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Show use mn in WAR MANEUVERS NEUBRANDENBURG, Mecklen- burg-Strelltz, SepL IL Today's operations oper-ations in tho German arcoy maneuvers maneu-vers In which 110,000 men aro taking part, were occupied in the energetic efforts of two invading armlep to close in and capture the advanco division di-vision of the army defending Berlin, Ber-lin, before Field Marshal Baron von der Goltz can bring his main force by forced marches, Into the field. The Invaders are commanded by Prince Frlederlch Leopold. Emperor William and a staff nt sronerals aro acting as umpires. Tho defenders for a time today completely deceived the scouts, on foot and In aeroplanes, by dummy lines of stones representing men, but tho trick later was discovered and the advanco vigorously pressed. The operations showed that not oven the German offers have fully learned the war game, cavalry and Infantry regiments marching in closed columns within easy rango of concealed batteries. Both, armies used air scouts extensively. ex-tensively. The dirigibles and aeroplanes, aero-planes, which explored even' Inch of territory, Interested the thousands of spectators even more than did tho presence of tho emperor. Of the foreign for-eign officers who are guests of tho emporor, tho Americans easily wero tho most business-like In tholr serviceable ser-viceable khaki uniforms. The other officers wore dress parade uniforms. The lnvadors this afternoon were storming one position after another with the niain army of tho defenders still miles away. The operations did not cease with nightfall. Both commanders were so anxious to get an advantageous position posi-tion that tho wearied troops maneuvered maneu-vered In tho moonlight, bringing nbout two sharp night conflicts No decisive stroke, however, has been mado The feature today was the work of tho aeroplane scouts, which convinced many German skeptics that the aeroplane aero-plane is entitled to a place beside the dirigible. Two dlrlglblo balloons wero afloat the whole day, while tho neroplanes made only limited flights, but the ability of the latter to start Immediately behind the line of battle won over the doubters. The aeroplanlsts counted upon at least one machine being wrecked, daily, but one was slightly lamaged today. ThlB was repaired "and restarted re-started without difficulty. |