Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-18
ATTACK At NIGHT
CAUSE OF ALARM
Quiet Residence Section on Cap
itoI Hill Scene of Activity
Last Night.
HAPPENED AFTER DARK.
Mcn, Women and Children We're
Frightened by liinc Firing just as
The Retiring Hour Was nc Hand.

Capitol Din residents were stirred last
nirht By what they thought to be a
running fght against bandit band.
Tho firing OF rifles puuctuatcd By sharp
commands aroused them about 10
O'Clock from their evening perusal Of
The News, dogs rushed from their ken
nels and added 20 the chaos of the time
Nesting among the hooks OF the hills
in quiet the homes quickly Mashed
with the turning on OF lights porches
were soon filled with curious men and
boys and peeping from behind doors
just AGAR the women of the section
peercd forth into the darkness to see
what was astir. Crouching low 20 the
rifles scurred here and there. kneeling
now and then behind a rock OF bush
to fire. and then to rush on again. The
aeighborhood was by this time thor
oughly awake and the holder spirits
sailed forth to investigate The first TO
return from the scene OF activity re-
ported that there was no occasion for
fear Many OF the others stayed with
the rinemen to see the pursuit end
The cause OF the stir ON the hin was
company G Of the National Guard OF
Utah under command Of Capt n. X
t,aklo with Lieut. Simpson ana Sheets
the company being put through an eX-
ercise In night attack by an advance
guard against an enemys outpost.
aN.a.r 81. u
o'clock last night in light marching
order with overcoats and ieggins and
armed with rifles and blank cartridges.
the company WIS marched TO state and
North Temple street From that point
Sergt Smith was sent with a detach-
ment 10 form the enemy's outpost His
Instructions were TO dispose IL between
the gravel pits on the south. Ensign
Peak on the north and City creek on
the east. The other members OF the
company were kept in ignorance Of the
location to which the outpost was as.
signed
SCOUTS SET OUT.
with pieces loaded and locked. tho
scouts from the advance guard went
north up the hill Crouching near the
ground, ever on the alert, they searched
for signs Of the enemy. Finally. aft
er much ground had been covered in
a vain quest one Of the scouts OBJ
served movement behind a bush Just
duty had observed his observer and lay
IN walt for his advance. not knowing
that he himself, had been seen. The
scout pushed forward with catlike eau
ton and got very near the sentinel.
He rctreated under cover and reported
his find to the commander OF the ad-
vance. Then the support was brought
up and the forward movement begun In
the direction pointed out BY the scout
who had found the sentinel Cautious
though the advance was, the sentlnels
observed the movement toward them
and firing 10 spread the alarm 10 the
hypothetical support OF the outpost
started things moving In lively fashion
The advancing party drove the outpost
back and when the action had proceed
ed IA far as the outline called for the
assembly was sounded and the enemy
good naturedly Joined With the attack
ing force and the formation was made
for the hike home. This was under
taken IN lively fashion and the COM
pany arrived az the armory shortly
after II o'clock In good spirits without
q casualty list.
TO BE GIVEN MONTHLY.
= rNNH uAAi AAAnAttHh aAAAHA W AAiR SUI
cess Of the exercise, which was the
first of a series for the winter, one
% be given each month The prin-
cples OF the lesson are learned IN the
armory. the aforementioned officers
being given separate training In q non
commissioned officers school. which Is
conducted by the commissioned officers
~ the company The officers meet
Tor study in an officers school and thus
from the textbook 30 the maneuver
site Is progressive course requiring
close application but 90 an interest
ing subject The principal lesson
sought TO be impressed on the Infantry
men last night was the danger incurred
when a soldier moves IN too erect a
position, his form being silhnuctted
against the sky on other background
and thus he exposes himself 10 ohserya-
ton and fire That this principle was
well understood hy the men last night
81 proved hy tho fact that the outposts
were not seen by the scouts. nor the
scouts hy tine outposts. until they were
within a few yards of each other The
first exercise OF the series was much en-
iOycd By The men last night. and the
program promises 90 be- au Jitorest
ing feature Of the winters instruction
an the national vuaFd