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Show BATTERY BOYS IT TO BE Gil TIE TO GO HOME Captain J. Ray Ward of Battery B Is examining men in the buzzer telegraph tele-graph work this week at Camp Kearny. Kear-ny. Buzzer telegraphing is used In tho army because of its general adap. tability and the men are reported as showing much interest and aptitude In operating this system of signalling. Captain Ward has arranged a series of competitive tests to determine tho speed with whrch tho experts can send and receive messages. One member of Battery B. Allen Nicholas, has been given a certificate of physical disability after failing to pass the rigid physical examination recently re-cently given the men. Five other soldiers sol-diers from Utah wore likewise discharged. dis-charged. Tho big event of the week at Camp Kearny will bo tho grand review today to-day before Brigadier General George' H. Cameron. Every' unit at the camp has polished itself up in appearance and maneuvering tactics and expectB to show Itself to good advantage be fore the reviewing board. The field pieces recently used by tho Utah troops havo been turned over to tho 113rd artillery, which, under the new designation, will carry the light field equipment. Many of the boys who planned to come home for the holidays aro having their hopes shattered because general orders p'rohlbit furloughs for this reason. rea-son. It was strongly hoped by many of the homo boys that they would bo granted furloughs so that they could come home to spend Christmas with their folks but indications point to a visit by the folks to Camp Kearny, it there Is to bo a Christmas reunion. |