Show UN S fl FICHT HT BIG BB BATTLE Citizen Soldiers WilT Will Finish Training Tomorrow Tomorrow To To- morrow Maj Gen Bell Praises Work Wark in Zion With clash of arms and every everyman everyman everyman man on the qui vive the two battalions of citizen soldiers engaged en cn aged in ill a skirmish sh near the brewery on Emigration creek at atan at an e early hour this morning mornine the battalions battalions bat hat acting as advance and rear rearguards rearguards rearguards guards of f opposing armies According to the scheme of maneuver maneuver maneuver maneu maneu- ver previously arranged the Second battalion consisting of companies E T F F. F G and H II left the camp in Big DIg Cottonwood Cottonwood Cottonwood Cot- Cot canyon canon at 7 30 o'clock moving moving moving ing to a point near the mouth of or Emigration Emi- Emi gration canyon where It was met by bya a company from the coast artillery corps Outposts were established and scoutIng scouting scouting scout- scout Ing parties were sent out it having Ing been learn learned d that the battalion had penetrated a hostile country A message message message mes mes- sage was sent back that a superior force of the enemy was approaching Salt Lake from the direction of or Ogden and that a small hostile force torce had camped for tor the night near the this Big Cottonwood can canyon on The Second battalion took a R. posItion position position tion covering the entrance to EmIgration Emigration Emigration tion canyon and held the enemy which had planned on a surprise attack for nearly two hours bouts It 11 was a hard skirmish skirmish skir ski 1 mish and a number of prisoners were taken on both sides During the skirmish Between advance ance guards the main body of the defending arm army took care of any contemplated advance up Red Butte canyon by the enemy The enemy made a determined effort to break through the skirmish lines atthe atthe at atthe the entrance of Emigration can canyon on and held back the supply wagons of the defending army by the destruction ofa ofa of ofa a number of bridges The fighting was the fiercest fiercest and and equally equall as bloodless that bloodless that has yet been engaged In by the student soldiers and It brou brought ht into action all that had been learned o of warfare tactics during the this past three weeks at the Fort Douglas military tr camp At the conclusion of the engagement at Emigration canyon prisoners were I exchanged and the march was resumed to Fort Douglas without f further inci mci- dent The barracks ban were reached shortly before 2 General Bell Inspects I Maj Gen J. J Franklin Bell Ben chief of the Western estern division of the United States army arrived from San Francisco Fran ran I deco cisco yesterday afternoon and was met metat metat metat at the Short Line station by Lieutenant Colonel and anti Mrs Johnson Hagood with whom he be proceeded to Fort Douglas Doug Doug- las 1111 where he lie was a guest of the commanding com com- manding officer at dinner Toward evening ening he lie rode out to the camp In Big Cottonwood canyon where he was royally royally royally roy roy- ally received Under the glare of a number of military mili tar tary flash lamps General Bell Ben ad addressed addressed addressed ad- ad dressed the members of the training camp and warmly expressed complete satisfaction with the reports reports' which had reached him hin of the work worl which had been accomplished by the this citizen soldiers sol soldiers sol aol diers tiers at Fort Douglas He lie emphasized his conception of the value valtie of military training camps and declared that they would constitute an important part hart in inthe inthe inthis the this future of oC the United States arm army He Tie said that the military training camp had passed the experimental stage and without a doubt would be established R as a part of the military scheme of the future Compliments Hagood General Bell Ben complimented Colonel Hag Hagood on the splendid work which lie he had accomplished in bringing so large Continued on page p 6 6 BATTALIONS FIGHT Continued from page 1 1 a body of men to a high standard of ot efficiency in military tactics and this I brought forth from the assembled citizen citi citi- zen soldiers round after round of ot hearty cheers It I was evident that Colonel Hagood and the members of ot his staff have won a warm place In the tho hearts of ot the men who have studied stud stud- led under them for the past month John A. A Reeves of ot the Oregon Short Line was last night elected chairman of a citizens citizens' committee on military training camps and Elmer G. G Thomas was chosen secretary Both are mem mem- hers bers of ot company F. F Sherman Armstrong Arm Arm- strong cashier of the First National bank of ot Park City Firt was elected to represent represent rep rep- resent the First battalion batalon in the National Na Na- tonal Karl A. A Training Camp association and Scheid city commissioner of ot Salt Lake was elected to represent the Second battalion in that organization which has established headquarters in N New y York Tonic City I The last appearance appearance ot of the Third coast artillery artIery band will wI be made at the post tonight tonight A specIal feature ot of the concert will wI be the rendition of the Company ii George I March composed by TheOdore ber of Barraclough a member member mem- mem company 11 I and a provisional member ot of the band baA a resident resla of Utah Tomorrow will be the last day ot of traIning at Fort Douglas bers or of the and tile the members mem- mem various companies will re receive re- re wi their official dIscharge which ner fler will wI in carry with wih r it a record of ot the manner man man- whIch the been a accomplished comm l work at tile the camP has s together with wih a n am as ness of each student soldier for the tho service fitness finess fit fit- fi- fi The noncommIssioned officers ing camp members m were ot of f th the tho citizens citizens' training train train- given prise a at their a genuine surprise Surprise sur- sur night in Cottonwood last night APpreciating th the chan changed e surroundings sur sur- ot of th ur THE tIle the m member 61 of f the camP camP- TI copies to the t M sent received by than canyon camp camp- Th They y wc were y the thc r rookies jo joy with wih shouts of ot |