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Show UTAH SOLDIERS AID IN PRMTI PANIC II SIN DIEGO CAM P KEARNY, CaL, April 22. There was only one topic of conversa- I lion among ihe Sunshine Sanflnies to-daj to-daj the earthquake of yesterdav aft - ernooii The Utah hoys particularly lill n memher the sensation for many I das, for in practically all cases this was their first experience with such a violent slmek. Today between drill and at every opportunity tho are tell-m:; tell-m:; their comrades of their experiences exper-iences when the earth trembled, for few were in camp r.t the time and in their pursuit of pleasure they aVere widely spread throughout the .-outli California country. Scores of the Utah lads were in a San Diego hotel, where the shock was! more violent than al Ihe cnnlonmeni I Pillars in the obb swayed and Cracked, while seams suddenly appeared appear-ed in the walls and ceilings and cave evidence of crashing in upon them. There was a hurried rush to I he open and a park directly across the stree:. The foundation of the building is now oul of alignment. Several Utah men were also in a San Dieco (healer when ihe structure hecrnn 10 .-way drunkonly A woman I in the act being presented at the time was hidden back of a store counter ; from her infuriated husband, who was i on the warpath The crash came She suddenly decided that her husband j was not as angry as he appeared and, making a flyinc leap over the coun- jter, landed in his arms. They both made for the wings and safety, Panic is Halted. The presenee of hundreds of soldiers j m (he theater at the time probably avoided a disastrous catastrophe Mi q, Women and children began climbing upon the seats, in preparation for a wild rush for the doors. Soldiers, however, how-ever, who have spent months in train- in? and have learned to keep their heads under trying circuinstane s, pui hod thc persons near them into their Beats and quieted them ne soldier shouted for the orches tra to begin playing, knowing the quieting effect of music upon fright -ened people, but the musicians had disappeared, that is. with the exception excep-tion of the brass horn manipulator, who found difficulty in escaping uirvuga uir sniaii iioor leaxiin' una' r the stage, with the massive horn hung aboul his neck. He was making a .wild attempt, just the same A khaki-clad figure flashed over the railing in the orehestra pit. a soldier-musician, soldier-musician, and, seizing a discarded pic- 'i". he pushed the remaining musician musi-cian into his chair, and after a hui-ried hui-ried consultation there arose from the i pit the strains of "Auld Lang Syr.e." played by a piccolo and accompanied by a big bass horn. But it saved the I day and probably several lives of worn-! worn-! en and Children. Within a few minutes min-utes the audience was quieted and the ; performance proceeded. That audi ence now lias a wholesome regard for the nerves of modern American Sam I mies. Six-day Retreat. A six-day retreat of the army to which the medical organizers are attached at-tached Is planned, and the men will i have plentv of expenence in caring for the wounded left on the field of bat tl-. The icircai will continue until tho units reach eamp Hundreds of motor and mule -hauled ambulances will be need in the maneuvers. Captain Roberts Rob-erts will command the I'tnh hospital. Relatives and friends of the Utah men are urged in an order issued hen-today hen-today lei take proper care in addressing address-ing mail to the soldiers. All letters and packages should contain the name. Irank, regiment and battery of the men j to whom they are addressed. Thousands Thous-ands of letters and package s contain -i ing the name only and addressed as "Camp Kearny" are now be:ng held hen- until their owners can be looked up. This not only takes time, but in cases where changes have been made in the rosters, a soldier is liable nol to i receive his mail at all The following example will show how all mail should be addressed: Corporal John L. Smith, B Battery. Moth Field Artillery, (Utah). Camp Koarn;. , Cal. In cases where telegrams are seat ' to the men the same mistakes have been made, and as a result from twen j ty -five to thirty mes.aqes are sent' aany to me mp postofnee because I the address is insufficient for delivery by the telegraph enmp-nv. Th result of these improper addresses is delay S j which would be av oided bv proper ;care. , Promotions Announced Promotions were announced in P battery today, and Corporal George Fulhnbaeh became sergeant. while Private Joseph Erickson lose to cor poral. The following men became privates of the first class: William M Rovve, Reuben W. Radmall. Vera W. Pace and Hollis W. Twelves. Private Glen H. Allen was promoted to wagoner. In the supply companv Corpora arro C Jones was promoted 10 .sergeant and Wagoners Ernest W Chrislensen ami Barney ( live to corporals. Privates William H. Naismith and Finis J. Bradford rose to W8 "oners Private '.lenn s Olin and rri'.iie Fred Suit, i vt assigned as cooks, and Private I Ernest H. Rufcr was promoted to prt- vate of the first class Lieutenant Irwin Clawson was r -I hrved from duu al the otTieers' train--, mz sehool today and ha hren assign-I assign-I ed with F battery Lieutenant Guy Vanscovoe, who was recently transferred transfer-red 10 another unit in the dh ision. to-day to-day was selev-ird as n member of the board of examination ot candidates for I the new offirers' training school, hich ; will begin here May 1", |