The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-30
With Band Playing and Col
ors Flying, the Start Is
Made.

rHE Twentieth regiment Of United
States infantry is now on the
way to the Mexican border.
With band playing and colors
flying, the men of the regiment
marched proudly away-perhaps to
war At least, they are going near
war, the the fighting Of the Mexican
federals and rebels is in almost con-
stant progress only few miles south
of Ri Paso, near which city the Twen-
tieth will be stationed. 1t is expected
that the regiment will GO direct to Fort
Bliss, four miles from FL Paso.
The men of the regiment were up be-
fore the sun at Fort Douglas yester~
day morning and at 7:45 the march to
the station began. Most Of the equip
ment of the regiment was started on
its trip to the border the night before
and the men had only to pack their
personal effects.
Nearly 500 Men in Line.
The regiment swung down from the
fort TO Brigham street and then marched
straight to the Salt Lake Route sta
ton, There were nearly 500 men IN
line. They wore their khaki service
uniforms and marched with q spring
that betokened their health and spirits.
AS the band played the popular mill
tary marches the soldiers hummed the
words.
At Brigham and State streets the sol
diers broke step and waited few mo-
ments for some passing street cars.
[ Then they resumed the march to the
station, where the regimental unit d.
vided into three battalions, one for each
train.
The rifles were stacked and the SOL
diers broke ranks TO bid farewell TO
their friends. Some of the farewells
were sad and for some there were heart
nches. For the most part, however, the
scene was cheerful and from the smiles
and laughter one might judge that the
Journey was a pleasure trip rather than
one that might be to war,
On Three Special Trains.
The Salt Lake Route fast special
carrying tho regimental band, the color
squad and the first battalion OF SOL
diers left the Union station at o55
o'clock yesterday forenoon. The
second battalion left in the second spe-
cial The third train, bearing the third
battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Frederick k
Perkins and the regimental headqunr-
tiers, left the station at / o'clock, :.
Just before the last train left
Colonel Perkins shook hands with
Colonel J, A. Irons and Major Willis
| Uline, both OF whom remained behind
the regiment. Colonel Irons probably
parted from his regiment for the last
| time as It's commanding officer. He
| will leave Monday for Japan, where he
is assigned to duty ct the American le-
CATION. Before he is relieved Of this
assignment he will probably have
achieved his promotion to brigadier gen"
eral, Major Uline will remain at Fort
| Douglas as post quartermaster, succeed
! ing Colonel Irons as commandant Of the
post when the latter leaves for Japan
Few Left at the Post.
With Major Uline at the post will
remain about twenty-five soldiers fol
police and fire protection, in addition
to about a dozen others whose terms OF
l'enlistment in the army will expire in
the next few days. Should the TWEEN.
tieth regiment remain indefinitely al
Fort Bliss, battalion Of some other
regiment will probably be sent hero to
garrison Fort Douglas until, in the
regular course of army movements G
regiment is assigned to Fort Douglas.
It is improbable that the Twentieth
Will return TO Fort Douglas. II II
does not remain longer than few
weeks at Ell Paso it will probably b,
sent to the Philippines to rolieve some
In the islands has been completed.
The first long stop of the trains OF
their way TO the Mexican border vii