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Show UNITS WILL Pill jjHlf D Cr&-a.rii2ation of Five Companies Compa-nies Will Give Field Artillery-Full Artillery-Full Regiment; Mt. Pleasant Is Ready With Her Men. Adjutant General V. G. Williams, Utah national guard, has received authority au-thority from the chief of the milita 'nueau, Washington, D. 0. to ongan-- i"c new units in the 222nd field artillery. The new units to he organized will complete the organization of a full regiment for the 222nd field artillery, x.liich heretofore has been limited to headquarters fiist battalion and bat-tc bat-tc ries A, B and C. Adjutant General W. G. Williams pointed out that fifty-three new units have been authorized for the entire national guard of the United States. 'I Utah had boon assigned units on -ii eer.tal basis with other states he adjutant, general said, this state would have been as-signed one of the ' ii'ly-lliree organizations. "War department officials estimate that the equipment required to equip ore motorized battery similar to those we are now authorized to or-t.anize or-t.anize will cost at least $160,000," Adjutant General Williams said. We can now ptoceed with the organization organiza-tion of this regiment and bring Utahj national guard inp to the maximum ponce strength for two regiments. Utah has long been famed for Its arttilery. ar-ttilery. In the Spanish-American war and the Philippine insurrection Utah artillery did signal services and distinguished dis-tinguished itself under (he leadership of the late General H. W. Young. In the world war Utah was represented repre-sented as a state by one full regiment of field artillery. Many inspectors pronounced that regiment, one of the best ever organized and would undoubtedly un-doubtedly have disl ingumhed Itself had if been 7,iven an opportunity. This Utah regiment was again organized organ-ized i.inder the direction of General Young. "It is only natural that Utah, with Much a patriotic history behind It, be allocated these new units, and marks national recognition of the rapid strides this slate is making In I he ' isterliood of stales." said Gen-oral Gen-oral Williams. No definale localities have been decided on for the new organization as yet, according to information emanating ema-nating from the headquarters of the 222nd field artillery. Several towns are anxious to obtain them. Major Hamilton Gardner, commanding com-manding officer of the 222nd, Is conferring con-ferring willi representatives of tho towns desiring the new units. 1'piiii Ifiiniiiiir Hint tho sfato was lo ri'coivo J'ivr. units added to (lie National (inard Mt. Pleasant men immediately applied i'ur enlistment. Sixty of mot e men have signed up J'or the organization ol" a unite at thi.s place. Many more aro waiting 1'or the jirivila; to put their names on the roll. The property of tho Matt try, to he furnished hy the War department, de-partment, will represent a value of approximately $150,-OM). $150,-OM). The annual payroll of tho eniistod. men will amount to several thousand. There will he rentals on the Armory and storage for the eipiipmont, all of which will he a reaf benefit lo the city. Mt Pleasant is fortunate for-tunate in having these build-in-.-, available for the Jiattcry. Men, u us, tractors, trucks and ;-il licit o to make up the. Bat-iery Bat-iery would be available i'or the city whenever desired in pa-nobs pa-nobs or other civic affairs. Mt. 1'lcasnnt has for man' '.(tit's 1a ken an active part in i lie National Guard and rc-prcMmted rc-prcMmted herself well ill tr ;i li i( ill. Wo feel that it will be only a very brief tin. i until a Maitorv will be established estab-lished in Mt. Pleasant. |