Show ENLISTS ENLISTS j jc c p CONGRESSMAN ROYAL C. C J JOHNSON who enlisted as a private after voting for forthe forthe forthe the selective service act a and ad d his patriotic wife who maintains maintains maintains main main- main main- his home 53 I By L. L Harper Leech Special Staff Dispatch WASHINGTON D. D C. C Jan 12 Closed for the war to war to win the war This sign might well be plastered across the door of room in the house of representatives office build build- ing It is the office of Congressman Royal C. C Johnson of South Dakota who is now a private in the regular army at Camp Meade Meade drawing drawing 33 per month as a soldier and turning back into Uncle Sams Sam's treasury the and extras due him as con con- gressman Johnsons Johnson's secretary Hiram Boucher Bouchor Bouch Bouch- er or is serving in an ambulance corps His young law in Banga Ilanga Thoad who used to help about the theoffice theoffice theoffice office is in the air all service Mrs Johnson is running the modest modest modest mod mod- est little home in Washington taking taking taking tak tak- ing care of the two little Johnsons Everett 9 9 and Harlan 7 who are at attending attending attending at- at tending public school and growing up to be real Americans like their husky Western Vestern d dad d. d Of course it is lonesome said Mrs Johnson but I think my husband is t in Iii joining the army He lIe feels that as he voted to send other men mento mento mento to the front he ought to be willing to togo togo togo go himself He lie would not apply for a commission because he has not had military military training If- If he feels that he ought to give his all to his country I certainly ought to back him up and andI I do Johnson retains his seat In congress congress con con- gr gress ss like C Congressman La Guardia of ef New York now a flying man on the Italian front font Hundreds of French deputies members of the British house of commons commons and members of the German reichstag have pursued the same course However Johnson and La Guardia do not take their pay although they could do so and al although although although al- al though bo both h are in moderate circum circum- stances |