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Show MAJOR ROBERTS TO TOUR UTAH WILL campaign" for recruits' THREE OF THE MEN HONOEED. Top (left to right) F. E. Barnum, promoted from rank of second lieutenant with assignment as quartermaster quartermas-ter of First squadron, First Utah cavalry, to rank of captain of quartermaster quartermas-ter corps; Arthur F. Toran, promoted from sergeant of First battery, Utah field artillery, to rank of second lieutenant. Below Irving D. Offer, promoted pro-moted from sergeant of First battery, Utah field artillery, to rank of second sec-ond lieutenant. A1 ivMm ,m Yesterday's Enlistments. NATIONAL GUARD. Clifford Argyle, Bountiful, cavalry. cav-alry. Earl O. Elce, Salt Lake, field artillery. ar-tillery. Oscar D. Short, Salt Lake, cavalry. cav-alry. William C. Ray, Salt Lake, cavalry. cav-alry. Stanley Jaxvis, Salt Lake, cavalry. Carl Ackerman, Salt Lake, cavalry. cav-alry. Fred Hoyt, Salt Lake, cavalry. U. S. ARMT. Guy H. Eird, Springville. Byron W. Patterson, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Elbert H. Denham, Williamsburg, Ky. U. S. NAVY. George J. Cinker, Bear Creek, Mont. Leonard Bailey, Ogden. Seven Enlist in Guard in Salt Lake; Promotions Announced. ENLISTMENTS- in the National Guard of Utah -were on the increase in-crease in Salt Lake yesterday, and reports from the officers stationed sta-tioned at outside points in the state indicate in-dicate that interest on the part of the able-bodied young men of the state is growing. Seven men enlisted in the guard yesterday, yes-terday, three men in the regular army, and two in tho navy. The officers and governor aro counting count-ing stronglv upon the influence and activity ac-tivity of Major Brigham H. Roberts, .just appointed chapalin on the governor's gover-nor's staff and detailed to recmiting work, in bringing young men into the guard for the preparedness training which is considered so essential for every ev-ery man who may have to go to the front to defend his country. The governor yesterday approved a number of promotions among officers of the guard, which it is believed will give added impetus to recmiting work and will result iu filling the guard to its full war strength. Among these promotions are those of Sergeants Arthur F. Doran and Irving D. Offer of the First battery field artillery, ar-tillery, Salt Lake, to the rank of second sec-ond lieutenant; Lieutenant R. F. King of troop F to captain, and Second Lieutenant Lieu-tenant F. E. Barnurn, quartermaster, First squadran, First Ltah cavalary, to the rank of captain, quartermaster corps. All of the promotions and assignments assign-ments made by the adjutant general are for the purpose of strengthening the guard organization and adding to the effectiveness of the recruiting campaign which is being so earnestly waged throughout the state to secure the oOO or more men needed to bring the guard to a war footing. Major Roberts's Campaign. It has not been definitely decidod just where Major Roberts will begin his tour, but it is expected that it will be at one of the towns in which there is now located a guard recruiting station, sta-tion, possibly Ogden or Provo. It is planned thai Major Roberts shall go from town to town, explaining the necessity ne-cessity for the able-bodied men of the state to enlist in the guard. It is planned that he shall hold meetings in the various towns and make addresses to the men and young men of these places, explaining thoroughly the guard work and the aavantnges offered by the guard in the way or a military education edu-cation and training. Major Roberts is to be kept, in this lino of service for an indefinite period. In Salt Lake yesterday tho guard officials of-ficials got out poster cards calling upon the able-bodied young men of the citv and state to answer their country's call and to enlist. These cards are placed in the Fto-re windows and other prominent places of the city. Many Prospective Recruits. Recruiting work iu the guard was concentrated con-centrated in Salt Lake vesterday at tho station located at llS South Main street. The second place at ;t3fi Main was closed and the ortioers in charge of it were moved to the upper Main street station. Now Lieutenants Albert Meyers Mey-ers and Lloyd Garrison aro stationed at the upper Main street station and will be on duty from early morning until 9 o'clock in the evening to receive the applications of those desiring to enlist in the guard. Lieutenant Meyers reported vesterday vester-day that there are many prospective enlistments, en-listments, but that a great many young mcu ;ho seem willing to yo into tram- - - mi , 4. t . I If ' 1 - f t if , :: If t V I "isas&fctt: ing seem incliued to hold back for actual ac-tual orders for the guard to go into federal service. He declares they tail to realize the necessity for training before be-fore taking up actual service, and he urges that such men enlist now and get prepared to do their duty when the time for actual war service comes. General orders No. 12, issued yester-da3T yester-da3T from the headquarters of the national na-tional guard of Utah, announce appointments appoint-ments and promotions of commissioned officers of the First Utah artillery and the First cavalry to fill existing vacancies. vacan-cies. Included in the list are four sergeants, ser-geants, two of the battery and two of troop F, who are made lieutenants. Sergeant Arthur F. Doran and Sergeant Ser-geant Irving D. Offer of the First battery, bat-tery, Salt Lake, are, upon recommendation recommen-dation of Captain W. C. Webb and approval ap-proval of Major W. G. Williams, appointed ap-pointed second lieutenants to fill the ! vacancies caused by the appointment of Lieutenant Harold Mandell to the regu-i regu-i lar army and the retirement of Lieuten- ant Alex Thomas. Second Lieutenant H. F. King of troop F is appointed captain, Sergeant William Crawford first lieutenant, and Sergeant Marcus Johnson second lieutenant, lieu-tenant, upon recommendation of Captain Cap-tain Freeman Bassett and the approval of Major W. G. Williams. Troop K Appointments. Upon the recommendation of Major Williams the following appointments were made to troop K, Ogden: To be captain, ,T. I?ay Ward; to be first lieutenant, lieu-tenant, .Tesse Farley; second lieutenant, Roscoe Glasmann. Second Lieutenant F. E. Barnum, quartermaster First squadron, First Utah cavalry, is appointed captain of quartermaster corps to fill the vacancy caused byline promotion of Captain Wv. F. King to be major judge advocate. Lieutenants ."Doran and Offer have been members of the First battery for several years and served with their command during its tour of duty along the Mexican border last summer ana fall. Captain King, who now is head of trooD F at Provo. enlisted whnn th troop was organized last June and was made first sergeant, having served two enlistments in the regular United States cavalry. On the return of the Second squadron from the border he was made second lieutenant, and upon the retirement retire-ment of Captain Bassett was given command com-mand of the troop. Lieutenants Crawford Craw-ford and Johnson al?o enlisted in the troop at the time of its organization and served throughout the tour of duty on tho border. Are Formally Designated. The announcement of the designation of the officers of troop K was made several sev-eral days ago, but the executive order under which they were formally appointed ap-pointed was not issued until yesterday. Captain Barnum is a former member of the regular establishment, having served in the Philippine glands during the Spanish-American war and later at Fort Douglas with the Twenty-ninth United States infantry. He was color sergeant at the time of his discharge from service. He was appointed second lieutenant in the national guard of Utah four years ago. which rank he held until hi? elevation to the rank1 of captain. There aro still several vacancies to fill in the commissioned personnel of the national guard and men will be named shortly in order to have this portion por-tion of the organization complete in the event of war. Recruiting Goes Slowly. Recruiting at the regular army headquarters head-quarters yesterday was more yhiek than tho day before, but a total of three new men were enlisted. ( aptain J. D. Watson, Wat-son, in charge of the station, left in the afternoon for Idaho Falls and intermediate inter-mediate points to pick i:p and bring down a dozen or more recruits who have applied for enlistment at points between Salt Lake and Idaho Falls. There was a' dropping off of enlistments enlist-ments at the navy station in Salt Lake yesterday also, but two new men were enlisted before the day ended. Four more girls anxious to get work as stenographers in the yeoman service of the navy applied for listing and their names and addresses were taken. Lieutenant A. E. Wilf ong, in charge of tho recruiting stations in Ogden, has reported to the headquarters that prospects pros-pects for enlistments in Ogden are good and that little or no trouble is anticipated antici-pated in tilling the troop to "war strength. The report to the adjutant general also stated that the first day's recruiting netted the national guard eight new men, six for troop B and two for troop K. Four Enlist at Logan. The recruiting office at Logan -was opened yesterdav and four young men were enlisted, five more are expected today, and it is believed that troop H will be brought up to full war strength within a lew days. Beginning early in April tho high school cadets of Salt Lake are to be f ;iven a tn.Bte of actual army work by eing put to the task of trench digging, according to announcement made yes-terdHy yes-terdHy by Captain Vr. C. Webb, who is in charge of the drilling of these boys. It is proposed by Captain Webb to have the boys dig and construct trenches such as are uped in actual warfare, war-fare, on the campus of tho school, as a part of their regular drill work. Special Spe-cial instructions are also to be eiven in camp sanitation and persona hygiene. It is also plan nod to L'i ve instruction? in She work of icut pitching. |