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Show , UTAH! TO THE FRONT AND CENTER Last Thursday while sone of the soldier boys from Camp Kearny, were resting at the depot here, a representative repre-sentative of the News asked an officer of-ficer of the medical corps a question concerning the 160th regiment ano then one about.the 144th, both California Cali-fornia regiments at Linda Vista, and after answering the question the officer of-ficer said, "Why don't you ask about the 145th, you own regiment?" adding add-ing that '"There is a real body of men." When asked how they compared com-pared with the above organizations, he said, "Oh, they are good enough, but not in the same class with the Utah boys." "Why,"- he says, "do you know that the sick rate of the ' Utah boys is the lowest for the whole camp, not only this month but last month, and month before and all the time. They are a. hunch to be proud of." And he waved his hand "goodbye" "good-bye" as the train pulled out. And this officer belonged to the th. There! we came pretty near telling a military secret. |