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Show Boy Warriors Refuse to Lay Down "Arms" : LONDON, Aug. 30. (By tile Associated As-sociated Press.) The war is ended and the peace treaty signed, but dozens of boy "armies" continue con-tinue daily to parade, drill or stage mimic battles in London streets. Trafalgar square is one of their favorite fa-vorite "drill grounds." Battered tea trays, biscuit tins and pans are made to s-ire as drums, a bit of petticoat doci for regimental regimen-tal colors, and there are generally more drummers and colorbearers than others, for apparently none of the youngsters relishes the idea of being a common private. The boy officers have chevrons or collar insignia from the uniforms of their demobilized brothers, and some of the groups have acquired considerable consid-erable proficiency in marching and drill. Boy Scouts' association officials are making an effort to bring the members of these nondescript boy "armies" into membership in their organization. |