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Show RIFLE PRACTICE GOES WITH ' PEPJ! 1' Artillerymen Continue the Range Work, Making Good Scores. READY FOR BOXERS Interest Manifested in Contest Con-test for Divisional Honors, Fixed for Tonight. By FLOYD A. TIMMERMAN, Staff Correspondent. CAMP KEARNY, May 23. After the layoff of yesterday, tho artillerymen artillery-men plunged again into their rifle practice work with new "pep" today. So many men are now firing that posting post-ing of a score each day is a job too big for Ma.jor William E. Kneass and I his corps oi' clerks, and the men have I been compelled to guess ;' duringJjj ' last two days as to how they staurts Every man in the regiment will lire until he qualifies, and the mon making mak-ing the proper scores will soon move, over to the record course and complete, com-plete, their firing for the year. Sergeant Raymond Van Dam is probably prob-ably the busiest man in the regiment these days, for upon his shoulders have, fallen the duties previously done by Regimental Sergeant Major Andrew YV. Gorey. In accordance with war department de-partment orders, the vacancies left by non-commissioned officers attending attend-ing the school cannot be filled until the men either are returned to the regiment regi-ment or get their commissions. Consequently Con-sequently all non-commissioned officers of the regiment are somewhat overworked over-worked at present. Interest in Boxing Bouts. There is much interest in the Utah ranks in the coming boxing bouts which will be held iu the cantonment tomorrow night for divisional titles. Gus Williams, Utah's featherweight, has been selected above all boxers of the division to meet Benny Leonard, the lightweight champion of the world in a four-round exhibition. Thousands of Sammies will witness the battle. Although the champion is ten pounds heavier than the Utah boy, Williams is eager to mix it with the lightweight. light-weight. Williams will also box in San Diego Saturday night in a benef.it match for the Red Cross. Lieutenant Alanson K. Hcgc.man today to-day received orders to report to a motor mo-tor school at Kenosha, Wis., where lie will undergo a twenty-eight-day instruction in-struction course in the operation and maintenance of trucks. At the com- j pletion of his study the officer will return to the command. ' Private William F. Simmons of D battery was transferred to the divisional di-visional veterinary corps today ami will report for duty with another ot ganization, which has not yet hff named. His transfer is thought to be temporary. . Discharges due to physical disabilities disabili-ties were ffiVeia today to Corporal Nor-bert Nor-bert A. Gurell of C battery and Private Pri-vate George Moore of B battery. Corporal Cor-poral Gurell is now in the camp base hpspital, and will leave for his home as soou as his condition permits. Private Pri-vate Moore will leave tomorrow. Private Leland Staken of B baf-tery baf-tery was today transferred to the officers' of-ficers' training camp, for duty during the duration of the school. Promotions Announced. Promotion of the following first lieutenants lieu-tenants to bo captains was announced today : fohn IT. Fahy and Albert G. War!-lell, War!-lell, 143rd field artillery; Lester W. Hurd, 115th engineers; Guy H. Holmes, .145th field artillery; Cedric R. "Richmond. "Rich-mond. M4th field 'artillery (Colorado Grizzlies). Promotion of the following second lieutenants to be first lieutenants was announced today: Walter F. Merklc, "Willard K Speares, Walter Blumert, George IT. Knudsen, all of the 14:rd field artillery; Floyd P. Woollev, Norman P. Salisbury, both of the 145th field artillery. The resignation of First Lieutenant Edward S. Linton, 143rd field artillery, was accepted today. Sergeants Christopher Rivers, Ira C Thompson and Charles E. AVatt, graduates gradu-ates of the last officers' training school, today were commissioned second lieutenants. lieu-tenants. Lieutenants Rivers and Watt were assigned to the 145th and Lieutenant Lieu-tenant Thompson to the 14:ird field ar0 tillery. J |