The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-28
MANEUVER CAMP
FOR UTAH CAMP
Information Comes in an An
nOuncement From the War
Department.
TO BE PERMANENT
AND BIENNIAL AFFAIR
Six Months Training Required
Before Pay Is Received
for Service.

| this year 10 participate in great
mancuvcr camp, The war department
+, has issued an announcement Of the pur-
pose TO bold a biennial camp, and sets
forth some Of tho requirements and con
dliions for those taking part in the
affair. Utah has twice participated IN
n maneuycr camp. Each of these camps
was held near Dale creek. III Wyoming
The testimony Of the young soldiers
who attended is that the instruction
received was of material benefit to
them.
Tn circular letter issued by Briga-
died General Wedgwoud of The Utah
| guard. he calls attention To the, re
dlIirement specified by the government
that nj least six months training must
have been had before the camp IN, order
ia receive paw for attendance. General
Wcdgwood' s discussion of the mancu'
Yer camp reads:
While no orders have been issued to
tha, effect, 1T is announced by ne war
| department that the regular biennial
camp OF maneuvera. 20 he participated
| in Jointly by the organizations - the
| regular army and tho National Guar
next summer. Tho TWO prior camps "I
| this character in which the Ttah guard
| has participated have hcon hold on lh"
| Crow Creek Indian reservation. near
| Dale Crock Wyo.. and were attended
! by representative organizations of an
! branches OF the regular service ana hN
! the guards OF Colorado and Wyoming.
| as wei rs ot tah. agGregailng 1honl
! 1000 men. With the exception OF the
| hospital corps, who camped win thelr
| own organizations. each branch Ut tho
service camped together. the camps OF
| infantry. cavalry, artillery and signal
corps being in separate localities. zach
separate camp being under nc com
mand OF the general commanding inc
! department OF the Missouri. aud the
same as II would be ~ actual war ser
Object Of Camp.
Tho object Of these maucuvcrs is tn
simulate. as near rs may be without
| hardships and priyationa, actual n"oll :
! ization and war-Camp and hcid condl-
! tions. IT is not Al kindergarten propo-
sltion to mobilize and rendezvous 1000
| men at a point 500 miles distant from
| the places where tho respective unit
| organizations arc located and stationed.
! available will put them there. and AT
all times keep IN touch with the per
sonal equipment of The men The camp
| all-important thing. three times a day,
| the commissary supply, To 90 ms
successfully requires palns,ahlns care;
! n complete knowledge Of all wants AND
| necessities and thorough organization.
aud therein lies one Of the great per
soual benefits TO tho Individual Of mil
tsry training. equally valuable In civil as
| in military lifc II shows him the 5bso-
| Lutte necessity Of obtaining immediate sal /
lsfactory results and teaches him how 10
| achieve them.
Tne idea that anything was good
enough for 2 soldier has long since
| passed.e The war department thoroughly
| appreciates that to get Eood men. hoiIl
In the army aud lin the National Guard
| and to get the best efforts from thcs,
men, they must be well cared for. well
II Il s-I la.a rt.E4I Il
and returning from the last camp and
maneuvcrs the Utah guard Travelled IN
tourist cars, in two special trains. and tc
| each train was attached kitchen car
each equipped with two ranges. retriG
orator and an abundance of commisssry
supplies Hot meals were served rcsu-
Also a Vacation.
While these camps are camps Of in
| stTuctlon In every sense iOr every ulaU
participating from the ranking officer
10 the men in the ranks. and field prob
| IONS are planned and worked out daily
In which all OF the troops present take
part. vet. especially for the militiamen
they are a wholesome vacation from his
every -dav work and have many incidents
Of recreation and pleasure. for the plar
OF the camp Includes time fer rest and
play as well as work, For this SER
Vice at these camps the enlisted mar
receives from the government and state
not less than 81 so day from the tim,
his command leaves home until IT, re-
. | turns,
When the time for these camps /:
Immediately at hand. there Is always q
scramble for an opportunity TO cnlis
and 60 The result has been that many
recruits havc been taken in the differ
cnt organizations who were in no man
nor qualified 10 take part In camI
of this character. While they are camps
of instruction. tho instruction is no
instruction in the manual of arms oI
guard duty FOR the individual soldier
nor OF the school or the squad or com
pony but in field problems and mancu
vers worked out by hattallons, resi
ments and Drjgades and reasonable eT
ucicucy in all elementary matters tha
30 10 make up a wcll-organiZcd and ef
(cctivc organization In order that salts
! factory results may be obtained lsu
little can be accomplished In a simulated
battle. covering "A lare" area Of groun,
and participated In by thousands Of men
when some OF the unit organizations are
little better than an unorSauized mob. Al
attack or defense. the success OF whlcl
seems assured. may he turned into de
feat simply because one organization !;
not sufficiently trained and organized Il
| promptly and efficiently respond 10 ana
| execute tho orders Of It's commencing of
| Gccrs.
Good Men Desired.
So great Gstrimrnt las ihi- in