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Show 'Vi BOB BOY IKW1TT 1 f v! LOGAN BOY :- GIVES LIFE :' FOR COUNTRY r Laot Wednesday arternoon, No- vember 20tli, tho sad news was brought to Mr. arid Mra. II, J. Do-Witt Do-Witt of this tpwn, tolling of tho death of tholr son. Rob Roy DoWltt, who mado tho auprenio sacrifice on H tho battlefield front In Franco. He H ;. was born In, Logan Fobruniy 17, H ;?- 1S0R. whoro ho uncut his boyhood I days. Ho attended tho Now Jersey . Academy, andafter his graduation, (i. at thai School ho entered Uio U. A. i c. '7 ' Roy DoWltt was always popular In ' tho younger circles of Logan as well no Cache county, lie was a friend' mnkcr, due to his congenial disposition. dispo-sition. Ho was sturdy,, ambitious, and always on hand to help promote anything that would tend to make a bettor community to llvo In. I On Juno 12th of this year ho mar , , tied Miss Isaboll Olson ot Hyrum'( and shortly aftor his marriage he, "'' ' left for Camp Lewis, Wash., whoro he entered tho services ot Uncle Sam. ' Ho volunteered for services In the 145th infantry to help fill tho 40th division to war strength for over- seas duty, and s'et'feall for England, r-:' August 6. As soon as tho 40th dl- vision landed in England, thoy wore t' sent to Franco and tho 145th infan ts . "W try of tho 40th division was then tX " sent to tho front line tronches. Mr. p DoWltt has slnco boon fighting with jS; his comrades in tho trenches on ij'' Fronch soil, where ho mado tho au- promo sacrlflco October 8. Tho nowo i 'i If hla death did not reach his lovod p ' ones at homo until 'otx wcJofcs' had V pasned. y,-, The sympathy ot tho ontiro com munity iu extended to Sir., and Mrs. DoWltt, tholr family, 'and tho wlfoj "' of Mr. Hoy DoWltt. JIo has made1 the fight bravoly and given for tho ' r' causo ot Liberty all that any ono, man In ablo to glvo. "; , I t Dolov Ja a poom to-tho memory ' ' of this young man which was written ' by his grand-father: , ' w - Ho. llvos and BtlU unbroken , J IjPjMk. Is tlmt nasnctlc chain, ' S&1' That 'In our fearful bllndnosa g-'- Wo thought was cent in twalri. i ' That chain ot lovo was fashioned, I . Dy moro than human art, I And every link is woldod, , , So firm It cannoti part.. 1 " H On gQldon stroota without alloy. B Or by somo winding stream of joy H Wo'U meet again our dear son Itoyj H Doth you and mo kind trlomls. B Both you and mo! H II. I. and MInulo Do tt. t, |