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Show New Military Reserve Scene of Encampment Ilegiilar Troupe mid .National Guard lo ilftiilcziuii on Tract Xcar l.ehl llecently Wilhdrinwi as .Mill. Inry Iicsenatlon. Tho Jlrst encampment to be held on tho now military reservation west of Jordan Klvor will take place In tho early part of next month. All branches of tho National Guard or Utah, excepting the signal corps, are to rendezvous at I'rovo on August -' for tho annual Btato encampment maneuvers, participating In the affairs with regular troops. General orders lo (his effect have boon Issued by Adjutant Ad-jutant General Wedguwood. Company M from Ogden will probably leavo Ugdon on Saturday night, August 1, tor I'rovo. Tho signal corps, under command ol Capt. K. I,, llourne, will march rrom Halt Lake City to Jordan narrows and go Into camp. Those organizations organiza-tions that are to go Into rendezvous nt I'roxo aro liead(iiarters for live companies com-panies of Infantry; Ilrat battery, Held artillery, detachment of sanltnry iroops aim one company or United States Inrantry not yet designated by tho war dopartmunt. The first battery will bo supplied with horses nt I'rovo. From that point tho battery will march to tho now state mlJItary encampment reservation reser-vation and go Into camp with tho signal sig-nal corps. These organizations will Join tho Infantry later in the field maneuvers noar Alpine. Tho field artillery ar-tillery and signal corps will comprlso tho defeiiBlvo force against tho Infantry Infan-try when Hint orgnnlzntlon approaches Jordan nnrrows. Tho positions of tho defensive force will not bu made known In advance. Tho Infantry will bo undci instruc. Hon ror Ilvo dnys on their march to-wnrd to-wnrd Salt Lake. Tho column will reach Fort Douglas tho sixth day and camp will bo established ror eight days, during which company and battalion drill will bo taken up mid compnny competitions Tor rlllo tenuiB will be conducted on tho rlllo rnnges. Tho signal corps and battery, utter tho field maneuvers nt Alpine, will go iiito camp on tho stnto military reservation reser-vation ror Instruction and Bpeclal work particularly adapted to tlioso or-gnnlzntloiiB. or-gnnlzntloiiB. Thoy will rojoln the other troops at Fort Douglna two days borore camp Is broken. , |