Show 1 utAH TROOPS no DO FIREMEN'S EN'S ENS DUTY IN COYOTE HillS HillSt t I Use Sacks S Gk j. j Saddle Blankets and Shovels to Sn Smother other other- Fire Started d by Q Quits HEAVY ENGAGEMENT S SOON ON Battery Will Leave Blues to Move Southward d. d and Join the Reds Red Special to The Herald COYOTE COYOTE Cal Aug 1 16 jn G. While 0 in action aca ac- ac V a tion In tho the hills Julia southwest of at Coyote toda today flaming flaming- fires fIrc's from the the Utah battery battor set fire to to grass s and brush that was as dry r as Un tinder er Helped by tho the wind Ind the I fire tIre swept the hills Tho The Utah boys bos fought fouS desperately with sacks sa saddle dle blankets and els cis Five FI men were overcome by smoke but all recovered reco after aCter hard work by members of or the hospital corps ps Batt Batteries A and B of or the California guard came up to assist After ACtor five fl hours' hours work worl by men the the fire tIre was as asunder un under e control One thousand acres of ot grazing Inn land landwere landwere were cre burned burne The artillery will Join the main armies tomorrow morning the Utah battery an and battery batter A of at the California California Califor Califor- nia guard going south to Join the Hedsand Reds Heds and battery y B going north to join job the tho Blues A general engagement all along the line Une Is expected ed Sunda Sunday Decisive D engagement Soon San Francisco Aug Thc The roar of at battle will resound In the tho Santa Clara valle valley before man many hours have ha passe passed The Red fled and the Blue armies converging converging con con- verging on the thc fields near Co Coyote ot where rc the tho decisive engagement of or the campaign will Tim be fought All An da day the wireless at the headquarters headquarters head head- quarters of ot the Blue arm army now at TIed Redwood wood City which the tho arm army reached last evening has been buzzing wIth will calls for tor aid from the har pressed hard command of at Colonel Tr XV p. p H. H C. C Bowen the division of the Blue that has been seeking to hold In check cleck the advancIng advancing advancing ing Reds Colonel Colon l Bowens Bowen's men have been falling back hack slowly and tonight are a a. few tow miles mUes north of at San Juan where the tho Reds went into Inlo camp to tonight to- to night t. t In r response to these theM calls Colonel Colone Cornelius Car Garden en s ntO lt 00 O mon inon virtually all all' the cavalry c in tn tho the Blue army arnn with orders to lo march rapidly to o othe the nl aid of at the tho harassed tro troops Js J's In tho the south This squa ron ma may possibly go o into action tomorrow In conjunction I with Colonel Bowens Bowen's battalion I Or Orders also were welO issued b by Col Colonel nel I n 41 o t n t n. n L m m. i tomorrow LOu cv- cv h U P cry ery tent must be bo struck and the army armr to Coyote Coote a march of or bo be on its t a way twenty five miles Perfected Colonel Gardener has perfected his hs plans of oC attack and has been in constant constant con con- stant communication with tho forces Whilo the Blue facing the Rod Red arm army arm Is moving south tho the Red invading army north north- In lag ing army is marching rapidly ward Their advance guard is harassing harassing ha Im- ha- ha rassing the retreating force comm commanded command m ed by Colonel Bowen who Is keeping Bowen's Bowens Just ahead of oC them Colonel foot of or forces are contesting er c every ground as they are ore compelled to give way ay and are aro tr trying ln to dela delay tho the n advance ad advance ad- ad vance of oC tho the pending the arrival arrIval arrival ar ar- ar- ar rival of at the main Blue arm army So strenuous has been tho the march marchand and so scarce the water Vator that the majority majority ma ma- of the Reds have haye not had a chance to bathe for or days la s 's and their faces have o not known the touch of or a razor Illness ha has fallen upon the Red fled arm army It Is a caso of at smallpox and Private ate of ot Napa r who Is a temporary member of or company compan II 11 Second rc regiment regi regi- l- l ment N. N G. G C C. is 16 the tho victim lIe He was attacked by bo the mala malady in a mild form Corm and anti was removed today to tho the hospital at Salinas The Tho com coin compan company county count Isolated and its Us once was at pan pany from the is 18 located far Car awa away camp rest of or tho the regiment eight Twenty eI ht Continued on Page Pago G. G G Column 5 Z i tiT UTAH TROOPS DO FIREMEN'S DUTY Continued from Page One men of or tho company were immediately vaccinated but fourteen others other re refused refused re- re fused to bo be vaccinated General Wan Van and Colonel Prick tho the latter o of the Presidio medical department said that because prompt measures R had been taken there thero was no danger of a spread of or tim the disease |