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Show NATIONAL GUARD NOW HAS A CALVARY TROOP Organization KfVected in Salt Lake City With Large linlistment With a membership of 65 men, the signal corps of the Utah National Guard was formally organized Thursday Thurs-day night as a company of cavalry, which will operate in the future with sabres, carbines, pistols, horses and possibly lances, instead of devoting direct interest to signal telegraphy and telephones. E. LeRoy Bourne, who was captain cap-tain of the signal corps, is captain of calvary troop, wh'le John F. Flower and Chester W. Wilson are his lieutenants. lieu-tenants. They held ithe same rank in the signal corps. 1 In accordance with the lessons of the European war, it is held that a troop of calvary should be equipped tof. handle field messages, a requ're-ment requ're-ment which has also been made in the case of the artillery. Captain Bourne was captain of a calvary ' troop in Salt Lake City several ears ' ago and is said to be well equipped j for his new duties. |