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Show ' Hill IMS TO DERflOBILIZE UTAH HEN EEBE i WANT 1 45th MUSTERED i OUTSAT FT. DOUGLAS RTATF, WOTTTiD WELCOME OWN FIGHTING MEN War Department Urged to Recognize Utah' j Efforts by Sending Soldier Sons Home I to Be Disbanded. IdOKuL'S fifilit I" liiii the One Hundred hirty-tiith rcRinicn: I V ni ticlj artillery, Utah's own, to Ht. DougUs for dcmubilizatiot; opened up this morniiiR. I he opening Runs of the campaign were 'fired when the maChinm of the state council of defense was set in motion and telegrams dispatched to Scnatnrs-Willuin H. king and j Reed Sinoot, and to Congressmen James H. Mas and Milton H. , U ellin.i;, to request the war department to allow flic Utah troops I to demohilie in the Utah camp, i GREAT CELEBRATION URGED. Provided the Utah troops can lc brought to f t. Douglas foi demobilization and discharge, a monster celebration in their honor 'j.i.t ,i st i, -ft parade led bv the fighting men jnst returned from the linns line will be arranged. With the state council of dctense setting the ball in motion, I other patriotic organizations are expected to taKe the matter up with Utah's delegation in congress nnd a' viormis and dennitc campaijjn w ill be nude to prevail upon (he war department to recognize Utah's rejt part in the uorld war hy sendinv; her fihtin,? vmis to her 'home eainp (or deinobiliatimi. SCATTER FROM KEARNY. t . Unless the Utah troups ate demobilied at M. Douglas, accord-i accord-i inj to the opinion ol army officers, they will be mustered out at Camp Kearny and will diband and scatter to their homes. In this event the complete unit will not be able to parade here. As ')5 per cent nf the men in the One Hundred Forty-fifth artillery arc Utah men, the war department is expected in tve favorable consideration to the plan and designate H. Douglas the demobilization camp for the Utah unit. |