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Show i GOOD SCORES AT RIFLE PRACTICE CAMP KEARNQi Ma 23. After the layoff of yesterday, the artillerymen plunsred again into their rifle practice work with new "pep' today. So many men are now firing that posting of a score each day is a job too big for j Major William E. Kneass and his corps of clerks and the men have been I compelli d to "guess" durinc the last two days as to how they stand. Every man in the regiment will fire until he I qualifies, and the men making the I proper scores will soon move over to I the record course and complete their ' firing for the year. Sergeant Raymond van Dam is ' probably the busiest man in the regimen' regi-men' these days, for upon his should . ers have fallen the duties previously done by Regimental Sergeant Major .Andrew W. Gorey In accordance with I war department orders, the vacancies I left by non commissioned officers attending at-tending the school cannot be filed until , the men either ar returned to the I regiment or get their commissions. Consequently all non-commissioned of-I of-I ficers of the regiment are somewhat overworked at present. Interest in Boxing Bouts. There is much Interest in the Utah , ranks in the coming boxing bouts Which will be held in the cantonment tomorrow night for divisional titles. I Gus Williams, Utah's featherweight, has been selected above all boxers of I the diision to meet Benny Leonard, the lightweight champion of the world I in a four-round exhibition. Thousands I of Sammies will witness the battle. Although Al-though the champion is ten pounds heavier than the Utah boy. Williams is eager to mix it with the lightweight. Williams will also box in San Diego i Saturday night In a benefit mstch for I the Red Cross. Lieutenant Alanr.on K Hegoman today to-day received orders to report to a motor mo-tor school at Wenosha. Wis . where ho will undergo a twenty-eight -day instruction in-struction course In the operation and maintenance of trucks. At the completion com-pletion of his study the officer will return re-turn to the command. 1 Private William F. Simmons of D battery was transferred to the divisional divis-ional eterinary corps today and will (Continued on pago 12 ) (Continued From Page 1) report for duty with another organization, organiza-tion, which ha not. yet been named. His transfer is thought to be temporary tempor-ary Discharges due to physical disabilities disabili-ties were given today to Corporal Nor-bert Nor-bert A. Gureii of C battery and Private Pri-vate George Moore of B battery. Cor ! poral Gurell is now in the camp bast hospital, and will leave for his honit as soon as his condition permits Prl-ivate Prl-ivate Moore will leave tomorrow. Private Leland Staker of B batten was today transferred to the ofllcers' training camp, for duty during the duration du-ration of the school. Promotions Announced. Promotion of the following first lin tenants to be captains was announced today John H. Fahy and Albert G Wail dell. 143rd field artillerv; Lester W. Hurd, 115th engineers; Guy H Holm es. 145th field artillery; Cedric H-Richmond H-Richmond 144th field artillery (Colorado (Colo-rado (irzz Promotion of the following second lieutenants to be first lieutenants was announced todaj Walter F Merkle. Willarrl E. Snear- es. Walter Blumert, Georce H. Knud-isen. Knud-isen. all of the 143rd field artillery; I Floyd F. Woolley. Norman 1. S;ili-bury, S;ili-bury, both of the 145th field artillery. The resignation of First Lieutenant Edward S. Linton. 143rd field artillery, was accepted today. Sergeants Christopher Rivers, Ira C .Thompson and Charles E. Watt, graduates grad-uates of the last officers' training school, today were commissioned second sec-ond lieutenants. Lieutenants Rivera and Waft were assigned to the 145th and Lieutenant Thompson to the 143rd field artillery. |
