Show NATIONAL GUARD ON PRACTICE MARCH chicago feb 24 A practice march of miles is to bo be undertaken in july by the first cavalry regiment of the illinois national guard according to arrangements just completed by colonel milton J foreman and other officers the annual encampment at springfield will be abandoned this year in favor of the march it is desired to determine just how well prepared the regiment is to undertake actual service in the field and in that lies the reason for the march the start will be made from chicago on july 20 with about men and forty officers in line as well as a wagon train of 0 24 vehicles the route will lie up milwaukee avenue to diamond lakee lake thence to fox lake thence across country to waukegan wauregan kegan and thence south along the lake shore to chicago two regular army officers will accompany the regiment and will make a report to the war department at washington as to their observations |