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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1909
Page
4
A staged war game pits Red and Blue armies across Plymouth, Middleboro, Lakeville, and Attleboro as troops from New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Massachusetts simulate mobilization. Generals Pew and Bliss command, with Lakeville’s five lakes key to the maneuvers. Troops train, ships land, and civilians watch as Boston and New York armories buzz with activity.
General Pew projects that strength and numbers will be nearly 40 percent stronger and says he has no fear Boston will be captured. Major-General Tasker H Bliss will command the invading force.
A Parisian style patent fat reducer offered by The Rengo Co. promises safe daily weight loss of a pound, to be taken like candy or fruit. Available for $1 per box at druggists or by mail from Detroit with a free trial offer. Distribution listed in Boston and other locations.
New Bedford greets a mock invasion as six troops of the Tenth Cavalry camp at Burt Farm and the Kilpatrick harbor the lead transports. Officers from foreign countries observe, pay day arrives for troops, while coast artillery reserves prepare for Boston fort defenses.
The article argues dry heat in home ovens prevents digestible beans. It claims center beans stay under 100 degrees, fermenting into gas and reducing nutrition. It promotes Van Camp's beans baked in steam with tomato sauce and pork for a nutty, whole texture.
Major-General Leonard A. Wood as chief umpire leads BLUE Army defending Boston with 7000 men. Units include First Brigade under Colonel Frederick E. Pierce, Second Brigade under Colonel William H. Donovan, Second Infantry under Lieutenant-Colonel E. R. Gray, Fifth Infantry under Colonel W. H. Oakes, Sixth Infantry under Colonel George H. Priest, Eighth Infantry under Colonel E. Leroy Sweetser, Ninth Infantry under Lieutenant-Colonel John J. Sullivan. Coast Artillery under Colonel Charles P. Nutter, Field Artillery under Major C. F. Sargent, First Cavalry Squadron under Major William A. Perrins, Signal Corps under Captain Harry G. Chase, First Corps of Cadets under Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Talbot, Second Corps of Cadets under Lieutenant Colonel John E. Spencer, Hospital Corps under Major Robert E. Bell.
A roster lists forces under Commander Major General Tasker H Bliss with brigades led by George H Harries and Daniel Appleton. Units include engineers, field artillery batteries, infantry regiments, cavalry, and state guards from Connecticut and New York with patrol and engineer commands in the District of Columbia.
A troop encampment near Little Quitticus Pond spurs fear of a waterborne typhoid outbreak as 22 men from Fort Rodman march to Fairhaven for commissary guard duties. Notables include Baron de Bode and Major Davila among officers while local leaders praise the city’s military readiness and business climate.
Thousands fill City Hall square as New York National Guard units march to transports for maneuvers. Notables including Colonel Daniel Appleton and Major F G Landon appear in line, with wealth and prominence highlighted in the crowd.
An officer on General Pew's staff describes a plan favored by Count Von Moltke. The mock war envisions a Red army landing at Buzzard’s Bay moving toward Boston, with Pew delaying then striking at the enemy’s base along the Taunton River and possibly Dighton, while Bliss counters to recapture.
Battery A of the Blue army moves into camp at 4 o clock in a sequestered spot in Plymouth county as the war game begins. The advance of the unit marks its first arrival at the front, with further action to be detailed in the continuation on Page 5.
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