The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-18

NUMBER OF PROMOTIONS ,
MADE, AND TO BIZ Nj
Major Arrasmith, Now in 4,
mand, Soon to Be a Lien
tenant-CoIonel.

Drills, parade and the usual :,
OF army life will be notably ab,,.
Fort Douglas this week. Tho FIN
infantry. returning Sunday from
months stay at the Gancuyer carI
the Mexican border, found lts 49,
such shape that a weeks hard vo
required 10 put things IN usual cona,
The small squad of men which gari,.
the fort during the regiments a.
did all that could be expected. bs
returning soldiers have plenty 10
restore the spotless condition Den
by military reSulatiorr.
I'VE are going To put in busy q
said Major j. NJ. ARA smith. coma-
Ing office rof the post, Quartz
receiving general overhauIlnr.
kitchens are coming In fbr ~
cleaning: equipments must he put h /
dition and uniforms and other ca
cared for"
The pos, has been pTactlcally
state OF disuse," continued Man
rasmith. AN absence Of four =
makes plenty OF work for all The
gage. commlssary and freight OF tbt
| iment must be hauled 10 the pos.
| are going TO clean out tho rcseryo5
look after the water supply, and tS
grass surrounding the post must (
tended TO TO prevent possible Area
er odds and ends of WORK have ac,
latei md on that account drlll NJ
dispensed with for the present"
No Extended Furloughs.
Many Of the officers and men ars
permission To visit friends and nj.
in the city but no extended fur
viii! be granted for the present G
OF the soldiers were granted leaves
sence while the regiment was r.
south. Others viii get furoughs
the camp has been restored TO ordsf
all Will have opportunities to visit
tIves and arrange personal affairs \
the regiment leaves for the Phiip>
Fort Douglas cars were crowded.
lerday with visitors 10 the post. Il
lareds OF friends and relatives Of o.
ficcrs and soldiers made the trip
fort and the soldiers were kept hu1
Hating their experiences In the camp1
IfieIds OF the border country.
Several additions TO officers me-
Fort Douglas Will be made in ths|
future. Vacancies in the couman'
several companies Will be Glled bJ
lpolntment from other regiments "A,
captains are expected TO arrive in|
to become acquainted with their
comrades before the departure d
regiment for the Philippines.
Promotions Made.
IAeutenants Robert II. si!lmsn'
Wilbur 4 Mcdaniel have reccnlly'
promoted to captalncics and Llcutd
Clark r. Elliot and c. r. Reese vflI
receive like advancement. Thess
are TO be filed by the promo;ioa
early date of II l.. Walthall. c, l.
son and y. II. Huddleson. second
tenants. while West Pointers and.
sibly several appointments from cir
will supply the quota OF junior ON;
Several changes have been made
staff OF the regiment on account
, labsence on cave Of CAPTAIN +. w
, ell. Quartermastcr, who Is VI q
Springs. Ark. Captain William Al
enaugh has been appointed Quartef7
and Is succeeded as commissdry b!|
> tain Bryan Conrad. Captain 90
McCaskey Is regimeutal adjutarl
ceeding Captain A. J. Macnab' -
gone 10 Pittsburg To begin ct
tour of duty In the quartermasierd .
ment Captain T. r. Hnrker nov
Antonio. was also transferred 10 u
department. but probably VIII am
Fort Douglas within few days n|
as constructing quartermaster. y
r. NJ. Savage. formerly assigned y
: at the war college. Is also expse'
rejo!n the regiment in the near lu'
. Other Advancements.
! Major j NJ. Arrasmith. at pre-
/ command OF the Fifteenth, VIII ;.
promoted TO the rank OF lleutensn
, onel. and Major W, I. May. im.
thirty years a member OF the re5
will get like advancement
, John McA, Palmer has oecn asslsl
: the general staff on duty at Masl'
/, and First Lieutenant G. A We
been made military attache 10 the
States legation at Peru.
] Others to receive promotions ans
jfers are as follows: Captsin
: Uline. promoted 10 the rank Of p.
[ command OF the second batraNoAr
5 regiment; First Lieutenant h. ".
5 fey. now AT Logan Utah. pr9mg,
I the rank of captain; Second ~ ~
Paul c. Potter, made hrsl Wv Wv
T and assigned to the Twenty eis1'
fantrv al Fort Smelling. Mimi,
/, Lieutenant Edwin Butcher. maoe
5 lieutenant and assigned 10 the w
: militia OF the state OF Maine -
ant George w. Cook Of the medloa.
assigned to duty in the Pihnpp.ss''
vii, sail in September: IieutenHn1
Brown. medical corps, here ourils y
: sence OF tho troops, transterf"
Lawton. Washington
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