New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-10
TO MARCH ON NEW YORK
Thirty Thousand Troops to Take
Part in Biggest War Game.
O'RYAN GETTING READY
Regulars ard Guardsmen from
Many States Will Engage
IN Ten Days Battle.

Major Genera! John 2. organ, com
, handing the Natlona! Guard Of New York
and members Of his ata:f were busy yes
tcrIay in conjunction w.th army oe!ccrs
.Tom the headquarters OF the Eastern Gi-
vision in Ycr:cct!ng the Plans for the oX-
tensivc joint mannuvres to be held on the
Connecticut border from August 10 to g.
Nearly thirty thousand troops Will take
part, and these include the 5ta United
States Infantry. iC,h United States Cava!.y
two batteries of the 3D. United States Field
Artillery and some companies OF United
States engineers. There Will also be rl-
tiona! guardsUcn from New York, New
jersey. Massachusetts,. Connecticut, Maine
and Vermont
II will be the largest wa game ever
played in the United States, and wiz! IN
vo!vc defence Of New York against tor-
cign army supposed. to have made 4 land
.ng on the shores o: some OF the Eastern
states. The line of battle Will extend from
Danbu.y, Conn, TO New Haven, but the
exact disposition Of the contending armies
is held in confidence for the present.
II is known. however. that some Of the
New York troops will be assigned 10 the
Invading force, while others will be on the
opposite side.
The national guard troops to take part
are the following:
From New York-Division headquarters
1sI and "a brigades headquarters; eth, lZtn,
Goth, list, 47th. sd and l4th regiments OF
infantry; Ist and I'd regiments o. cav
airy. LIST and ID regiments OF held art!!Iery
LIST and 81 sigma! companies, I'd Engineers
lst and "a field hospitals ana !st ana "a
ambulance companies.
From New Jersey-Headquarters isl
Brigade; LIST, 18th and 9TH regihents OF IN
tcries A and y, Field Artillery; sign! COM
Dany and LIST Field Hospital.
From MassaChusetts-lst and "a oTlgdde
Headquarters. I'd, 5th, tth ana Nh e res,I
Corps: lst Field Hospital and LIST Ambu-
lance company.
Of Infantry, LIST Separate company OK IN
fantrv, Signal Company, Field Hosp!Id!
and Ambulance company. ~
From Ma!nc-2d Regiment Of Infantry
and Sanitary troons. ,.. - r,
From Normont-Ihe ISL tfeS'H'c"' " Az
fantry.
The armies vii! be known as the Red
army OF invasion ard tho B!uc army 'I
defence, and each vii! be iu!!y equ'p9oo
10 represent n complete army corps
1T is not possible 70 so INTO the plans
n detail" said General Organ yesterday
without revealing secrets and rooo!hs u'e
,,,annuvres Of much OF their interest dIu
y,Iuc believe. however. they WI! oo
the most Interesting and instructive So'
baId and will be Of tarreach!nS !EnPof
lance. 1t vii. b. as near an apPioaNL "
-, mr. az "a, can get without actua!
killing. and officers and men are e''''t'
aSt!C . ,,, -
Mere spectacular exhibitions WIZ; OF
course. 10 prohibited. and the uGne VII, "
devoted 10 important field .hs'Euc'.o" ,
which cannot be given IN arrno;!es' Nua+
dutv IS 10 he limited 10 that necessary w.
the security Of property 800
1t is not proposed 10 marc" V!e ''.o''
Of thc.r feet for q physicdI test o. 90"
DURANGO, but the marches WI. DC sFdaad'
and conducted IN a reasonable manner 50
,a rot 10 20 beyond the limitations OF c!"-
zen soldiers. ,-,
"ot course. there WI! 30 plenty OF nara
work. Tut .cel sure that every o!.'eer
ard man participating VIII enjoy u ana
Iii no bepcateJ. both physically and E.!!!-
tarily."
" "a nossibl. that tho mounted organ
iz,tions Of New York may march IL tho
hattlo ground but the infantry w.! go "
train. All tho troops WIZ DC oqu'P'ou CA
actly az they would IN case OF real war,
tho only exception being that they WI!
have blank ammunition.