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Show FINDS RECRUITS ARE VERY HARD TO GET Captain J. D. Watson Says There Is a Reluctancy in Utah to Enlist for Military Service. FoJlo w i n s a trip th rouph Tt ah . Cap- tflin J. D. Watson, recntitln?? officer of ' the United States army for the inter-I inter-I mountain region, staled yesterday upon his return that there seems to be a re- lurtancv to enlist nt the present time. ; "Klistments at the present timo are t below normal." pa-Id the captain, i ''Throughout the territory there is a I eptrtt of waiting to see what the next ! few days will brlnp in tha war situa- ticm with Germany. Those, who would enlist In case of hostilities are waiting 1 to eee if the nation declares war. Those f who enlist now, of course, will be obliged, to serve out their terms, but In case of war It Is possible that the gov-rnroent gov-rnroent will pass a law similar to the on precedtnp the Ppa-nish-Amerlcan war, which allowed men to enlist In the regulars for the time of the war only. 1 "There ueenis to be a feellns of In-' In-' tense patriotism in the hearts of the men who come Into the rn.nks now. Many of them come feeling that It is a ! rare opportunity for advancement, but I the ciass of mn we j-ave been petttnp lare-cy are outspoken in their desire to uphold the honor of the nation's f!ar." |