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Show UTAH SOLDIERS IN ARGONNE FIGHT BRILLIANTLY VAKIMA. Wash. Iec. 13. One I r'-srinunt of th "Wild Weal," or ; N!nl -fir-t di iion, made ut of 1 "tab. Wash iriK ton, Montana. Orecon, ' Q:.tho and 4 California troops largely, lost thr" roinnt'tndiriK (fficers tn ! two d;y In the frerce fiKhtltiff In the I Aroiine region, southern Kranre. I Thi and other detaila of the heroism I of tiie Western lads, in their terrible i haptinm of fire, were contained In a j letter received here from Major en- eral William If. Johnston, commander of the division. ... -During- eiHht day of tha deapemte. fib44Bf - to Argonne, 4-neral Johnston' letter said, only two regiments reg-iments of the division kepi their orljr-in-ii 'commanding officers. From Sp-t Sp-t em her -t to October 11, the Wild West" division fouKnt It way further ahead in the Argonne than any other division of the Fifth army corp. to whi'-h It was attached, and captured 21fMt f Jerman-. After ten days' rest, the division wa sent north and went Into act r oft at A udenarde, Belxnim, where It fought until hostilities) closed. I'osalhly as a reward for its! bravery, the division was assigned aa I part of the escort of Klnjar Albert and his Pule Kigian army diirlns their: rwirruji'i'lon of Reigian cities and j w.rv in'i ?tn'!H |