Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-10
ATTACK AGAINST CITY
AND DEFENSE PLANNED
IN A SHAM BATTLE
RED Army" That Has Gap
tured" New York and Boston
Prepares for Advance on
Belmont Plateau
NATIONAL GUARD READY

A sham battle between the defenders of
Philadelphia" and an army which has al
ready captured New York and Boston theo-
retically will take place today on Belmont
plateau.
The submarine will play no part in the
event, of course neither will poisonous
gases nor hand grenades. But nearly
everything else of a military nature in a
modern world will be utilized to drive home
to 10000 spectators the lesson of an erst-
while conplacent nation at last fighting
hguratively with its back TO the wall There
will be trench lighting, big gun duels, cav
airy charges and aircraft attacks.
The entire 1st Brigade Of the National
Guard of Pennsylvania. as we'll as cavalry
organizations stationed here, will engage
in the operations. Company B Engineers,
also will participate. Captain Bradford has
ordered the combat train. containing the
entire engineer equipment, to accompany
the column to Fairmount Park The COM
pany will entran at the Reading Terminal
at 2:43 o'clock this afternoon. detraning
at Genside and then marching to the camp
grounds.
RED" INVADERS ON THE WAY.
The battle will begin at 3 40 o'clock The
Red" nation is the invader. The defender
is the Blue" nation The enemy has dis
patched from New York an expeditionary
force to capture Philadelphia. 1t already
has crossed the Delaware at Trenton, reach
ing FraIs.ford on the morning of the i'm
pending battle.
Two regiments of infantry constitute the
enemy whose commander received word
that the defenders of Philadelphia have been
located. He at once issues orders for his
troops to take the trolley bridge over the
Schuylkll. On the western bank the in
vaders encounter opposition.
While the land force is fighting. hydro
aeroplane will fly up the Schuykill River
from the Philadelphia Navy Yard and n
land machine will sweep over the city from
the east and then maneuver over the battle
ground One of the machines will be
manned by the Baron Won Figyelmessy. An
other aircraft feature will be demonstra-
ton of the use of the dirigible, balloon
of this character having been lent by the
Aircraft Corps, of Hartford Conn.
most important and spectacular duty
will be performed by the cavalry, not only
In scouting operations but in actual charges
upon the enemy, with the support of the
artillery. In this part of the operations the
lst and I'd Troops of Pennsylvania Cavalry
will be engaged as we'll as Troop G..
FIGHT TO CONTINUE INTO NIGHT.
| The fighting will continue far into the
night Searchights will be used on both
sides to discover the forces lurking for night
attacks. This is, one of the most vital
phases OF the mareuvers, as the greatest of
the European fighting has taken place at
night. 1t also probably will be the most in
| tensely dramatic event of all. On Sunday
morning the guardsmen will be reviewed by
Mayor Smith,
Belmont Plateau is so situated that 1oO,'
| 900 people can without inconvenience watch
| the maneuvers. That much of crowd Is
anticipated. The operations are given with
the view of stimulating interest in National
| Guard enlistments. They compose one of q
| series of events in a campaign to enroll 1900
men. 1t really is profitable to join the Ma
tional Guard, for the new army bill pro-
yides for $50 to be paid to each member oi
| the guard who attends the two weeks camT
and AZ of the regular drills. Efforts to have
| the enlisted mems salaries continued during
| camp time have proved highly successful
| Indicative of the rations provided the Ma
tional Guardsmen while on duty is the
menu for the two days maneuvers begin
| ming today: Breakfast cereal, ham ano
eggs. potatoes, coffee and prunes; dinner
| vegetable soup, roast beef, potatoes, onions
tomatoes, pickles and rice pudding. The
! meals will be cooked on the tield on resula
ton army stoves by cooks of the various
companies