Show Making a n Raw Material Trooper From IDe vel a Horseman By Training I I I How the Utah Boys Bos Have Have- Acquitted Themselves in inthe inthe inthe the Arduous Work Tf of Fitting Fitting Fitting Fit Fit- ting Themselves for At Army I S Service receiving recel nearly four our months A AFTER of oC training on the Mexican border men and fourteen officers representing I the complement of ot the First I squadron of or Utah cavalry ca which I Is beIng heing he- he heI I Ing mustered out of or federal service at Fort Douglas are aio beginning to turn j their attention to a program of ot activity activity It ity as cavalrymen ca in tn state stale service DurIn During Dur Dur- In lug ing the tour of dut duty members of or the thes hotSt horseman horseman- s qUI developed elc expert ship Horse will vIll be fi In im improving hn- hn proving pro the thc horsemanship hor of oC the trouP- trouP en Introducing n Into the state not omy a l new but a n highly fashionable sport will vili he be m made inide lc possible as US the re rc result re- re suIt sult o of horses hories furnished by bv the federal government MaJ W. W G. G Williams comm commanding the squadron explains that thU the 1 lH 4 horses hones brought l back acl from from the thu border bolder by the Utah troopers not lIol j ale aie excellent cavalry hor horses es but butwill but will tn 1 make c ideal polo ponies I They Ther can turn on a silver dollar lollar anti and i they have ha plenty of oC dash lash and ginger In er I Isaid said n a cavalry o jel sergeant at the mill mill- j n reservation ser discussing the government govern- govern ment Cavalry hoi sen While horse hOIst polo ma may he be regarded as AM a sport It Is 18 also I I considered excellent practice In the do- do e- e j lIl of or cavalrymen for or the thu movements mo of oC a polo 1010 pony in III a gamp game encompass everything which a cavalry cn mount might be called upon to te do elo in an encounter with an adver el sary When heu the first squadron is mustered out the four troops will return to thell stations with th two thirty horses ea each h. h The horses horse of Troops A and C of Salt Lake LaJe will be stabled at the tho state rail fair fairgrounds grounds un under or the charge of caretakers paid b by the government go The hOI horses cg of ot troop B B. B Ogden will be ho Je stabled at nt atthe atthe the Ogden n state tate rifle range and tho those e of et troop J 13 E of or Mantl Manti at the Mantl Manti fall fair grounds The horses of If the tho latter two tOOs al also CJ will be bo under the constant attention of or government go caretakers I of or Mount i Returning to Salt Lake the thc second squadron ron of ot cavalry ca also will vill be bc I equipped with I mounts awl and wh when n Its re respective re- re troops are distributed to their stations at nt Logan ln Provo Mount Pleasant Pleasant Pleasant Pleas Pleas- ant and Ephraim polo playing ns- ns tsan an will be encouraged there and nel th the tho outlook of an t team eight m polo pony pon I league for tor next summer Is k reported to tobe tobe to tobe be very er promising Major ajol Williams said aill that t troopers will vill be invited to take every ery advantage 4 I rp T of the thc first squadron who arc being mustered out of federal service after n a vigil of nearly four on the II t I border Upper left Currier T. T J. J C trop mounted on motorcycle on which he carries his rifle in scabbard una saddle bags I Right trooper breaking his own horse Green men nen were given green horses on the Mexican border resulting in the of not only ex- ex I cavalry ca horses hut but expert cavalrymen Lower left Utah troopers in in marching order Right the of c troop is n a baby monnI moun monn I I tam tain canary I t 0 I 1 1 i i IL iW L L zt- zt 2 I. I 4 r 3 T 4 k s 4 4 A c r 4 w. w tt y 11 r 3 c w 4 1 t S L L 1 4 4 4 r t j 4 4 e 4 a to Improve their horsemanship Platoons Platoons Pla Pla- will be sent In hikes on horseback horseback horse horse- back and man many Saturday night and nila all nil allday allday day a Sun Sunday Jaunts will be planned Into the hills As they ther will have a total of ot sixty four horses at the tho state fair Calr fairgrounds fairgrounds grounds the two Salt SnIt Lake troops will willbe willbe willbe be able to alternate in the use of ot the horses Un Under er the guidance ut ance of ot some of or the he most skillful cavalrymen cn in the United States army the Utah troopers aro are re reported reported reported re- re ported to have hare developed horsemanship which gives them tho the army hallmark o of experts A majority of ot the members of or the tho first squadron were green to mounts when the they reported for duty uty at Nogales Ariz carl early In Jul July Many Ian of or orthe the tho horses were welo from the range never having ha experienced the feel teel of or a n halter Green Men Green Homes Green men were put to the task of or converting green horses cavalry mounts and Major l Williams reports that hat their success won for Cor the thc Utah cavalrymen wide recognition In arm array army circles When hen it was observed tont the horses wore were well waIl trained It dawn dawned cd cdon on officers that the Utah troopers had developed dc Into cavalrymen men of ot great confidence on nn any sort of ot a mount Proof roof of their development came when the they were fairly made to blush under compliments of ot tho the manner In which they did the thc mile hike from Nogales Nogales No- No gales to Fort It is 19 explained by Major Williams that cavalry matches marches on the tho Arizona deserts present many ninny difficulties The chief chIc problem Is that of ot traveling In a course where sufficient water may beThe be bo obtained The provisional regiment under command of or Col J. J M. M Jenkins of the Eleventh United States cavalry found It necessary to travel where 84 horses an and mules could be watered During the tho first day of ot the tho march out from Nogales the provisional pro regiment tra traveled ltd fifteen and a half halt miles and encamped for the thc night at Palo Parral Par- Par rn ral the tho second days day's camp was at Ara- Ara vico vaco Junction sixteen and a R. half halt miles farther Cartner on while the tho march of ot tho the third day Jay sixteen miles placed tho the command at After Atter traveling seventeen miles tho fourth day n took the thc regiment to Tucson In order to reach water the cavalrymen traveled twenty three miles out of ot Tucson and encamp encamped cd at Vail Vall Reach Hench Empire Ranch For the they traversed the EmpIre Empire Em Em- pire known as the largest in Arizona and from then on on because of lack Inck of ot watering stations the command com corn mand manel made maele shorter marches until It finally arrived at Fort Huachuca There the Utah tr troopers distinguished d themselves at nt field firing tiring with small arms During this thia march our cavalrymen l learned arned the value of oC horsemanship said Major 1 jor Williams It IH is a a. rule In inthe tho the United States cavalry that end saddle saddle- le- le soro horses horse cannot be ridden and tho blame on his rider who must do rIo pon penance by walking Meanwhile the sore saddle horse Is led by a mounted trooper The saddle goes gods to tho the supply train and the rider to blame blam must walk until his mount is cured Major Williams said that during luring the early stages of or the march as man many as eighteen members of oC the provisional l regiment were penalized b by walking for tor the imperfect manner in which the thc they had ridden their mounts The rhe number of troopers required to walk however howo diminished until none ione walked Tho The trick of ot tiding riding a n cavalry horse hone with ith fa 1 McClellan saddle In order to got bot most out of oC b him lies 1108 in lit riding for tor f h ward sard and resting the weight of ot the body in tho the stirrups sid Major Jajor Williams When hen a trooper leans back in his Ills saddie or slouches the sa saddle lo develops a sore and the next thing the trooper knows knos he Is required to walk Scores of ot other tricks In the riding of or a 1 cavalry horse were mastered h by bythe bythe the thc Utah cavalrymen cn Major Williams said with tho the result that members of ot the first squadron are now considered ver very good horsemen Major l Williams reports that thae there were ver very few tew accidents and these were of or trivial nature Examinations at nt Fort Douglas In connection with muo mustering the troopers service show them to bo In better health and in far Car su superior superior su- su physical condition titan than when the they went to th the border Jut Yut Like n lien nl Battle l Major aJor Williams reports that un under er erthe the tho direction of Colonel Jenkins the command was given training in field firing at Fort which had a strong resemblance of ot real action Silhouettes of ot soldiers were planted In hiding places which would bo ho Ideal for ambush Platoons were sent out to find these silhouettes which wore ere planted under great secrecy Discovered Discos Discos' ered the tire fire masters directed the troopers to att using correct proportion proportion proportion pro pro- portion of ot fire that all silhouettes might bo be mortally wounded in iii the quickest time possible In this particular faculty the Utah troopers are reported to havo have been highly complimented b by Colonel Jenkins He Is 18 said to have Introduced Introduce this system of ot field firing tirIng at Fort man many years arH ago aJo Colonel Jenkins went vent into Mexico the original expedition of or Gen J J. J 1 J. Per Per- and after atter the tho ambush of or tho the commands of or Captain Boyd Bod and antI Lieutenant Lieu tenant Adair at Carrizal was detailed to pick up the remnant of or the two I cavalry troops One of the Important movements mo to take lake place after atter the thc return of ot the second second sec see ond squadron Major Williams says rests In the organization of a complete completo regiment nt of oC cavalry in Jo Utah which In lit addition to twelve troops of cavalry will headquarters company and a machine gun un platoon He Ho said mill military tar men wore hoping that the next governor of ot tho the state look upon such a a. plan with favor ta It 11 was vas said by Major Williams that a large largo proportion of or the tho Utah cavalrymen cavalry men are arc turning their theil attention to acquiring a knowledge of ot Spanish and that man many of ot them have havo partially mastered mastered mastered mas mas- tho the language c due to constant ap application application ap- ap while at nt tho the border Officers Officer and Hoster Officers and men of the thc second squadron Jot of Utah cavalry are reported from Nogales to be e stretched out over overa a distance of ot mlle miles on the Mexican l border where they are now engaged at acUTe actio o patrolling which k cps the troopers In the tho saddle long hours during dur dur- ur- ur Iti ing the lay day and und nl night ht in this connection con con- they have been with duties of or high h responsibility In that special effort Is 18 required to te be made to prevent ent the tho smuggling of oC lar c stores of or arms and anti ammunition from tho United States to the tho Villa forces Maj laJ W V U. U Wallace cc U. U S S. A A. Is fa in command of oC the squadron und and his adjutant adjutant ad nd- is 1 First Bruce Wedgwood son of or Brig Gen E. E A. A Wedgwood ad adJutant adjutant arl- arl general of ot Utah F. F R. R Williams ms is the the staff f quartermaster and William C C. rl former Cormel of the tho Salt Lake LaJO Commercial club is tho the s squadron sergeant major Commissioned Com Com- officers of ot the four Cour troops of ot the squadron are a as follows Troop E E Capt F. F M. M I. I FIrSt i 1 g A. A Wilfong Second E. E I I. I L. L F F Capt Freeman Bassett sett d 1 9 6 d S j i r y Jk jA r 7 X tJ i s t f. f o f r 7 i Jd I u w f f 4 t I 1 z Ji J. J u 41 K wj 5 f. f 01 0 z W h 4 t ft iX 1 I h i j l J 4 f fr I t. t 1 t- t 1 I V. V I fr i i V h I I tj V Y r y I I r l' l Y 1 ti iY i r J l t tt i 1 t I 1 t A N i A fi r A S 'S 5 x A At t v t Ab 4 aZ i S y- y yi l 4 vw i P r 0 4 ti X 1 S i i. i f- f ft t U 5 ot Yi H t P fe 4 f x it t k kf f it i t i t. t x i. i M 8 1 s. s v 66 t. r. r ie I 1 p. p 7 Jwo z t I I or s. s fr St Pl I r t F r i oJ 5 S SI St o. o u w l t 0 t t 0 Jo I A 4 I J ar x ir i- i 4 Y r L A lk fI j 1 v 1 S J 1 x 4 A i y ri f.- f. 0 0 I i- i r r S h hS h'S S j 0 i J f. f c. c I I r I L Yo IU S S 4 j J n I t t r lj v i t N Iw r. r A X Si-K Si d 4 x i- i d I r u t f r J v SS' SS l r e- e l j k wi i sV i 9 t Jf lit J. r jS X iV i ii W y M V No tt First Carl 11 H. H Arns Second Albert A A. A Meyers Troop G G Capt Fred Jorgensen First Charles Second Ernell Troop H If 11 Edwin G G. G Woolley First Firt t Glen A. A Jensen Second George Georgo L. L S The personnel of ot the troopers of or the tho squadron i lg Is fl ag as follows Howard A. A Adams Adam Troop E. E American Ameri Amen can Fork Alma Allred Alired Troop Trop l E E. E Mount lount Pleasant Cart Carl Anderson Troop E Mount Pleasant Urban Anderson Troop 1 E Franklin Ida Glenn II 11 A Al Al- 1 lan Troop F Lawrence S S. Troop F F. F Spanish Fork Demoine Demoine De- De moine Anderson Troop G G. G Ephraim Leland Leland Le- Le land mail Anderson Troop G. G Redmond Utah Charl Charles s H. H Troop G G. EphraIm Ephraim Eph Eph- Eph- Eph raIm Geor George c Allred MIred Troop G. G Ephraim Marshall M M. M 1 Allen Alien Troop i II Logan Lorenzo Anderson Troop H Smithfield William illiam W V. V Anderson Troop If H If Logan LOKan Bezzant Troop E E. E American Fork William Villiam H II Brown Troop E B Tonopah Ne Reed Burns urns Troop J 1 15 Mount l Pleasant Carl G Boshard Troop I K li Provo Pro Howard E. E Bates Troop 1 F F. F PI HO Francis A A- ABrems Brems Brem- Troop F. F Lehl Lehi nO Roy Boshard Troop F Provo Peter J. J Benson Bonson Troop F F. F Provo Prove Howard A. A Troop F Geneva Hugh h Brown Troop I F Provo William WilliamA A A. Bevan BC Troop roop C G. G Farwell Tex Al Albert Albert Al- Al bert hert E. E Brown Troop G G. G I Cambridge Neb Nob Ira In Hosen Ibsen Troop G 0 Preston Ida Alphonso Alphonse Baird Troop II If Logan Leon F F. Baston Ti Troop II 11 Logan an H S. S Bateson Troop H 11 Logan Bernard M M. 1 Bergson Troop II 11 Logun i Alfred Bergs jo Troop II Fl I. I-I. Logan John A. A Troop H H. H Lo Logan LoKan an Fred Fr d Blotter Troop II Logan Lohan L I. L. L W. W Braugham Braugham Braug- Braug ham Troop H 11 Logan John O O. Burge Troop II H II San an Bernardino Cal Cat Roland B B. Burnham Troop Tron II 11 Logan Howard I. I L. L Burton Canyon Canon City It Colo Cob Boone Carson Carbon Troop E K Mount Pleasant Pleasant Pleas Pleas- ant atit John Conway Troop 1 E Boise Ida Frank Crookston Troop E E. E American Fork Carl Cummings Troon E B Salt SnIt Luke Lulo William G. G Crawford Troop E E. E o TIa Ray flay J 1 J. J Cunningham Troop E Provo 0 Samuel D. D Car oll veIl Troop F Brigham City Vayne oan V. V Christian Troop F F. F Provo Prove Rov Ho Curtis Troop F Payson Albert R R. Callendar Troop G Flint Mich Ilch Roland nolanel R R. Ca Troop C. C G. G Salt Lake e Vaughn hn Cannon Troop G. G Salt Snit Lake Troop G C. C Il Hyrum rum Christensen Troop G G. G Salt Lake L. Seymour E. E Christensen Troop C G. G Ephraim Gerald Christensen Troop G. G EphraIm Calvin Christen Christen- sen Troop G C l Dewey Dewe L. L ChrIstensen Troop G G. G Charles G G. Christensen Troop G Ephraim Lewis G Christensen Troop G G. G EphraIm Eph Eph- mini raIm Harold J. J Christensen Troop G 0 S Wesley Clayton troop G 0 G. G SnIt Salt Lake Ha Ray Cardon troop H H. H Logan fall Carl Crookston troop H H. H Logan LOJan Clem Crookston troop II H Logan Nicholas O. O Crook Crookston toll troop H H. H Logan Loann Sheridan SherMan E. E Heber City Eben F. F Dl Dibble troop E Pleasant Grove Gro Lawrence Doull troop E E. Soda |