Show l i BACK fROM TUE WAR IN fiNE SPIRITS Guar Guardsmen ell Complimented by Office Officers s for Good Conduct Con Con- Conduct duct a and d Ability lJ y l J Tho The Ut Utah ULah h national guard strong which Ih has been peon in the tho army maneuvers maneu mancu- vers er nc near Sari San nn Francisco returned to their homes yesterday y fop Wo sickness or injuries were reported ex except cp one ono c case se of malarial malaria fever and another of rheu rheim- private Frederickson of or Salt alt La Lake c. c qty City has ina malaria and is is' in St St. Lukes Luke's hospital San Sau Franc Francisco Vit te L. L O J also of f Salt Sal Lake Lako City it- it iti ty i is detained in the regimental hospital at tho presidio California Major Williams Ds commanding tho Utah forces declared that all the men behaved ex saying that they we wore always on time Ho He rep reported that not ot a case of pf wits was was rep reported ot of of Utah mon men and anil that all alii the he members of the re regiment appeared at the pier ready to depart for lor homo a few minutes min lIin mm- mm utes before tho departure of the tho boat to Oakland t i es of the courage and ability w were r also rei reported and nd with the tho exception of the two sick men nothing but a a. a few cases of sore feet were re ic- ported Following is a story given h b by Major Maior Williams Our army th the blues blue's 8 was wils retreat retreat- ing Wo We V 0 had 9 O men mon the enemy They were pressing us hard and six ix Utah scouts wore dispatched to harass the he enemy They lay behind a rid ridge scattered along ns a a a. distance of severa several get h hundred a feet When Whon tho the enemy approached ap ap- ap preached them thom they fired quickly and bl bluffed them thorn making them think that at le least st a part of a re regiment was behind behind be hind the ridge This attack stopped the tho enemy They sent Bent out ont parties of scouts which immediately fell into the tho lair of tho the Utah scouts who captured them Meanwhile the rods reds halted and bean began began be be- gan an parrying for an advantage o of post post- po i. i tion and our army makin making a hasty r retreat re treat gained a two hours march on oh them S They Thoy beha behaved ed fine were accorded good od treatment treatment and were always road ready for war when whoa the bu bugle lo called them thorn i Wo We marched from eight to ten miles milesa m R a day and the tho following compliment was paid the boys by bv by Colonel C. C H. H Bowen of tho the United States army ary Mn in three months months' month work those thos Utah boys would be as good as a any regulars Under fire fre or in their camps caps they the al always al ways show sow their their ability Jn JI In dealing out ut special compliments I wish to men mention men ti tiO tion the rood work ork of Col Cot H H. M. M H. H Lurid lof the commissar commissary de department nt and ad Wesley Vesley E E. E King of the quartermaster quae 18 s department ts Furthermore I wish wieh to make mention of the excellent ex ox e. e behavior bevo mae of of the te Utah boys while in i the maneuvers and after th their ir battles while in ISau Sa Fra Fiac ci cb I Several puzzling accounts of f the thO th maneuvers have reached Salt Lake City for instance II Red lIed Re troops ro- ro treat with heavy losses loses Many concerning these losses have been en ad ad- vance Colonel Williams Wilam who had bad complete charge of the te Utah battalion batalon said aid that carse the losses were governed by S advantage of position For Fori instance by when one oue force should entice another out into the open and under the range of immense immense field guns the tho party in the open pen would b be credited with losses jud judged ed Iby by the umpires who figured what the he probable Joss losses losses' would have Dave been in actual warfare Tho ammunition ammunition tion used in the maneuvers was wa blank cartridges with wax wa caps caps The plan of the maneuvers The blue army was was' supposed to t have been near hear near Monterey CaL when an invading in in- force the te reds rods landed lande there I strong stron whilo the defenders defender the blues were only strong The blues immediately instituted a la retreat the reis reds feds following Numerous Numero battles battes and and p parries paries took place piece alon along the way and at Coyote Cal Ct th the blues blue were reinforced reinforced rein rein- forced and fell feU back upon San Francisco Fran Francisc Fra cisco defending that town tow The blue army ary consisted of re regular United States troops plug lus tho Utah in iri hi men antry and th wore were S st state te tem m militia militiamen |