The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-11
Camp Otis, Where Utah Ma
tional Guard Is Joining in
Mimic Warfare, Thrown
Into Excitement Over Theft
SEARCH is FUTILE;
TWO ARRESTS MADE
ColOred Troops Placed Under
Guard - Gamblers Who
Started Live Game Driven
Away From the Grounds.
BATTERYS GOOD SHOWING
OFr0m 81 Correspondent.l

Aal
n AMP OTIS, via Dale Greek. Wyo..
Aug. 1O.-NeWs that war had hen
declared would not have thrown
lamp Otis into greater ferment than
IN me story of the theft OF safe contain
Ing $4,000 from the payInaster's tent
which was circulated this morning.
The safe, which contained $4,000
when Captain W. 4. Wilder. army nav
master, arrived earlier fn the week, has
disappeaFed completely. IL Contained
e<'OO0 IN silver. The sergeant aud a
suard who were at the tent last night
have been placed under arrest
That the robbery was the climax OF
concerted plan which had been plotted
Tor earlier in the week is the belief
OF army officers. They feel certain tbat
number OF the enlisted men OF ths
cOIoted troops, with some outsiders
Planned 10 carry away the entire IA "
1 ron OF $4,000, the plans going aWry
uhtil last night after $4,000 had been
paid out
This morning when the robbery bs-
came known, the hills around the ma
newer grounds We're searched but no
sign or the safe was found. ii is be-
titeFed that a wagon was driven near
ne tent during the night and the -afe
pied INTO il and carried away. "A rigid
lnFes Ugatl0n is being made
Coiored Troops Guarded.
Because colored troops were on guard
last night, the entire regiment IS nm
III sur FeiltaDee today. The sergeant
ana private who were on duty al rfe
paymasters last night are he4vfI-
guarded. 1t Is calculated by the fnvas-
uSaLlng OFFICERS that If these men
were properly performing their duty
IasL night, they must have known OF
the robbery.
While the news OF the big robbery
and the utter mystery OF the disappear
ahee OF me saIe, together with the hunt
~ the mrs caused no end OF a sensa-
ton In camp, the maneuvers were noe
interrupted and the usual life Of the en-
campment was resumed.
All Utah troops Unanswered TODAY
with the blues and the signal corps
furnished Umpire lines, the same sa
Monday Fine work was done nv tia
battery. which during the early part 81
the engagement put 10 rOut TWO noun
tain batteries but they were not count
ed out. It was the last problem for ths
Utah troops '--0
The rest of the time during camp win
De u4F oted 20 arm by the infantry.
target practice and drill by the battery
ana continuance Of wireless and wire
Work by the signal corps Both of tbs
"iIeIess stations We're working TODAY
r NH me reg ulars IN furnishing infOr-
nation Tor umpires. The regulars be-
gin 70 leave Thursday morning. among
theIn the signal corps and mountain or
mule batteries. Others follow in a few
by Sunday
Gambling in Other Days.
In years gone by when divisional en-
GaAnpments were held on the Crow
creek reserve here and the same GUS
tom was doubtless TO be found in other
ncampments-there have been soma
rather tidy gambling games in prog
ress. NOT alone in the companies have
theFe been big games among the men.
nor big games among the Officers. but
there have been regular gambling
houses which have done a thriving bus
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