Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-04-02 | Page 10 | Cadets at Grips in Mock Battle East and West Boys Participate April 1 is Perfect Battle Day

Cadets c at at Grips in in Mock East a and d West Boys Participate y April 1 Is Perfect Battle Day 0 i 0 0 L. L i o t I A i- i oo o. o 4 o h 1 i 4 A S o kt 01 iS S i 55 I II II I I MIe I I p 4 3 S 'S S e jt p 5 4 rv S St 4 t 4 S- S 1 y One of the many stirring scenes in yesterdays yesterday's battle i I Forces Equally Matched I Enemy in Ambush Is Attacked With forces almost almot equally matched the homo home guard ard and an attacking vanguard vanguard van van- guard of the tho enem enemy the tho latter moving mo Into Salt Sail Lako Lake valley over the smooth surface of ot the tho north bench boulevard were tangled In a death grip TIp for tor or nearly nearl eight hours yesterday coming to tho the endor end of or a strenuous battle only after arter a great Teat loss on both Sides of ot energy enterprise and pep pep And nd thus thu a half an au hour before dinner dinnertime dinnertime time by the new government KO time closed the tho like life sham battle staged on the hills north of ot the city between tho the military mili mill- tar tary students o of the and West Vest High schools Ono One wounded cadet was treated In a specially constructed military hospital thrown up b by the time medical corps corp which accompanied tho troops troop from rom the last Kast school The youth fainted from tho sudden sound cau caused ed when the thc first cannon cannon can call non was discharged Ho lie recovered soon loon after arter however and no further accidents marred otherwise battle da an perfect day The or cadets from tho ho two schools were divided dl Into two bodies by Major 1 Caproni commandant at an earl early hour in the he morning and one ono body of troops was dispatched In advance of or time the other The Tho first party part made haute to the mountain lat fatnesses to the north of or the city secreting Itself In canyon p passageway passage passage- way and pulleys lIes lIe's protecting Its numbers behind a a. breastwork of brush and antI dirt embankments Under scores of well ell trained young oung officers officers officers of of- the tho remaining troops troop constituting the limo home guard Juard went Into the tho mountains prepared to rout the enemy Real cannon and real guns huns tho the first load loaded I with real ammunition and tho timo second with several varieties of or blank cartridges cartridge were used in the bloodless af at- fr tray fray According to an In official statement given siv- siv en out b by Major Caproni the enemy lost I 1 heavily II arid antI tIme the line was broken at soy sov- I era cral eral I points Bulletins of tIme tho progress s of ot the battle I were Issued at different times limes In inthe the day dal I