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Show UTJUS READY FH BIGGMIESr Veterans and Rookies to Match Skill at Camp Kearny. PRIZES FOR WINNERS Lieutenant Colonel Marley Praises Men at Training Field After Visit. Special to The Tribune. CAMP KEARNY, Cal., July 24.-' want to see what absolutely raw materia can do on the guns," said Lieutenat' Colonel E. Lelloy Bourne today, in plaining the object of the big regiwb gun competition to be held here for iV Ijtah men and the new recruits SatunO morning in the regimental gun park c the 145th field artillery. A section of experienced men and or composed of new recruits from each ba;. tery will compete, and officers will Judg$ the contest and compare the work of vet. erans and the "rookies." Only three hours' standing gun dril will be allowed the recruits before enter, ing the competion, . Lieutenant Colonel Bourne said, so they will be practically green at the work and will have to nuk up in spirit what they lack in training and experience. Since the receipt of these new men in the regiment they have been given an 'opportunity to do a little work with the guns under the supervision of their trained comrades, but this drill has given them only a superficial understaiid. ing, it was stated. Prizes offered by the regiment for the winners have been placed on display in the regimental canteen, and the gunners have been looking them over with covetous covet-ous eyes forthe last two or three days. Prizes for Winners. ; The chief of the best trained gun section sec-tion will receive a $30 wrist watch and the best No. 1 men in both the veteran and recruit classes will be awarded an engraved en-graved cigarette case of silver. The besi gunners will also get cigarette cases ami No. 2 men showing the best form will receive re-ceive leather bill books and writing padi No. 3 men winning will be given leather cigarette cases and photo folders In leather of pocket size. No. 4 men are to get leather change purses for the best performance in the contest. Blank ammunition will be fired in three-inch three-inch guns, and it is estimated that it will take more than 100 rounds to complete com-plete the competition between all of the batteries. Lieutenant Colonel James P. Marley, who accompanied the old Utah battery on a field tour when he was a lieutenant on the border, is here for several d;;vs to inspect artillery and ammunition trains. Visits Colonel Webb. He visited Colonel William C. ,We;b today and renewed the old acquaii'V'i begun in the field while the Beehive tery was on the border. Later he cal!e. to pay his respects to Brigadier Gen em I Richard W. Young. "We never dreamed we would ever get up this far in the army in those days," said Colonel Marley to Major Fred T. Gundry, brigade adjutaiv "No." said Major Gundry. "I have mi a lot of commands since I saw you usi, among which was a machine gun company, com-pany, but I hardly expected to climb tfiis high when I cameout here with the Utah regiment." Colonel Marley said he did not expe-t to find much the matter with the Sixty-fifth Sixty-fifth brigade, as he had already heard some very favorable reports from it. "Reo," a Boston bull terrier owned by Private Carl Ackerman that has been the pride of A battery for more than a year, is on his way to Utah. He trained wiih the men under screaming shells on the artillery ar-tillery range and has drilled regularly with them on the parade ground. He accompanied ac-companied them cu their big hike freir Camp Kearny to Lbs Angeles anc marched every step of the way. Farewell for Favorite. Reo can stand retreat with the bes gunner in the battery', the boys say, am he always salutes Captain Thomas Fos ter, his battery commander, by sittir: at attention before a bit of meat unti he receives orders to eat it. The boys hated to part with their Iitt! friend and comrade, but Private Acker man, his master, was honorably dis charged on account of physical disabilit; some time ago and returned to his horn in Utah. He gave the dog to his batter to take his place, but recently the boy decided that it was not right to Reo, so they obtained a surgeon's certifi cate of disability for their little pal anc with great ceremony, presented him wit an honorable discharge. On a tag 0 his collar they wrote: "Please give thi dog plenty of food and water. He ha been honorably discharged from th army." The boys took up a collection to pa Reo's fare and just before he was place on the train Captjin Foster dropped piece of meat and the intelligent litt' canine soldier sat at attention until h was bidden to eat. |