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Show SHAM BATTLE AT CAMPJEARNY CAMP KEARNY Cal . April 23. Three Utah batteries E and F. commanded com-manded b Major Alex R Thorns saved Camp Kearny from invading forces today and in a morning battle, where more than 200 rounds ol real shells were employed, compjetel wip. ed out the enemv artillery, machine guns and infantry. The army, which was theoretical, had advanced to a point but four miles from ihe cantonment canton-ment and was making its final ruafc for capture. Timely work on the part of the Utah men placed ihe enem) under heavy fire when most expo Bd and at noon the. judges signaled that Ihe invader had been defeated. Examination of the targets representing repre-senting the enemy following the Bring indicated the awful toll the Utah jruns would have taken should the Invade have been humau. Each target represented repre-sented a part of the enemy army, from artillery to small pasteboards made to Indicate the heads and shoulders of men in trenches. Where the batteries of the artillery had stood there n-mained but a few splintered and twisted boards, while the ground in the vicinity was swept of all vegetation. The same scene met the eyes of the officers who examined the machine gun and infantry positions, posi-tions, and evpn the small pasteboards had been torn to shreds. Il was a bal-ir bal-ir of strategy and brought Into play the latest wrinkles in camouflage. Fire is Returned. As the three batteries were proceed' ing along the road to the Poway grade l In- advance guard was suddenly subjected sub-jected io enemy artillery fire. Ti. batteries were sheltered from tnc shells by a series of hills. .Major Thomas Immediately swung his guns into position and. although Bheltered from tire himself, his guns br-t'an in tear the Invading batteries to plecns. Within a half hour the enemy guns were wiped out and ihe fire was centered upon the machine guns. At 11 o'clock Major Thomas received re-ceived a message that infantrymen in his auxiliary forces were ready to advance ad-vance upon the enemy trenches under his barrage. The time for the advance-was advance-was given at 11 . 2. Promptly the gunners began sending send-ing their shells, forming the sheltering curtain of fire and laying It directly upon the enemy trench. The advance was made as the barrage lifted and the victorious inlantrymen swept into the trenches of the invaders and ended end-ed the battle. Major deneral Frederick S. Strong. Brigadier (Jeneral LeRoy S Lyon and scores of atlllery officers were on the ground to witness the Interesting work Compliment after compliment was poured upon Major Thomas ht battery commanders and the I' tali gunners as the end of (he battle was announced Colonel Ralph J. Faneuf commnnder of the 143rd field artillery and one of Utah's greatest competitors competi-tors in lirin work offered comment by saying. "Very well done; very well, in- Week's Firing Ends. The battle of this morning ends the Utah firing until early next week, when more problems will be given th officers. Those who look part in the battle were, in addition to Major I'homa- ( 'apla in Kdua r t i Wn.illc, commander of C battery; Lieutenant Mareus Johnson, commanding u battery, bat-tery, and Lieutenant William Crawford, Craw-ford, commander ot u battery. Captain RT6eman P Williams acted as adjutant adjut-ant in Major Thomas Tin- executive officers were Lieutenant Jesse Farley, C battery; Lieutenant Salisburg, E battery, and Lieutenant Irwin Clawson, K battery. Reconnalsane' offfi ers wen Lieutenant John C. Murdock, C hat tery; Lieutenant Johnston. E batter and Lieutenant Stanley Dresner, F battery. Lieutenants Byron and Wayne, com-mandera com-mandera of headquarters company, commanded the combat train. A detail from tin- Utah sanitary detachment, commanded l Lieutenant Ruben JeL jlison, established a first-aid station at the firing point in case of injury to j I the men Besides a few bruised fingers. I I there were no casualties. y I |