Show SAIL TO MEET I I HOSTILE SHIPS AtI Atlantic Fleet Defending Coast Against Invaders in Mimic War Newport R R. I. I May Ilay 1 19 The The defense of ot the thc coast from Portsmouth N. N H. H to Cape Hatteras against attack h by an Invading fleet was the problem occupied the thO attention of the Atlantic fleet beginning at midnight ht tonight At t that hour nour the battle battleships destroyers destroy destroy- ers era and anti submarines which steamed out of New York yesterday under review b by President Wilson became the fleet leet leetor of or defense In the m mimic war arranged by the tile navy deportment department to test the strength of or the country's protection against foreign invasion lon Somewhere at sea Rea were vessels of oC the hostile fleet The rhe scout cruiser Chester CheN CheH- ter ter er flagship of cr Rear Hear Admiral Frank Franl E. E Beatty who is In lii charge of or the threatened threatened threat eat ened attack on en the coast was believed to represent a division of ot The Thc mine San noughts layer Francisco Francis Francis- co wn OH thought to bo be regarded as a transport group headed for tor a a. beach on which to land u n fighting force Three torpedo boat hoat destroyers were wre mimic I I equivalents of oC other elements of an In Invading Invading In- In fleet These vessels which left I here several se days ago are to tt make their dash on some point on the northeastern northeastern northeastern north north- eastern seaboard To 10 surprise this attack and repel the invasion Is the task of Admiral Frank I F. F Fletcher commanding the Atlantic fleet Cleet The great rent naval strength represented represented on the Hudson river for Cor the past week is at his disposal each unit to carry out Its part In a scheme of ot national national na na- na defense such as would obtain in actual nar var It H is believed here that the torpedo boat destroyers of the tho fleet Cleet have al already already al- al nl-I nl ready been disposed to form a a. skirmish line covering all that part of or the coast supposedly in dan danger er of or attack The question whether the United States has hns been invaded or whether the enem enemy fleet has been repulsed is to be bo determined h by Rear Admiral Austin M. M Knight president of tho the naval war colle col col- le lege e. e He lie is now new at sea sen on the cruiser Brooklyn accompanied b by representatives tires tives of ot tho the leaders of the opposing forces The Brooklyn Is to keep constantly constantly con con- In touch with the movements II in tho the game me by wireless Tho The extent to which arrangements for conditions as nearly nearl- as possible approaching approaching ap ap- ap- ap those these of or real have IH war a I been en carried is indicated by the fact tact that e cI every naval radio station on op the Atlantic Atlantie At At- lantic lantie coast has been ordered devoted I exclusively to the war game I |