Show FIFTEEN IN SALT LAKE ATTEMPT TO JOIN NAVY Tho The navy naS was the most fortunate of all aU the divisions dl of the lie national 31 defense up ip to noon toda today having continually luring the thc morning a long string of or ap- ap waiting to bo he examined d Fifteen teen cen men entered the office by noon signifying their Intention of ot Joining the thena na navy naIf If It their applications were ac accepted ac- ac Only Onto one ono man however was enlisted d. d Five o of the men who were enlisted yesterday at the local office will be besent besent besent sent sent away to the stations lL on the coast Goor George e Cinker Jr o of Billings Mont was ivas the applicant accepted this mornIn mornIng morn- morn In Ing ng He will leave leao today In company compan with the five tI other men Two other men were ready for examination this afternoon p Th The marine corps has be been n unfortunate unfortunate unfortunate in tn securing recruits during the thelast thelast last t few da days 8 none nono o of those ap applying being j able to stand the tho physical tests Several Se men anon have attended to be examined examined ex ex- It Wl was was was' stated b by Sergeant Busch Dusch o of the tho marines today but for some Bomo reason or other all have e been cn rejected Of or those applying today one was wag flat footed the other under underweight underweight weight and the third hard of ot hearing Several youn boys of ot 16 and 17 years cars have hwe appeared appeared at the station but little or no attention has haa been paid to them themon on account of ot their youth except possibly pos pos- sibly the taking of oC their names In case c. the call for tor volunteers will extend over the tho youth limit No o applicants were accepted this morning b by the tho local arm army station Despite the shifting of stations four fou or five o times limes the tho recruiting I In lit th the national guard continues unusually Blow slow This condition is due It is salt said said to the tho tendency of tho the general public t to watt walt until an an actual declaration o or of orwar war is made mue It is believed In such an event the present force of or recruiting men inca will be doubled to handle th the flock of applicants With a n view to centralizing the re re- re In one spot the three re recruiting recruiting re- re stations for tor the national guard guan have been consolidated at ono one station South Main street The station In the Felt Folt building has been abandoned as well as the old re re- office in the armor annor armory on Pierpont Pier Pier- pon pont t street The rho slowness of or recruiting in the mornings however howE has not put dampers dampers dam dam- pers on tho the hopes hopel and expectations o othe or of orthe the officers In charge charse It has been found toun the they sa say that most of or the thA re recruiting recruiting re- re Is lone done after atter 5 G o'clock and the opening of or a night office for the securIng securing ing lug of or these applications an anti and enlistments enlistments enlistments enlist enlist- ments is being considered Brigham H H. Roberts president of or the state board of equalization volunteered his service to the nation in the event of war and has been made mode chaplain on the staff star of Governor Bamberger with the rank of ot major He will be detailed to assist in the r recruiting campaign no now un under er way to bring the tho national guard suard under organization u up up to war at strength It H Is understood that in tho event of ot the cavalry organizations in the tho state being raised to a a. regiment jor Roberts will be assigned to the- the regiment regi roRi ment meat as chaplain and will go SO tho boys bos to whatever point thy may be besent besent sent h by the te federal government t |