Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-06-17 | Page 8 | Regiment at Fort Douglas Soon to be on Way to France

REGIMENT AT FORT DOUGLAS SOON TO BE BEON BEON ON WAY TO FRANCE The Twentieth regiment United States Infantry now at Fort Douglas Douglas Douglas Doug Doug- las soon is to be fighting in France This became known yesterday when It was sas divulged ed that the regiment had been ordered by Washington to hold Itself In readiness to proceed to some eastern point Under censorship regulations regulations regulations regu regu- lations the number of ot m men n to move or or the date of moving will not bo disclosed dis dis- dis- dis closed Col ol Alfred Altred Hasbrouck post commandant commandant com corn mandant at Fort Douglas Is awaiting an official order from tho the war department department depart depart- ment to proceed to Manila Philippine Islands Colonel Hasbrouck was notifIed notified noti noti- fied fled last week that he had geen seen transferred transferred transferred trans trans- to the Philippines His successor sue suc cess cessor or has not been appointed I Tho The regiment will be bo sent to some eastern camp preparatory to sailing for tor France said Colonel Hasbrouck yesterday It is probable that its O ol- ol wH will be uc assigned there The num nUl nuns nuns- ber of at men to move or tho the date of f moving will not be made public since there Is always a danger of ot fanatics I or pro-German pro sympathizers attemptIng attempting attempting attempt- attempt Ing to wreck tho the train The men I however know that soon the they will be moving east cast Tho situation In Franco France Is admittedly admittedly ad ad- grave but American troops and supplies will turn the tho tide tido In favor of or the allies ames Each German drive or thrust sees the allies ames giving way Just Justa a little but hilt the German manpower Is not Inexhaustible and in the face of the terrific losses of ot the past few tew months Germany will soon arrive a at t I the ond end of ot her resources while the United States Is Just beginning to fight t. t