The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-08
UTAH SURPASSESIN
MILITARY SHOWING

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up early and got busy with their bag
gage. Major W. G. Williams, CON-
handing the Utah troops, issued an
order that the battery and signal corps
would move when ready. The battery
pulled out at Gas, with everything
loaded, and the signal corps followed 1
IS minutes later.
Make Good Showing.
Owing to the fact that both of these
organizations are mounted, they made
much better time than the infantry col
umn, and arrived in camp three hours
earlier after the 14-mile hike from
Dale creek. The battery and signal
corps went into Camp Otis almost to-
gether, and both made imposing show
ings. Officers OF the camp were on /
hand TO show where the two COM /
mands would pitch camp, and this was /
taken up at once, while the cooks were /
busy on imprOvised stoves getting /
signal corps and battery had the conf |
cal wall tents pitched within snort |
time after arriving in camp, the plcket
line established, and most OF the bag
gage out Of the way.
1t was 1 o'clock when the infantry
column marched over the last long hill
into camp, with company or OgdeH |
ahead. The Utah command went into
days before by the Wyoming National
Guard, of about equal strength. The
infantry troops had eaten while taking
rest during the march. Upon arrival
in camp they Immediately pushed the
tents into the air and by the time Tor
the evening mess had practically com
pleted the work OF arranging their
camp. The work was done with less
disorder than ever before, and regu-
lars complimented the men on their
work.
Regulars Are Spectators.
The troops came into camp at a time
when the regulars We're not overly
busy and for this reason there were
a good many spectators when the sew
eral companies began pitchineg tents
and making camp.
The men stood the march well. and
few have been to the hospital tent. The
old trouble Of a few blisteTed feet did
not appear, and il seems that the com
pany commanders were more insistent
that their men should wear shoes
which had been tested out In the re-
cent maneuvers IN the far east, il Is
estimated that one out OF every ten
men in the infantry companies were
put out of action for the first two or
three days in camp because OF sore and
blistered feet But the fasteners have
not had the experience Of the enlisted
men Of Utah. For il is safe to say
that not one in so was really ineapael-
Lated through bltsIeTs or sore feet.
Naturally some of the men were
tired when they arrived in camp and
some of them had small blisters on their
feet, but there was nothing serious. The
past experience has been that Tor
short time after arrival in camp the
hospital tent has been the busiest place
on the grounds. but such was not the
case this year and the place was
nearly deserted except for the hospital
corps members. Fourteen miles does
get so pounds on your back and travel
with rifle on your shoulder on eoun-
try roads, over steep hills, rocky roads,
winding trails and down heavy grades
there is some energy expended.
The Utah Signal corps has been at
tached TO l company signal corps OF
| the regular army, under Captain carl
Hartman and LieutenantS Stamford
and Goodrich. The two companies are
camped side by side and Will work to-
getheT in the maneuVerS TO be carried
/ out during the remaining days OF the
Utah participation before returning TO
! Salt Lake on the night of August "A.
Captain r. Leroy Bourne of the
signal corps. with Lieutenant I. D.
/ Foster and Paul Armstrong, were COM
I plimented upon the showing or the
corps in pitching camp and field work
with the equipment second to none in
any national guard organization In the
United States.
All of the equipment of the battery
/ and signal corps came through on the
train without mishap. Captain w c.
Webb Of the battery was in charge or
the train. with Lieutenant T. d. Foster
| Of the signal corps in charge of the
signal corps equipment.
| The fame of the Utah battery traV-
eled ahead of this organization and IL
/ is treated on the same plane as bat
/ terry in the regular army. Captain
Webb, with Lieutenants Smith. Thomas
and Manning have already shown that
/ they have not been OveFestimated. The
| Utah battery has been assigned to the
Fourth battery, field artillery of the
| regular service.
The Utah infantry companies have
| been placed with the Fifteenth infan-
l Major W. 7. May. The boys of the
| Fifteenth were with the Utah soldiers
as soon as mess was over in the even
/ ing and mixed freely with them. IN
structiOn is being given by the Off
! GERS Of the Fifteenth TO the officers ano
/ men Of the national guard.
| Everything is working fine in camp.
| the soldiers are being well fed and
/ have little 10 kick against, except the
cold nights when the mercury sinks
/ below the freezing point.
! Last night officers OF the Eigh-
| teenth gave a smoker for all officers
| Of camp. About two hundred Officers
/ were there. Five boxing contests were
/ held and one fighter broke his arm.
TThey were real contests and made
/ thorough company rivalry among box
/ ing opponents. quintet from the
Ninth cavalry, colored, sang fine and
! should be in vaudeville.
] There was plenty of beer, but the
/ edict against stronger drink was car
ried out. Generals and colonies rubbed
elbows with the youngest OF second
| lieutenants.
/ Utah militia officers were shown a
fine time
Monday will he a busy day with bat
/ talon drill and other work. The sig
nal corps with the wireless and wire
and the battery VIII work with battal-
! ions. Mostly all are well and there is