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Show CID1TE OFFICER LIE CAMP KEA1 I Thirteen Utah Soldiers O L dered East; Unable to Visit Homes. jj MAY DAY OBSERVE! I Lieutenant Colonel Wet ,J Takes Over Regiment A m From General Young. ' . i By FLOYD A. TIMMEKMAN, 1 Staff Correspondent. 1 CAMP KEARNY, Cal., May J. Thirtocv- I 0tah candidate officers, who successfully ' passed Iheir examinations in tho offi- ; cers' training camp which closed hern two , weeks ago, are busy packing their belong- j ings today In preparation for their trip , to the cast, where they have been orierod jJCc to report for duty. They have received I their orders for departure, but llino 1 of leaving and tho route they W cannot he slated in line with tt.o voinn- yj tary censorship which exists in tho tamP m Although tho men regret .being taken tL away from the Utah regiment anl as- signed to another command, it is generally 1 believed their commissions will be given 1 them much sooner than here and tboy I may have opportunity for active overseas J service in the near future. It has bee" 1 rumored that one of the candidate off' J cers will be asked to bo retained hire aide to Brigadier-General Young. Hov ever, nothing definite has been aniMtmee jm as vet. The candidate officers who hav fee ordered east are: H. C. Cnmmings, Jeorg 11 D. Keyser, David T. John. Tajlor j JU Chamberlain. Thomas Dahlqulst. R I I Gideon, G. F. Jensen, Albert Bersio, SH ver P. Lowe. H. C. Candland, Nornan J .JM" Vote, John C. Landreau and A. H..- M. berg. The men will not be ablo to )M their homes in Utah en route .o I S command. Camp Is Cleaned. May day was fittingly celehratel by ST Sunshine Sammies this morning it as -JB eaal clean-up in which every portbn of I. iflH cantonment was thoroughly goie o- Whitewash was splashed around in bk V halls and stables and a decldid effet m was noticeable when the notes of "re- 1 j call" brought the men in fron ttieir tasks. Not only was the work carried or dB in the Utah camp, but in every ommawl. which Included the base hospital and thi huge government remount station t'ajSpl miles south of cantonment. Lieutenant-Colonel William . C "vve- 'flf' took over command of the Utah egimc: H; late last night simultaneously vith t. message of General Young to the war d- B partment accepting his new positon. -JBL though the recommendation for rromoti ' ,Hr for ' lolonel Webb is known to hive jKl made, there ha3 as yet been nc defitr I notice received. Confirmation oft!p. HB motion, however, is expected sou J.' No definite news regarding th-. ass'giVf ment of General Young to comnand tl W Sixty-fifth brigade or announnn tl. mLiti command of Major-General Leroj . i'.vfjrB'-iL has been received today, but offl:ers are expecting "he news almost Jpfri 1 General Young is still maintaiiS hi. I -quarters with the regiment and wui re- 1 main until his assignment arrives. ' Health Is Good. Officers and members of the sanitary detachment today are in the camp lime- l : light and are receiving much praise. The j w regiment not entirely led the division on , W health last week, hut the figures fell far below that of any previous week and (jl established a divisional record in each 1000 men in the regiment. There were " only 17.2 on sick report, while 'he near- i tie est competitor is shown at 33.7. The . third command was shown at 37.6. Major Willard Christopherson. however, will not :e take credit for himself and expalns that M the good report Is due to the cleanliness and perfect personnel of the regiment. ' Work of transferring commaid of tiie supply company from Captain 'Wesley E. King to Lieutenant A. B. WYfong was completed today and Lieutenant Wllfong is now at the supply organizatiin's helm. Captain King at present is uiassigned. However, it is believed he wtl become, adjutant of the First battalion. Member:, of the supply company set a ncord last night when a surprise gas attick failed to cause any casualties and the Tien were in line and answering roll call within JK seconds of the first bomb 'xplosion. : The work won high complim-nt from i Lieutenant Bennett, division ga officer, who sprung the midnight surprse. Ogden's Gift Arrives. Sergeant Ralph H. Burtof of batterv. ;;: who has been visiting his horn in Salt pi Lake, has reported for duty witi his nr- w ganlzation. Twelve members of this unit iK have already made application for the 111 fourth officers' training school, hich will open May 15. Although a half holidav was declared XJ at noon today In line with th regular re Wednesday leave, few members f B bat- , ' tery left camp. There was moc Joy forjfc them here in n huge phonnsrah whvyiVV , , arrived last night and was glvei i. tislfi 1 V , by Ogden people. With the rnacH I V came seventy-five or the latest jiKord 'n and a sturdy case, painted In ome drab rl which will guarantee the safe arrival c the phonograph at the front. The P battery boys have installed it in their mess hall. Iw Private Albert Vincelli of A battery and trj Private Visrgo p. Mallin of F battery to-oay to-oay were ordered for special dutv with the reclamation department of division quar-termater quar-termater corps, as tailors. They will ba detailed there for fifteen davs |