Show BEEHIVE BOYS S SEE SERVICE IN INMANY MANY REGIONS REGION I Marine arine Forces Aid U U. S. S 5 ir n Antilles Central America I and Orient CORPS WINS ESTEEM OF ALLIED SOLDIERS r General Barnett Says SITS Men Mei Did Full Duty in France Utah ULah provided marines not only fo for tor the Iho heroic fn 1 engagements H in n France but bu vt LoT in n U paces last or ot tn the world The versatility of ot thc Ine 1 Is Ie ono of ot tho the traditions of ot the corps corp am an and the fact that the devil dog who performed per per- formed so mightily on the Western westeri front was illy t at homo In other climes and crises Is shown by a a. report compiled complIed by Maj Gen George Barnett commander During the tho year expeditionary force forces have been maintained as 8 In prevIous years ears In Cuba Haiti and Santo Do mingo Ingo General Barnett declared Cuban Troops Trained The Tho work warle done in Cuba during th the year ear has been largely ely that of ot the troops who stationed ned a at Guantanamo bay and Santiago wIth wit outposts near those places In both Haiti and Santo Domingo t tl p work worl done by th the marines has been tory Generally speaking a state stae p pf peace has been maintained In both hot countries There have been a few outbreaks out out- breaks of bandits In Santo D Domingo but the marine forces have been amply able to suppress any sudden uprisings uprising so that thai It ma may bo be stated that conditions conditions condi- condi h have o 1 been Improved materially li In both countries under military control Officers and men stationed there ther have hav performed their duties most satisfactorily satisfactorily and efficiently Marine corps forces are still stationed stationed sta sta- sta- sta in tho the Virgin Islands of ot th the United States at Managua ua Nicaragua Cavito and Philippine islands is islands is- is lands Peking Peking- Guam and Honolulu Besides Besides Be Be- sides service on shore marine marIna detachments detachments detach detach- ments on board ships of ot the navy have havi been kept up to the strength th determined determined determined deter deter- mined b by tho the chief of ot naval operations operation and as no report has has' been received t to tho contrary It is a a. fair air presumption n that their duties duLies have C been satisfactorily performed Utah on See Sec Hot lIot Contests Contents Most Utah men who were with th the marine corps saw fighting service I In France The units which took part I In tho sanguinary enga engagements ments which added to the tho fame tame of the tho service were enumerated by General Barnett Barnett During tho the year ear the following troops served ser with the American ex expeditionary expeditionary expeditionary ex- ex forces In France regiment regiment regi regi- ment mont regiment reg-lmont 1st Machine Gu Gun battalion 1st d and replacement battalions 1st machine gun un replacement replacement replace replace- ment battalion and separate battalions 1st and casual replacement battalions battalIon 1st let separate machine gun battalion and the tho regiment These totaled officers officer and men Reports of oC tho the activities of ot the ma ma- In n France all are of ot a a. most gratifying grat rat character tending tending- to show thain that tha in the largest field of ot endeavor li In which they had been placed the marInes marine Individually and collectively rendered n. n nil n n nf anT and and fished sh ih themselves lv 1 In the tho esteem te e teeb b bothof both th of Ot the allied forces and of t the civilian population Further activities of the corps corp were wen set forth Force Ready heady to Aid Nav Nary The advanced base force torce which li Is essentially naval has been maIntained at nt its full tull strength and has at al all all times been available for any call the thenay navy y might make for tor advanced base bas work General Barnett reported The UThe fixed defense part of or this force has been under instruction at the Philadelphia Phila Phila- Philadelphia delphia nav navy yard ard and has haa b been en drilled in infantry heavy henvy and light artillery mining signaling of ot every variety and engineering During th the year the heavy artillery force torce which Is a part of ot the advanced base force torce has haa been beon stationed at nt Quantico They were wore drilled with sixteen Inch 8 howitzers and were ready for tor any duty they might have been beon called on onto onto onto to perform Early In the year tho the navy nary deportment department depart deport ment directed tho the organization of ot a regiment of or heavy artillery to man 7 Inch naval guns provided with caterpillar caterpillar caterpillar cater cater- pillar tractors' tractors and tho the necessary mounts which were to be constructed at the tune Washington navy yard The regiment was organized for tor service abroad During the year e r a great many additional additional additional addi addi- marino marine detachments have been detailed to guard the radio stations nn r nn 1 I I I I l liti iti thUd i ent- ent activities while the detachments ta al already already al- al I ready established have hMO been largely augmented under tho the orders of ot tho the chief of ot naval na operations I feel gratified g in being able abla to report that no call was made for additional marines marines' for naval purposes which Las has not hot been tull fully met Salt Lkc Office e Efforts of ot various recruiting recruiting- officers officers officers cers and staffs Including thc iT Suit Salt t Lake were eero ere praised b by General Barnett Burnett I rI cannot give too much credit to toI the tho recruiting rec service ser and the marine marIn corps recruiting publicity bureau tot foi CorI the tho work tho they have done dono during the year oar in aiding recruiting ho he said The Tho recruiting service and in fact tho the whole corps Is to be bo congratulated ed cd on Its or organization and method of procedure Tho real test of ot any organization or or- organization comes when a very cry great Increase is suddenly made Tho The recruiting re ro- crusting service and tho the marino corps In enormously Increased general wore d anil antl ino L o. o ou u I Iwas was able to stand that increase The rhe marino marine corps corp training system Is excellent In every respect and anel results re results re re- lulls in tho the turning out of men who have proved pro themselves well fitted for tor the tho arduous duties of marines J I therefore feel teel It only proper to repeat re repeat repeat re- re peat that tho the officers and amI enlisted men engaged m ag In the tho tedious put but ut Important duties duLies of recruiting and training recruits re recruIts recruits re- re deserve O tho the highest commenda- commenda f |