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Show BOYSOF ' CO.D,N. ' a U., AT HOME Glad to Be Back After the Two Weeks of Strenuous Hiking, Learn Mucn of the Complicated Game of War. The boys of Company D returned re-turned home Monday noon on the regular passenger train with 'three added coaches which were necessary to accomodate ac-comodate the three companies of militiamen from Sanpete. It was time for rejoicing for the soldier boys as theyr marched up main from the depot with their rolls on their backs. For two weeks they had been out on the encampment learning the war game in the hot sun inarching and drilling in dusty roadsand fields of diy and burnt grass. It was one of the most difficult trips that the company has ever had, yet in spite of all the hardships the encountered there was occassional occas-sional some pleasures to break the long and dreary toils of the day. After all it was one of the most instructive trips and encampments that the company com-pany has had yet. The new recruits were drilled drill-ed and instructed by men oi experience ex-perience in the regular army of the United States Government. While the boys were hiking, they stood the journey well. That old patriot, Joseph Wise, though an old man, was always found at his post even in the most difficult marches. At first the food was not as good as "mother" used to prepare at home, but the boys learned a valuable lesson. Private Seelv (Ilyly) says that "mother'' never need have any fear of hearing any complaints from him any more. No matter what is set before him by his mother, he will accept it with a pleasant smile. I.Iany of the other brave lads made similar remarks. Saturday afternoon thousands thous-ands of residents of Salt Lake had an opportunity to witness, in miniature, what a real battle might look like, as they -vatch-ed and heard the crack of hundreds hun-dreds of rifles, the booming of canon and saw man after man on the field "dead or wounded." wound-ed." Officers of the regular army dclered the sham battle the best they had ever witnessed witness-ed by any national guard organization. or-ganization. The mimic war was staged at Ft. Douglas for Governor's day, and in addition to more than five thousand people was witnessed by governor Sypiy, his staff and officers of the regular reg-ular army. For a full half hour the war was on. in earnest with Oom-oanv Oom-oanv F of the regular army Rationed at the brow of the hill to the east of the lower mrade ground and the National Nation-al Guard members, including the infantry, making the at-! lack, starting at the west end if the reservation. Slowly the I'tah boys advanced on the enemy. en-emy. At first in twos and fours, hurrying a few feet forward for-ward to throw themselves down and commence tirim:, then came the main body of the charging troops and a few ruin- ates later the four guns of the battery commenced to boom Of course no one was killed, nr one was even slightly injured but the hospital corps was or the field to pick up the "deat-and "deat-and wounded. " ' But the spec tacle was so realistic that lit tie imagination was needeel te feel something of war thrill. Officers of the regular army as well as those of the Utal guards stated that the mimit battle was enacted as near tu possible to the movements that would be made had it been genuine conflict. Fallowing the attack and retreat re-treat came the dress parade and review of the troops by Governor Gover-nor Spry. At the conclusion of the re view Governor Spry said: As governor of Utah I am certainl; proud of the Utah guard. Everj man there is ready to go to the from hould his country need his service and very one of them would give ; good account of himself. The guari. should be a matter or pride to tin Utah people, for from what I am tolc there are few states that have a bet ter organization than that which w. have right here in Utah. Occasional ly but not so much as before th. Spanish American War, I hear the ex pression "tin soldier." Such an ex pression makes me angry. "Tin sol diers." They are among the flowe of our manhood in Utah and they an ready at a minutes notice to defem their country should they be needed lieutenant E. L. Coffee of the reg ular army said: This is an organization of men tha any state should feel proud of. The. are not boys, much less "tin sol diers." During the past two week-they week-they have behaved themselves o. long marches and inevery cor.ditio-, cor.ditio-, like seasoned vetcians. Utah ha-! ha-! reason to be proud of its guu. d. |