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Show ALLIES TO SEND ARMY OFFICERS TO FT. DOUBLAS Salt Lake, Juno 4. That Fort Douglas will receive about thirty slightly wounded English and French army officers to assist in Instruction at tho local camp was tho information informa-tion given out by Mai. William C. Rogers of tho Forty-second reglmont yesterday. Mnjor Hngors stated that word had been received from the war dopart-mont dopart-mont to tho cfect that moro than GOO of tho slightly wounded officers would ben sent to tho various camps throughout tho Unitod States. Since thoro aro about sixteen camps, tho quota for Fort Dougtns would bo approximately ap-proximately thirty men. Tho men nro now In tho east t Is understood. Thoy nrrlved a short tlmo ago from tho battlefields or Franco, where they received lnjurloj which would prohibit further active fighting. They can bo usud In In- etructlve work, however. Through friendship and desire to have democracy democ-racy triumph over autocracy, the men have been loaned to the United States by Franco and England. They nro expected to prove an Invaluable asset to Undo Sam's instruction carrips. According to present plant, the of-' fleers will Instruct soldiers In bayonet bayon-et and hand drills. Lectures will also bo given on gas helmets. No definite time can bo stated a3 to tho arrival of tho officers. It Is believed, however, that they will be here In tlmo to aid In the reorganization reorganiza-tion of tho Twentieth regiments. Juno 20 Is the approximate date of their arrival. |