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Show BIS C1SHEMT0 OPEN HE K- Sixty-fifth Brigade Begins Today on Realistic Work of War. MEN ARE INTERESTED Visitors Plan to Hear Shells Scream as Infantrymen Advance. By Staff Corespondent. CAMP KEARNT, Cal., Jan. 27. Tin "war" scenes are all set at Camp Keam, and early tomorrow the guns of tfc-Sixty-fifth brigade will boom forth at; place the first barrage fire ever used b; the Utah artillerymen and their fen soldiers ln the two remaining regimetu of the brigade. It will be a warjdg. ground, and while the batterymeSc' in their tunnels below to keep 0p i steady stream of fire, all that win -K visible above will be the bursts of jim, and light smoke from the muzzles of pj,, as they send the screaming shells towari the targets on the distant hills. Utah artillerymen have been given (vf honor of placing the first barrage, whs will be fired early in the afternoon. Ti; gunners of A battery, the oldest unit 0' artillery in the entire division, one?-the one?-the command of Captain T. De'iVitt Fetter, Fet-ter, will first send the "curtain of ere which will shelter the advance of Unite.-States Unite.-States infantrymen as they move fon yard by yard upon the intrenched enenj Later other units will take up the &t and in time the entire . brigade will psv ticipatc in sending an impenetrable ba rage over an area of nearly a mile. Mav-LeRoy Mav-LeRoy Bourne, commanding the Firt battalion, wiil direct the battalion f-while f-while Colonel K. W. Young will superr.' the regimental fire. From a headqus: ters dugout behind the guns. Brigadier General Leroy S Lyon v.ill direct :v work of the brigade. To Determine Accuracy. The guns have now been placed hi tie; camouflaged emplacements, which f: weeks have been under construction. battery wiil work with four guns. B h-tery h-tery with the same number. C taue- i D battery, K and F batteries, with pieces. During the morning each gun ir -carefully calibrated, that is. fired at ce-tain ce-tain ranges to determine whether it i-over i-over or short, to the left or right, w:-set w:-set at a certain point. It is necess;- that the officers in charge of -h r. I thoroughly understand its everylvv teristic before attempt is made to i the barrage fire. Ragged shooting dr.-: the placing of the "curtain" would rce-the rce-the death of many of the advancing so E diers whom the barraee is meant to rr; tect. i XT The barrage work has been th"2i' of much interest for the past eve: weeks, and hundreds of persons, izi: of them Utah people who are now in 5; Diego, are expected to be present to r. ness the marksmanship of the g-jr.re-Tiie fire will continue during the erv week. For tl-.e first time in three dt the sun broke through the clouds t morning and flooded the camp v warmth and quickly dried the long spr-of spr-of heavy mud. The warm air also per trated into the gun emplacements t gave assurances 10 the artiUeryrr.en t their work totno:-row will be dor.e in c' underground apartments. jn Practically Deserted. an The Utah camp was practicallv desf- " ed today, with the exception of the nt lar guard and a few visitors! from ; UK Diego. The men are enjovinc ti t c in surrounding towns and resorts. Scores of the artillerymen enjorec to dance on the roof of the San Diest) h: last night, the affair being arrar.fea a!K I tali people, and the hall. decccV.:;- ian and refreshments donated bv Sar. Porter. manager of the hotel and a r coa mcr rt;h man. Knlbted men cr.iv . h invited. A dame for officers of then- meul has been arranged for the near: cha ture. , c't.-ih people still continue to arrire Pen stn Hiego to remain near tiie se:- wit! until they lenvo for the front. Tfc !i" arrivals at the San Diego letel are.1 and Mrs. K. Os-.erloh.K. F. WiaT Murray nodbc. Mr. and Mrs. .Oner - sion nian. Joel N'lble. riicliard A. K.irf. vest K Aliison, Mi. .1. w. Tavlor and ',. V tor.. Margaret, ail of Salt Lake 0 "- n Read and Mrs. K. A Meadows of 0;: WTit K. A. Slartun r,f rs-,-.-, Mrs Y- 1 htpn-.an and Ida Chipman of Air.fr . Fork and Ceorge H. Stuerke of Salt U- L t10 F. K. Fradv of siait Lake arrired k' tribt yesterday and Is now taking the of U Illation to enter the naw as a rwc'.!' For the Utah men stationed M Kearny Hn1 Falboa park a dsr.-f ' won-given won-given at tile San U",eix hotel far:-. Th b- Mrs. 1.. .t. n,i. Mrs. Hill v,:,s assisted bv f-e Mic j ' e hostesses: Mrs. Ki.hud v. Yoor.t -ds "esley King. Mrs. IV. .1. Uaii 1;cS l.aKe. Mrs. Joseolnne f;Hghe..i:: ef tle . Uike and Mrs. s. S. Porter of Sin T '' IHiring the evening musical n-.::"' Dec were rendered by Mrs. Stanley Sn-:'.." San Francisco and tiss Foivtliy "v Th more of San F,eco. An cxhiMtJon As ease was given bv the girls of the yc:r set of Sin Pica,-,. The decorations wero carried ev.t tor a th" red. while and blue. AmericM ' Th were n-renc-d n round the ballreenv if to center 01 the room being a sunburst c i'a, '. Hags of ,he allied nations. Toirw: uireo and dark red sweetpess formed t b e c tlons of ,l,e punch table. ANv: Utah' guests were present. suite |