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Show TROOP B OF OBDEH IS ACCEPTED By IE GOVERNMENT That troops A, Salt Lake and B, of Ogden, of tiie Utah cavalry, have been recognized by the government is the information contained in telegrams received at Salt Lake from the war department. The news was conveyed in a telegram tele-gram to Major Fred Jorgensen, adjutant adju-tant general of Utah from Major General Gen-eral Carter, chief of the militia bureau. Washington. The action follows the recent Inspection of the troops by Captain Grlsell of the war department The message to Major Jonrensen suggests that Utah forward requisitions requisi-tions to the quartermaster's and the ordnance departments, which hae been requested to expedite the delivery of arms and ammunition to the new units An active period of drill and work for the troops is planned, and it is expected the organizations soon will be in high slate of efficiency. Captain Cap-tain W. L. White is in command of A troop and Captain Walter B. Lind-quist Lind-quist of B troop. Major Jorgensen also received a message yesterday from the department, depart-ment, stating that Fort Douglas had been notified to issue rifles, bayonets and scabbards for the use of the contestants con-testants in preparing for the National Guard rifle shoot, to be held at Caldwell, Cald-well, N, J., in August. This team will be composed of seventeen members mem-bers of the Utah organization, A team composed of civilians also will shoot at Caldwell. |