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Show RECRUITS INCREASE FOR 111 CAMP Smaller Towns of Utah Send Enlistments; Fourteen Four-teen Names Added. Reports from the smaller towns of Utah are beginning to show the results of the letters recently sent out to all bishops of the Mormon church by David A. Smith ; of the presiding bishopric. Not only are the requests for information coming daily in increasing number, but already a considerable con-siderable number of recruits have been sent in. j Fourteen enrollments were listed yesterday, yes-terday, and the fact that most of them come from points not hitherto represented represent-ed indicates, according to the committee, that the interest in the camp Is spreading daily. St. Marys, Kan., was the most tils- , tant citv to send in a recruit yesterday. With the continuance of steady enlistments enlist-ments it Is expected at headquarters that more than 600 names will be on the rolls by the end of the week, with strong indications indi-cations t hat tho 1 OOo mark will be attained at-tained before the camp begins August Au-gust 21. J. B. Walker. Jr., was lyesterday appointed ap-pointed chairman of the aviation corps committee of the camp by General Chairman Chair-man Karl A. Scheid. With the camp growing in numbers every day, it is thought that provision will be made for Instruction in aviation, with the probability probabil-ity that government machines will be brought to Fort Douglas from Monterey. Mr. Walker succeeds L. B. McCornick as chairman, the latter's business interests compelling his resignation. J. Leo Mee-han Mee-han is vice chairman of this committee. R. W. Edglngton, mayor of Idaho Falls and voluntary recruiting officer for the camp, called at the local oftiee yesterday, en route home after an extended eastern trip. Mayor Edgington said: "As soon as I get back home I shall commence an active campaign for recruits, re-cruits, and I promise you a number of them within the next week. People in Idaho Falls and other cities in Idaho undoubtedly un-doubtedly will have a strong representation. representa-tion. In addition to taking up the work in jny own city, I shall go to Rexburg and other near-by cities and do all in my power to aid the movement." Yesterday's recruits included "William H. Latimer, manager of the suit department depart-ment of Auerbach company; Francis Bridge, employee of the Denver & Rio Grande; Edward L. Kelm, engineering student; stu-dent; Victor Shea, high school cadet; Charles W. Woodruff, delivery clerk, Denver Den-ver & Rio Grande, all of Salt Lake; Frank W. Rvan, reporter and instructor In military mili-tary schools, St. Marys, Kan. ; Albert E. " Keller, certified public accountant, Denver; Louis L. Bridge, assistant bank cashier, Castle Rock ; Leland A. Harris, carpenter helper, Grace, Idaho; "William C. Warner, farmer, Grace. Idaho; Harry M. Watson, farmer, Charleston; Floyd Benner, farmer and stock raiser, and Francis Probst, high school student, of Midway, and Julian D. Clark, l farmer, of Farmlngton. |