general scheme of advance which a foreign general would take in order to clear the way for a large Red army to interrupt the CFeten water supply for New York city. The conditions which would exist when the Red force reached Newtown were approximated in the disposition of the forces on Sat Urday morning This land had been selected for the engagement of the troops owing to little likelihood of damaging yrops, and where there was plenty of water. The section also per- mitted of rapid entraining of the sol diers.
 Of the battle itself, the commanding general says; Practically all the troops had deployed and most of them changed positions a number of times, The handling of the troops was excel lent and the organized militia showed wonderful improvement in form over that displayed in their minor combats during the instructional period"