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Show DUSKY-RECRUITS FOR UNITED STATES NAVY Salt Lake Furnishes, Some Fine Young lien for Sea Service. Admiral Dewey said rn a recent address ad-dress delivered in the Eafct that Uncle Sam's Jack Tar was the bet seaman to be found In any of the navies of the world. The statement was never doubted but the truth of It was not fully realized. A visit to the recruiting station on the second floor of the Dooly building, where ten of these Jack Tars are examining and swearing in recruits to the United States navy explains why Dewey was abiu to make such a statement. The men are selected from the finest specimens of manhood in the country. Today twelve husky fellows presented themselves at tho recruiting office and slgnlHed their desire of Joining the navy. They ere all fine looking men but only seven of them succeeded suc-ceeded in passing the examinations. Six of them were sworn in as follows: Thomas Towns, fireman, second class; William Byrne, landsman, for master-at-arms; Arthur Blxman, landsman, for master-at-arms; Andrew Toung, fireman, second sec-ond claps; Fred Dunlap, machinist, second sec-ond class, and E.'las Thomas, coal passer. The recruits will remain here the rest of the week and expect to enlist quite a number of ITtahns. Lieut. Hasbrouk. who Is In charge of the party, and who has recruited in all parts of the country, said this morning that the Utah applicants for naval service compared very favorably, indeed, with those from any other portion of the country. coun-try. Another party is due to arrive In Salt Lake May 11th and will remain here until un-til May 23rd. |