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Show IMPRESSIVE SERVICES HELD FOR LOGAN HERO LOGAN, Aug. 14. Impressl'.c services, serv-ices, largely attended, WWt held yesterday yes-terday for Private Lafayette B. Black-turn, Black-turn, F battery, 148th field artillery, who dlod at Coblenz, Germany, following fol-lowing the signing of tho armlaili e The funeral service was held at the Logan cemetery' and at the grave of the soldier, taps, was sounded, when the body had been laid In lis final resting place firing squad fired a sulute over the grave Just before the bugler played Laps. Mr. Blackburn was the son of William Wil-liam Black-burn, lUlng at North Third East Street, and was the first Logan soldier (hat died overseas lo be buried at home He died January b, 1919. while serving with the army of occupation His death was caused by Influenza and meningitis, superinduced superin-duced by gas received in battle Private Blackburn was a native of Y. st, Utahi nnd was 23 years and 5 months old when he died, lie enlisted at Powell, Wyo., In June. 1917. and was assigned to the 148th field artll-lery. artll-lery. He participated in the battle of li. .Urne In August. 1918. and wan gussed In this engagement He recovered recov-ered and went back to the front In time to fight In the St. Mlhlel drive Ml brother, James A. Blackburn, par-jticlpated par-jticlpated In three engagements with hm. but neither was aware of tho piescnce in battle of tho other. oo |