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Show 12,000 TROOPS GIRD FOR 'WAR' (A") Twelve thousand troops of the United States Fourth army, divided Into the "Blues" and the "Browne," were girding today for mimic war on California's central coast. Slated for action In the combat zone around San Luis Obispo, Mor-ro Mor-ro Bay and Atascadero were artillery, artil-lery, fighting planes, tanks, armored cars, machine guna and other modern mod-ern instruments of destruction. From Auguat. 9 to 1Z, under the eyes of 80 umpires, the "Brown" national guard force, commanded by Major General Walter P.. Story, Los Angeles, will resist an "attack" by the "Blue" regulars of Brigadier General Walter C. Sweeney, Fort Douglas, Utah. Complete concentration of his forces in the Monterey bay area was reported by General Sweeney with arrival from San Francisco of the Thirtieth infantry. However, the motorized 63rd coast artillery will not leave Fort Mac-Arthur, Mac-Arthur, San Pedro, until Friday to join the "Blue" fighting line the next day. The "Blue's" cavalry and field artillery ar-tillery today were in the midst of a week's march to the combat gone, moving down the Salinas valley. Deatined to join the "Browns," Utah national guard units moved out of Salt Lake City by motor convoy con-voy yesterday ioc a four and. a half day march through Utah, southern Nevada and California. They comprised com-prised 1411 officers and men and 147 trucks, commanded by Brigadier General A. Badger of the 69th field artillery brigade. During the war games, California motorists were warned that highways high-ways 1 from Morro bay to San Luis Obispo and 466 from Morro bay ro Atascadero will virtually be closed to private traffic. The Lososos valley val-ley road was advised as an alternative alterna-tive route to Monterey. |