Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-02
NATIONAL GUARD
LEAVES FOR CAMP
rvo Special Trains Carrying Men
And Equipment Off Tor
ManeuvcrS.
BIENNIAL HIKE THURSDAY.
III Trains Arrive at Dale Creek at
IN omorroa---Slarch Starts
Next Morning Early.


~. t-tah National Guard leaves this
.,,y nv two special trains over tho
,,.,,, Pacific for Dale Creek station
,., where they will detrain and
ra,.h 70 the maneuvre camp on the
80. creek forest reserve. Tho Guard
hsen IN active expectation and
.,.,,ntion for some months for this
.r,,rrent which has not occurred
-. ,,,o years: special attention being
., On the rife team whose members
- been living a reg lar army life at
e., Douelas with daily practise at
~, hut,s under the direction OF Lieut..
g,,,hau and general supervision of
Nd williams commanding the Guard.
S,srly 400 officers and men are in
,,n'form this afternoon, preparing for
NJ blsnnlal hike, including the light
ss,.ery. signal corps, hospital corps,
"a six companies Of infantry. The hrst
,brss commands, with Companies Z.
nd Of the infantry battalion are
,rorn salt Lake, B company ~ from
-, n r and Il com panies are from
Z.
- southern companies being under
VIZ Fred Zimmerman Of Manti.
.-ssss latter commands arrive late this
.ss,noon over the Rio Grande road.
~ ogden company entraining at the
junction city The battery under Capt,
wshb samped on the high school cam
m. Monday and today, drilling the
iorses and hastily getting into shape
y, active work The horses OF the
.,,csi oorps and mounted officers OF
M Guard were brought there today
,,- stabling, preparatory to loading
M. sftornoon The box car containing
,ss tent eduipage Of the Guard LETT a
..st ago arriving safely at Dale
crsst whore a sergeant and detail went
sunday night from this city to care
Tor H. --..,,
Tho most careful preparations have
ssen made by Adjt. Gen. Wedgwood,
Asst Adit. Gen Lund, and the officers
N the Guard to make Creditable
.boNine. and the smallest detail has
al bean overlooked. The adjutant
rsnersl has been giving special atten-
nan 10 getting out the fullest number
N enlisted mon, spending much time
Il aryuing with short sighted employ
rs who aid not want to let their en-
yloyes 20 because IL was not conNen-
sn, Even the governor took hand
4 The game" and went the rounds in
an automobile TO use his powers or
rsrsusslon. To use the words OF the
rost "the combination worked beauti-
snv." ergo. a largely increased turn
ut Of enlisted men The adjutant gen
,tsl will be In general charge or the
elpsdnlon. with S;ergt Mai Barnum,
an Old time regular. at hts elbow.
on THE FIRST SECTION.
The first section OF the special train
i.lades the guns wagons, horses ana
men Of the battery part of the signal
ofps equipment. the hospital corps
rd an OF the horses OF the guard.
aT1ain W. c. webb will have com
band Of the train. and with him VIII |
y besides his own command, First
lieut. d Foster Of the signal corps
Nd a detail OF six men 10 care Tor /
&c horses OF the corps and equipment. |
eaChes with kitchen and dining cars 1
ni a baggage car will be provided
ne second section OF the special is
Wholly troop train. including pas
slger coaches. baggage car for the
Gicers baggage a dining and kitchen
as. BY a special arrangement with
70 war department rations have been
Nled from the Fort Douglas commits
Rry for the trip to and from the en-
anrment, for the entire guard, and
cis department has been handled |
rerseticslly by the assistant adtutant
pneral. Colonel Lund. Major w. G..
Villains commanding the Guard, will
AVE immediate command of the Sec
I'D section Of the military train.
DUE WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The Utah troops are due at Dale
.ietk station, az I y. m. wednesday, |
! a hour run, time being taken at
i'ten river, 20 detrain the horses for
et1lng and rest The battery has 20
lead OF horses, the signal corps 80,
'hich with the others for officers. ag-
tegale 1876 head. on arrival
y Dale Creek station. the
oys will pitch camp for the
lsnt Tents viii be struck
nsht and early Thursday morning,
nd the march Of II miles begun, ar
wing az destination late In the utter
o s george 4. Storrs of Utah county
llhHhtd So Of the battery horses At
n camp. the battery viii be merged
..o NE Fourth regiment OF field artll-
~ I. ) a, and the signal corps will
sllached 10 | company of the L.
Nshal corps Most OF the Utah
~ 20 men are mounted. the rest
s assigned to wagons. The adju-
,at snd assistant adjutant general.
49, Williams and other officers have
Ivy abridged their hours OF sleep
~ tue past two weeks in getting
~ INTO shape. the major rising
~ a. m. TO walk to the fort to
II aller tho rlhemen. In fact. Il
Deeh season Of hard work for
i's man and the boys. one and
al. out determined TO bring only
\, un the state and themselves
~. number of troops at the encamp-
w, WI number enough to make a
-,r,1L Two or three brigades, under
griaa or major general OF tho
cr army a good sized crowd will
o,n' Hana this evening, to see the
au,g,S no street parades are being
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