The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-01
MAYOR mitchell A
REAL TACTICIAN
His Honor Prevents Reds From
Thanking Blue Army Near
Plattsburg.
ANOTHER MAN INJURED

PLATTsBuRG. n. V. Aug. 3i.-The
mimic war. In which the provisional
regiment OF business and professional
men Is playing no small part, took
place to-day and extended over a n
OF country Of more than nine miles along
the Canadian border.
The provisional regiment was the first
organization which received orders to
break camp this morning. and as early
az go o'clock the men moved on the
military reservation neal Rouses Point,
tho other organizations following an
Jour later. The days mannuvres cOn-
sisted of what is known technically as
two delayed real guard actions. The
fighting commenced two and n half miles
west Of Rouses Point and continued
until the troops were within a short dis.
lance of tho new camp grounds west OF
Perrys Mills.
The Blue army consisted Of the pro-
visional regiment, two armore cars
equipped with rapid fire guns. three
sQuadrons of cavalry and half Il bat
terry Of field artillery. while the Red
force was made up OF two regiments Of
infantry. three %squadrons of cavalry. a
company OF engineers and half a battery
OF field artillery.
The Blues e~ndeavored to prevent the
Reds from forming a junction with the
balance Of the army Of invasion which
had crossed the border from Canada
near Malone. Iu the opening engage
ment, which o place tive Rousos
Point and champlain, the cavalry. ma
chine gun squad and artillery endeav-
ored TO hold back the enemy while the
provisional regiment intrenched itself
ep.,,a .llata,n.. 70. th, xpaNt hot Nagp tive
Big Chazy River and a swamp to the
south. In this engagement the troops
fought their way through the streets
OF the village OF champlain aud for
some distance along the river bHnr
Al the close OF the first engagement
the men were given n short rest. during
which they partook of soun, bread and
bologna. washing 1t down with hot cof-
fee brought up by the camp cooks.
In the second engagement a detach-
ment from Company II Of the Prov
sional Regiment, under command o'
Lieut.. Milliken OF the Thirtieth Infantry,
lay in ambush and surprised y troop
OF cavalry. When the detachment was
within nifty yards OF them they opened
FIRE, with the result that the cavalry
was technically wiped out. In this en-
gagement Second Lieut.. Mitchell, In po-
litical life the Mayor OF New York. held
the extreme right OF the Blue line and
prevented the fanking movement % the
enemy. During the hottest OF the fight
Ing the Third regular infantry was Or
dered 10 make a charge across an open
field and was technically badly crippled.
As the members of the provisional
regiment were pitching their tents two
OF the hospital corps passed along one
OF the company streets carrying u ma
on a litter. II was no case Of imagiu-
AIRY injury, for the mans face plainly
showed that he was suffering lie
proved TO be W. VI. Swain Of Nantucket.
Mass. a emb OF Company u OF the
provisional regiment, Swain was rid
ing a caIsson when his right foot caught
In the wheel OF the machine. Before he
could eNtricate II he had sustained SEE
we're strains to the lIgameuts OF the leg
and a possible fracture.
Corporal Dudley Field Malone. r..
civil life Collector of the Port Of New
York. was last night !uvalIded out OF
active duty by the surgeons because OF
a severe cold. but this forenoon when
the fightirg was the hottest he induced
IA friend to take him in aa automobile
To the scene of action, and immediately
Upon his arrival jumped into the thick
OF the fight.
About . O'Clock this afternoon capt.
Darby. brigade surgeon. and his assist
ant surgeons administered the third and
last treatment OF a~rti-typhoid toxin TO
about 400 members of the provisional
regiment. AS this treatment is almost
Invariably followed by a slight fever
Gen. Wood is Of the opinion that the
men should not be called upun To do
hard duty tomorrow.