Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-04
Vast Volume Of Business Con-
,,oDts Those at the Head OF
The state Troops.
,aE GETTING TO WORK EARLY
II Wcdrwood Already Calling
M. Of property Which VIII
Rc Needed for Maneuvers.

.,.t the forthcoming maneuver
a.. Fort d. A. Russell. wyoming.
' ~. carly part Of August or latter
" NJ Iuly. the camp Of instruction
@ .,ssptry officers at Fort Douglas
~ s,hrv In June. the preliminary ar
cents for the opening Of the sea-
r,eo practise on the range at
.,...,,lIa the dispatching Of two
80 officers TO Fort Leavenworth.
,s- and three artillery officers TO Fort
NJ, Kan. for special work in
,,rstion for mancuvers, and with
Management Of lectures and other
,.,rk along the line Of military educa-
~, laid down by the division Of mill
',.,g affairs Of the war department,
"a Cen. p. a. Wedgewood and Mai
"a O. Williams. the two officers al the
,,sd nj the National Guard Of Utah,
.rs facing "a volume of work, an to be
l.rnletod zoo % short time. that Us OF
,imost staggering proportion.
n, add 10 this already big burden,
..,sn4r4tioue for the annual govern
ins1t Inspection are under way And,
added again, the quartermaster Is busy
VIM rsquisiuons for supplies for all
,bssa specill events acquisitions were
tojay forwarded for wagon transporta-
ton for the six infantry companies.
bssdouarters and the signal corps
coi Il M u. Lund. assistant adjutant
,aperai today ordered from the war
5e,artnent seven escort wagons for
General transportation for the In
Ss,tr, companies and headquarters
gnd Two instrument wagons for the
signal corps. for the transportation in
tbs ael8 OF wireless equipment ana
other Instruments These wagons with
t1s reel cart already provided for the
s.gnaI CORPS complete its wheel trans
narration ard with the equipment al
ieaiy in hand makes this organization
las wen equipped as any In the nation.
m First battery. too, is fully equipped,
having identical equipment with the
batteries OF the regular army
STARTING WORK EARLY.
Gen. Wodgwood this morning directed
company commanders 10 furnish him
with lists Of an equipment which win
be needed for their commands for the
naneuvers and during the summer
work He has requested that these lists
be furnished Immediately to avoid the
congestion incident TO camp issues, sim
pHyIns work I'm the departments and
preventing the occurrence of shortages
70 necessary articles when the time
comes for leaving for camp. Gen.
Weigaood has PLACED the desirable
strength Of organizations attending
camp as follows: Forty men for in
fantry companies, 50 for battery, 80 for
Signal corps and 10 for hospital corps
Beginning next week. Maj. w. O.
Williams has arranged for series Of
eight lectures to be given by Captains
Willis ulinc and W. T. Rowell of the
Fifteenth infantry, stationed at Fort
Douglas. These lectures will consist Of
considerations Of map problems re
Gently furnished for the use Of the Of
tcas of the national guard and COM
Prise a variety of military situations to
be- solved by the use Of maps under as
sgmed conditions.
UNIFORM INSTRUCTION.
Lieutenant c. II. Arms. battalion
luartermaster and commissary. has
ust completed a plan for the uniform
of infantry companies,
Fhich will be submitted to the COM
handing officers and the training Of
De companies during the summer
Fill follow this plan, insuring that
when 40 camp all companies will have
lad the same instruction.
The new targets for use with the
Springfield rifle Of regulation pattern.
BOG chamhered for .22 calibor ann
nunluon have Just been set up I'm the
'rmory IN this city and practise with
ne reduced ammunition will be be-