Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-02-14 | Page 14 | Nevada Youth is Eager to Enlist

NEVADA YOUTH IS IS I II I EAGER TO ENLIST That the youth of ot the nation is boiling boiling boil boil- ing lag in a fervent fen desire to offer their lives to Uncle Sam In his war on the I ruthless Hun lIun is evidenced by a letter leUer received today at the office of the local navy recruiting station from Governor Emmet D. D Boyle Doyle pf f Nevada in the governors governor's letter was I an urgent ent appeal sent to him by Clifford Clifford Clif Clif- ford 17 of I Bussell Bussen a a. year old Tonopah Nev asking assistance cf from I the chief executive to obtain him a lI l- l place In the country's fighting ranks Governor Boyls made a n. personal ap appeal appeal appeal ap- ap I peal to Captain Edwin Guthrie of ot the I navy station to give young Bussell Dussen i every very consideration on the strength th of ot orI othis I his pa patriotic appeal I It lt seems to me that th tb the spirit evinced by this lad should be reward rewarded re- re ward warded d wrote Governor Boyle Boyle- I l will feel personally obligated to yol yo-if yo f you will wili advise him direct regard g the opportunity open to him J I JI IAn I An excerpt from young Bussell's Bussells letter letter let let- ter to the Nevada governor follows I 1 want to help Uncle Sam punish the kaiser because all my relatives in England are arp fighting for fol the same cause and one of my uncles was killed and one was wounded in action in the Dardanelles Captain Guthrie has forwarded a aletter aletter aletter letter to the young patriot congratulating congratulating congratulating lating him upon his patriotism but in informing informing informing in- in forming him that he must be 18 years ealS old before he can join the nations nation's I fighting forces