| Show I THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE ONE FIVES FIFTY-FIVES 1 J 1 r k 4 I I L i 1 r r- r I The battle hymn of the one fives fifty Is a 3 symphony in noise amplified to deafening intensity It I is a terrific crash through livid flame at the mu muzzles ules of Uncle Sams Sam's big biff field howitzers followed by bythe bythe the screaming flight of projectiles as big bit as footballs over a trajectory high up in the heavens At tt the theop top op is a a. battery commanders commander's observation on post the 0 officers at the left awaiting the observation of or a hit from rom the men at the observation instruments The lower picture shows tractors being halted on the line by a first sergeant The Telegrams Telegram's staff photographer caught this activity Thursday mom morning in at Camp W W. G. G Williams Intensive Training Opens at Narrows CAMP W. W G. G WILLIAMS Jordan Narrows June 2 In 2 In Intensive training began for the field artillery of the Utah national guard here Thursday morning Reveille roll call found approximately officers and men of the regiment ready to make assault on the mess halls for their first breakfast cooked on the field ranges and first call caU for lor drill revealed an eager and alert competition tion among the batteries to be the first firstin in action in iii the park and andon on the drill field The last contingents of ot the regiment regiment regi regi- ment meat arrived in camp Wednesday afternoon afternoon af afternoon af- af to find the camp already prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared by an advance detachment from the service batter battery All the artillery artiller materiel had been stored in the huge camp warehouse and no time was lost lostin lostin lostin in getting things in shape to start active training at once COL GARDNER COMMANDS Colonel Hamilton Gardner is in command of oC the regiment nt which is equipped with howitzers ap approximately approximately ap- ap proximately six inch tractor drawn The training is being supervised by a group of re regular ular army instructors headed by Major B B. B L. L Carroll senior senior sen sea mr instructor Lieutenant Colonel W. W D. D Geary also of the regular army is isto isto isto to make the inspections through the two weeks' weeks duration of the camp to determine its field efficiency Organizations ons in the camp come from S Salt lt Lake Ogden Brigham Cit City Spanish Fork Lehi Cedar City Beaver Beaver Beaver Bea Bea- ver Pleasant Grove Garland Mt Pleasant and Richfield Governors Governor's day will be a big day In Inthe Inthe Inthe the camp set for June 10 and veterans veterans' veterans veterans' veterans veterans' vet vet- erans' erans day is set for June 6 6 The camp commander has issued a general to relatives of the members of the regiment public officials officials officials and the interested public to at- at and the Ule camp at an any time to observe the training PRESENT PROBLEMS During the camp in addition to set formations and routine drills field service problems will be presented to the o officers for solution Firing with service ammunition is scheduled for three days during the camp and a problem maneuver will be held during during dur dur- ing jag which night firing tiring will be a fea fea- ture turc In these tactical exercises ever every situation existing in time of war is assumed assumed assumed as as- and the troops Ire are required to behave as if it under enemy fire At sick call Thursday morning the sUr surgeons eons found themselves with nothing nothing noth noth- ing to do so the thc medical detachment finished cleaning up the camp in infirmary infirmary ir- ir mary and getting getling iodine and pills within easy reach for the expected minor complaints attending military militar training A visit through h the camp mess halls indicated that the army had never heard about a depression the larders being well stocked and the menus Corthe for Cor forthe forthe the day clay suc suggesting estin that the inner wants of the men inca would be met with both variety and quantity An event or unusual importance Wednesday was the visit of Major General George E E. Leach chief of the thc militia division of the war department department depart depart- ment In Washington He had high praise for tor the camp and the personnel of the regiment |
