Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-26
Twelve DAYS OF Mimic War on
Their Program in
Wyoming.
TRAVEL IN SPECIAL TRAINS
start Their Campaign by Sleeping In
shelter Tents Before Hike over
4, Grow Creek Reserve.

| leave this city next Tuesday evening
shortly after o'clock for a ~ day
vancouver camp to be held near Fort
ID. A. Russell. wyo.. on the Grow Greek
reserve. The mlltiamen will number
approximately $50 officers and enlisted
men and will travel in two special
trains. one under command OF Maj
w. q. williams. and the other under
command OF Capt. William c. Webb
The train leaving as the flrst section
will carry the First battery its field
pieces. wagons and other artillery car
riages. its draft and saddle horses
detachment Of Signal corps. under com
mand OF First Lieut. T. d. Foster
the technical equipment of the signal
company, its wheel transportation and
draft and saddle horses and miscel-
laneous baggage OF these two com
mands. Box cars fitted up as kitchens
viii be attached TO the train and de-
tail of cooks and helpers will furnish
hot meals to the men en- route, Owing
to the length OF time required for the
trip to Dale Creek, Wyo., where the
troops detrain. II will be necessary TO
exercise. probably at Green River, ne
cessitating considerable delay for
the unloading and reloading OF the AMI
mails. This train will arrive AT Dale
Greek but little in advance Of the sec
ond section. but will probably have been
unloadcd by the time the main body of
the Utah soldery arrives The second
section will leave this city soon after
the first and will keep as near II as
railroad regulations will permit Maj.
Williams command on this train will
consist OF seven companies OF infantry,
the companies being stationed at salt
Lake. ogden, Mant Mt. Pleasant,
Ehpraim and Richfield. each OF which
have one company with the exception
Of salt Lake. which has two, Companies
g. and III, commanded by Capts. Eakle
and Capronl respectively. In addition
To- the infantry companies. Maj. VII
Hams will have the Signal corps and
Hospital corps on HIS train. Cook cars
will also be attached TO this train and
cooked meals Will be served en- route.
MUCH IMPEDIMENTA CARRIED.
The task Of loading the two trains
Ia the short time allowed is a big one.
The hardest tasks fall to the lot of
the First battery. which will occupy
four Hat cars, three horse cars and
baggage car alone. and to the Signal
corps. which requires one fiat car and
two horse cars for its impedmenta,
this latter organization caring for the
horses to be used by the mounted Of
fcers I'm addition To- its own animals,
The First battery viii take It's full
field equipment to maneuvers, includ-
ing the new three-inch rifles and all
appurtenances. alone requiring the
better part of three fiat cars for their
Transportation, while its wheel trans
usf1
The Signal corps takes two large in
strument wagons and irs reel cart 10
maneuvers, requiring one fiat car. The
Hospital corps ambulance VIII also he
carried on q fiat car and to load on
this material and then more than 100
horses in an hour will he a task that |
would even cause n circus crew TO |
gasp for breath now and then. All
guns carriages and wagons must he
dashed and blocked tn the cars to |
avoid possibility NJ accident on route |
To lessen the size of the train and |
reduce the running time required the /
Is sending great deal |
NJ eauippage by fast freight ahead OF |
tho troops Leaving mere Saturday |
afternoon will he a freight train carry
ing the infantry cOmpanies' wagons. |
tentage for the entire Utah quota. field |
ranges. implements and all other bag
gage II Is possible to send out ahead
0f the fr0OnS. Master Signal f4leCtTltlNil
r. J. Rurkhnrdt. Signal corps. who |
has been detailed for -vecial duty In
a ssistinV the ouartermuster. with de-
tail Of mon VIII leave SUNDAY morning
to overtake their freight nj Dale Creek
and will supervise the setting M of
wagons and loading the equipage ready
FOR the companies to receive for the
march 20 camp overland upon arrival
At the detraining point.
WILL SLEEP IN PUP TENTS"
The troop trains will arrive at Dale
freek during the late afternoon OF
Wednesday OF next week and after un-
oadlng and distributing the great
quantity OF baggage Will pitch camp
" shelter tents for Wednesday night.
These shelter tents are novel contri-
'ances. and are affectionately called
pun tents by the soldiers. on the
march they serve to carry the bedding
md clothing OF the men, being wrap |
,ed about the blankets and other arti-
les I'm the shape Of an elongated cylin-
Ter, which, for the infantryman, is |
arried across the left shoulder and
trapped at the ends opposite the
light thigh. The roll carries a Joint
d tent pole and the necessary pins. |
Ipon hating the men are caused 10 |
axe n proper interval and the halves
4 the tents are then buttoned to-
ether, each man carrying one-half
ent, and pitched Two men occupy
tent and triangular portion at the
ear affords protection for their arms
nd clothlng The tents when pitched
tand about four feet high to the
idge, are a little over six feet In
ength and just wide enough to ac-
ommodate two sleeping soldiers.
The Utah militiamen will arise early
thursday morning to begin prepare
Ions for the fifteen mile march TO
he camp site For the battery this
will mean the Harvesting OF the many
lorses required to haul their field
lieces and other artillery carriages
nd wagons and the saddling OF horses
or the mounted personnel For the
iignal corps IL means the Harvesting
4 draft animals and the saddling OF
iding horses, the preparation or
echnical equipment to stand the
march over the hills. For the infantry
men IL will mean the handling OF oom-
ANY wagons and company baggage
md then the hike to camp
MIMIC WAR IN CAMP.
The next 10 days viii be spent in
mimic warfare. There the men VIII
ace conditions closely approximating
onditions ms found In time OF war.
VERY day will sec a battle fought
etween opposing sides. battle ~
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