Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-26
REVIEWS TROOPS AT FORT.
Takes Rapid Spin Up Red Butte
Canyon and lnspects Water
Supply.
Gov. Cutler Extends Invitation for a
Dinner at the Commercial
Club This Evening.

Two months ago Salt Lake enter
tanned a Roosevelt man in the person
of James r. Garfield, secretary of tho
Interior. Today the city is entertaining
another. He is j. FRANKLIN Bell. chief
of-staff of the United States army, anu
.he man to whom the president loo
to keep the military estahlishmei
shape, and direct It's policies.
Garfield was n kindly little man,
splendid "mlxer." and built in the
wirey highly vitalized type of which
the president himself Is a sample. Bell
Is much the same kind of a man, only
a little more rough-hewn and more
brusque but not less kindly in his
contact with people. Both Garfield and
Bell come without flying banners, on
business bent, and with u manner OF
going directly at It.
General Bell arrived In Salt Lake at
lis o'clock this morning. and went ia
the knutsford. An attempt to inter-
view him there this morning developed
the fact that he had departed at $3.50
O'clock for F't Douglas, and a trip to
1T. Douglas developed the further fact
that he had remained there only few
minutes and despite the rain and mud
was then well up into the mountains
inspecting the Red Butte water shed
.hu Siic Butte canyon
for taking care of a brigade of sol
diers, so far as an adequate water sup.
ply is concerned. General Bell has
inspected many other western military
reservations. II his decision falls on
Salt Lake for the site of one of the
new concentration centers, IL is appar-
ent that 1t VIII be made with a clear
understanding of natural resources
and an accurate knowledge of all the
details going to mako a location de-
sirable for military post.
INVITATION TO DINE.
Following the stormy weather trip UP
Red Butte. Gen. Bell, in a high power
automobile, steamed over the lower
parade ground. accompanied by Col.
Lockwood, commandant nj the post,
and members of his stan, the party
finally driving to Salt Lake and back 10
the fort for luncheon at Col. Lock-
woods quarters at l o'clock. Gov. Cut
Ter called during the noon hour, and
extended an invitation for a dinner
at the Commercial club to be given this
evening. The club also issued an in
vitation through Prest. Halloran who
called at the Knutsford this morning,
for dinner to be given tomorrow ev-
ening. Gen. Bell expected to leave for
the east tonight, but during the day re-
ceived the advices which allow him
to stay over here tomorrow At 2 D.
m. a review OF the troops stationed at
FIT. Douglas was ordered.
FIVE POSTS VISITED.
Gen. Bell left washington 80 DAYS
ago. accompanied by one member of his
stan. Capt. NJ. It. Davis. He has visit
ed since that time FIT. Logan, near
Denver; FIT. Russell at Cheyenne; FIT.
Leavenworth. and FIT. Duchesne on the
Uintah Indian reservation. AS a re-
suit of his visit To TT Duchesne, II
may be that this one time important
military post will not be abandoned, as
planned by the war department year
soldiers marched when they brought the
Colorado Utes over into Utah after the
Mceker massacre, and ever since
through Indian days the post has been
tho center of military interest in the
red skins.
UTAH BOYS KNOW HIM.
The present arr plans are almost
all In the hands of Cen. Bell. and IL
is probable that no other officer in the
service has the esteem of the enlisted
men as he has. Many OF tho Utah
batterymen fought along side of him
in the Philippines. for 1t was a poor
fight that did not draw him readily
into the center OF conflict. When
Camp Dewey was first laid out on the
shores of Manila bay. the name OF Bell
drifted from mouth to mouth among
that Capt" Bell had gone inland to
circle Manila City. and bring back
maps OF its environments and ap-
proaches.
KEPT THEM POSTED.
when the forward trenches were
laid out. and four Utah guns and the
Ia lt,fo afYtt Tn
man them. nj a distance or 1000 yards
from the Spanish works, they soon be-
come personally acquainted with Bell
for in the night the Spaniards attack
ed the works with artillery, and Il
was the cool, loud voice OF Gen. Bell
soeaking then from the top of con-
vent in the line of trenches, which
guided the fire from the Utah guns
and notified them where there shells
were exploding In the city.
Later on, Aug, 10, when the assault
was made he again took UP his station
on the convent roof, the most exposed
place any soldier could md, and
watched, through his glassea the Utah
shells explode while he cried out
whether the range was short or long.
Il was vleorous shout from him TINT
started the American charge on the
city, for ne noticed through q large
mole IN Malate bridge, blown by three
Utah shells m quick succession, TINT
the Spaninrds were DESERVING their
trenches and retreatlng from Munie
fort.
At this time Bcll was an unattachcl
CAPTAIN. slated as the "hnrcau NJ milf
tary information which meant that
his buslnoss was 10 80 anywhere. alone
or With troops find out anything aud
return with tho Information on which
Cen. Morrltt, lato Cen. OTIS ana then
the brigadior generals In the field for-
mulatod theirplaus.
is NOW a CLASSIC
when the resurrection broke out he
appeared near the Manila wntfrworl,J,
ana while scouting with q utnh gun
was shot 81 the foshy part 81 his hip
Come on boys, keep going, Il takes
bone TO stop no. Is the romalk that
has since become preserved in tbs an
mails OF the Utah batteries. with which
30 announced hi. determination TO stay
In the game
When the big Maloloa campaign Svas
undertaken m March, 1spa he was the
man who Kept ahead Of the main army
locating the enemy, hnrrassing him
with little attacks and quick dashes