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Show UTAH IN THE WAR. When tho recent war with Spain was declared and a call made for troops, Utnh was one of tho (list and readiest of all States to como to the front with tier quoto of soldiers. No one In Utah ever doubted but that our boys would mako a record of which any Stale could be proud. Wo know the Utnh boys, wo knew the stuff of which they nrc made, and wc knew that no commonwealth common-wealth coald excol their quality and many could never equal their merits. The result Justifies all our faith In the Utah boys who havo universally covered cov-ered themselves with glory for their bravery and faithfulness. One of the most graceful tributes to Utah valor is contained In a recent Issue of the New York Evening Tost, which says through its Manila correspondent: "Toward tho end of tho engagement tho Tenth Pennsylvania run short of ummumtlan, and lay In thu tronchea half an hour with flxod bayonets, expecting ex-pecting from minute to minute that the Spaniards would comu over the earthworks. Probably tho best work was done by tho Utah battery. They went Into action for tho first lime, und, amid bursting sholls and humming bullets, they worked their guns with the coolness of veterans. In spito of tho fact thut tho Spaniards directed their artillery lire at theso four guns, only one man was slightly wounded. Thu wholo urtlllery llro of tho Spaniards was directed against tho Utah battery. This tlma they had tho rango, and their Urlng wiib oxtremcly accurate. One shell exploded on the top of tho gun commanded by Lieut. Critchlow, and carried nwuy tho sights of tho gun, but did no othor damago. Tho Utah buttery, pound I ug1 nway at thc-Spanlsh earthworks, showed what volunteer gunners can do. The men walling In tho trenches for orders were covered with mud. Before them were hedces and rlco swamps covered with tangled, fallen trees, and beyond that tho enemy." |