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Show MAY CANCEL ARMY UEUVERS DENVER, July 10. Extensive army maneuvers at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming, involving several regiments regi-ments of regulars and the pick of the National Guard of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, due to begin, July 16. have practically been broken up. because of water famine prevalent In the northwest, according to advices received re-ceived here today. Adjutant General John Chaso, on Information received from the fort hoa cncelied the participation par-ticipation of the Colorado troops and It Is understood here that Utah and Wyoming officials have taken similar sim-ilar action. The fifteenth infantry from Fort Douglas at Salt Lake City, which marched the last 450 miles of the route to Fort Russell and is due there now, probably will be returned, it 1h reported. Water supply at the fort Is understood under-stood to be only 13.000 gallons daily, as against a normal supply of 140. Ooi) gallons, and is taxed to tho limit. The Colorado troops probably will hold their encampment at the rlflo range near Golden. |