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Show UTAH TROOPS UNDER EVES OF FOREIGN j OFFICERS CAMP KEARNY Cal, April S Tamp Kearny trembled and shook this afternoon as Utah's four point -sevens boomed on the target rantre for two' full hours, marking the first firing of new models which have been the pets of the artillerymen for three months The 1'tah men made a great record today. The eyes of Major General Frederick S. Strong, Brigadier Gen-! eral Henry flaudon. head of the I French mission and a hero of practically prac-tically every great battle of the present pres-ent war. and scores of other officers who have seen artillery work under 1 actual battle conditions watched the, shooting. They all had words of praise for the manner in which the Beehive state men handled their new weapons With the arrival of the most modern radio apparatus t the same construction construc-tion now used by the 1'nited States and French forces on the European' battlefjpids, a divisional radio school has been established for the training of bot hnfficcr- r.nd men Lieutenant Bvron H. Wayne, in charge of the wireless work for the regiment, has been selected for training, v.ith Lieu-tenant Lieu-tenant F. W. Crocker and Lieutenant Francis P Fletcher, also from headquarters head-quarters company, Sergeant Fred L. Hennefcr Corporal Walbert L. Mc-Dbnald, Mc-Dbnald, Corporal Edwin H. Standing, Corporal Rafael Munez and Privates Wallace B Haves, Lenox A. Pratt and Ralph M. Spangle have been chosen to attend the Bchool. During the training train-ing period, which will last ten days, the men attending will be dismissed from all other duties. Recruits Arrive. A battery received three recruits to- uay, wno recently were rm iifir from I'tah and have been in quar- .nitine in the division recruit camp They were Albert Flanders, Lemar Delling and Walter S. Calder. H. Blake and George Robinson received their i assignments with E battery. W 0 Carbis, who has a son. Sup-li ply SerKeajjt Wayne Carbis. in E battery, bat-tery, left this morning for his home. I Orders were issued this morning for:( the 'indefinite extension" of the fur- lough of Private Philips Hielbut, who l- now ill in his home in Salt Lake. Lieutenanl Offer, who now Is in command of A battery, was given the, firt problem, and with his orders the guns were trained upon a ridge in the hills 5700 vards away. The l'tah men then broke a precedent prece-dent They have previously shunned cotton or cloth as stoppers for their ears during the work with the smaller! models, but today ear plugs were in great demand and the medical men becan distributing bits of cotton, i Many spectators also received thej j shock of their lives with the first I I shots. The Aere nearly knocked to the ground. The writer, who under-j I took to take a close-up p.rture tame I . ... . , 1 l J -Tl OUT Willi a Daciiy crippieu camera ine glass used inside for finding purposes was smashed to bits Webb in Command. Lieutenant Offer obtained hits upon practical! all of his targets, and the guns were turned over to Captain J. R. Ward, who fired the next problem More hits followed, and f'aptain Free- i man R. Williams of the rtah regiment and now aide to General Lyon, brigade commander The work of every officer was the cause of favorable comment from the veteran artillery officers. Colonel W C. Webb commanded the Utah guns and Lieutenant Jenninps was oxecutiw officer. Gunners of battery, who worked the puns, deserve de-serve the highest praise. Not a hitch occurred to mar the afternoon firint period. Tomorrow mornin? the Sunshino Sammies will again pass in review. I The parade will be Informal, and in honor of Admiral Sunuki of the. Japanese Jap-anese navy and his staff, who are ! visiting here. Tho Utah men will ap- i pear dismounted and with rlflos Visitors will be allowed in the can ton - jment during the review, but the camp - will be cleared of all outsiders al It. noon. Lieutenant Cloyd A. Wooley had ijj charge of the range and targets. j |