Show TROOP tF F GOING IT ALONE E E a aMEN MEN ARE NOT SQUEEZERS Captain Bassetts Bassett's troops at monkey drill below I ABOVE playtime with American and Mexican mules on the border f i i. i t- t b f Captain Bassett Writes of the Work of His Command Command Com Corn mand on Border I a Captain Freeman Bassett and his troop of ot Utah county boys now stationed stationed stationed sta sta- at Arivaca on the border are out going it alone and going over big is the Information received in Salt Lake In a a. letter received here last night Captain Bassett Dassett gives high praise to his men and said sald that while some of ot them would like Uke to get home they were were aF j a jF not F troop is shut off oft by reason of t Its station from supporting troops and has settled down for tor a good long Ions stay Thele The le letter tet tells of ot Its work worst and follows Our hOur sector on the border is about twenty-five twenty miles but that is the least of ot our troubles We have to cover coverall coverall all aU the ranches roads and trails traUs in a district embracing three hundred square miles Being shut off oft from supporting troops we have grown somewhat independent inde Inde- pendent If It we want beef beet we buy it on the hoof and our butchers take care of ot the the- rest We also run bakery barber barbershop barbershop shop shoe repair shop laundry blacksmith blacksmith blacksmith black black- smith and our troop exchange ex ex- exchange exchange change We take care of ot our own supply service make our own inspections muster must r run our own courts and own cases i In fact tact we wo are about as as near being Independent as one could imagine The men are In good spirits and while I think all would like to go home and see their people they are not They go after their work In a a. manner manner manner man man- ner ner that would be a credit to any outfit outfit out out- fit tit In fact tact the only difference be- be between between be be- I tween militia and regulars is the exp ex experience ox- ox p the latter have had And this I troop has had and is having as much experience as the avera average e regular outfit outfit outfit out out- fit unless it be some of the older men who have actually been under fire When we camp with regular troops you cant can't tell a militiaman from a regular regular regular reg reg- ular as far as the details of camp routine routine routine rou rou- tine are concerned Captain Bassett writes that the men had a a. splendid Thanksgiving and after an excellent dinner put in the balance of ot the day in military sports I Members of troop F most of ot them al already already already al- al ready fine horsemen are coming well to the front In their handling of the thee horses and have been highly praised I Ifor for their work |