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Show LOYAL RESIDENTS OF UTAH OFFER SERVICES TO NATION College Students, 'Native Sons, Members of Loyal Order of Moose and Many Others Ready to Battle for Their Country. UTAH'S first two '-' warriors" started for tho front yesterday. Today they nro speeding on the Los Angeles limited ot tho Salt Lake Jloute, on their way to El Paso, whero they will begin preparations for tho handling of tho thousands of newspaper news-paper and government dispatches which will go over tho -Western Union wires from that point. Tho men are 'Jiomcr Swortwood of 431 Eighth avenue and Frank Sasscn-raih Sasscn-raih of 5 Birkenshnw place. They wero ordered to El Paso by tho "Western Union. Swortwood is a traffic superintendent, super-intendent, who is especially qualified to arrange for tho prompt and efficient handling of an unusual volume of wir.o business. Sassonrath is one of tho most expert operators in ihc local office of-fice of the Western Union and is also a specialist on tho Whcatstono machine. They, with other Western Union men, who will join them in El 'Paso, will install tho extra apparatus that will bo needed at that point. Captain Georgo II anno, retired veteran vet-eran of tho Assyrian nrmywho servod for three yenrs and was ro'tircd in 1904, annoninccfl yesterday that ho had a command of twenty-two seasoned veterans vet-erans who wore ready to volunteer for army service, iianno s countrymen aro 'now employed at the Utah Piro Claj- company and the Denver & Rio Grande. Captain Hanno declared they were all anxious to assist iu tho defense de-fense of tho flag of thoir adoptod land. Many Will Volunteer. Other volunteers arc offering their services hourly. Individuals by the scores could be heard everywhere on tho streets yesterday declaring that they would volunteer the uiinuto a call was issued. .Not a few women made anxious inquiries about tho chances to get. plnces an nurses, indicating that the patriotic spirit of tho feminine population pop-ulation of Salt Lake is also aroused. Many wero the expressions of rogret thai, women couldn't enlist as well as men. UNIVERSITY STUDENTS READY TO VOLUNTEER "If tho call for Utah militiamcu comes T ran gather I HO men in two hours," said Le Roy Warthman, a student stu-dent at. tho. Fnivorsity of Utah yesterday. yester-day. Warthman is a sergeant in the signal corps of the N. 0. U.. and has kept in touch while at the University with students who wero fornicrlv cadets ca-dets at. the Salt Lake High school. Ho says that practically every old High school man in the Univorsity and a large number of othors aro ready and willing to enlist, at the first opportunity. oppor-tunity. Tlicr are a number of university students stu-dents wlio are members of the stato militia and they will be calk-il upon to lenvo school If a call for volunteers Is given. Anions them arc tho following: Professor R. T. Byrnes, first lieutenant In tho hoppitnl corps. Major Simmons, corporal In the signal corps. Lc Roy Warthman, sergeant In tho signal corps. Irwin Clawson, sergeant in the battery. bat-tery. Harold Mnndel. sergeant In tho battery. bat-tery. , Charles Picket, private In the hospital corps. Allen Forrester, private In the hospital corps. Native Sons Are Ready. The following telegram was sent to President Wilson last night by the Xa-tlvu Xa-tlvu Sons of Utah, offering their services whenever they may be needed to the aup-nort aup-nort of the country In the present trouble trou-ble with Mexico: Honorable Woodrow Wilson. President Presi-dent of the United States, Washington, Washing-ton, D. C: Members of our organization, upon initiation, voluntarily pledge themselves them-selves to support and defend the government gov-ernment of the United States, and to offer their lives. If need be. to save their Hag from being lowered In defeat de-feat or dishonor. In view of the present pres-ent threatening condition we herewith here-with reiterate our pledge and offer our services to our country wenever required. NATIVE SON? OF UTAH. H. W Chrlstopherson. Secretary. Arrangements have been made by the high school cadets, one of the most efficient ef-ficient organizations of its kind In tho country, for a parade today. Although the cadets aro largely young boyB who could not enllnt. they have had oxcellont military training and Bomo of them are old enough to enlist In tho event of hostilities. hos-tilities. At the request of a scoro or more of hlfl rrlnnda. Albert S. Lloyd, C03 Walker Hank building, last night begun the formation for-mation of a volunteer company. Mr. Lloyd Is a veteran of the Spanish-American war and tho Philippine insurrection. He served with the First Montana infantry. infan-try. Mr. Lloyd said Inst night that many of his friends had told him they would like to join a company of volunteers If ho decided to organize one. Ho therefore there-fore prepared a resolution, which will be ent to the president when It Is filled out by the required number of signatures. Moose Send Telegram. The Loynl Order of .Moose sent tho following fol-lowing telegram to tho president last night; lion. Woodrow Wilson. President, United Status of America, Washington, Wash-ington, D. C.r Members of Salt Lake City lodco No. 259. Ioyal Order of Moose of the World, at a banquet tonight appointed appoint-ed tho undersigned commltteo to draw up this message assuring you of the unqualified support of the members of this, tho largest fmtcrnnl order In Utah. In your present attitude on tho perplexing Mr.xlcan situation, and to say to you that tha general sentiments senti-ments of this stato are that yon did the right thing at tho right- time, and that thoy pledge to you anything and everything that la In their power to grant In supporting our honor able executive In bin noblo stand, demanding de-manding thnt our dear Old Glory receive re-ceive tho proper respect nnd courtesy cour-tesy from nny and all nations at any nnd all times. W. Ci, WEAVER C. .7. CAMPBELL. R. G. SLBATER. J. .7. STOKER G. '. VICK. |