Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-05
.v,ibit Of the National Guard the
First Of the Kind Ever
Seen Here.
ANCIENT AND MODERN ARMS
c,.n,sy Of First Battery and Signal
corps shows Contrast Between
Old and New Equipment.

~ ,,c most striking exhibits at
s,,r this year is that Of the Ma
NY. Guard Of Utah. placed in new
,.nsi,v BIZ the First battery and the
- corrs. This is the first year
20 an exhibit has been made and
w. ,.a.dy plans are well advanced for a
,,..isv ON much larger scale next
-. for the interest already mani
80, fair PATRONS assures the success
Of the undertaking
-. military exhibit is novel and in
,n',ive Under the direction OF
49,. william G. Webb. r. A.,
Sap" r.. the exhibit was
% in the building fronting
pla, NV main thoroughfare Just west OF
=" serretarys office. The entire
tnf & devoted TO the display.
4,-antinr the entrance is an unlim ber-
"a rife OF modern pattern, Identical
,'i,h Inc ordnance used in the batteries
~ he regular army. II Is a men
ga life using fixed ammunition ana
Sosigned for rapid artillery assault. An
,r,iiewman is in attendance TO ex-
sisir the rifle in detail TO visitors. 10
fbe right as the NlSitoi 'ilt''9 - W
soryed a rack displaying the national
,rd regimental colors. Next OF interest
au' ~ vest side OF the building Is
. yu spb.target gun machine. an inven-
n.y., o.bich develops marksmen and
- tbem practise in aiming and Ar
,.itbout the use Of ammunition, the
.'.,," when the trigger is pulled being
.ssistered bv a pointer i'm a miniature
80, operated electrically. The next
Si.sisv Is a showcase containing many
Interesting relics brought from the
phUnpines as souvenirs of engage
,,ents I'M which the Utah batteries
narticipated. In striking contrast 10
ms disrlav of savage ordnance Is Kit
,,eorh, containing the reloading and
cleaning outfit for use with the mod
orn 6eld pieces. A large wall case
nevt disrIaved is filled with articles
N the equipment of a modern soldier.
rbe case contains rifles. reNolNers,
bets baversacks. Canteens mess kits,
erst aid pouches, intrenching tools,
bosrttal corps equipment, medical
cases field glasses. range finding IN
struments. and vast quantity OF other
uaraphernalia of most modern design.
The telephone equipment of the bat
terv 4 displayed and an attendant ex-
riains that the battery commander IN
action is located at a safe place in the
rear where observation may take in
the entire action. with his telescope
Of peculiar pattern he direcU the
r5acing OF every shot by telephone
from his observation point and at all
times Is enabled by the use of his
biTh power glass TO determine the ef-
feetiveness of his fire and TO direct II
in strictly modern manner. A model
locker showing how each member Is
required to place his equipment in
an armory is also shown. Another
show case displays another collection
Of priceless relics Of the PHILIPPINE
campaign.
HOW SOLDIERS SLEEP.
One Of the most interesting dis
PLAYS though not an extensive one, Is
a pitched shelter tent. on the march
each man carries one-half of this tent
rolled around his bedding. The roll
contains tent pins and a pole i'm adj
dlti0n. and upon hating the pack Is
unsung and the men button the halves
of their tent together and pitch it.
il is diminutive affair. only about