The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-30
CFrom a Staff Correspondent

(From a Staff Correspondent
Camp Leonard Wood, American Fork.
Utah, Aug. 29.-WhOle hOrdes of hostile
Japs Were put to rOut and helpless con-
fusion yesterday by the National Guard.
The imaginary laps who We're routed so
easily by the victorious Utah troops were
enrenched in swamps and behind hay
Stacks The battle was carried on by all
the rules of active warfare and the show
Ing made by the boys left little doubt
that they would still be the victOrs had
the enemy been real instead Of imagin-
AIRY.
The First battalion, consisting of COM
panies b. c and II, in command of Major
Williams, stCrmed the left wing of the
enemy and the Second battalion formed
by companies A ID and r, with Major
Zimmerman in command, charged on
the right of the Japs The active COM
mand Of the firing line of the First bat
talon was under the direction of Cap
tain Bassett of company H, and that of
the Second battalion under Captain EW-
ing of company +.
A skirmish line was thrown out and
the enemy located. The majors of each
battalion warned the men to take all the
precautions consistent with the bravery
of the American sOldiery, but not to give
an inch to the enemy. Fifty rounds of
ammunition were issued to each man,
and the fight was on.
Advance at Double Quick.
Under orders of the captains in charge
the first line of men advanced at double
quick time, fell flat on the ground and
began firing Before the magazines of
their rifles were emptied the second line
had advanced to reinforce them. BY a
series of short charges the men were
brought within 200 yards OF the enemy.
BayCnets were fixed and with wild yells
the final charge was made and the posi-
ton taken.
Some of the scouts who were out in
search of the enemy located a little pig.
1t happened that the scouts were Of
company II and perceived that the pig
would make an ideal company mascot.
They were unable to catch him, how
ever, and that difficult feat was finally
left to Jack Held, the company bugler.
He captured the fleet pig after an ex-
citing chas E. 1t was then arranged that
the new mascot should be escorted to the
company street with due military cere-
)mOny. The Japs, having been put to
rOut, First Sergeant Crosby assigned
squad of picked men to pig detail" A
nOn-commissiOned officer and six pri-
Yates marched to the place where the pig
was corralled. They saluted gravely and
then placed the squealing mascot in
sack.
Present Pig.
When the procession reached camp it
was moving with military precision. Two
men were marching in the middle carry
ing the sack, the contents of which from
sheer exhaustion had ceased to squeal
The other men marched on either side ds
a SUI VI Pl5 Do-S .diu WIN tnS MN
commissioned officer in the lead. Straight
to the entrance Of Captain Bassett's
quarters marched the squad.
Halt" bawled out the deep-Voiced
youngster commanding the detail
The squad halted. Captain Bassett,
puzzled at the visit, came TO the entrance
of his tent.
Attention"
The "non-com" saluted and then turn
ed TO his squad.
"Present-pig."
The sack was opened and out came the
pig between the feet of the surprised
captain. After getting the captains APP
proval of the new mascot, the pig was
branded III on either side and form
ally christened "Juanita"
A Bad Mess.
Again during the day the enlisted men
of company II had the laugh on their
officers, when they rescued First Lieu