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Show EmLWSfflT DEBIHS IN EARNEST II FDBT Military Activity Will Be in Evidence at Post; Training Train-ing Will Be Vigorous. Fort Dougla s wil) present scenes of military activity such as have not been witnessed at the post since troops were mobilized there at the outbreak of the p nifh -American war. About 200 soldiers of the Twentieth infantry will begin intensive training at daybreak today, in prepa ration for the move "to the front that will come later, a nd from now on every day will be a I'msv one at the post. In connection with the organization of new regiments to rUl up the brigade organization or-ganization at the post, "it will be necessary neces-sary to drill the men and put them throueh their necessary schooling everv 3 ay. From 7 So to 11 every morning and from 115 to 4:?i" every afternoon there will be .Irill work J.n progress. From 3 :S0 to 4:3 there will be a special school for fquad leaders in addition to the regular irill work. During the t remaining1 hours :'f daylight there will be other work to be done, and the soldiers, from 5:15 in the morning until mess call for supper at 6 o'clock at night, will have something to do every minute. Very soon the men will be divided into heir new regimental organizations, move , into the new quarters being constructed : Dn the reservation and then the drilling ind maneuvering in company, battalion p.nd regimental forma rion. as well as brigade formation, will be gotten under (vay. The officers as well as the men will be -:ept busy. The war department has sent 3ut orders that they must be intensively : rained, so as to be fitted in the shortest n rr.fl possible for fighting on the battle ;ront. and Colonel Alfred Hasbrouck. "ommander of the post, has outlined a irogramme of work that is intensive In ?very meaning of the term as applied to unitary training. This morning some 00 or more recruits it the post will take up quarters in tents ;hat have been pitched on the field used ast year by the citizens training camp, rhese boys had to be moved out of the Tick barracks to make room for the reg-jlrs reg-jlrs of the Twentieth. Hundreds of Salt Lakers visited the :ort yesterday, taking advantage of the j n usually fine weather to inspect the jroerress of work at the military reserva-.ion. reserva-.ion. No set programme for the enteral enter-al n men t of the visitors has been ar--anged by the officers of the fort, and he throng was content to ramble about he grounds, talk with the soldiers and enew old acquaintances. |