Show Happy Boys Entrain I. I for War W ar Mission Campaign to Be Fought on Utah Farms Youths Eager for Outdoor Activities U Gee I wish vish 1 I was you A portion of the first contingent of the I Boys Boys' Working Reserve which left Salt Lake this morning to assist Uncle Sam on the farms Hundreds Hundreds more will follow Left to right WilI Will Byrne 12 Fourth East street j Lawrence Thatcher First avenue and Robert Alford 28 First avenue I 1 I I II 5 bt f AJ J l A t- t iI 4 I v 4 I J r w wr r t t k paa a l f A I s 4 k r I By H H. H.-A H. A. A West Westen en ri f-ri off T THEY'RE 1 Mid expressions expressions' of regret from their less fortunate juvenile juvenile ju ju- ju- ju venile venue friends who cannot go o now but hope to Join joir them soon the first contingent of bo boys boys' working reserve mobilized at the tho interurban station at 9 0 o'clock thi thil morning and entrained for that portion of No Mans Man's Land which Continued on page 8 I HAPPY BOYS Continued from page pase 1 Hes lles between the rows of sugar beets beels in the fields near Lehi Gee aint yuh glad yer gem said one envious young friend at the station n this morning Just think yuh wont won't hatter halter go to school or get the behind yer ears washed or he declared deeply moved by the thought of such a wonderful emancipation FIRST TRIP FOR SOME To many of or the time boys it was their first trip aa away from home among strange people where they will have to stand on their own feet They met the future with smiling faces promising to write home in their four foul weeks' weeks sojourn thinning beets As the war is testing test test- ing Jog the older boys over there the tile grinding routine of or working the soil will test the courage courage courage cour age of the younger youths who are going Joing to stand behind their older brothers with the guns BIG STRAW HATS Armed with their huge Mexican straw sombreros some in their cadets cadet's uniform the boys presented present present- ed a picturesque appearance as they lolled in groups on the station station station sta sta- tion platform preparatory reparatory to boardIng board board- lug Ing the train Work will be in abundance but there will be sufficient compensation tion and a chance to play Swimming Swimming Swimming Swim Swim- ming will constitute midsummer fun and the youths will return to their homes tanned by exposure firm of muscle and nerve and imbued imbued im im- im- im hued with a feeling of exaltation that they have acted the part of real soldiers in assisting Uncle Sam Between 1100 and 1200 hoys have been registered for work this summer on Utah farms according to J. J W. W Watson state director director of of the tile reserve who was at the station station station sta sta- tion to see the first quota leave More 1 than stand ready for immediate immediate immediate im im- im- im mediate service VARIED DUTIES The boys will be employed in inthe tIme the beet fields on fruit ranches and anti in c canneries Camps of twenty twenty- five boys each will wilt be established establish cd under capable leaders Contingents will move from Salt Lake to time the farms of Utah Whenever they tho- arc are needed neede The boys bors will be paid I good wages besides gaining In iii health and patriotism According to Mr Watson the idea has swept the wildfire wildfire wild wild- fire and hundreds of boys arc are clamoring for a chance to assist Today's contingent has been excused ex cx- from classes and will get full credit for work in the beet fields The Time boys will be paid 8 an acre acme They are expected to thin from third one to half an aero acre a day Board will cost them approxImately approximately approximately 1 a day A tent lent taken by them will vill provide their shelter It was expected to have at least four or five camps camps of boys on the farms by this time but the time late spring has caused a setback in the tIle crops and placed mobilization of boy farm tabor behind acceding to Director Watson Vatson The work will now go on Oil with increased impetus im petus and weekly consignments of youths are expected to follow I throughout the season |