Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-04
rovs Of Utah National Guard Be-
gin The Strenuous
Camp Life.
7Hs FIRST NIGHT IN sLeEPeRs
,,o,l Not sIdke Mother Used to
Makc'--siSteen Mile M"roh
program for Today
,,,eclai to The News.)

-,rclai TO Tne NeNH.l
,rsek Wyo., Aug. 3-Arrlvins
sneclal trains, the National
~ NJ Utah arrived here al 1:2o pm
sr.t section carrying the hospital
signal corps and companies Il
'v'f .A.r e and II OF Salt Lake, ID Of
o,,,s,,t T. of Richheld L of Man
NJ "a of Ephraim, Major w. O.
n AZ In command. Major Fred
Mlil.,r,nan of Manti was in com
~ nj the four companies from the
ila ,,,herp cities. The second section
sstob arrived 25 minutes after the
WV, carried the First battery ana u
Ss,arhmcnt Of signal corps captain
u,.g,tsr, q Webb, f. A., being I'm CONF
Mll y, ,be train and the battery. and
, ,S,, r ID Foster In command OF the
Lament of signal troops. This see
- tho train was a heavy one, car
tyu eat cars loaded with the guns
~ ether equipment OF the wagon
el,t,ars P" Horse cars carried nearly 200
$50 10 be used by the battery. signal
Hsrrs and the mounted officers OF the
tat,ntrv These were cared for on
.a,,e bv the men Of the battery and
signal corps.
loaded and awaiting the Infantry
ION we're their company wagons,
which had been sent ahead by the
eamn ouarternaster with detail un-
Ssr Master signal Electrician Burk-
sardt in charge. These wagons are
~, regular army escort wagons and
.ar,aip the tentage. field ranges and
o,her camp equipage belonging to the
.s,,ous infantry companies. Hereto
.ore his impedimenta has been loaded
a,,o contract wagons and the usual
,,sru has been a confusion In baggage
mai has required several days To un-
,anrle Now this cannot happen and
NAM Of the trials of camp life are re-
moved for the company commander.
Who had to spend the best
hours OF many days looking
for his belongings under the old
system. The acquisition Of this
wheel transportation by Adjt, Gen
Wedgwood IL one OF the many little
things accomplished since the last
maneuyer camp two years ago, niue
things which amount to IA great deal
Wbon all of them are put together. Ser
eeant Burkhardt, who. by the way Is
veteran in the National Guard OF Utah,
having entered It's service over Is years
ago had everything i'm readiness when
mo trains arrived and there was moth
inc left undcne which should have been
done Each company's wagon train
was ready for tomorrow's march when
the troops arrived.
FIRST NIGHT IN CAMP
Shortly after the second section ar
rived the men OF the First battery and
ssnal corps had their horses and
equipment unoaded and packed for
he night The horses were fed and
wtered and exercised to remove the
stiffness in their legs after their 20
hours journey in palace cars. Then
they went on the picket lines under
stable guard.
II was shortly after the men arrived
at Dale Creek a alton in name only
for II consists Of the station and un-
loading patforms-not another thing
az far as the eye can see that the
scene assumed a truly martial aspect
The men spent the night In the sleep
ems. owing 10 the lateness OF the hour
when the work Of unloading the trains
was accomplished. Five hundred men
soon after lay down TO sleep, having
partaken Of soldiers meal. This
meal was not like mother used to
make" II was:
MENU.
NHAANh ANIIlfu Ntttts IAtu fftfbll
German Sausage.
Cold Canned Tomatoes
Stewed Prunes.
Bread Coffee
Milk Sugar.
The program for tomorrow is not
particularly spectacular. The principal
lem Is the hike OF 10 miles over a
wyoming mountain road to the camp
Ate on the crow Creek reserve
where the Utah troops have camped
Wce before for maneuvers with the
regular army For the men of the in
iantry this means walk. For the bat
Wymen and signalists II means
rae. nut between the two the walk Is
me easier. The horses Of the two
mounted examinations are In the
,sIeeh class and the mounted soldier
sure 10 have his troubles before the
uay Is over. Fortunately these troubles
slt always expected and there has
ppeeu PREPARATION made to meet them.
lonuhately again, they are never
~.ous- The troubles for the most
par' consist In the stubbornness of
|ine animal, who for the time being
'i decline To proceed with his load.
niue coaNlng aided and abetted by
@ Judicious application OF artillery
ps. usually solves the puzzle The
tn1"'eu recruit makes the trip worth
THt TOT the veteran. with daylight
FAM visible between saddle seat and
n Ssl' with arms Hopping like
sssohS WlngS, he Is a constant source
'uh ana good natured pleasantly
~ is safe bet that two or three
-, ou the way over he viii lose his
soi,,. blanket and delay the entire
AZ ,n while he regalns IL and resad-
,'. s ms steed. These are the misfor-
"es pi the mounted service and fbe,
m. sute to happen again tomorrow.
~ 'hIantrNman has hut to plod along
going W get Where ne Is
LIVING UNDER CANVAS.
,o'sI both mounted service and foot
po, ''et though. the DAYS work will
csr, none when he arrives on the
kltct sue Ihere Is camp TO Fitch.
'rnsi,ans 70 establish. hrewood to-
seven -, ana the one hundred and
feadv .Nt things which go to making
weeks 1--WE uhuer canvas for two
Nm monotony OF the march Ia camn
flnc,Ie broken by dinner. For this
been I'm NO elaborate provision has
has haaeue The soldier Of the guard
win '"Id that conditions OF war
No 80 closely simulated and when
tor,o.S MIS- eve over the menu for
convincnS dinner, he will be fully
MENU.
"ea Pork and Beans
Hsrd ~ Canned Jam
Tho me, hread Tea
r.ves men 10y the time dinner time ar
% that b,iow WIZ be fully convinc-