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Show I nURTIS Y. CLAWSON, former commander of ; A buttery, who h;is been an- nounced as regimental adju-; adju-; tant to succeed Major Alex R. Thomas, promoted. ,- . Sis y. cuiol - IS MADE ADJUTANT Former Captain of A Battery Bat-tery Succeeds Major Thomas. FORTY-FIVE ADVANCE Order From Washington Gives Merited Promotion to Many Officers. By ST AFP CORRESPONDENT. C'AML' KKAKXV, Cal., Do.-. 21. It was a Jjv of joy at the L'tah eamp. One Dew major, three new rafnnins, twenty new first lieutenanc-i an.l twenty-one second Iientenant.s were notified to (Ion the insiynia of their new rank and as- sunie their new duties. Although tli ajipointineLit of the men had been apfe pro-ed at Washington some time ao, the order eon 1'i rmi n; the assignment eC the new ot'fiecrs v.as reee'r.ed at regimental regi-mental h- adiinarters today. Tile men, however, were iircpared ior the arrial of the offiriat order and a few minuter after its a n nonneenienl issued forth front, their tents wilh their new uniforms uni-forms and shinin" insignia. I 'i'he order approed tlie promnt iun land assignments of Ma.ior Alex i. 'I'hoinas, i:oraier reimenla! adjutant, assigned to eoniniand the Thud bat- italion: Captain (ileu denseu, ;irsirned lo the Serou.i hattalion as adjutant, Captain T. l'ewiti, I'osler to eominand A battery and Captain !'. Hoy Williams as adjutant of the Third battalion. First L'cutenantts. The new first lieutenants and their assignments follow: Lieutenant Koseoe tilas'sman to liendfuinrters company, Lieulenai.t i'rank C. Bird to headquarters headquar-ters company.' Lieutenant Joseph V. Sobid to headrpianers i-ompany, Jjieu-tenant Jjieu-tenant (twen Sherwood to headquarters company, Lieutenant 1ay ('. Younef to headquarters company. Lieutenant Genrfie II. I'aine to headquarters company. com-pany. Lieutenant T!ay J. Cunningham tu headquarters company, Lieutenant Haw-lev Haw-lev ( :. Taylor to headquarters eompany, Lieutenant Gordon K. Lawrence to supply sup-ply company, Lieutenant Byron II. Wavne to A battery. Lieutenant Roy V. Woods to H battery, tjieutenant Irwin Clawson to (' battery. Lieutenant Don (!. Williams lo I) buttery. Lieutenant Theodore Peterson to K battery, Lieutenant Lieu-tenant Mai' us S. Johnson to F battery. Second Lieutenants. I The new second lieutenants and i their assignments with the reedinep.t j follows: Lieutenant Waller D. Ander-: Ander-: son to headquarters company, Lieutcn-j Lieutcn-j ant K-ohert I'aftersun to heaquarters -company. Lieutenant daaies t'arter 'r -headquarters coili-au". Lieutenant rioyei V. Woollcy to heailquarters company, Lieutenant Ernest F. Crocker to headquarters head-quarters company, Lieuleuant Fred W. Thomas to headquarters company, Lieutenant Lieu-tenant Kdwin V. 1,'and to headquarters company. Lieutenant Leoree M. ('anuon to headquartei-s eoniany, Lieutenant Francis P. Fletcher to headquarters company, Lieni eaani I '. c. liudd to supply- compauv, Lieutenant Samuel H. K'iier to A hatlery, Ideutenant John C. Murdocli to A baitery, Lieutenant David A. Scott to B battery, Lieutenant Claudo A. Smith to A battery, Lieutenant Thomas Ifalvorsen lo (''battery, Lieutenant Lieu-tenant Alanson 1. Ileniuan to 0 bat-terv, bat-terv, Lieutenant Clarence f. Ferguson to 1) battery, Lieutenant Harry J. Jennings Jen-nings to 1 battery, Lieu tenant Edgar G. Johnson to 10 battery, Lieutenant ' Norman D. Salisbury to K battery, Lieutenant Charles W. Woodruff to V battery, Lieutenant H. Duffin to i1 battery. Battalion Commanders. Curtis Y. Clawson, former commander of A battery, has been announced as regimental adjutant to succeed Major Tliomas. Lieutenant Paul Williams has been attached to D battery. Tho three battalions will hereafter be commanded as follows: First battalion, Major K. LeKov Bourne, commander; Captain .T. Ray Ward, adjutant. Second battalion, Major William 10. Kneass( commander; Captain G. A. Jensen, adjutant. Third battalion, Major Alex R. Thomas, commander; com-mander; Captain F. Roy Williams, adjutant. ad-jutant. Brigade firing of tho artillery rang" was brought to a elosa today and with it the intensive school of firo which has been in progress during the past few weeks under direction of 'Lieutenant jr Colonel W. C. Webb. Major General v Frederick S. Strong, divisional commander, com-mander, complimented the officers of thebrigade upon their work during the t school period. . The artillerymen are busy today in arranging for the Christmas holiday j leave, which begins at noon tomorrow and closes at midnight Wednesday. J Manv of the men will make the trip i to l'tah, although it will give them but i little time to visit their homes. ' |