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Show OVATIONS ARE GIVEN DEPARTING PATRIOTS Salt Lako, Oct. 11. Salt Lake turned out en masso last night to do honor to Utah's fighting men, the Ono Hundred Forty-fifth artillery (First Utah) regiment, which left shortly after midnight this morning on the first lap of tho long Journey that Is eventually to bring them to tho battle-scarred fields of Franco and tho trenches. While more than 25,000 Salt Lakers Lak-ers sped tho department soldiers on tho way to their permanent training camp at Linda Vista, Cal., all Utah was wishing them godspeed -In spirit, If not In reality, for tho 1400 guardsmen guards-men number their wives, sweethearts, sweet-hearts, relatives and friends In every section of the Beehive state. Tho thousands who crowded tho Union station to say good-byes In person were but a small proportion of those who wish them luck and a safe re turn. I'atriotH Given Ovation. From the time the Utahns left the city and county building, where they assembled for tho march to tho sta tion, a continuous ovation was ao-corded ao-corded them. South Stato and Main streets were lined wltll cheering and hand-clapping thousands, who surged Into tho street to bo nearer tho passing pass-ing troops. At tho depot a seething mass of humanity struggled to get near tho troop trains even before tho soldiers had been properly billeted In their cars. Hundreds or automobiles were parked outside tho building, and for blocks around big crowds unablo to gain entrance to tho waiting room or train shed were forced to be satisfied satis-fied with an occasional glimpse of tho soldiers. En route to the station and marching march-ing to tho tune of "The Girl I Left Behind Me," tho Utah boya were showered with gifts. Cigarettes, tobacco, to-bacco, candy and packages containing contain-ing dainties of various sorts wero handed them by friends as tho batteries batter-ies passed. Tho crowds swarmed Into tho streets, and It was literally but n lane through whllh they marched. After them surged tho mass of humanity. hu-manity. South Temple street from Main street to the station was alive with people depot bound. Motor cars packed the street, only to reach tho station and find every avallablo Inch of parking spaco already occupied. After forcing their way through tho masses In and outsldo of tho depot tho artillerymen woro lined up by batteries outside tho gates nnd marched to their respective cars. Later all wero released until 11:30 p. m. At that hour tho final goodbyes good-byes wero said nnd tho men boarded tho four trains to await tho departing depart-ing slgual. Hundreds lingered until the last train had pulled out of tho station In tho early morning hours. Inner Man Is Cared For. Ten committees of tho local Red Cross chapter, serving ns canteen units, prepared and served n bountiful bounti-ful lunch for tho artillerymen In tho city and county building before the asBombly wns counded for tho march to tho station. Countors had been fitted up on the lower floor of the building and hero dozens of Salt Lako women, headed by a general committee composed of Mrs. W. W. Rltcr, chairman; Mrs. Thomas Hull, secretary; Mrs. Simon Bamberger. W. H. Lovsey and A. Reeves, dls-pensed dls-pensed hot soup and crackers, ham, lettuce nnd nut sandwiches, with Ico cream cones for desert. The Utah" men left for Linda Vista In four trains of fourteen cars each. On each train was a representative of tho railway system providing tho transportation. Every ninit wns assigned as-signed a berth In a sleeping car. Meals are to bo served on route from their own kitchens, a baggage car being fitted up on ench train with tho samo outfit used In their cook tents. The men will bo In chargo of Col. Richard W. Young, commanding offller of the regiment. Among the varied good-bye salutations saluta-tions received by tho Utnhn's was ono all seemed to like best. It was: "Mako as good a record In Franco as you did in the Philippines." Many wero tho promises that they would, and this Is what all Utah belloves they will do, oven though tho record of the Beehive stato boys during tho Spanish-American war was an almost unrivaled ono In points of honor won nnd reputation for valor sustained sus-tained throughout many a hard-fought hard-fought campaign. Husy Day for Soldier Boy. From early yesterday morning until un-til tho last train pulled out of the depot almost twenty-four hours later all was hurry and excitement with tho Utah batteries packing up, lond-Ing lond-Ing the cars of tho four trains which carried tho boys away, and In between be-tween tlmeo saying good-Jiyo for the last tlmo and promising to wrlto "often." Yesterday began thirty minutes earlier than other days havo for the regiment. Regular tlmo for tho re-volllo re-volllo call has been 5:45 n. m., but thcro was no revelllo sounded yesterday yester-day morning. Instead, some of tho men on guard duty passed from tent to tout at 5:15 and awoko the drowsy drow-sy soldiers, and tho last day of camp at Fort Douglas was begun. As the mon camo out of tho tents tho order was given to empty bed-ticks bed-ticks of the straw tilling and tako the tents down. This was all dono and tho blanket rolls mado up by tho tlmo breakfast was called at 5:45. Before sun-up tho morning mess was over with and tho command at work loading tho wagons with equipment and making ready to assemble for tho march out of camp for tho last time In their home town beforo loaving for tho training camp. About 10:30 tho regiment was formed In marching order and tho command, "Forward, march!" given, and with the bind playing tho command com-mand marched up tho road toward Fort Douglas post. At tho southorn line of tho post proper Col. Alfred Hasbrouck and staff. Including Col. W. P. Jackson, Capt. Honrl Bloch, French army, and Capr. and Adjt, N. L. Norton met and exchanged I greetings with Col. R. W. Young, regimental commander of tho artillery, artil-lery, and his staff nnd escorted them through the post. With them was tho Twentieth Infantry regimental band, which swung Into lino behind tho staff officers nnd played a farewell fare-well triumphant inarch as tho regiment regi-ment proceeded pnst post headquarters headquar-ters and to tho limits of the reservation reserva-tion usod by tho Twentieth regiment. Along tho main highway tho companies com-panies of tho Twentieth wero lined up to hid tho artillery "good luck and good-byo" as thoy passed along. Along both sides of tho roadway wero companies of tho Forty-second lined up to bid their comrados fare well and wavo to their friends among the passing troops. Lust (i(HMl-B)es Snld. Tho artillery troops reached Ninth South nnd disbanded about noon, From then until 7 o'clock Inst night they woro froo from duty. Visits wero mado to friends and rolatlves nnd Inst good-byes snld. The keys of tho city woro theirs. Salt Lako mado good tho words of tho ladles of the Cleofan society when thoy presented pre-sented tho guidons to tho batteries n few weeks ago. "To us you aro sons, sweethearts, relatives and friends." Nothing was too good for tho regiment regi-ment which is to carry tho namo of Utah to tho front In this war, as It did thnt other tlmo nineteen years ago. Ono unexpected change was made In tho plans for tho movement. Orders Or-ders to keep tho 300 horses of tho regiment In quarantine wero Issued yesterday on nccount of tho discovery discov-ery mado by tho veterinarians that glanders had broken out among them. Sixty men from different batteries bat-teries wero detailed to tako caro of tho horses nnd harnesses which had been loaded into tho cars was funiln-gnted funiln-gnted In order thnt tho disease will not bo spread again among horses nlloted to tho regiment. Lieut. R. K. Knighton and Lloutennnt Peterson will remain in chargo of tho nnlmnls. A farewell was given tho artillery yesterday at tho East High school by tho teachers of tho East nnd West J High schools. Music was furnished by tho artillery band. Georgo E. Eaton, principal of tho East High ; school, presented Lieut. Col. William C. Webb with a pair of field glasses, a present from tho teachers of both high schools. Lieutenant Colonel Webb has been Instructor of military tactics at both schools for tho past ten years. In order to Incroaso tho strength of tho regiment In accordance with instructions recently received from tho war department, Colonel Young called at tho army recruiting offlco yesterday afternoon and asked him to onllst 157 more men for servlco with the Ono Hundred and Forty-fifth. Forty-fifth. Tho men aro needed for a new machine gun company to brf organized or-ganized to fill up tho supply lom-pany. |