Show oJ MUSTER OUT CAVAlRY AT FT DOUGlAS jt Gen VT Wedgwood Gets V Order From V Western estern Army Headquarters COME COllIE TO SALT LAKE Work ode of Mustering l Out Squadron Will Consume Nearly Two V Weeks T GE GEN GE E. E A. A WT WEDGWOOD n ad adjutant ad- ad BRIO BRIG general of ot Utah Is in re receipt receipt re- re ID of ot an ll official m sago from froni the western department of ef the army that the First squadron of ot tho the cavalry In 11 on tin the Mexican n border border border bor bor- der at nt Nogales Arl Ariz las has been ordered out of th the federal service to mean 1 This order r Is la interpreted that thal when the First squadron leaves lea No Nogales ales n next Wednesday It will wilt be bc dl- dl re te to proceed to b bai barracks racks at nt Fort ort Douglas when the tho duties of oC the command cut o of tho federal service lIer ln After AHer tho the squadron has will he begin I federal service sen been muster mustered d out of the thc ice It will bo be retained Intact ns as ft n unit of or the National Guard of Utah I Work of or mustering an entire squadron squadron squad squad- federal serIce servIce ser ron of oC cavalry out of the f Ice it Is estimated will consume full fully two Iwo weeks s Import Important nt features of this work Woric will Include the tho taking of ot the complete record and history of or every er trooper prior to and during the period that he was in federal service Officials of oC the citizens citizens' military training association and of or the Commercial Commercial Com Corn mercial and Rotary clubs are aro scheduled scheduled sched sched- to confer conCer today In reference to giving tho the returning squadron of or cay cay- Ir a 1 suitable lo hop homo home reception e tIn Thus TitUS tar lar plans pians navo nave fH given U nu definite consideration A letter which was as received last night from tram Corp Don G G. Williams of or ofA ofA A troop of the First t squadron graphically graph graph- call describes the routine of ot the Utah boys on the Mexican border The lell letter r is as ns toll follows ws Life of n a Soldier An Any young youn military aspirant who thinks that military m tar life on the Mexican Mex dex- lean ican border bordor Is picturesque or fun tun had hall hotter chan change e his mind before ho thinks of living a soldiers soldier's life Its It's no snap we do work and lots of It It Is all pleasant however as we have good commanders and troopers We Ye Weare Weare are In tho Twenty third United d States cavalry and a trooper has very ven little time to himself Our routine is ver very strenuous part of ot the llio dally daily grind being as follows Reveille nC at nt a n. m m. roll call 1 breakfast C G routine work 45 At we fall In for drill go over o to our picket line clean and brush h up our horses saddle up and then we have a strenuous drill of ot riding rid rid- lug ing bareback at full gallop around in circles and man many hard sham battles around the tho rocky hillsides Wo We then water the horses horse and arrive back at camp by 11 when we wash and oil oll tho the saddles and all leather equipment Our hors horses s nr are then thoroughly groomed tor br Inspection We e are nrc then Inspected and arid all equipment must bo be In first first- class order At I 12 o'clock we have o dinner and then wash our lur own dishes s After this we have ha until to ourselves when fatigue call caU sounds At this time aUmen all aU allmen allmen men turn out and police tho camp kitchen and mess mesa hall hail At 3 o'clock water call caU Is blown and we all aU ride bareback over to tho the water hole ono one milo nilo from camp It requires some somo time timeto timeto to water the stock as we wo havo SOO head of ot horses and about seventy five mules Wo Yo arrive back at camp about abc and prepare for retreat parade at For retreat our rifles and pistols I must be thoroughly clean and our uniforms uniforms uniforms uni uni- forms spick and span Faces must also be bo shaved After fter retreat mess and our evening moal meal tho the time time- timela Is la our own until 11 o'clock when wo we must be In bed The Tho abo e abo o is a A. brief description of or orthe the average da day for a lazy soldier To Tl be a good cavalryman and soldier one must be a blacksmith broncho i buster carpenter kitchen mechanic and lastly a profound d optimist I Most fost of ot the tho fellows are arc enjoying this life immensely but the they all aU realize that they have something of oC more importance importance importance im im- im- im to them than living on the border for tor a year ear or so se The They are arc all aU anxious to return home |