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Show THE LEW SUN, LEW, UTAH t mmtfvmimtmmmimmmmtmtmmammmrmmmmm -. --, i , - ' " - ' - , "X The New Type of Tank i lid ' mv MMMS if-lTT-lIljJ S: ajyp2- X ' -ySS, US.Covalnf CevalryHoweback'R.edio Set Da 0(5 4 I 4 I jdern IVoop of Cavalry By ELMO SCOTT WATSON ti UE other day there took place at r it ear1: ..j; Fort D. A. Russell, near Marfa, Tex., a ceremony which marked a revolutionary step In our military history. Out on the parade ground marched the oldest cavalry regiment In the United States army, the "Dandy First," where the officers and troopers were to say farewell to their horses. For this regiment was to be "mechanized," that Is, bers were to replace their traditional : the cavalry chargers, with tanks and jored motor cars. I column proceeded across the parade swung Into line and dismounted, a horse out to the "front and center" position I He was "Old Louie," the oldest horse tgiment, veteran of 28 years of service I part of the country, and he was ar-I ar-I funeral trappings to show the regi-lorrow regi-lorrow at parting from Its four-legged I ceremony Col. W. A. Austin, comman- ie regiment, voiced the feelings of the and men when he said: "Tomorrow we i-eauiesi uur ireimruuuna ror inai cuange wans farewell to the horse. For almost W iy this regiment, which It has been our 8 to serve with, has contributed a con- ""Y J part toward the security, progress and y of the nation. The First Dragoons came Istence to meet the rigorous demands f a (treat emergency. And ever since, during very crisis and danger confronting the country, 5? First cavalry has ridden In the vanguard lh$ i.:.s been among those first to render pro- , defense and service to the country. ' other regiment In our army has such a h of tradition, such an abundance of hon-brilliant hon-brilliant achievements. ... We bid at ir farewell to our faithful, willing and nipanlons of march, maneuver and gar ar beloved horses. Patient, silent, de- comrades, they have carried the stand ee First Dragoons through a century of ardshlps and enduring accomplishments." t a Just tribute to a gallant regiment for, lei Austin said, "no other regiment has wealth of tradition, such an abundance :able, brilliant achievements." Except for loosely organized "rangers" the United army had no regularly constituted caval of the service from the close of the Son to 1833. In March 3 of that year as created by an act of congress "The I States Regiment of Dragoons" and the r First" traces Its history In an unbroken ;k to that outfit. newly organized regiment was organized '.centrated first at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 4t commanding officer was Col. Henry , who resigned his commission In 1836 to governor of Wisconsin. The first regl adjutant was a young Mlssisslpplan, fresh est Point, named Lieut Jefferson Davis, J for fame as the first and only president Confederate States of America. hat time Jefferson Barracks was on the "r" of this country and the five companies oons first recruited were soon dispatched fluty for which they were primarily cre- ;o suppress tribes of marauding Indians. wer, 1833, the five companies under Col -odge left Jefferson Barracks and set out ump Jackson, Arkansas territory. There spent the winter, practically In sight of the In June, 1834, after having suffered ' hardships during the winter months, the 1 ms were Sent ont nn thA Pivum PTnprll. ; t.ou The command remained In the field only prf '..: September of that year, but In that short n i.u.e one-rourth of the officers and. men died. f f. pally from fever. I rv.r the ensuing winter, part of the regiment nt to Fort Leavenworth, Kaa, while the nder went into the Indian country on the Dans of the Mississippi, near the mouth 1 Des Moines river. The following summer, the entire command was kept In the field - engagements with the Indians are re-1, re-1, it is probable that all the marchings and r-marchlngs were done In the Interest of ation of our outlying territory to the west MISSISSIPPI. whole of the regiment's service from Its nation until the outbreak of the Mexican lm846 was devoted to activities In the Southwest alternately fighting Indians exploring the new territory. Outstanding -a are recorded during those years, notable toe results accomplished without bloodshed i for the sustained endurance and hardihood Jiyed by the soldiers. On May IS, 1838, wl Kearney, with five companies, left Fort rn worth and set out for South Pass In the - -ky mountains. The command reached that '";t anl returned to Its starting place by Au--fi -24 of the same year, having marched over nge ana generally hostile territory, about - -miies in less than 100 days. m reDortin -a-ney said: "In the length of. the march, the 1 fi.i tig! flrs i TKe Old First Cavalnjman rapidity of movement, and the sacrifices made, the expedition is supposed to be wholly un precedented." Whether or not It was unpre cedented, Is not known. It Is however, worthy of mention that a command of cavalry, moving as a large body, maintained a rate of march of 20 miles a day for so long a period. In the Mexican war the First Dragoons there had been a Second Regiment organized In 1836 took a glorious part Companies A and E fought with Taylor In his vigorous campaign. Company F escorted General Scott from Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico, and was present at the battle fought before that city. Companies D and E, also saw service in Scott's line. The remaining companies In the United States car ried on as before the war, helping keep the Indians under control up and down the western Mississippi valley. The period from the close of the Mexico war to the outbreak of the war between the states was in all respects similar to the period preceding pre-ceding the former contest The dragoons were on Indian duty In the West Headquarters were moved to Fort Union, New Mexico Territory, in 1S54, and with that as a base of operations, companies of the command operated against hostile Indians all the way from the Rio Grande to the Canadian border on the one hand and from the Mississippi to the Pacific on the other. Engagements with the Utah, Apache, Navajo, Spokane, and other Indians are recorded. At the outbreak of the Civil war the designation designa-tion of the command was changed from "First Regiment of Dragoons" to "First Regiment of Cavalry," without any change of internal organization or-ganization or shifting of personnel other than what was necessary for expansion to war strength. During the latter part of 1801, the regiment less Companies D and G, was transferred from the Pacific coast to Washington, D. O., to become be-come a part of the line of Union defenses around that city. And while the regiment minus Its two companies, was taking part In various tactical movements around the Federal Capital, the two companies left in the West were making history. In January, 1862, they acted as escort for General Canby; on February 19, Company D engaged Confederate troops in a skirmish near Fort Craig; the two companies took part in the battle of Valverde on February 21 ; and Company D took part In engagements at Pigeon's Ranch, March 30 ; Albuquerque, April- 25, and Peralto, April 27. In June, 1863, the two companies were broken up, the officers and noncommissioned officers being transferred to Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. There the two units were reorganized reor-ganized and Joined the regiment at Camp Bu-ford, Bu-ford, Maryland, October, 1S63. From this time until the end of the war, the First regiment was destined to see action on many fronts, tramp many miles up and down the valleys of Virginia, and finally to be present at the closing scene at Appomattox In April, 18G5. It was attached to Sheridan's famous cavalry corps which on the march and in the attack was second only to Jackson's In point of swiftness. swift-ness. When "Little Phil" swung around Richmond the First cavalry was with him, taking part In the following engagements: Beaver Dam station, sta-tion, Tellow Tavern, Meadow Bridge, Mechanlcs-ville, Mechanlcs-ville, Tunstall's station, Hawe's Shop, and Old Church. Other Important engagements In which the command took part were Cold Harbor, Peninsula Pen-insula Campaign, Antletam, Chancellorsvllle. Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spottsylvanla, Petersburg, Peters-burg, and Appomattox. After the surrender of both Lee and Johnston, the regiment returned to Washington, escorting General Sherman, and was present for the "Great Review on May 24 and 25, 1S65, when 65,000 of the victorious troops paraded through th streets of the city. Almost Immediately thereafter the command left for the South to aid In the work of recon struction, taking station La the vicinity of New Orleans. There It remained nntll December, 1SC5 when It left for California, via the Isthmus of Panama. It took station at the Presidio of San Francisco on January 22, 18G6. From this time until the outbreak of the war with Spain in 1898, the regiment remained In tha West scouting and fighting Indians from the Pacific coast to Oklahoma, Its duties practically the same as they had been during the Interval between the Mexican and Civil wars. Engagements Engage-ments were fought with every important tribe of red men and at times the troopers were even engaged in rounding up horse thieves who practiced their trade along the Rio Grande. In the Spanish-American war, the regiment took part in the Battle of Santiago, and later rendered a glorious account of itself in the Philippines during the Insurrections. Since the war with Spain, the command has soldiered extensively In the Philippine Islands and the western United States. It was on border bor-der duty during 1916, 1917, and 1918. Its service during the period has been generally without striking historical significance, but the organization organiza-tion has nevertheless occupied an t'iipovunt place in our national defense svgtor., in the performance of Its routine garrison duty and on maneuvers, it has upon many occasions drawn the praise of high commanders and inspectors. After the sad ceremony which took place at Fort D. A. Russell, this historic regiment was transferred to Fort Knox, Ky., to become a part of the mechanized force of the army which for some time has been experimenting at Fort Eu stls, Va with the latest developments In tanks and armored cars. This was In line with the War department's desire to maintain the cavalry In its role as the fastest-moving fighting forco and It was believed that It could best be done by replacing horses with high-speed cars. This does not necessarily mean, however, that the cavalry charger will be entirely eliminated from our military establishment of the future. In fact It would appear from a study of past experience ex-perience that there will always be special situations sit-uations In which the mounted soldier will be needed. Man and horse can get through and gain Information when other means are blocked. The airplane is helpless In a fog, for instance. Nor can thoroughly effective reconnaissance be accomplished without the aid of the horse in exceedingly mountainous terrain. All this would indicate the retention of the horse for some military purposes and that mounted troops, in smaller numbers, will be available for scouting, at any rate. . In the broader field of tactical usefulness, however, the horse cannot compete with the newer mechanical weapons. The speeding armored ar-mored car, for ground reconnaissance, can cover much greater distances In quicker time. With the development of more effective weap ons, the horse has lost its "shock power" in operating against either mounted or dismounted enemies. There are too many machine guns, automatic auto-matic rifles and quick firing artillery guns to permit such close contact and the horse offers a larger target than the man on foot Gas, too, Is a potent weapon against the horse. It Is too expensive to completely cover an animal with gas-proof cloth and there are gases now which Inflict deep burns at the slightest exposure. Ever since the British launched the first land-ships land-ships pr "tanks" (as they were originally named to mislead spies) many military experts have been looking toward a mechanized cavalry, mounted on mechanical steeds, still carrying on Its traditional roles of distant reconnaissance, pursuit, surprise attack and last-minute reserve, but covering more ground In less time, striking with more force and power and with fewer risks and greater protection than the horse offered. But the World war tanks were incapable of carrying out such assignments. Some power they enjoyed, but mobility, the prime essential of cavalry, they lacked. The light tank, for Instance, In-stance, maneuvered across country at the rate of three to four miles an hour. After ten miles It ran out of gasoline, and, what was even worse. It usually had to go back to the shop for overhaul over-haul after a comparatively short trip. The heavy tank, carrying the tremendous weight of 44 tons, lumbered along at a maximum rate of five and a half miles an hour, and often bogged down In Its own tracks. Today, however, the ordnance department has given the American fighting forces a light experimental ex-perimental tank capable of operating on the road at 25 miles an hour, across country at 18 miles an hour; 60 miles on one filling of gasoline, gaso-line, and more than 2,000 miles before major overhaul becomes necessary. And all this has been accomplished without increasing the light tank of seven and a half tons by a single pound. Besides tanksand vehicles of Ita type, a mechanized force calls for armored cars, wheeled vehicles armored and armed with machine guns only. For long-distance reconnaissance, patrols pa-trols and raids, such vehicles are held Indispen-vable, Indispen-vable, and the time may not be far distant when they will replace entirely that faithful companion compan-ion of our troopers, the cavalry charger, who helped push back the frontier in the conquest of America. (C br WmMcb Nw-ppr Colon.) Nothing to Chance By J. W. TAFF C by McClur Newspaper Syndicate WNU tiervlc CHARLES RANKIN, vice presl dent of the First National bank of (Joltou, had Just murdered Robert Knowels, president of the First National bank of Cotton. Ran kin looked down at the crumpled body and silently tie gloated. He'd removed the iast obstacle to his success. Tomorrow when the death of Knowels would be learned, be, Charles Rankin, would be elected to take the place of the dead presl dent. And no one would ever guess that his rise from cashier to presl dent in but a few years had not been the workings of a lucky fate. Only he knew that everything had been accomplished by cold, deliberate delib-erate planning. When George Curtis, former vice president of the bank had been dls covered In a hotel room ji a com promising situation which bad resulted re-sulted In his disgrace and finally In his forced resignation, It had not been an accident Not at alL He. Rankin, then cashier, bad seen to that "And whenrm elected president presi-dent tomorrow," he vlsloned, "no one will ever learn that everything didn't happen through the mere whlmsey of chance." And now with success in his grasp he was not going go-ing to slip. He glanced at the clock on the mantel. Knowels' servant would be back In thirty minutes. He must work quickly. He knelt beside the dead body and rifled the pockets. Money and papers were t ken from the dead man's pockets and dropped in the fire flickering lu the fireplace. Then he dropped the Iron cudgel into the flames. Blackened and charred, it would tell nothing. Finally, Fi-nally, satisfied that his plan for making robbery seem the motive of the crime was completed, he left the fire. He began to walk to each piece of furniture In the room. Anything which be might have touched by accident ac-cident was scrutinized carefully and closely. At last satisfied that on nothing In the room bad he left any evidence which might Implicate him, Rankin began to search himself. him-self. Too many murderers have been caught by the accidental dropping drop-ping of Some memento at the scene of their crime and he was playing It safe. He searched himself carefully. care-fully. When his fingers went Into the right side pocket of his overcoat over-coat and pulled out but one glove, he felt a chill start over htm. He steadied himself and turned the pocket Inside out No glove. As he stood there, sound stabbed him. Like a statue of stone, set and cold, he stood, listening Intently. Intent-ly. Then he remembered and looked at the clock. It had struck the quarter hour. He started. Only fifteen minutes left His breath was coming in quick, short gasps. "The glove," ' he muttered, "the glove." He must find It Or he'd be ruined. H.0 retraced bis steps, very thoroughly. thor-oughly. It was useless. He could not find the glove. His eyes turned on the clock. Twelve minutes left For a moment a wild terror swept him. He shook It off. He must keep cooL He must The glove was in the room. He was certain of It He'd find It. He must find it Be threw a' straining, searching glance around the room. He saw the body on the floor. It was the only place he had not looked. In desperation he went to the dead body and turned It over. The glove was lying ly-ing there. He grabbed it Shivering Shiver-ing from the contact with the murdered mur-dered man, he stood up. ;A long sigh of a body relieved came from him. He was beginning to feel better. bet-ter. His confidence In himself was returning. Hurriedly he turned the glove over In his hand. Good. No blood on It How dry his mouth was. How weak his body felt He snatched the wine glass from the table and In one quick gulp, be drained It. Ah. that was better. He hurled the glass Into the fireplace and heard the tingle as It broke. No glass with finger prints on It was going to be found. He looked at the clock. Eight minutes left One final moment be let his glance rove and loiter on everything in the room, and then sure of bis safety, he started to leave. Suddenly a great vice like pain seemed to be cracking his heart His feet buckled under him. He staggered. He tottered to the table and braced himself. In his struggle for breath, he shook the table and the book on It fell off. He saw there a sheet of paper and It had writing on It It seemed to be mocking mock-ing him. With a great effort he straightened up and regained a bit of control over himself, ne picked op the paper. With fast dimming eyes he read: To th First National Bank of Col-ton: Col-ton: Genttemen: Thl la my resignation. For tn last year I hava been rambling In the stock market and losing-. I have lost not only my money bat also tha bank'a. In a few daya the an-ditore an-ditore will find It ont. Rather than bear tha dlsgraca, I am drlnkine poison In my wine tonight. t would auagest aa president of tha bank tha election of Mr. Charles Rankin. He la a fine man. has mui-h ability, and la too ehrewd to taka chances. ROBERT KNOWELS. Hoy I Broke Into The Movies Copyright by HalC Z Herman By BUSTER KEATON I CAN hardly say that I "broke" Into the movies; rather I oozed In. Practically from birth I had been on the vaudeville stage with my parents, who did a rough-and-tumble act using me as a sort of football. It didn't hurt me, for I was trained from babyhood to like It and to know Just how to take falls. Two world-famous actresses took exception to this parental training, train-ing, one the great Sarah Bernhardt and the other beautiful Lily Lang-try. Lang-try. My father was Introduced to Bernhardt who was on the same bill with us, and when he bent to kiss her hand, she said haughtily, "Are you not ashamed t make ze money from e cruelty to ze little garcont" But she was later convinced con-vinced that my parents loved me and cared for me as Jealously as any parents could. The second, Lily Langtry, did not object to any cruel treatment accorded ac-corded me rather she was probably tempted to give me some herself, for I sat on her train when she majestically ma-jestically walked across the boards, causing laughter which annoyed the lovely lady. I was Just twenty-one years old when the Shuberts made me a very attractive offer to enter musical comedy at $250 a week. It meant v - i -SK.S9S' " s. f 1 7 1 Buster Kaaton. separation of the Three Keatons for the first time and at first I hesitated hesi-tated In spite of the fact that tha salary was most attractive. I finally accepted and was awaiting the call to rehearsals when I had a visit from Joseph M. Schenck, who suggested sug-gested that I make a series of two- reel comedies under his manage ment He offered me $40 a week, but, In spite of the great difference in the sum and what the Shuberts offered, I at last decided on the movies and right here may I state that I've never regretted my choice. I made my first pictures at the Coraique Film company's studios, but my production plans were cut short by the outbreak of the war. I had only made five two-reel comedies com-edies when called to Camp Kearney, After a period of training there I sailed for France, where I served as a private. When I got back to the good old U. S. A., I resumed work under Mr. Schenck's able management and re mained with him until about a year ago when I signed with the Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer company. Before I was elevated to stardom, I was co-starred with William Crane In "The Saphead," a picture which made a great hit After this I was given my own company by Mr. Schenck. My first picture under this arrangement was "One Week." Among my most successful pictures pic-tures were "The Navigator," "The General," "College," "Steamboat Bill, Jr.," and "The Cameraman." Recent pictures In which I have appeared are "The Passionate Plumber" and "Speak Easily." Jimmy, Jim-my, "Schnozzle," Durante played with me In both of these pictures. In motion pictures as In any other profession, you do best what you enjoy most. Comedy Is my forte because I like It Mae West Teaches Proper Appreciation of Mae West Mae West's childhood w3 spent In training for the stage and her later life in training the stage and screen to a proper appreciation of Mae West I Her parents were theatrical peo-' pie and Miss West who was born In Brooklyn on August 17 of an unspecified un-specified year, made her profes sional debut at the age of five. After several years In vaudeville she made her Broadway debut In the "Follies Bergere," then played In "A la Broadway," "Vera Vloletta" and "A Winsome Widow." After these successes suc-cesses she returned to vaudeville for five years, specializing In Imitations of George M. Cohan and Eddie Foy. She returned to New York to appear ap-pear in Ned Wayburn's "Demltasses Revue" and "The Mimic World." It was at this time that she wrote her first play, "Sex." This Bensatlonal production ran two years with Miss West as the star. Her greatest auccess, "Diamond LU," followed. 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