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Show PREPARE FOR REAL ' TBEHCHFIBE WORK Utah Artillerymen Return to Task of Digging at Camp Kearny. GET READING MATTER Big Consignment Received by ' Lieutenant Roberts From Boy Scouts. By STAFF COKKESPONDENT. S,e, ial to The Tribune. CAAU' KKARXV. -al., Nov. IS. With tin, his divisional review oer and nounood aa hlfihW m eesafnl. the I'tah arlillerytnon will be. in thia morrvins lo s a.cain scttlo down to their intensive lralnV" ins prosraiiune. in preparation for thi,-i overseas -uork nhejtcl. On Ihc largo area set nsl.'ie for Uie trench work a mile south or the. camp the Utah lads will again taekle the hard ground and sink their communirathiK trenches and gun emplacements. In preparation prep-aration for Ihe actual firing period, which is planned to take place within a few weeks Kaclt battery has Us sector of rround in winch to sink its trenches and ,iu-oul n addition to the trench work, tomorrow the artillerymen will be put. throuRh Uie sun drill, toot maneuvors and smoke bomb practice, according to the Kchedtde. Magazines Received. Masazlnes and other" popnlar reading matter arrived at the camp yesterday in two larse ca.ses. consigned lo lieutenant H. TJ. Roberts. rosime.ntaJ chaplain. The hundreds of maKa-zines were diatrlbiltod Ihi-oUEth the tents and were welcomed with cheers by the soldiers. The magazines maga-zines were gathered by the Boy Scouts of Salt Uilto, under dLrcctlon of John Taylor, scout master, cased end sent to the Utah boys, with the charcea prepaid. pre-paid. Tho conslKnme.nt yesterday is tiie third received at the ramp, and brirujK the total welirht. to more than 2,i0() pounds. Tho supply of good clean reading read-ing matter to the artillerymen ,s frreatly appreciated at camp. Sunday tnornintr service were held In each of the battery messes at 10:60 o'clock. Music featured all the meetings meet-ings and tho pianos -which have recently been Installed In all or the buildings proved of great benefit in the church work. Under the direction of .ester Htnchclijf, a member of the regimental bajid, a choir is now being formed, and when cximplote will consist of twenty picked voices. Regimental Services. Later it is planned to hold rementa! services each .Sunday morning In one of the Y. M". C. A. buildings. The choir is being organized lo furnish the music on these occasions. Kvery organization now has ItB glee club. U-leutenant Koberts ha . planned interorganizatlon competition among the units in glee club work, to decide a club which wdll represent the regiment later when contests are held between, regiments of the division. At noon today the artillerymen were dismissed until tonight, and hundreds of them are visiting San Diego ajid seashore resorts. Corporal C. A. Freckleton of T battery ha made application through regimental headquarters for the officers' reserve corps, which will open January 6. |