New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-20
First Brigade, Threatened
by Foe at War Game,
Plans Marches.
BRIDGE BUILDERS
WILL FACE FIRE
Militiamen at Camp Whitman
Drilled in Extended
Order Attack.
IRON a stan Correspondent OF The tribune. J

Camp Whitman. Fishkill Plains,
y. Y, July 19.-Five bronze-faced
men, the insignia on their shoulders
displaying their high rank, sat fer a
long time about a camp table on head
quarters hill this morning. Before
them was spread a detailed map of
Duchess County and IN the canvas
were stuck tiny red, yellow and pur-
ple-hCaded pins.
Finally Brigadier General George B.
Dyer. commander of the LIST Brigade,
y. u. n. Y, put his finger on spot
marked with red circle and turned
to the officers of his general staff
I've got 1t, men," he exclaimed.
The officers suddenly Strengthened up
and waited for the generals solution
Of the tactical problem that had been
puzzling them. Upon the careful anal
ysis OF the problem hung the fate Of
the 1900 imaginary and 5000 real
men who will be forced to engage in a
desperate conflict with the Red army
at dawn tomorrow. Then the plan Of
action was unfOlded.
The work to-day was still prelimi-
nary TO the first problem, scheduled
for tomorrow. All the regiments Of
the brigade engaged in an extended
order attack. The troops were trained
IN depIoylng and advancing under fire
owing to the showers in the afternoon
they were given an enforced rest.
Az O'Clock tomorrow morning an
invading army, known as the Reds"
which is supposed to have penetrated
as lar as Fishkill Landing. and which
has its base at New York, will theoret-
lcally threaten to cut off the LIST
Brigade from their line Of communica-
tons. The hostile force will be repre-
sented by the Goth Infantry, reinforced
with four troops of the I'd United
states Cavalry and a battalion of the
10th United States Infantry. Colonel
). /. Dickman, of the I'd Cavalry, L. S.
A., will be in command of the "Reds."
To the north of the camp a division
of 1900 men and about 1000 horses
Will be supposed to march west A
flank guard of the Blues south of the
division viii march in a parallel line
TO the west. In attempting - cut off
and crush the Reds" who are march
ing north with the intention of giving
battle, the Blues" flank guard will en-
gage the hostile forces somewhere near
VI az GpIOuI CIcth. L ne DIlupe over
this stream will already have been
theoretically destroyed by the advance
guard of the REDS" so that the de-
tenders will have to construct pontoon
bridges under fire of the hostile force.
The Blues" viii be in charge of
Brigadier General George r. Dyer. AS
sociated with him in planning the move
ments of his troops are Major f. L. V.
Hopping Major f. j. Foley, Lieutenant
c. G. Ahern and Lieutenant /. T.
Monant. The contest will be judged
by Major General O'Rvan, Brigadier
General McCaskry Butt, Lieutenant
Colonel CornelIu US Vanderbilt and other
officers not directly engaged in hos
tilities.
Br.gader General Butt, for whom
the review was given yesterday after
noon, told the Tribune representative
that the work being done a. Camp
Whitman was the greatest advance IN
soldering of the national guard since
the state camp was opened at Peeks
kill.
1--WE have stopped the mere muscu-
lar training of officers and men. We
have begun their mental training
American officers and soldiers are well
trained and make the best IN the world.
To-day we are hopelessly in the rear
among the nations OF the world in s.
far as training men is concerned. It Is
such work as is being accomplished in
Camp Whitman to-day that will pro
vide officers for the United States
should we be called upon to engage IN
hostilities, he said
THE problem that will be engaged
in tomorrow represents very genera!
situation in war"
A far different problem will be pre-
scented Wednesday. Thursday the ma
npuvres will be of an entirely differ
ent nature. In the afternoon the troops
will be engaged in field tactics. so that
Governor Whitman and mis- star NAV
see the actual routine Of warfare as
il is conducted in Europe.
Tomorrow night there viii be wres-
fling matches and boxing bouts in the
central arena Of the camp. On Thurs
day evening vaudeville talent imported
from New York will vie with local tai
ont among the regiments.