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Show inn renin IT CMP t Soldiers at Cantonmeril Subjected to Severe Tests . by Commander. FIRING WORK DELAYF Number of Furloughs Ar, Granted ; Two-Day Hike Is Planned. Ey FLOYD A. TLMMERMAN Staff Correspondent. CAMP KEARNY, Cal., March 3;-. Another rigid inspection was on tie gramme at Camp Kearny this n-nrr;--when Lieutenant Colonel Williv " Webb and Captain Curtis Y. ClaxV made the rounds of camp and Eace .;. ports on every detail. All drill m called off in preparation for the spection, and the balf-holid2y t;-. were furled so that the sun might flits fl-its way into the interiors and lathings la-things "out, after the heavy dews off; past' few nights. All bunks were mi" m accordance with a new regulai;-and regulai;-and the personal equipment of tie J tillerymen arranged in new fashion. Tine Ti-ne w arrangement added much to ;;. uniformity of tiie effects oi the c"l throughout the camp. Announceibent was made this Eoni that the second battalion, C and E U teries, under the command of iU W. E. Kce&ss, will stage a two-day u maneuver, beginning Thursday. ' Tiki. Ti-ki. cover the same rround as the r; battalion in the Poway valley, audi niaiie ineir camp i.jr me u.ul F-oway flats. The third battalion t get its chance the following week. Firing Practice Delayed. Delay in the arrival of ammazhh: has aeain made it necessary to post::: the firing of the four-poiat-seis. which was scheduled to begin iloi; However, the three inc-h pieces w- : used in an elaborate firing progr-rz to begin on the scheduled date and f-:: tinue for two weeks. The amui:::-; for the big models is expected to arr.T-I arr.T-I at the end of this period, and. the ::: I ginis will boom forth. With the arrival of a new sti t: chevrons, first-class privates of the r-r iment will now carry their rack ki nia upon their sleeves in a uesdg two cross cannons within a cixeie. Herr after, when a person sees an .'"Sherman .'"Sher-man from Camp Kearny with no i.-. nia he can be sure that the man is buck private. All ranks above the p vate now will wear chevrons indieat:: their rank. Colonel Webb has been appoiny a member of the general court-tu in the division, taking the pis:; :: Colonel R. W. Young, who is eh :: his wav to Fort Sill. Okla., acecrhi. to announcement made last eve::; Colonel Webb will hold the position z til the return of Colonel Y'oung. Officers of the regiment received::' pay checks this morning at the di' sional payc-.aster 's office. Paves-:-tiie members of the regiment is s;:;. nieu for Monday. Home oil a Furlough. Private Harold K. Brown of E if tery has been granted a ten-day h:-loueh, h:-loueh, ana left late last night fc: : home in Utah. Sergeant George 5: rows of D battery was also graatec leave and left this morning for : home. Private Eilery Larsen of D ':: tery was today returned to duty ir.-his" ir.-his" command, after a long period illness at the camp base hospital. L: sen will be discharged within a few c; for physical disability. Major A'.es Thomas, commander of the third :- ..!:.... i.-.. c. , ...,.-.-.,1 C. r-j of the medicos at the hospital a-: back, ready for duty. Private John O. Cordon of E fcsttr reported to his unit this morning, s:' two weeks of special duty with :. personnel board of the division. J.c" K. Talmadge. a brother of Private a Talinaciee of headquarters ceairs.ny. is now private secretary to the ' manding officer, arrived last night i: I'tah, where he joined a few days :': He was sent to the divisional re;r-eamp re;r-eamp to receive his inoculations i' final physical examination and w. returned to the command for duty sv the usual three weeks' quarK" period. Bugler Heath L. rettingill of CJ; tery is expected to return to the te meat a married man. He was iy a ten davs ' furlough vestcr.iay ri- --for --for Will'ard, I'tah', w'licre he w.ii Recovering His Health. A furlough of ten days was sft.'-' Private G. W. Prown h.Vt night s: ' base hospital. P-rown is now rog'-:: -his strength, following iiiness. a;..: : -l; the leave to fully recuperate l,o:';7 turning to his tasks. Private he -llaight of A battery has also granted a leave. All members of the rcgimcntw.-. s receive one of the new art'.'. i'ty t coats, a shipment of which has s::'.' in camp, llca.bpiarters lr.er.u-rrs -reived them yesterday, and men e: -units will receive them during tV ' part of the week. New issues of -'-' s.vl-s base also been or.lerc.i. ( All field otVi.-eis of the rogm'Cr.t .''' been ordered by Colonel Voh'e- ' through a fifteen -minute hitrdhrc r' with their mounts each day, K'g ' Mou.lav. A series of hr.r.ilcs hay '' constructed south of camp. ;' :''r, :.. diic.tioii of Captain C.Ieiin S. As the ri.lcis .p-abic in the low "' ' ; thov will 1-,- graduated intu ,'T . .lilVieult li.iiug work, which will '"-' imupiug of tren.-hos, slid. eg r.e"n banks, and jumping upon p'stti-t'-' ' ' ii.Imiim',1 classes will be civ'", ''';.': . tests, under the direct ion of Pry- Ccnei.il l.erov S. 1.o. who w pert rider and polo p'.avr. . .: The w annest w eather et er,'r since the I'tah men came to ty-1' '' ., incut aimed in the im.hl'o et '' mid st ill o.mtiinios. It h-'i'ic lov. luvc er. for it makes -v "'.'.I M' . nig a pleasure an. I many :rt . . . w ill take their dips tomeircw |