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Show FilS UTAH BOYS 1 SPLENDID CONDITION Major Wesley King Writes; Encouraging" Letter From Border Camp. KNOWN AS EXAMPLES Field Hospital Held as a Model and Given Conduct Con-duct of School. An interesting letter on camp conditions condi-tions and1 the condition of the Utah national guardsmen was received yesterday yes-terday by W. J. Halloran from Major Wesley King, recently detailed to the militia division of Nogales as judge advocate. ad-vocate. M ajor King wrote the letter several days after having had an opportunity op-portunity to go over the various camps thoroughly and after going to the heart of the matter in his characteristic manner. man-ner. The letter follows: Have been here now hi nee noon of September 1 and have had time to cast about over the Nogales district dis-trict and the Utah organizations on the border, with a view of ascertaining as-certaining conditions generally. I tee sure that you will be interested interest-ed in the situation as I find it. Tn the first place, the camp sites are all good, ideal, in fact, und the r lima to here is great. Tt is just that great. From my tent right now I have a view, on four sides, of beautifully green foothills and mountains beyond, on both sides of the international line. Mexico and Arizona look alike from where I sit. The nights are wonderful. Have never seen the like, except in southern waters and in Cuba. As I lie on mv cot at night, under a perfect shy. my thoughts hark back to jSOS and the American occupation oc-cupation of Cuba and I wonder if we may not, after all, have the same opportunity of carrying the message of education, sanitation, honest administration and decent 1 living to the poor Mexicans, as we ! did to the Cubans then. And how much better we can do it now than then ! Then our own ranks were thinned by the attacks of typhoid, seven from my own company and more from many other companies. 1 Today there is not one case of typhoid ty-phoid in all the organizations from t he time General Pershing crossed the border in his hunt for Villa. Inspire Pride. j You would be proud of our Utah boys if you could see them today. ; It made by heart bound with joy as T passed down the lines and ! grasped friendly hands. ' ' Hello, j captaia ; hello, sergeant; hello, Frauk. How goes it! With clear eyes, bronzed smiles, firm handclasps hand-clasps and quick salute they made me know that all is well with them. ' ' How 's chuck f 1 ' "Builv. Turkey yesterday and porterhouse steaks today, answered an-swered Sergeant 1 ' Bill ' ' Stark. And "Bill" looked the part. ''Not like ( 'ommercial club work, but T like it. J ust f eel that arm. " Round t he corner came a bronzed figure in the army olive drab. A second look disclosed a former well, he wasn't a section hand, anyway. ( ' How goes it ?" I said. ''Fine, major, ma-jor, " was the prompt reply. "Just look at this horse "and his equipment. equip-ment. Best horse and finest outfit in the corral and I feel fit to tackle . auvthing from a square meal to an African Hon." And he looked it. Last time I saw him before donning don-ning the olive drab he was at the wheel of his seven-passenger, dressed in Palm Beach and white shoes, with skin the samp color and hands soft and white. That chap will go back home a more useful citizen and a healthier, happier man. Lessons Learned. The inspection of quarters this morning was a revelation. 1 had a hand in recruiting the boys who make tip that troop. Fine boys, but they had varying ideas about order, neatness, discipline and promptness. The way those lads stepped to attention at-tention in front of their tents, the condition of their clothing, their tents and contents, the pride they evidenced in it all, the joy a word of approval brought to their faces, told me that they had learned much and were eager to learn more. The mothers who abused us for inducing induc-ing their boys to enlist will bless us when the boys return. The lessons les-sons they have learned in the care of . their persons and clothing are enough to compensate for any loss of other kinds. Utah means a lot to this district. Our battery, under Captain W. O. Webb, was the first here. It got the pick of campsites and it has sustained its well-earned reputation for prompt and soldierly conduct. The cavalry and field hospital organizations or-ganizations have also proved that they know the duties of a soldier. At ' headquarters it is freely said that the Utah boys go about their details with snap and intelligence and get through without waste of time. One headquarters officer said to me that it was a pleasure to give an important detail to the Utah boys, tor they deliver. Set an Example. The chief of staff of this division and district is Major Bryant IL Wells. My duties are directly under un-der him, which is very agreeable. Major Wells stands hiL'h in army circles. He is regarded as a most efficient officer. Some honors have come to our bovs. Tiie cavalry ranked first on sauitarv inspection. The field hospital, hos-pital, commanded by Major John F. Sharpe, has been given the conduct of the hospital school being conducted con-ducted for all trio sanitary officers in the district, of which there are more than 3.10. Major .Sharpe says he is running Lhc iitt'e red m-lmol house of the medical corp-, and he is right proud of the job. Scores of our boys deserve individual indi-vidual mention for the splendid manner in which they have carried nut their orders and duties, but iron crns-es and medals of honor are awarded onlv in time of war, . ho tliat they will have no decora- tions show upon their return home but they will have much to tell, if they arc not too modest, and I'll gamble they would not sell their experiences for a good round price When are we coining home! D know. Guess nobody knows or if he docs, he will not 'tell. Meantime Mean-time we shall keep up the , -xcc started and do Utah credit as best we can. |