The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-15
GUARDSMEN BACK
Drowned AND GLAD
Hike Through Wyoming Hills
Painted Faces With Healthy
Coat of Tan.
HAPPY TO BE HOME AGAIN
SIGNAL CORPS WILL DANCE AT
SALTAIR WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

Bronzed by the hot rays OF merci-
less sun. toughened by long hikes"
through the wyoming hills. the war
riors Of the National Guard cf Utah
returned home yesterday, tired, but
happy From every standpoint, the
encampment on the Crow Creek re-
serve. near Dale Creek Wyo. was the
most successful ever held by tins Utah
guard. and the Officers AMI men re-
turned with a feeling OF having dcne
their work we'll
From the time the soldiers arrived
in Camp c. S. Otis until their return
there was no disOrderly conduct such
as has marked the camps OF the past
In returning TO salt Lake some OF the
officers remained with their men
through the night 10 insure good con-
duct There was lots of fun az Green
River where the trains stopped FOR
five hours, but no serious complaints
were heard.
Well Cared For.
The guardsmen returned 70 Utah IN
two sections, the same as in ieaElns.
The first section, in command OF Lieu
tenant Fred smith OF the battery, car
ried an OF the baggage and commits
Eary supplies, horses or the battery anu
signal corps and the equipment OF
these TWO organizations of salt Lake
which did stellar work during me en-
Lieutenant n. D. Foster Of the sig
accompanied tho first section The
section consisted OF eight tourist cars
and one baggage car FITTED up TOT a
kitchen. The first section arrived IN
Salt Lake at o'clock, two hours ahead
OF schedule, and was Followed ten
minutes later by the second section.
Other Companies Leave.
The three southern companies or the
second battalion at once transferred
their baggage 10 the Rio Grande De
lions at Richfield, Manti and MT. Pleas
ant at 1880 in two special day coaches
The train was in charge or captain
Heppler OF Company q.
In returning 10 Salt Lake from Dale
Creek. the second section, carrying
most OF the men OF the guard was
under the command OF Major W. G.
Williams. whose place as an officer
on the Utah rifle team Tor the camp
Perry team was taken by Captain bra
by OF Company d. giving all or the
positions as officers on the team 10
the southern battalion, with MAJOR
Fred Zimmerman and Lieutenant T.
j.. SorensCn, both OF Manu.
The signal corps officers and men
were out of their trains and busy at
s o'clock yesterday morning. Though
the trains aU'iYed at O'Clock. the
soldiers remained in their berIhs unIl
the work OF unloading the Ilal cars
was started. Unloading the Two IN
etrument WagonS-uSed Tor the wire
less eoufpment-the reel cart and the
horses was done in short order and
almost before the other companies had
LEFT their cars AMI assembled for otner
duty the corps was in marching order
and proceeded TO the National Guard
armory on PierpOnt street.
Equipment was soon taken from the
wagons and placed in the signal corps
quarters I'm the armory, and the men re-
leased at o'clock, with all OF the work
done The infantry companies were
soon at the armory. and were followed
bv the battery All of the guns and
caissons Of the battery were washed or
and rubbed before they were taken TO
their places in the armory basement
The battery was the last 70 leave the
armory at about II o'clock.
Citizens TOgs Feel Queer.
National guardsmen were thick on
the streets yesterday morning early.
most OF them in citizens clothes, but
many in uniforms soldiers sWarmed
into the armOry from the trains and
civilians came out. feeling queer In the
forms for two weeks. The gu2rdsmen
left salt Lake on the evening or Au-
The run from Dale Creek was very
slow The rs officers and men of the
Utah rifle team left their brother sol
diers AT Dale Greek. The trains FOR
Salt Lake left Dale Creek at o'clock
and the riflemen left ar midnight Tor
the east in a special tourist car. They
,Tfu arrive iu Camp Perry, Ohio, in time
for some practice shooting before the
national militia rifle competitions start.
The crack shots had no opportunity Tor
actual work while in Camp Otis, but all
OF the men were busy aiming and snap