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Show UUUULAb UtSLHIEB ; Captain V. B. Elliott Is J; ceiving Recruits f0r fta tional Guard. PETERSON HAS CHANc Member in Hospital Repot ed Better; Second Squad, ron Well Located. The Fort Douglas camp of ti. tional guard now lies wholly i'j Sot even a sentinei is left'whei-than left'whei-than a week ago the second so-- . of cavalry was still drilling ration for their duties at the be-' The members of provisional troop I & been dismissed and the only D2L. r guard members now in Bait" La'-, those in the quartermaster's dpart! and the officers assigned to recK-duty. recK-duty. - Captain W. B. Elliott, United officer in command at Fort Dong'si". : received orders to take recruiu fr-' guard from Wyoming as well a. f. , Utah and Idaho. He is daily eip-the eip-the authorization of the war depar-for depar-for transfer to the regular arm; oT equipment left over by the tit-guard. tit-guard. This extra equipment k:1 i, sued to recruits as they report Vr- Douglas. Peterson Has Chance. Captain Elliott has also receiver ders to instruct the recruits that i -to the tort until such time as t'er'-be t'er'-be sent to the border. In orner'tc':" erly provide for this instruction i a! Elliott has asked ior the asiignirs-" non-commissioned officers to g;.-inasmuch g;.-inasmuch as the men at Fort !---now are all in the quartermaster i partment and are not available i-truction i-truction duty. The following telegram was ret yesterday at the ofiVe of the general from Major W. B. Waia" ficer in charge of "the second sq-ad:-'-cavalry, which arrived at Xogaiet i day night: Peterson placed in Bano-.a '-. r.ital at San Berradico. Sz:p.. have decided he has a c-u'-i fcait Lake route deserves fc.;;-praise fc.;;-praise for manner in whi..Vir- train was handled. Gave us se . de luxe. " ' ' ': Comfortably Located. : Private advices say tha; the se- " squadron is very comfortabiv lws-i 5 the camp in Nogaes alter a Utah's complete quota of trooM it: assembled at the Dorder towTi V?:t: l any emergency. All the Utah r:u men. with the 'exception of F:e.-,":: : r reported in the test of heai spirits. C'ne of their number, a r.an cf ri years' experience, writes of c:rc.:.: in Xoirales as follows: We are more than cprrfcrta; located on the ground which. ic:r. nately. is well drained. Zve7 ;i sees a downpour of rain aimce! r.:: out warning, followed bv bl-:r ir.g sun. Now. as never befcre. t-appreciate t-appreciate the many thir : have been done for us in the ti.-: which have resulted in our equipped for every condiucn arises. Visiting officers fro" cu-" outtits in the district have r; marked often upon our c;r.:.:' equipment of regulation stu: a:: other stuff tbat con-.nuin scr. ::-time ::-time to time has m-cr.n:?::-. wheu repiiations were silint. :: every trooji, and in the batter;, ';: course, as well. 3 splendid - in evidence. The restilt is i a-that a-that is a iiel-ghtful thin tc upon, discipline that elicits :V" able comment of army ofti.'trs T-visit T-visit the camp and a genera! ly performance of every duty u;' conies to hand. So far. in ny ion. the training the boys f. tine is doing thcra more gcci ; nnvtbing they have experiet'K -j years. |