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Show MILlffA OFFICERS VISIT SALT LAKE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY MILITARY OBSERVERS. Capt. Thomas Braby, 1st Lieutenant George Cbristen-sen, Cbristen-sen, 2nd Lieutenant S. M. Neil-son Neil-son of Company D, and Lieutenant Lieu-tenant J. M. Boyden, commander command-er of the First Infantry Band of the National Guard of Utah; also Capt. Fred Jorgensen and lieutenants of Company G of Ephraim, Capt. Cameron and his lieutenants of Company F of Manti; together Avith twenty-five other regular army anu national guard officers were called together Monday with Gov. Wm. Spry to act as hosts to Capt. U. B. Burtt of the Twentieth infantry who has recently re-cently returned from Germany, where he served the United States as military observer. Captain Burtt, of course, was barred by the rules of the service ser-vice from discussing his observations obser-vations on the Gexman battle fronts, but he expressed himself him-self as very pleased to renew acquaintance with the national guard officers and with his comrades in the regular service. ser-vice. The captain declared that he had a mighty interesting time while on the battle front with the German troops, and lie regretted re-gretted that the rules of the service prevented his telling of what he saw and heard while watching the great; European conflict. He said: 1 regret that I am not in a position po-sition to tell you of the experiences experi-ences of the six American officers offi-cers who were the military observers ob-servers with the German and Austrian troops. We had a mighty interesting trip and I am more than glad to have had tho . experience. I was with the German and Austrian armies on both the east and the west battle fronts, but I cannot tell you where I was, whether in Belgium, France, Poland, Po-land, East Prussia or Galacia. nor can I tell you anything of our experience while there, nor why we were recalled. I wish I could, but the rules of the service ser-vice properly prevent such a discussion. dis-cussion. Captain Burtt was formerly stationed sta-tioned at Fort Douglas with the Twentieth infantry. At the time ho was assigned to go to Germany as military observer he was instructor of the California national guard. Ho remained in California until he was assigned as military observer with the troops of the teutonic allies. After Af-ter remaining in England four months Captain Burtt, with the other American observers, was recalled. He arrived in New York from the front on May 2. After stopping two weeks in Waxhington he started on tho return re-turn trip to California, and was glad to break the trip with a stop at Salt Lake. Captain Burtt will remain us instructor with the California national nation-al guard until September 1, when he will rejoin his regiment, which io now at tho Mexican border. 1 |