| Show ENEMY NEMY DRIVEN l BACK BY I I 11 CAMP w. w P. P G G. WILLIAMS June 28 Provo American Fork and valley towns breathed Utah P i they ther fer er er- Tuesday morning when word wordS S flashed from the message center ii the Sixty-fifth Sixty field artillery bride brio bri- Z fe de that enemy columns advancing Cedar valley had been driven Sand ck m and were In precipitate tc flight Jot t and horseback This k was the outcome of the field euver and battle exercise taken takena by the field artillery in a culminating the annual here program of the Utah national rd Mondays Mondays Monday's battle started when the field artillery artillery under command f Colonel Curtis Y 1 Clawson began the advance elements clements of the Mile ostile tile force with shrapnel and high rolo ive shell fired from the batres bat bat- res of or 77 Runs guns The invaders ad d occupied and their guard supported by machine Juas 50 on Dern Spray and Webb hi hills Is the west of Lehi Lehl north of the Tick Tick- Ie Ie road Later enem enemy artillery ed cd up from R. R W W. Young hill hilI a eminence at the head of rabbit draw raw through which it TO evident the enemy planned to tod tod tod d his main column of attacking in- in try JAKES KES COMMAND IMAND f t At this stage of the conflict Briga- Briga u er General W. W WG G Williams com com- the Sixty fifth field artillery brigade of the Fortieth division aried ar ar- ived on the battlefield with his staff starr ad d took over active command With ajar Jajor Lloyd Duff DuHin Duffin in as executive of- of icer ter Captain Ben C. C Luth adjutant d First Lieutenants Harry Randle Handle id d Ernest IL Jt Balch he e made plans plan imme Immediately to extend the scope ol of the the e action and drive the enem enemy from fromI I the area and md back into the desert country where it would face hard hard- lUn hIn and be forced to attempt with- with t far to the rear This would permit t the arrival of reinforcements cr the defending troops when pur- pur reit would ensue forcing abandon- abandon tent tnt of f the effort to seize the fertile Utah valley region Aircraft played an Important part fc Ib the engagement Hostile planes ere driven from the sector earl early in action permitting observation of If Cle entire theater of action by the farces forc-es of Colonel Clawson and Genes Genes' Gen Gen- Gen I es' es 1 Williams Observation from the theis is hr gave timely intelligence of the presence of the enemy's artillery and andi i supporting column of infantry ad- ad to strengthen the enemy portions po portions potions po- po on the high ground round overlook- overlook T g Cedar valley and commanding the from the west Night reconnaissance was carried carriedo n o by both the brigade and regimen al 31 staffs The batteries bivouacked t I their guns and opened fire during he ce night on targets located during he day upon which fire had been adjusted Information from the U. U S. S weather at Salt Lake airport and from frome x e Boston building offices received t the regimental radio station in the eld gave the direction and velocity r prevailing winds temperature and readings and other me- me data permitted imputations for Increasing the at acv ac- Tracy of or the fire from the batteries When wren fire was resumed by all batteries batterIes bat- bat terIes cries at dawn its effectiveness was as noted by observers and umpires and the he regiment was credited with excellent excellent excellent ex ex- work In dislodging the enemy The final blast was a concentration by the regiments regiment's 24 guns on the enemy in position on Coyote hilL The batteries were well hell screened by y intervening ridges but Colonel Clawson's delivered the screaming shells with wilh deadly accuracy accuracy accuracy racy into the of the hostile artillery and deprived the invaders o of the he support the they had been relying upon to wipe out resistance to their advance The maneuver simulated every possible possible pos- pos sible ible battle condition and was carried carried carried car car- ried out in a manner that elicited high ligh praise for the guardsmen Cease CelSe fire and march order were signaled immediately after the conclusion con elusion of the exercise Limbers were galloped from their concealment Inthe Inthe in the he rear gun teams were harnessed and hitched field k kitchens disman disman- tied led and the batteries took up the route march back to this camp Officers om Officers cers eelS and men carried full field equipment equip equipment ment including bedding shelter tents and mess equipment Arrived back in camp tired and smeared with the grime of battle battIe a general cleanup of personnel and equipment followed Then preparations preparations ions for abandoning the camp were put under way The last parade was held Tuesday afternoon Muster and pay will wilI follow Wednesday and on Thursday morning morning morn- morn ing ng the troops will return to their home stations |
