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Show Real soldiers Now. The war department of the A. C. of U. Is on a vacation, and the boys In blue, with Capt. Styer, are up Logan Canyon experiencing all the delights and pleasures of "real" war without any bloodshed. An army of 75 bluecoats, tno companies, com-panies, left their happy homes Thuis-day Thuis-day morning and made a fpiced march EBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBfl to tho DoWItt ranch, seven miles up the canyon. Heie they blvouached and will leimiln until dislodged by-orders by-orders to return to Logan. On their way up the boyscaptuied the Hercules lighting plant, but on the strength or Capt. Stycr's statement that the Gov-eminent Gov-eminent is not Interested in this local light scrap, the prlsoneis were released and the plant left untorpedoed. All the way up the soldiers were put through the training calculated to be of thcgieatcst anvantage Incase the situation wciu leal, and in fact, tho trip is made, not for pleasuie, but to give the boys iral Instiuctlon In the art of defense and attack In time of war. At the DeWItt lanch the boys are quartered as soldiers at the regular National Guard encampment, and the same rules govern. Capt. Styer secured from Kort Douglass all the accoutrement accoutre-ment and conveniences necessary to a successful encampment, and tho situation situ-ation Is certainly pleasant. Two officers of-ficers fiom Foit Douglass are also with tho boys, and assisting In the Instiuctlon. In-stiuctlon. Sunday Is to lie an off-day at the encampment, en-campment, and visitors are permitted within tho lines. In fact, "the lines" will disappear, and tho boys will take Icarcof any and all who will visit the camp on that day. Two bands aio with the paity, and the occasion w 11 not be devoid of Interest to those who may go up. |