Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-28
AMUSING INCIDENTS.

AMUSING INCIDENTS.
Some amusing incidents happen out
in the field company had been ad-
yancine over a half-mile of swampy
ground, lying down every 30 YARDS
for slirmish fire, Having arrived at
close range of the point of attack the
officer commanding suspected tnat
the ground was too juicy TO 1ua.cious-
w order the charge The hrst ser
gAant. however. after going to the
front, reported the ground perfectly
firm. and the charge was ordered.
Then came one Of the real practical
Illustrations of the held exercise. The
skirmishers had to charge through
hundred yards Of slough, SINKING
sometimes to the knees.
WORK FOR HOSPITAL CORPS.
Quite rivalry exists between the
First battalion, composed mostly OF
city boys and the second battalion,
formed of men from the outside towns.
Especially is this SO In the sports
"D'' company from Mount Pleasant
defeated H" company of Salt Lake IN
a close-fought ball game and was az
forwards pitted against the same Or
eanization in a "siege," which consists
of a. timed wrestling match of ten or
IL picked men from each SIDE. This
was the first event of the kind in caup.
and no doubt will be the last. When
time was called two of the men We're
carried TO the hospital. Lambert OF
"H' being completely knocked out and
Barton of ~" being cut on the race.
The teams had taken advantage of the
game to fight out their rivalry.
FLAG STAFF SET UP.
In the afternoon Gen. Wedsewood
and Col. Plummer, assisted by VIM. G.
Webb, captain and adjutant First IN
fautry supervised the erection OF the
f,asstaff. The pole is steel and meas
ures 80 feet from ball TO base. II is srr
unon A. board base. and supported by
wire braces. 1t stands In front OF the
headquarters tent.
CAMP NOTES.
In the tug-of-war the regimental
stafr. commissioned and non-commis-
stoned was defeated by "B" company
OF Ogden.
The pick-o-back race was won by
&c" company from IF"
Retreat parade was we'll executed.
The alignment was near perfect ana
the successive formations went of with
out a hitch. The rendition OF me
"Star Spangled Banner" by the band
was good and the sounding OF Re
treat" entire corps OF field music de-
serves notice. The whole affair showed
a marked improvement over the pre-
vious parades.
In the evening the towns people of
American Fork rendered reception 10
the camp Leave until 1875 was
granted the entire command and
general good time was enjoyed.
Corp. "Moonie" the Village eut-up'
of the signalers produced considerable
fun In the morning by giving a mock
drlu before the officers quarters. Dres-
sea In a blanket toga and armed with
a bayonet he passed his command OF
three men IN review and proclaimed
himself Julius Caesar.
There is story around about one OF
the buglers going all over camp for
"butter-chip" to draw his one-fourth
ounce butter ration.
Capt. Earl W. smith reFimental
ouartermaster arrived late this after
noon.
Very little response is made TO sick
call" the most serious general III be-
ing that tired feeling and sun-burn'
one case OF sum burn however has
proved quite serious, Frank SOUTH
worth &c" company being disabled
in both arms through sun-burn cans
ing poisoning and swellin" He is
confined to quarters with both arms
I'm bandages. Southworth campaigned
in the Philippines and China.
Phones have been put in connecting
all parts OF the camp with head-quart-
af.g