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Show VICTORY II SIGHT. SAYSTOMBOTTEFIILL Prominent Auto Dealer Tells of Washing-ton's War Spirit Reflecting very vividly In his actions and enthusiasm th wonderful confidence and optimism that permeates all of official offi-cial Washington over the success of our arms in France, Tom BoUerlll is in Salt Lake on official business connected with liis position as regional chairman of the highway transport committee of the national na-tional council of defense. Mr. Botterlll is visiting his brother, Frank BoUerill of the Botteriil Automo-bila Automo-bila comDanv of Salt Lake, ajid h'. 5e- scription of activitias in the various government gov-ernment departments in Washington at th present time is highly Interesting and illumina tive. Mr. BottenU has just conie from a conference con-ference of the regional chairmen of the highway transport committee of the national na-tional capital, where they were addressed by many no:aM government officials, including in-cluding President Wilson. "It U a !most imr osslbie to convev in word fhe remftrkajle and Inspiriting spirit that pervades a'l official Washington Washing-ton today," declares Mr. Borteriil. "There i only one thought and one con-vlrt'.on con-vlrt'.on at the national capital among the men whose hind? are guiding the destinies of the Vnl'ed States in trie great etnrle, and it !s that tlie war niuti be won within with-in the neoct twelve months. "There Is not a word to b heard of winning the war two or thre years hence. Fvery effort, every resource and tvery brain at the capital i bent on oue thin? to win the war and win it quickly. I wish evry American man and woman cou':d cee with their own eyes the ameitne?i. the conviction, the absolute faith the freat men of this country have as to the u:come of the fight. No man or woman can leave Washington without feeing tnat thre is no sacrifice too groat for Americans to make until the hi? smash Is delivered that will crush Germany to her knee and force her to accept the allies' terms of pe.Tce. "In Washington you meet army officers of-ficers just returned from the western front who bring the most wonderful tas of the fighting of our men over there and of the soldiers of our allies, r heard one re-turned officer proudly declare that beyond any question of a doubt American soldiers are the hst open warfare fighters fight-ers In France today. He went on to wy that the TYench are credited with bolncr t ie finest artillerists In the world, and then he r-id the fcnlish the remarkable compliment of stating that he had een the English soldiers "fight, after havi::-been havi::-been drivon thirty miles, 'with all the de-term de-term t n At Ion. d.ish and ferocity of nu-n who had won thirty miles of territory instead in-stead of hair.g been hurled back th.it dls'ance In the face of overwhelming odds. "No saTlfir- 1" too great for any of us to make until this thing is ended. We who aro In the motor car business hnve felt the Mronr hand of war a lit tie earlier and p. lit tie more drastically perhaps per-haps than some of the other industrfrs. hut we are going to 'nrry nn' tr the best of our ability to t he verv end. I am confident that w siiall all weather the storm and when peae is declnre-l the an torn obi !o industry and every lndi-idu:il lndi-idu:il and concern In It will eland on the threshold of tho greatest era of motor c:ir vransnortatlon- both pas?oncer and tnnk we have ever fancied In our fond- I est drems. ' I |