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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER, HYRUM, UTAH RUT drive for PerBctirv AfttErica's . SHIPYARD HELP 250,000 Volunteers to Jl for id AeHejI in the Speeding New ARDLY Merchant Fleet. BE READY WHEN CALLED Organization Formed to Com Gigantic Program to Win War Good Pay and Living )ete Conditions. United States Shipyard Volun-o- f the Public Service Reserve, a organization of American skilled workers in many lines ide, has been formed to bring to lletion the gigantic shipbuilding un necessary to win the war. hundred and fifty thousand work ire to be enrolled and they will ready, when called to go to the irds and speed Americas to completion, appeal for volunteers has been by the department of labor, Duneil of national defense, the e ng board, the 20,000 governors of the various states, zed labor and busjness (men. The to fill all the present and future of the governments shipyards, of volunteers will be in accord-pitthe prevailing wage in the trds at the time they are called, juction of houses for the workers )g pushed with energy, and the kry homes Will be ready when fen are called, Are Arranged. irelunlnary work, such as the of shipyards and shipways, ctlon of housing facilities, ition and transportation of the training of workmen, is ushed to completion. Thus the ation of the shipyard volunteers hastened with energy and en-me-c- s, fve mer-fle- four-minut- In the belief that the will be driven off. teers are requested to go to the enrollment agent of the public reserve or state council of de-i- d sign up. Should there be no agent in the vicinity, they id to write to Edward N. Hur-irma- n of the United States board, Washington, are Issued to all applicants, statements of the purpose of volunteers, classifying trades and asking when called. But-b- e given to volunteers U. S. Shipyard rs. This button Is to be an recognition of the wearers ss to sacrifice personal desires 1c need. In addition, the ill receive a certificate signed nan Hurley, which reads: Is to certify (name of vol-o- f (city, state), has In the United States d Volunteers of Pub-- i ice Reserve to aid the in its imperative needs chant ships with which to the submarine menace intain our forces at the bear-nscriptio- n, uota of Each State. ttsl4,321 d.. 2 355 4,786 .39 526 8,762 8,531 . .11,812 2 584 ta. ta. New Jersey... 11,348 Pennsylvania, 32,771 Ohio 19,802 Indiana 10,847 enemys artillery The opening bombardment is a time of ceaseless and vital work, spotting shot by shot, watching for new enemy batteries to open up, moving the barrage fire back and forth with the advance of the troops. Any error here may send the steel wall into the observers own troops or cost scores of lives later by failure to make a complete demolition of the enemys defense. Work of Vital Importance. Hostile airplane overhead Is apt to break in through the telephone wire at any moment. A German aviator more adventurous than his fellows Is swooping down, perhaps under a protecting cloud, in an attempt to put out the eyes. The observer makes ready his parachute, the machine guns on the ground below click off a rain of lead at the invader, and the windlass men start bringing the big envelope to ground with all possible speed. Perhaps the Invader is driven off; perhaps the balloon Is set afire and the balloonist forced to parachute to the ground. In either case it Is all a part of the days work which adds adventure and romance to the responsible work done by the balloonist. Such Is briefly very briefly the duty and work of the balloon observer. Calm, patient, ever watchful he rides far above the ground as the great envelope sways on Its cable. The balloon service abroad had been carefully if modestly developed for military purposes, and the moment that the war settled Into the trenches came into its own because it was at once discovered that work could be done with them which could be done ever-watch-f- ul ite has been assigned a ed upon the population and The quota is as follows : 2,972 1,698 1.390 Illinois 23,662 11,734 Michigan Wisconsin .... 9.611 Alabama 8,994 Mississippi ... 7,488 Arkansas 6,022 Louisiana .... 7,064 Oklahoma .... 8,492 Texas 17,023 Montana 1,583 Idaho 1,621 618 Wyoming Colorado 3,320 New Mexico... 1,428 888 Arizona Utah 1,660 886 Nevada Washington .. 6,906 3,204 Oregon California ....11,310 in no other way. Balloon observation began to as4 400 sume vital Importance, until now 6,330 811 hardly a mile of the front lines is 6,250 without its big, clumsy envelope. A 1.390 constant, ceaseless vigil is maintained 8 453 s over every move of the enemy, over la. 5,327 9,264 every shell fired by either side, so that 6 253 friends below may be saved from sur,11,001 3,435 prise and enemies across the lines may .8 260 feel the weight of every shell hurled . 7,952 at them. The Uiiited States is building up leeded In Shipbuilding. such a force literally from nothing. tment of labor has providNovember the old field out West ing list showing the kind Last was overgrown with weeds, the gas st needed In shipbuilding, appeal is addressed to reservoir out of repair, the whole p In the last few occupations to enroll In place stagnant. States Shipyard volun- - months, however, the field has been cleared and brought back to activity, nnd electrical the air once again Is filled with big, as welders, crs, blacksmiths, angle-forg-e friendly balloons, and men are being trained for immediate servmen, flange turners, boilermakers, riveters, ice abroad. Already the first American detachments are In France, the penters, ship carpenters, 8, chlppers and calkers, vanguard of a large American balloon force which ultimately will be as comrkers, electricians, wire perators, foundry wort plete as any other branch of the army. (all kinds), loftsmen, Duties of Observers. Kers, machinists and The work that this force will do ds (all will be invaluable. With the sorts), and pipe spotters and photographers, airplane it will metal workers, copper-uttercomplete the vast nlr service which structural iron It Is expected will blind the German tors bolters up, rmy and prepare the way for the and infantry to break up the 2,393 - . BOYD PARK FOUNDED 1 keen-face- d help-plumbe- rs s, ar-lle- ry IftM MAKERS OF JEWELRY 106 MAIN STREET LAKE CITY SALT THIS TAG PREVENTS LOSS finite iteer If ou prtvcnt the low of taiiini your flock with Perfect bar late Tai, )oull tave the cost of ell the if com by The Perfect her Tui mendini attention of all etockmea. 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Possibly, however, the offensive is to come from the balloonists own side. The observer ascends with ill knowledge of all the details of action, emboldened, probably, to move up much nearer the German lines than usual ma-in- d i.vard War-Ey- es pair of eyes reports: Large convoy moving up to front, range so and so." Still a little farther down another h N For all occasions are doubly appreciated when they come from tha store of Boyd Park. Only first quality goods, at honestly reasonable prices. Perfectly safe to shop with within five miles back of the German trenches or a squadron of men come up for relief or digging is begun on a new scries of emplacements but a pair of keen eyes, steadily watching from great observation balloons just behind the allied front, takes notice of it. Every movement, every activity is registered until a schedule of the usual enemy routine is built up and the average amount of motion known. Any departure from this schedule is suspicious, writes a captain in the aviation corps in the New York Sun. A train running late or with more cars than usual, men in the trenches being relieved too frequently, new roads or emplacements being built too earnest-ly- , give the first hint that Fritz across the line, Is up to something. A keen balloonist notes any of these changes, and at once telephones down to the ground : An extra train of six cars passed Half a at 10:40. mile farther down the line another brve Le a GIFTS German military resistance. Its minute by minute observations will head off all enemy surprises and will at the same time make it possible for Americans and American munitions to secure the maximum of destruction on the other side of No Mans Land. Few of us here realize that the big envelopes commonly ascend as high as 4,500 feet and that they stay for hours poised in midair to perform the responsible duties assigned to them. Usually the ascent is made anywhere from two and to four and f miles from the enemys front line trenches, depending on the power of his artillery, the direction ot the wind and the activity of the salient. In any case the observer has circle of vision of about eight miles,'' and Is able to pierce far back Into the enemys lines. The most detailed and maps, the finest kind of field glasses, and instant communication with the ground make the balloonist a master of everything spread out before his gaze. When the American troops are preparing to go over the top an unusually large number of balloons will be concentrated as secretly as possible in masked camps in order not to betray what is about to take place. At the appointed moment they will take the air and divide up every detail of the battle among them. Some will record the heavy artillery fire, shot by shot ; others will see to it that the work of demolition behind the enemys lines is effective ; others will guard against or traps. any Keep Watch on Foe. As the troops go over they will check closely the German batteries, the shifting of their infantry and the assembling of supplies. As the American forces advance the balloons will move forward also in unison with them along routes previously prepared. Observations for the barrage will be sent down repeatedly, so that It may move back and forth with the men and details sent so that the enemys guns setting up the destructive may be silenced. To do this the American balloonist must know every detail of the enemys land opposite him, for a mistake on his part may cost the lives of scores of men below. No new battery should open up across the lines without its location belnf spotted on the detail map, the number and size of the pieces and their objective noted, and one-ha- lf one-hal- counter-b- arrage The Height of Forgetfulness. remarked one prominent clubwoman to another the otlijer day, details the Indianapolis News, when they met In the street, I am I forget getting awfully forgetful. meetings, what I am shopping for, and everything like that. Why, I am even getting worse than that. When I get up to Introduce some one I forget the name. The other day I embarrassed when I introduced him to Mr. because I forgot his Mrs. young name. I have you beat, replied the other. Last week I had to go up to a meeting In the northern part of the state, and since the train service was poor I took an lnterurban. I had to transfer at Muncie, for that was all the farther the car went. Just when I got to the ticket window In the Muncie station I forgot where I was going next. I went back to my suitcase and seat In the waiting room to recall the name of the town, but for the life of me, I Do you know, counter-fir- it. preparations made against e No new troops should move , into the enemy trenches without being fully known, numbers as well as routes most difficult work of all for the German has many wily devices for simulating gqnfire and camouflaging movements. And the work also will not be without dangers and difficulties, though the chances of a fatal outcome are not large. If it is not a swooping airman bent on setting the big gas bag on Are, it may be a rain of shrapnel seeking the same objective, or of percussion shells endeavoring to blow up the windlass below and set the big bag adrift in a wind blowing across the German lines. Naturally, every pren caution in the way of protecting and guns are on hand, but even at that constant vigilance Is essential. Plans Progressing Rapidly. Plans for all this work are now progressing at a gratifying rate. The American balloon program has been aided by the best and latest developments abroad, while manufacture presents but a few difficulties, owing to the resources of the big American rubber companies. The great- need, as with all the air program, Is for men of the type and ability needed, men for officers commissioned as observers and men for the enlisted squadrons to do the delicate mechanical work necessary. Men who are being selected as observers and who will all be commissioned as officers should have physical endurance, acute vision, an appreciation of distances and localities, and, above all, a sense of responsibility and thoroughness in keeping with the importance of the work assigned to them. They may be somewhat older than aviators preferably from twenty-fivto thirty-fivand of somewhat less severe physical requirements. A special training is given in winds, military observation, meteorology and ballooning before a cadet receives his officers commission and his post above the trenches in France, In order that the high standards prevailing throughout the air service generally may be upheld. For the enlisted men who will form the squadrons, gas works employees, rope riggers, cordage workers and mechancians are especially fitted. air-fiie- anti-aircra- ft e e O rjllOl"l-4lI- C 1 CCQS Now is the time to buy your seeds for spring while shipping facilities are good planting and the quality of seeds is high. Write for catalogue of Vogelers Purity Seeds. VOGELER SEED CO. Salt Lake City, Utah AIRPLANE ROUTE TO SWEDEN Trelleborg and Sassnitz to Be the Ter mini of the Proposed Line Connecting With Germany. i The following bulletin on Trelleborg and Sassnitz, the termini of the proposed Swedish-Germaairplane route, which assumes special significance In the light of recent developments in the diplomatic relations between Germany and Sweden, has been Issued by National Geographic society. Between Trelleborg, the most southerly town In the Kingdom of Sweden, and Sassnitz, a summer resort on the northeastern shore of the German Island of Rugen, express steamers In times of peace make regular trips across this arm of the Baltic in four hours. This is the chief water link In the express service between Stockholm and Berlin. Neither town would be of any Importance were It not for the fact that they are the termini of this steamer service. Trelleborg Is a quaint old town of some 10,000 inhabitants, lying 20 miles southeast of Malmo, capital of Skane, feh most populous province in all Sweden. It Is only 16 miles from Malmo to the Danish capital, Copenhagen. Sassnitz is one of several popular seaside resorts on the Island of Rugen, the largest insular possession of Germany, having an area about equal to that of Cape Cod. Only about 2,500 people make Sassnitz their permanent home, but during the bathing season in times of peace the village is visited annually by more than 20,000 pleasure seekers. The water trip from Trelleborg to Sassnitz Is 60 miles. Thus the distance between Stockholm and Beflin Is 415 miles. n 24-ho- er To Boil Eggs by Telephone. Telephone operators need a sense lof humor to make the petty annoyances of their occupation bearable. If they have that, they can find endlessl s matter for amusement In the of the human nature that ex hlbits itself at? the other end of th couldnt get it. Train time came near- wire. A telephone subscriber asked his er and nearer, and I was getting more to ring his bell in three min .operator At last I hastened to the desperate. telephone booth and called up a friend jutes, and immediately hung up his reIn Muncie. She finally told me the ceiver. At the appointed time the su-- i name of the town, and I got along all pervlsor rang on the line, and the subscriber responded merely with right. Thank you. Later he called again Where was the place? asked the to thank the operator, and explained one. vanquished that he had been boiling eggs and . It was, let me see " But there the poor woman stopped. wanted to time them. They had been She again had forgotten the name of cooked to the queens taste, he said. that little town, somewhere In northA Good Wife. ern Indiana. Once upon a time there was a farmer whose wife daily pumped the houseStonewalls Wit. hold supply of water up to a tank on Stonewall Jackson owed his celebthe roof, says The Little Journal. Afrity to action, not epigram, but the fol- ter 20 years he installed an electric lowing ascribed 1 6 him by the Brook- motor to do this for her. Careful callyn Citizen, Is by no means a bad sam- culation brought out the fact that the ple of biting wit. A major was reportwife had been working that pump haned wounded, and therefore unable to dle 3,650 hours at a value of half a1 perform a certain task. Wounded I" cent per hour. She had saved him exclaimed Stonewall. If that is so It $18.75 In 20 years. What was It the must have been by an accidental dis- preacher said about her worth being Above rubles? charge of his duties. , freak-ishnes- |