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Show 121 men of the Field Hospital under the com Sharp. The departure on the 14th of July of the Second Squad ron and the Field Hospital was done under the same ci rcumstances of secrecy as the movement of the First Squadron, and all that remained at Fort Douglas was Provisional Troop I, of 24 men under Captain Thomas Braby, who had hopes of organizing a third squadron for border service, but these hopes were along with the two officers and 45 mand of John F. never realized. 16 Utah I been no S response to the federal less than enthusiastic. ranks of the units. oped, made no Those in the National effort to obtain for levy men discharges orders of the War Department. The War guard the to The call for recruits more border had than filled the Guard, when the emergency devel as they had the right to do under Department ruled that National Guardsmen who had dependents with insufficient income could apply for re lease from the service, and subject to consideration by the Western Depart ment Commander of the War Department it would be granted. Major W. B. Wallace reported that "none of the Utah men who had been accepted for ser 17 vice" had applied for a discharge. The losses due to physical unfitness ran around 25 to 27 percent and were mainly due to the severe federal medical standards which eliminated men because of defective vision and the slight weight requirements of 5 110'1 in height and 160 pounds required of the cavalry men. However, this nevertheless was "a remarkably small number" when 18 compared to the other National Guard troops which appeared on the border. generally supported the call Spry stated that enlistment wa s a personal matter that The right of citizenship carries an "obliga each individual should consider. the Governor concluded, and he called upon the mayors of tion of service, various cities to assist in the recruiting campaign. Important efforts in re cruiting were carried out in Salt Lake City, Logan, Brigham City, and Provo Furthermore local officials and citizens for troops. Governor II 16Salt July 14, p. 16. July 12, 1916, 17 Tribune, July 11, 1916, p. 12; July 13, 1916, p. 12; July 10, 1916, p. 12; July 11, 1916, p. 14; 14; July 14, 1916, p. 12. Lake Salt Lake Herald, p. Salt Lake Herald, July 7, 1916, p. 12; July 8 , 191G, p. 14; July 9, 1916, p. 24.. 18 mas Deseret News, June News,!1 p, 7. Cl endenen , 20, 1916, p. 2; Salt Lake Tribune, June 21, 2.[>. cit., pp. 287 -297. December 16, 1916; 1916, p. 12. "Christ- Clarence C. |
