Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-02-10 | Page 2 | H. S. Auerbach Now Major U. S. Asks His Services Summoned to the Capital

NO un Uca Sa D Asks Ake Hi Q Services N um ored to fh the Capital I II I Herbert S. S Auerbach I 4 s s a iY ay t 1 4 s a wa waL L S i A k f Business Acumen of Salt Lake Merchant Wanted i J. J in Ordnance Division arid and unexpected honors S SIGNAL In the service of the tho United States government In connection connection connection tion with the great world struggle now in progress have b been en accorded Herbert S. S Auerbach Auerbach Auerbach Auer Auer- bach one of ot th the best known of ot the younger business men of Utah and anda a native son of this state Without solicitation but with a prompt acquiescence because of his patriotism to an Invitation from the war department to assist tho the nation In its arduous war wal work Mr Auerbach has been commissioned commis commis- stoned A major in tho the ordnance division of tho the United States ann army This commission came b by wire yesterday ester ay from Washington ton and tho the message prec preceded ce by Jy a few hours Mr 11 Auerbach's return to Salt alt Lake Lake- from Washington where re- re he was summoned only a few tew days das ago o to confer with war department officials in connection with a request re request request re- re quest that he should gi give the government govErnment government gov gov- the benefit of his experience ence along business lines and which have enabled him successfully successfully successfully success success- fully to aid In the conduct of a great mercantile me establishment With the same promptness with which ho the responded to the thC call callI I 1 from the nations nation's war officials Major Auerbach tomorrow will begin begin be- be gin the return trip to the national capital and at once enter entel upon duties du duties dutlER du- du ties which eventually may take tako him to the actual scene of or con con- filet HE CONFIRMS REPORT Mr Auerbach was found yesterday yesterday yester ester da day in his office in the Auerbach Auer Auer- bach bath mercantile establishment soon after the report of oC his appointment appointment ap- ap had come to the tho knowledge knowledge knowl- knowl j edge edgo of oC a few tew of ot his business ac ac- ac I In a quiet an and matter of ot fact manner anner he ho confirmed the report that he had received receive by wire aI a aI commission as major in the ordnance ordnance ordnance ord- ord j I nance division of the United States Slates army armr und and nd announced that all although although al- al l I though he lie had reached Salt Lake only a few tew hours previously al already already al- al II ready he lie had completed arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments for tho the return trip to toI I Washington tomorrow Mr 11 Auerbach said that recently and quite unexpectedly he had re received received received re- re a communication from the war industries board asking if he would consider a commission and requesting a a. conference In Washington Wash Wash- ington lie He wired that he would come to Washington then took the next train for lor the national capital Arriving there he be had a conference conference confer confer- ence enco with members of the war industries in in- I board and later with war department officials At this conference conference con con- ference he expressed his willingness willing willing- I ness to assume any duties to which he her might be bo assigned With this understanding he I started on the return trip to Salt I Lake and to hold himself in readiness readiness readiness readi readi- ness to respond to a summons ons but buthe buthe buthe he expressed surprise that the message summoning him back to Continued on page age 1 12 t r a H. H S. S AUERBACH Continued from page 1 Washington sh be awaiting him upon his ai arrival rival MANY CONGRATULATIONS Mr Auerbach last evening was the recipient of many congratulations congratulations congratulations by personal and anti business friends and associates because of the honor accorded him by the government but of all these congratulations congratulations con con- none was more hearty or sincere than those offered by his Ills father Samuel H. H Auerbach founder of the business which now Is conducted by his sons but who although still hale and hearty at nearly 71 years has retired after an active business and public life which gained for him an enviable reputation not only In Utah and Its capital city but throughout the entire West The elder Mr l Auerbach one of the pioneers of Utah has been al almost almost al- al most as active as his sons in vanous various various vari- vari van vari ous lines of work which has a patriotic motive as ag an Incentive I C and as a result he keenly appreciated appreciated the fact that his son had been so honored by the government Young Mr Auerbach began his education in the public schools of Salt Lake but for several for several years studied at various Institutions in I Germany and France Later he entered Columbia Columbi university and andI I graduated as a mining engineer then took a post-graduate post as g master master master mas mas- ter of arts At present he is a member of the board Aboard of regents of the University University University Uni Uni- of Utah and vice president both of the Utah Better Roads as association association association as- as and the State Street as association association association as- as and as chairman of the conservation and emergency committee committee com corn of Salt Lake one of the auxiliary organizations of ot the national council of defense defens he has devoted much of his time since the entrance of the United States into the tho world struggle to various 1 labors associated with that branch of the war work