Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-21
CAMP WAS MOST SUCCESSFUL
Mood OF Command Was Generally
Most Happy Though There
Were Some Hard Kicks.
srndemn Railroad for Forty Hour
Journey That Should Have Been
Covered I'm sixteen.

Troops are not supposed to look in
the pink of condition after hard cam
paign. 10 Judge from their appear
Rnce as they arrived in Salt Lake this
morning, the members Of the National
Guard Of Utah have been on a very
hard campaign.
The boys came home from Fort d. A.
Russell before the dawn, and by noon
their baggage was once more stored in
the armory their army browns were
laid away and 400 young civilians were
hack at their desks, farms or other
places doing the work of peace.
MOOD WAS HAPPY.
The mood OF the command was
happy one, but Il was happicst when Il
found something to kick at. and ah
army without hckers.' said one troop
e., would be no army AT all" OF course
most Of the kicks are inconSequential
but they relieve the man who got ria
Of them. and that counts for some
thing. 4 wise government decreed that
an enlisted man should not ask why
nor know why he Is TO do things. and
that field officers. who are supposed 10
have knowledge OF plans IN their bon
nets, should cease with the rank ~ ma
Jor There were very few majors with
the Utah militia and consequently there
was much freedom OF expression Of
opinion.
HASSlNG MUCH ABUSED.
Capt Hasslng was much abused
man. In his position OF rcgimental adj
tuiant he did most Of the ordering. and
he was blamed because bareback is
hard, because II rainod IN camp. be-
cause the tents blew down in the rain.
and because the climate was not the
same as I'm Utah. More specifically he
had TO stand for the responsibility Of
issuing quartermaster tools after put
ung Q. NJ. Sergeant Lund under a.
isst' and Lund now alleges Hassng is
in' man who viii stand Tor all short
aees IN the supplies since he opened
mem himself. Hassng, tho railroad
and the weather are a trio standing
by themselves as the most "cussed and
discussed Items Of the campaign.
RAILROAD is TO BLAME.
The railroad is IN for share Of the
criticism. II announces schedule of
10 hours 10 Dale Creek, but II brought
ihe Dig military train through with It's
men and horses I'm just 20 hours. The
horses looked bad this morning. They
were gaunt from hunger, and suffered
badly from thirst. Men declare that
their train was sidetracked for every
freight train, not to mention through
passengers and locals. I'm switching
men and animals were bumped about
Ike deader kinds Of freight. ana given
Few jolts ~ the flying switch order
hat the boys will not soon forget. Can.
i7ins Of cavalry and artillery were anx.
l1us individuals when they came 10 un-
load their horses this morning and
considered themselves lucky when they
found that none had been seriously in
iured
\ SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN.
The kicks are the incldentals Thev
VIII All be forgotten by tomorrow. and
the fact will remain that Utah has had
The finest encampment I'm the history M
the state. The men learned much. and
q Is the purpose of the state miltias 10
put green men through Ihe A. n. G.
state Of military training. 50 that they
viii be ready for national emergen-
lies. Mistakes are expected as I'm any
other school. and there is hardly a SOL
der IN the command who does not con-
fess 20 having a different idea Of mill
itary life since the maneuyers than be-
fore going 10 camp.
THREE KINDS OF WORK.
Tho work Of the camp at Foit Rus
sell was divided into three periods.
The FIRST was taken up with local work
on the part " the Utah command.
me second with general maneuyers
under command Of regular army Of.
9cers on Friday, and the third an at
lack on convoy OF baggage train On
@ canyon dehle This exercise oc-
cured SATURDAY and, the Utah troops
behaved themselves creditably. The
convoy consisted Of % wagons and
me Utah militia, except the artillery
and signal corps. was detailed as a
military escort The troops were dis
uibu,ed as a front and rear guard.
fdYance sklrmishers riding mile In
'front.' and al the rear Of the train.
regular army troops conductci an
attack on the train, and the scoring Al
NE end showed a loss 10 Utah Of 90 /
per cent Of the command and two
wagons A week before the Dakota |
and the entire wagon train
HOW THEY WERE DIVIDED.
Col Lund's troops for this exercise I
were divided into two battalions. Com. /
ianies 2. II c and +. comprising the |
advance guard, end Companies A, II .
ana the rear guard
Company e, forming an advance line I
or skirmishers FIRST discovered The en-
envy and a bugler was sent back TO
lotifN the re- rNes to come forward .
Tor the attack. The hugler was not /
heard Of again during the engagement. /
hut the noise ~ the firing brought W f.
'roops enough 10 protect the froAi.
DREAMING Up CAMP TIME
Sunday the work Of breaking camp 4
TOOK up most OF the DAY. The artillery /
marched from us position with the reg I
nlars early In the morning and passei /
me Utah camp al $50 O'Clock. ON the /
Way 10 Dale creek. cant Barton train |
n his men quickly. and they were /
very different command from that 1
which went from the depot a week ago 4
as raw recruits. At 2 o'clock the Utah /
amp was broken. but Il was noon be- /
iore the government wagons arrived 10 1
transport the baggage. 4 four-hour /
march over bad roads 10 Dale Creek /
brought the troops there two hours be-
'ore The teams with their baggage and
% : o'clock Sunday evening the train /
commenced It's homeward Journey.
AZ Laramie coffee and field fations
we're served. and field rations were car
ried In the cars for subsistence during
The rest Of the trip.
HIKE FOR HOME.
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