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Show TWELFTH INFANTRY H I H OFF FOR PHILIPPINES I Fort Douglas Regiment Leaves in Handsome Special" Train 1 ! for San Francisco, Where Transports Are in Waiting -Many Tie Broken by Gallant Fighters. ' H Occupying a handsome train of thirteen thir-teen tourist sleepers, two Pullmans and two bagago cars, six companies of the Twelfth Infantry left this city over the Rio Grande railroad for San Francisco, Fran-cisco, where they arc to embark on transports for the Philippines. The special train was transferred to the Southern Pacific at Ogden, and tho trip to the Golden Gate will be mado without with-out change. Traveling Passenger Agent F. S. Judah of the Southern Pacific, arrived ar-rived from San Francisco to take charge of the train and see that the soldiers sol-diers make the trip safely. GIRLS LEFT BEHIND. Companies A, B. C and D left Ft. Douglas shortly after noon, making the trip to the Rio Grande depot In seven electric cars which had been chartered for the purpose. The troops were in ' heavy marching ordci with colors flying, fly-ing, and on the way to the station the regiment band executed the old army favorite, "The Girl I Left Behind Me," At the station the Ft. Douglas companies compa-nies were joined by Companies G and H, from Ft, Duchesne, who had made a march of 90 miles from the fort to Price, where a special train was In waiting to bring them here. Company F. from Ft. Apache; Company I, from Whipple Barracks, and tho Third bi- tnllion. from Ft. Bliss, Tex., will go by . I the Southern route to San Francisco to 1 VM Join the regiment thero. IH SCENES AT THE DEPOT. Thc special train which brought the .! two companies from Prlco yesterday t fl was late in reaching this city and the departure of the soldier train was cVe- y layed until after 3 o'clock. In the mean- " time a large crowd of clvillanw had i gathered at the station to witness the IH warlike scene of troops departing. llH Thero were many women among those ( who were there to bid goodbye to the 'H boys in blue, quite a large proportion ' of the Twelfth having taken wives in IH Salt Lake, during the two years that the IH regiment has been stationed at Ft. I'llH DouglaB. whllo perhaps a still larger IH proportion was well provided with I jH sweethearts. This means that .there t lll were tender ties to be broken, and the Ml usual melting scenes were enacted be- tween those who were departing and the ones to be left behind. It will mean. in some cases, doubtless, the severing i ct family ties for all time, and it is not surprising that among those of thc gentler sex In the latter class thero ( IH were some who refused to be comforted and who felt that Uncle Sam's army IH rules, which take no note of thoij who SlH remain to weep, are harsh Indeed. But t JH In tho main the gallant fighters were ' IH in buoyant spirits on account of the 'f (Continued on Page 10.) IH TWELFTH INFANTRYOFF FOR PHILIPPINES (Continued From Page 1.) v T t f ft'T f ft t T'T H I 7 t t t H T'T T ttt tttTtttttftftttfttttMrM'Mt 1 t tl'mttHHt Crowd at Ieuut to see Soldiers Off. Photo by Harry Shlpler. change in store for them and were nnxipus to be on the way, so that when the long train moved out there were shouts of joy mingled with the pnens of grief, and amid much waving of hats and handkerchiefs, with the band playing play-ing and whistles screeching, the Twelfth was started on the way to the far East under the most favorable auopices possible. STAT OF TWO YEARS. The Twelfth Infantry regiment came to Fort Douglno in May 1902, to which post It was assigned after having been relieved from service In the Philippines throughout the Spanish-American war. To many of its members, therefore, the eervlce in the islands- will not be new, although, naturally, there have been many changes since the regiment's return. re-turn. Before leaving on this trip the companies at Fort Douglas were recruited re-cruited to their full quota, some 200 or T T " TTTTTITTTT1TT T T T T ITT I f T T 300 men having arrived from Fort Logan, Colo., during the past week on transfer to the departing regiment. regi-ment. Men whose term of enlistment hnd nearly expired and who did not care to re-enlist, as well as those who were found to be physically unfit for service in the islands, were left behind. There were v-y few of the latter class, and the soldiers who left yesterday vcre an exceptionally fine looking body of men. There was a total of almost BOO men In the six companies. That they will render a good account of themselves In the new field is not questioned. The roster of officers in charge of the Twelfth Is as follows: Col. Bubb. commanding com-manding officer; MaJ. Wood. Cnpt. Hirst, adjutant; Capt Pardee, B company; Capt. 'Winn, quartermaster; Capt, Cocheu, commissary ofTlcer; Copt. Harvlson, A company; Cant, Fall?, D company; Lieut. Foreman, ordnance ofllcer; Taylor. C company; Lieut. 1 I TTTTtTTTTTTTTTtTTTtTTTTT Chambers, C company; Lieut. Hiedt, B company: Lieut. Hardman, D company; com-pany; Lieut. Madison, C company; Lieut. Harrall. A company. These officers and a large majority of the men In the regiment have made a great many friends In Snlt Lake during tho time they have been stationed at Fort Douglas, and', excepting for the consideration con-sideration that It may enlarge their personal opportunities for advancement, their departure occasions general regret. Fort Douglas Is left for the present in charge of the Twelfth and Twenty-second Twenty-second batteries of flleld artillery, with Maj. Callff the commanding ofllcer. The regiment which Is to take tho place of the Twelfth at the post hay not yet been given out officially, but it Is believed be-lieved that It will be either the Tenth or the Eleventh Ipfantry, both of which regiments have recently reached San Francisco from servlco In the Philippines. M M M HUM t M H IIHt MHM -H- MM 4-4- HHlHt -t- Loading Twelfth Regiment Baggage. Photo by Harry Shlpler. : f M M M M-4 4 4 -r-t--M--H-4 M M IH M M M M H- |