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Show Mantl and the Richfield company will ho d iu shoot Frldav, with Ogden and fcalt LaKo.cn Sunday. Captain W B Kiieass of. Ogden la In charge of the shoots in the southern part of tho state. Captain Clayton CoolldKe will lo In charge at Ogden and Maji.r W. C. Williams will bo In control of tho shoot at Fort Douglaa when the Salt l ake companies compete. The shoot will start at S (clock Sunday morning. morn-ing. guarJsmen leaving the armory In full marching equipment before 7.-I0 o'clock. The men making the fifteen highest scores in the state will he taken as the Utah team and will be In camp a veelc. starting next Sunday, on the Fort Douplas range, practicing for the national meet. MILITIAMEN ARE TRYING NEW STEPS Drill; are now being held In prep-aiation prep-aiation for the biennial maneuvers of the militia on the Crow Creek . reserve re-serve in Wyoming. Members of the various commands are turning out to drills more than In recent months, learning the foot .drills, pitching tents, and other points 'which will be neco-sary neco-sary to make a good showing when the militia will go "into camp -with the regulars. And while the 9ldler3 are busy with their work, the quartermaster's quar-termaster's department is more than busy getting Btores and equipment Into In-to shape for tbo trip, and by August 3. when the guardsmen leave, everything every-thing will be ready for loading upon the trains. i Many of tho men have reported that they will have trouble in obtaining leave of absence for two weeks from their employment in Salt Iake, and these names will be taken by the company com-pany commanders and referred' to Adjutant General E. A. Wedgwood and Governor William Spry. It Is .believed .be-lieved that with the matter taken up In this manner, there will be no trouble in getting the men away for camp. ' 1 t Sunday the state rifle competitions will bo held on the Fort Douglas rngo so far. as the Salt Lake members mem-bers of the guard are concerned. Yes-Urday Yes-Urday the trial shoot was held "at |