The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-23
Adjutant General WedgWood
Fixes Date of Departure
August 9.
WILL CAMP WITH "REDS'
Schedule Affords Opportunity
of Day to See Sights of
San Francisco.

An announcement made yesterday
from the office OF Adiutaut-Gencral T..
4. Wedewood stated that the Utah
troops will leave for the maueuvers IN
California August Q over the Southern
Pacific. From Sacramento the otah
guardsmeu will be taken south over
branch limo to Salipas Cal, where they
will dctrain and 20 into camp with the
Red army, TO which they have been
assigned.
Before returning home the militia
men will have an opportunity 10 sec
San Francisco before they mobilize at
Oakland 10 entrain over the Western
Pacific for this city. Tho programme,
as mapped out for the leisure days OF
the troops OF this state, presents
clark for the citizen. soldiers. The
schedule Of the train on the return
trip Will be so arranged that the
Feather River canyon may be seen by
daylight. The men Will explore tine
highways and byways Of San Fran
cisco Mt their own expense, and, n
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make them late at the station in Oak
land they must shift for themselves.
Detailed Instruction.
The following letter, dated July 19,
setting Horth in detail the directions
to be followed by the troops, was re-
ceived yesterday by the adiutant gen
eral from Lieutenant Colonel Alex
ander Brodie, adiutant general Of tho
western division of the army, stationed
at the Presidio:
The maneuvers will consist OF a
mGnpuNcr pampalcyn
forces, continuous from first to last
day. The troops OF tho organized
militia are assigned as follows.
Red Army-Flfth infantry II, O.
Cal. Seventh infantry. same: head
quarters, provisional regiment olive
companies n. C. OF Utah); troops c
md d. first squadron cavalry. \, g.
,ery. field artillery. n. G. Of Utah:
detachments sanitary troops. n. C.
Of Cal. and Utah.
Blue army-Second infantry, N G.
OF Cal; headquarters and troops A
and r. first squadron cavalry. n. G..
OF Cal: battery B ". G. ~ Cal:
company p. signal corps N G.. OF
Cal; sanitary troops, N. G. of Cal
Orders for Reds
The red force With the exception Of
the batteries OF field artillery. Win
mobilize at a camp about five miles
west Of Salinas. Cal. The militia
troops assigned 70 this force will de-
train at Salinas and march TO the
camp. They should arrive at Salinas
as early as practicable Aug. H. The
troops OF the blue force with the ex-
ception OF the militia battery will
mobilize al the Preside OF San Fran
cisco The m8neuver campaign will
commence Aug. 2 and continue until
Aug, 20. The militia troops will en-
train Aug 2l, for their homo stations
The militia batteries OF field artil-
Iery of Utah and California will de-
train at Coyote station, where they
VIII go into camp and remain several
days for instruction in close order
drill and field training, including the
reconnaissance, selection and the de-
livery OF artillery fire. Upon compile
iton OF this work. they will march to
Join their respective commands In
charge OF nm umpire who Will conduct
them.
The commanding general depart
ment OF California will be I'm com
mand during the maneuver campaign
and all arrangements connected with
the participation OF the organized mi
litia have been placed under his con-
troll