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Show FRED J. JESPERSEN, gun I pointer aboard the U. S. i collier Brutus, who is here on ; furlough. yf-1 M s, ,:y . S II P0IN1 HERE 10 SEEJIIS FAMILY Fred J. Jespersen Makes j Rapid Progress in Naval Service, Fresh from the briny breezes of tlie Pacific, where he is doing his bit for Uncle Sam as a gun pointer in the crew of the collier Brutua, Fred J. Jespersen is in Salt Lake on a ten-d;iy leave to visit his parents and see his brother; Clifford Jespersen, who, as a member of the H5th field artillery (Utah), expects to go to the battle front in France. The young sailor, who was formerly an employee at the Salt Lake Commercial club, enlisted in tlie navy from Salt Lake about two years ago, long before there was thought ' of trouble with Germany. Sir. Jespersen, who received "his preliminary prelimi-nary training at Goat island, evidenced an aptitude for gun firing and his advancement ad-vancement has been rapid in tlie navy. He has been on duty aboard a number of big cruisers and was only recently transferred from the cruiser Raleigh to the collier Brutus. The young man has made some excellent records in marksmanship. marks-manship. Being one of the "old" sailors, In comparison com-parison with the forces of war volunteers that poured into the navy after war was declared, it was a dilficult matter for Mr. Jespersen to get a leave of absence, but through Senator W. II. King he succeeded in getting permission lo come to his home to see his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jespersen, and to greet his brother, Clifford, who has taken up the cause of American rights against German autocracy in the ranks of the Utah artillery. Mr. Jespersen is at the .home of his parents, 435 East Seventh South street. |