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Show CAPTAIN 8. F. KIIIG ISA DESERTER V I Formerly Commander of Battery F and Late Adjutant of the Utah Battery Bat-tery High Life Given as Cause of Failure to Return. ' CaDtain Richard F. King, com manding Battery B of the One Hundred and Forty-fifth (Utah) field artillery, has been officially posted as absent without leave. He faces court-martial. court-martial. Should he fall to return within with-in seven days he will be listed as a deserter a grave charge in war time ' which carries the extreme penalty of - death. Military police are investigating and it is hinted that interesting dis-l closures in connection with the case may develop. King was due back at the camp at midnight 'Wednesday. When he failed fail-ed to report his superior officers expressed ex-pressed surprise that he had not notified no-tified them if he had been detained by illness or for anv other causes. When no word was forthcoming the military and civil police were notified to begin a rigid search. The captain was last seen by his fellow fel-low officers In Los Angeles Christmas. -L He was then enjoying himself with r friends. I King has been extremely popular because of his football prowess. He' had been living at lLa Jolla, a famous seaside resort, where there was plenty plen-ty of life and hilarity. It is unofficially stated that he owes I more than $1600 which he had borrow-1 ed in small amounts from men and officers. |