Show I UTAH GUARDSMEN I IK IN H FINE FETTLE Officers Say Boys Did Credit to Themselves and Their Organization STRAIGHT ABOUT TROUBLE DIFFICULTY IS RESULT OF MIS MISUNDERSTANDING MISUNDERSTANDING UNDERSTANDING Lowering clouds of ot discord which threatened to cause serious trouble In tho signal corps of or the Utah national guard have cleared and th men men who tore the ns their sleeves have decided to remain In the state militia This result was achieved through the efforts of ot several peace peacemakers peacemakers makers who secured the promise of Adjutant General Edgar A wood that the signal corps shan shall in the future be looked upon as an Independent ent organization like the First bat tery and not a h part of ot the regiment of ot Infantry From members of ot the signal corps If was learned yesterday that their dis discontent content was based upon an alleged se series series ries of at acts of or neglect on the part of ot the regimental officers cers The men do not claim they openly mistreated although they declare that Colonel C G Plummer intimated to Lieutenant H V Altree AUree that he might send the twenty members of or the signal corps back to Salt Lake under arrest Until the signal corps reached reach ell Camp Emmet Crawford were no com complaints complaints plaints Then the men say they were told to go into camp with the signal corps men men of or the United States army arm They The obeyed Then for tor two days they say they the were entirely neglected bj b the officers officer of at the Utah national guard On fhe first night they the would han gone one to bed bod had it not been for tor a sergeant of oC cavalry who found them a strip of or bacon some coffee bread and a few other things to eat Until arrangements were vere made for them to draw their rations from the United States army quartermaster they th y say they the paid out of the compa company ny funds fund for what they the ate During the maneuvers I the signal corps found nothing to complain of Pleased and amI delighted with their part In the tho mimic war they forgot about the alleged two days da s of neglect Are Again Aroused But their discontent was stirred again on Sunday when camp was wa broken at Dale Creek The say that they the broke camp at in the morn morning ing in obedience to orders and were forced to sit in the blazing sun until In the afternoon aCt n until th companies of ot infantry broke camp and began the march to Dale Creek The reached Dale Creek at 7 that thal evening The signal corps men de declare declare clare that the companies of ot Infantry were at S 8 given their quarters In the train for home but that they were kept waiting until ten minutes before the train started for Salt Lake at 11 that night before they the were found accommodations Even then they the say sa the twenty men were crt cr ed into quarters that were too small When they the objected to this they say sa Adjutant Carl H Arms roughly In Informed formed them that he was tired of or th lp and would stand no more o oit ci it It was as then that some of th neil tore tor the ch from their sleeves Plummer Is Dissuaded This It is said was reported to Col Colonel Colonel onel Plummer who the corns corm men ay intimated that he might send se i ithe the entire company compan bad back to Salt Lake under arrest They The say sa that Adjutant General Wedgwood heard of this and meeting Colonel Plummer at Green Wyo Vo dissuaded him from car carrying out his alleged threat J Colonel Wedgwood when asked about the trouble said that it was wa I traceable to the blunder of a railroad who had furnished the na national national guard twelve cars for forthe forthe the return trip in the place of ot the six t cars used by the militia In going to Dale Creek But tor this blunder said Colonel Wedgwood the railroad service was above aboe criticism Just because the ser service I vice was in the main so good I regret that this matter of ot the cars turned up at the last moment It was the blun blunder der ller of or an nn Individual and the company compan can scarcely be blamed for it Cars Are Changed When we started for Wyoming we had tourist cars and there re was ample room for all of or the of officers tk rs and men When hen we started back Wagner agner cars were sub substituted substituted for the tourists This made It difficult to find accommodations for tor all the men It took some flome time to get et things straightened out I believe bellee that some of ot the signal corps men were discontented but when they the learned the cause trouble they the did Just what one t of ot Utah sol soldiers ol diers and good campaigners ac accepted accepted the temporary discomfort like men and we will po teet sure hear no nomore nomore more of It The incident was one which might have occurred in moving any an body bod of ot otmen men Proud of Men national guardsmen took a ao most o creditable cred table part in the th maneuvers In Wyoming V Our OUI boys bos In going to t the encampment In returning ret showed that they were gentlemen every ever one of them and I am proud of them During the maneuvers they were commanded by b Colonel Plummer and the two majors of battalions Major Williams and Major Kammerman The Th captains of the companies handled their men well and were with them all through the maneuvers The h signal corps did so RO well that the commanding officer of at the United States army signal corps paid our boys bos boysa a n high compliment He said that he I would be he glad Iad to take th Utah signal corps Into the regular army service with the commissioned officers and the noncommissioned officers holding the same rank in the regular army anny as in inthe Inthe the national guard It was a pleasing sin tribute to the efficiency of or our signal corps For New Guns Colonel Taylor commander of or the regular army arm artillery in ln the encamp encampment encampment ment at my request made a study stud of ot the work worl of ot the First battery to de determine determIne termine whether their efficiency and discipline warranted the issuing to tile tHe battery of new model guns When we were leaving Colonel Taylor T said that he was prepared to recommend recommend mend that the batter s old guns be exchanged for the new ne and that he would make the recommendation just justas as strong as he could Officers and men were given cause to deeply appreciate the courteous at attention attention of oC Lieutenant Seaman of or the Fifteenth United States Infantry who was assigned tU sr the Utah national guard Look Like Veterans Looking like veterans with bearded races faces and khaki uni uniforms uniforms forms the members of ot the Utah na national national guard paraded the streets J Salt Lake yesterday morning ami passed In review before Governor John JohnC C Cutler and Mayor lia or John S Brans Bransford Bransford ford who occupied a balcony at the Kenyon Ken on hotel When the guar went away awa they were spick and span span in their uniforms and ana anaas andas as they the moved in their sprightly march to the Oregon Short Line depot every everybody everybody body was proud of ot them but yester yesterday ester day da with the marks of or two weeks of mimic war upon them they looked warlike and formidable and won the applause of oC those tho e who were glad to see that in so short a time the militia militiamen militIamen men of at the state could take on on the ap appearance appearance of ot veteran campaigners Recruits for Regulars The national guardsmen got back to Salt Lake early carbo yesterday morning but remained in the cars until the march up town was begun They The marched In South Temple to Main and then on Main street south to Fourth South where they counter countermarched countermarched marched to First South street then ther proceeded west to West V st Temple and thence to the armory armor Company Compan B of Ogden came through with the soldier to take part In the parade returning home afterward Company A of or Nephi company compan D of Mt Pleasant Plea ant company E of ot and aad company compan F of ot Nephi also con continued continued homeward after the armory was reached The Fifteenth regiment got back afternoon at and md marchell to Fort Douglas Lik the national guardsmen the boys bo s rom from the fort showed the signs of ot campaign In i nety rookies reached Fort Doug Dougles Dou Doules les yesterday ester ay to nil fill up the ranks of the regiment |