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Show History and Rhymes 5 of the Lost Battalion One of the most outstanding episodes of World War No. 1, the fight of the Lost Battalion in the Argonne Forest, is glorified glori-fied in a book of prose and verse, "History and Rhymes of the Lost Battalion," which is being placed plac-ed on sale in Salt Lake City, by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of Salt Lake City. The VFW Post has secured conies of the volume and is launch- i L. C. McCOLLUM ing an intensive sales campaign. All proceeds of the sale will be used to raise funds to carry on our Americanization work and entertainment of soldiers stationed station-ed in this vicinity. The sale of the book was arranged ar-ranged by G. B. Goff, Commander of the Post, Wayne Fassel, Sen-or Sen-or Vice Commander and a committee com-mittee composed of N. W. Bolding, Chairman, Vernon W. Sperry, Jack Anderson, E. W. Austin, N. R. Sodenburg, Carlos Badger and Wayne Carbis. (Buck Private) McCullum, a a Western author, who makes his (Continued on page 5) not yet induced. Major stated. He pointed out that it was obvious ob-vious that the new registrants who had received the relatively low order numbers would be classified sooner than those who had received higher numbers. "I'd like to stress the fact again," he said "that there isn't any difference between treatment of the new registrants and the old registrants in any respect whatsoever. They are treated exactly ex-actly alike. The same rules of deferment de-ferment apply to both. Both have the same right of appeal. The interests of both are protected by the government in the same manner. And each case is considered consider-ed individually when the registrant's regis-trant's order comes up, regardless of whether he registered July 1 or previously." jk 'SELECTIVE SERVICE (Continued from page 1) 2. Height and weight requirements. require-ments. Examining physician will use discretion and judgment in accepting registrants with slight variations in ratio of height and weight, provided it is the opinion of the examining physician that the variiation is correctible with proper food and physical training; train-ing; but no registrant may be accepted whose weight is less than 105 pounds, or whose height is less than 60 inches or greater than 78 inches. 3. Eye requirements: The vision vis-ion should be moderately good in both eyes, or capable of being rendered so by glasses. Test cards are read at 20 feet. The Army requires each registrant to be able to read at 20 feet without glasses what the normal person can read at 100 fe-3t without glasses, provided the same matter can be read by the registrant at 40 feet with the use of glasses. Mild degrees of inflamation, squint, color blindness and small scars do not necessarily disqualify- 4. Ear requirements: Hearing should be good in both ears, capable cap-able of detecting low conversational conversa-tional voice sounds at 20 feet in a quiet room. Hearing is considered consid-ered acceptable if such sounds can be heard at 10 feet. 5. Genito-urinary organs and venereal diseases: Requirements The kidneys, bladder and genital organs must be free of serious deseases and the urine free of albumen and sugar. Acute gonorrhea gon-orrhea and early syphilis are so readily cured that they will not constitute a basis for permanent rejection. Standards listed constitute only a fraction of the physical requirements, require-ments, Major said. If, however, registrants will assure themselves that they conform to those specified speci-fied they will take a material step towards preparing themselv ves for training, he declared, and urged them to consult their doctors doc-tors and dentists for further advice ad-vice without delay. NEW SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRANTS Men who registered under the Selective Service and Training Act of July 1 and whose, numbers were determined in the National Lottery of July 17 are subiecl to the same rules of individual classification as the youths whe were enrolled previously, Major Rich stated. Under no circumstances wil the new group of potential trainees trai-nees be classified and considered for possible military training er bloc. Each man will have his order or-der number by which his local board will consider his classification classifi-cation and no local board car classify the individual registrant until his number is reached, except ex-cept in case of volunteers, Majoi Rich stated. The National Lottery served aj a guide for every local board tc integrate its new registrants among those who registered lasl Autumn, and that integration must be carried out so that th recent registrants will considei their classification in a fail and equitable ratio to those met |