Show National Guard Infantry in Fighting Trim a r p 1 S ta t y 1 r aY Ir S 7 v 11 t Y N Iw k aa ry w ka kay f y r 1 1 P P j J 1 iJ a j t l y J S Lr L r rf r M i f rr w S iS 5 s 5 t jr j I i i r Y i S S e 4 r. r I Iv 4 3 e r 5 Q S A f c S C PS N t r x f fr t r Company TT H H Utah national al' al guard infantry antry photographed in In camp at Heber Hot or City last lut summer I J By M MARSHALL BREEDEN DEN 1 The Tie put poet fiscal year resulted In in deI decided de de- pr progress gress toward more complete complete- I IT 11 equipping the tho ne organized militia of Utah for tor active service in the field So Sotar tar far as 5 the ind individual equipment t of thel the tho II soldier is ill concerned it may be pai said paid l' l r tilt each enlisted man mon In Jn tho the Utah is fully equipped according to tie ibe present requirements of the tM military mili JJ jI j. j tary Ury regulations l I The he equipment of an enlisted man inthe in inthe the tie the Infantry consists of rifle 4 Hon belt bayonet and nd scabbard two I bI blankets keh aluminum cup plate l knife f fork rk and spoon haversack can canteen teeD knapsack shelter half balf in- in in trenching tools tool 5 shoes overcoat t a n. blue I desks dyess uniform complete an olivo oh drab Arab uniform complete two JWo pairs of i leggings and nd a n. sweater I Insofar ns S the personal field equipment of the tho theo thoi i o officers ficere is concerned a I. I marked improvement im im- provement as to completeness IJ has s been noted together with mth a commendable 1 tendency to reduce the tho quantity of ba baggage earned carried in tho the field to that prescribed by the regulations which Callow allow him to have havo a cot cot ono one small smaIl trunk besides the clothing that ho ue uses ues The equipment pertaining to or organizations organ organ- U Ui i as RS units euch as field neld ranges i Afield field desks etc in is in general complete compete throughout the tho entire Utah guard J with th the rin single le exception of wagon trans trans- Utah has alwa always s 's b been en shy shyIn shyIn in In this important factor BO so that the guard has always routed rented wagons from th the farmers in tho the vicinity of the encampment en en- or else rented them thorn to take along l Ii It would be v very ry commendable were I tome ro interested citizens cithens to start an a agitation agitation agi agi- tation in con congress r to 5 secure cur tho baggage bag bag- p gage e wagons for the guard Ird Utah Has Hs Battalion The infantry of th the organized mi mi- Uti of tho United noted States consists a ape an- of ot officers officers' and enlisted men organizer organized into i. i re regi- regi regiments menu ments 8 separate battalions and 14 Separate se state companies Of Of this force a Utah hasa his a b battery of field artillery a aal Isi al corps a hospital corps and a 8 Hallon of ot il infantry Company B is located J cate 5 In Ogden Orden and commanded by Capt W. W E E. Kneass company D at Mt It Pleasant Capt Thomas Braby Hraby com corn pin piny F at Manti Fred iVed n e p ain company compan G Ephraim commanded com com- I bv by Capt apt apt- Fred Jorgensen and andI I company II n is is at Salt Lako Lake CU City com com- Dt monde nd d by Capt W W. H. H Gregory r r Not hot one ono of th the companies in the tho mi mi- is recruited to Its us full fun strength b. b aThe average for the infantry is fifty r men to the company compan and th there thero ro should b be sixty lity The Tho hardest work that c confronts a captain is tho task of f keeping his hI com company compan any recruited to i its IFs s sj j full strength tren h. h This should be he taken out rout of his bis hands and placed lu in iu the sole ju ju- of one ono officer whoso hoso duty it itI I should be to keep the tho guard JUard up to the standard f Someone SOIl has said that the tho best pre pre- server of peace is tho the readiness for forwar war ar And s c we do not want to toen en engage gl in ri any armed conflict with any nation it would be bo well wall were vero the cit citizens citi- citi i itz zens nB of America and of of Utah in particular par par- h titular 1 r to display dis more moro interest in the militia 1 of their state for with a n well oIl trained W-trained trained militia behind the tho rc regular arm army nation would thill think think- twice or per per- haps s three times before it started a R quarrel with u us Compared With Japs The American soldier is f by no means invincible in oven thou though h a great eat man many people harbor that fane fancy Neither is 18 ise he e capable of withstanding hardships bettor than a foe eo so that is why the government o spends an ora a average o of 75 u uto 5 to equip each enlisted man in rn the national national na nR guard The officials ls are d doing ing th their ir level Jc best to adequate protection when it becomes necessary Suppose that a re regiment ment of United States infantry were opposed to a regiment of Japanese each full fully equipped and equal in strength They would maneuver r for a few before actually comin coming together and when they did the tho Japs would outnumber ber the tho Americans at least 10 per perC percent percent C cent beca because se statistics have ha proven that abo about t 7 per cent of the Americans Americana would b bo be incapacitated while the Japs would have increased 2 per por cent in in ef ct- That's That no jingo inJo talk but a 8 avery avery cr very patent truth troth that will hoar boar thought though t. t v But Utah should bould bo justly proud of col her hor infantry It has g gone gono no into camp with the regular arm army and proven prOTon that it is is quito quite capable of handling handlin itself Its officers from Major Williams down wn are aro qualified to con conduct luct their men in inthe tho the most advantageous manner poser ble Still Stin you iou must mut always bear In mind that it requires m more re men and also that an enlistment in the Utah militia is b almost invaluable to a young man I h have havo vo served more than ten years and know that 1 Z would not havo missed tho the service for a n good d deal al Yet YetI I 1 constantly near hear YO young 11 men sneer at atthe atthe the tho guard I pity them for they do doit doit doit it out of pure ignorance or in somo flomo instances s from perverted minds broD brought ht about abou by br harkening to the tho wild ton tongues ues of ot agit agitators fors The Tho organized militia is conducted for jl just t one ouo purpose purpose and that is the tho protection of the homo that and nothing nb absolutely nothing more St St. Staff ff Departments In Salt Lake City Cite is located tho the adjutant ad ad- generals general's otice offic which bich governs tho the entire guard WIard keens the tho records and tho the like also tho the inspector general whose duty it it is is to see soe that the men present a good appearance and nd catch any discrepancies and tho the jud judge o advoCate advocate cate general who tries any militiaman who is is accused of some Homo misdemeanor against the military code The quartermasters quartermaster's quartermasters quartermaster's quartermasters quartermaster's department also here provides provides pro pro- vides tents wagons horses and ammu ammu- Tho subsistence department sees Becs' Becs to it that the men receive their food three e t times a day Tho The medical department In in char charge e of a comp competent tent physician doctors the tho boys hove when they cut their fin finger cr or stub their toe Thus all aU manner of men can cnn be taken taro care carp of in just the tho proper wa way and that is what Utah has in the tho way of a n. bL battalion o of infantry Consider the Pictures The Tho manikin plan of tho the armies of ot tho the world worM speaks for tor itself You will find that tho United States army is actually smaller than any other othor army kept u up by any other world power Also while the picture does not show it Mexico it itself ell has a larger standing n narmy army than Uncle Sam maintains Therefore rc it would seem absolutely necessary that the young youn men of America Amer ica ica should enlist in in the militia so taut they ther will not bo be absolutely devoid of military knowledge e when whon no ole time comes and it will come just just justas as sure suro as ns anything War Must Come You m might just as ns easily eily put your our shoulder against the burning wheel of the midday midda- sun and try to shove it back over the tho horizon Into night as to prevent war so 80 bo be prepared The other picture shows shows company company H H. H Utah infantry in camp near Heber obey Cit City last Jast July Company H n is IB comman commanded com corn mandod man e by Capt W W. H H. Gre Gregory ry a college graduate and a a. practicing attorney at at- attorney torney and the men of hi his company benefit thereby because of hi his superior ability fas as a captain of infantry Once company H was tl t tp acknowledged acknowledged ed edged ed superior to any Infantry or organization organ n- n in iri the tho guard Then fora for a time me it went into the decline but the past year or so has bas soon seen it slow slowly but surely surely- climb to the top again it required required re re- re I bard work on the Hio part of every everyman everyman man in the command and they gave VC I it because they have bave seen seon tho the necessity necessity i sity eity for a state militia and each one tries triG to help each in his bis own way ray These Those young men arc are all of them thorn residents residents resi resi- dents of Salt Sat Lako Lake City and tho majority majority ma ma- have bave been beon associated with the tho guard for a number of years |