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Show WESTERN SOLDIERS SEITTOBOiER UTAH AND IDAHO GUARDSMEN ANSWER COUNTRY'S CALL AND ARE SENT SOUTH. Cavalrymen from Utah and Infantrymen Infantry-men From Gem State Will See That Mexicans Do Not Cross the Line. Salt Lake City. The first squadron, First cavalry, National Guard of Utah, left for the 'border July 8. The First squadron, comprising fifteen officers and approximately 280 enlisted men, under the command of Major W. G. Williams, occupied a special train of sixteen cars on the way to the border. Lieutenant F. I. Jansen, appointed to the medical corps, left in charge of the medical corps with the First squadron. squad-ron. The Second squadron cavalry and the field hospital, the two remaining Utah units asked for by the war department, de-partment, are expected to leave for the border within a few days. Two troops of the squadron were organized or-ganized under the laws recently enacted enact-ed affecting the military organization of the country and are already mustered muster-ed into federal service. Work incident to mustering the remaining troops is practically finished, and the muster will he accomplished as soon as the needed recruits are obtained. The field hospital probably will bo mustered muster-ed at the same time as the Second squadron, and is expected to entrain at the same time. The First squadron was commanded by Major Williams. Lieut. D. G. Rich-art, Rich-art, formerly of the regular army, was in the position of adjutant, while .Lieut. F. E. Barnum is in charge of the commissary com-missary and G. H. Holmes is serving as sergeant-major. The four troops of the First squadron squad-ron are commanded as follows: Troop A, Salt Lake, Ca.pt. E. Le Roy Bourne; troop B, Ogden, Capt. W. E. Kneass; troop C. Salt Lake, Capt. Elmer Johnson; John-son; troop D, Manti, Capt. iFred Kam-merman. Kam-merman. The squadron wil be accompanied to the border 'by Lieut. F. I. Jansen of the medical corps. He issued orders by which at least six members of the field hospital of the National Guard of Utah, enough to care for all members mem-bers of the first squadron, will go on the line of duty. Utah hoys at Nogales, Arizona, are happily situated and eager for action in Mexico. The Utah battery has one of the best locations in the whole camp. It is situated on a hill. Captain Webb has everything in shipshape. The hoys 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 inability to get their mail regularly, due to improper address. All mail should be addressed to Nogales, Ariz., care of the Utah battery. bat-tery. iMemhers of the Utah National Guard on duty at the border are to receives potatoes in cream and salads at least they are to have a lew luxuries in the way of edibles to relieve re-lieve the monotony of hard tack. A fund to provide such extras for the men who have answered the country's call has been promoted in Salt Lake and it is announced that the Utah Copper Cop-per company has donated $225 toward the project. Other 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. |