Show WESTERN SOMERS SENT TO 10 BORDER BOBBER I 1 UTAH AND IDAHO GUARDSMEN ANSWER COUNTRY S CALL AND ARE SENT SOUTH cavalrymen from utah and infantry men from gem state will see that mexicans do not gross cro the line salt lake city the first squadron first cavalry national guard of utah left tor for the border july 8 9 the first squadron comprising fifteen officers and approximately enlisted men under the command of major W G t t williams occupied a special train of 0 sixteen cars on the way to the border lieutenant P F I 1 jansen appointed to the medical corps left in charge of 0 the medical corps with the first squad ron the se second cond squadron cavalry and the field hospital the two remaining utah units asked for by the war de do apartment part ment are expected to leave tor for the border within a few days two troops of the squadron were or ile under the laws recently enacted affecting the military organization ol 01 the country and are already muster ed into federal service work incident to mustering the remaining troops Is practically finished and the muster will be accomplished as soon as the needed recruits are obtained the field hospital probably w 11 to muster ed at the same time as the second expected to entrain i 0 aqua squa squadron dron and is o ut the same time the first squadron was commanded by M major ajor D G rich art formerly of the reg regular ular army was in the position of adjutant while aleut F E barnum Is in charge of the com emissary and G 11 holmes Is serving as sergeant major the tour four troops of the first squad ron are commanded as follows troop A salt lake capt E le roy bourne urne troop B ogden capt W E kneass troop C salt lake capt cap t elmer john eon son troop D manti capt fred ka kam in merman the squadron wll wil be accompanied to the border by F I 1 jansen of the medical corps he ile issued orders by which at least six members of the field hospital of the natio national lal guard of utah enough to care tor for all mem bers of the first squadron will go on the line of duty utah boys at nogales arizona are happily situated and e eager ager tor for action in mexico the utah battery has one of the best locations in the whole camp it Is situated on a bill hill captain webb has everything in shipshape the boys have been vaccinated against smallpox and inoculated against typhoid there has been no sickness among the boys of the battery yet and the only complaint Is of 0 inability to get their mall mail regularly due to improper address all mall mail should be addressed to nogales ariz care of 0 the utah bat tery al members embers of t the he utah national guard on duty at the border are to receives potatoes in cream and salads at least they are to have a few luxuries in the way of edibles to re lieve the monotony of hard tack A fund to provide such extras tor for the men who have answered the country a call has been promoted in salt lake and it Is announced that the utah cop per company has donated toward the project other ther contributions are expected and it Is believed that the militiamen from utah will fare as good as any of those drawn from other states to serve at the border |