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Show I- RIDAV, APRIL THE PAYS OX CHRONICLE. PAYSOX, UTAH IT, K :i divN.on or t o if viv stated t li.it If you. or s c !,ke y on. viiii' to oiiuii.in ,ed imn.iry form I could ralsi divisions w Ii 'i"')t o'. hie. "I w rite y oil ho ,v 'o i ,, .e- t! o' my two sois, ll.iodoie Koo'ewlt, Jr, aged tvvidv seven, m Ar i i 1, l.it'd It It, aged t.vjnly tl.lie, bo'l, of ll.irvai 1. he allow ed to itili.-- t as ivatos with you i i Hgll I'll' lll't lloi o 'I c gO OV former Is u r.i. jur and tin Ipte.-- a ('ipi.nn In He nl'.o-- i s '1 of is ey are it P'.itt 'b'n g for heir Hurd .iimmcr. "My own ln'.ii f Is thu' eonipe tent men of the r s! tnd ng urcl rank can gain very linle fro'n a ihird humn.er at 11. dishing an (hat they sleaild he ulllid as "Hirers, even If only us .second Rut they ale keenly ei. t ,ne n 8 desirous to see service; and if they serve under yrm at the front, no) are not kiiUd. tiny will he far better uhle to mst net the draft vvinltr, or army next fall or whenever they are sent home, than 'hey will he after sp"iiding the summer at I'lattshui g. '1 he li esident has nniioumed Hint only regular idl'a ers are to go with you, ami if this Is to he the Invariable rule then I apply on behalf of my two ons that they may serve under you us enlisted men, to go to the front with the (list troop sent over. Trusting fa hesr that this request has been gratdi ! I run, wi:h gi eat respei t, a I v .; ' ' ; v , i "V A , ' L, 1 -t 'X - 'V v A? ar, , ' v V to V-- 4'Yi - ti C-- J. fm J. Persuing Joxrph timmii; i In liitne C P,irl. "ery IMS. My IExpeirfieEBCcs In file vtt iiy (ileiiei'al .loSan !. IerNhing '! counrrlei br the North American XX mill rtifhra mervad, im ludii.ii the ScanJlnavltn. ReyroJuction In whole or part prohibited. CPTriakt, 1911, In The tliiiiu'lit of the responsibilities p that this high position (iirricil pressed me for Hip moment. Mere In the face of a great war I hml been placed In comnmnd of n theoretical army which hud yet to he constituted, equipped, trained and sent abroad. Still, there vvns no dmiht In my mind then or at any other time of my ability to do the Job, provided the fo- erniiieiit would furnish men, equip men! and supplies. W. N. U. .J Ntw.pij.rAlli.nc. bervlca Jj Draft Act Massed May 13. The method of raising our armies by conscription was based on studies s made by the war college under Inst from (ietieral Scott. President Wilson recommended the plan to congress April 7, 1917, hut the draft act was not passed until May IS, forty-twdays after the declaration of war. Roosevelt Offer Rejected. The appeal of Col. Theodore Roosevelt ut this time for permission to raise a volunteer division aroused popular sentiment throughout the country In Ids favor, but approval would have opened the door for many oilier applications and the policy would have interfered materially with the orderly and t.us.nessllKe application of the rue-tlon- o Harfcord Chief of Obviously it was advisable to choose my stall us soon as prude .doe After studying the records of si eml olllccrs . alio h of my u tin ii tu ( and q were reconiiiiclided for the p ,(1011. I those MaJ. James (1 I! ."il Ills elllrieney In every glade tiooi lie day of Ids enlistment as a piivale In tliei was not only army In January, ls-.of record but was well Known to those with w houi he had sen ed. Throughout the war llaihord never hesitated a moment to express his opinion with the utmost fratiKness. no matter how radically It might differ from my own, nor did he ever fall to carry out lidti uetloiis faitldully even when they weie nd In memd with Ids views. Entirely tiUM'llisli. he labored Incessantly for what he believed Jo b tlie best interests of our armies. i, yens, Min-eiel- THEODORE RousiA LI.T. I f I R. S. weie ph.v sically tit, Instead of old and heavy and Miff. I .should myself ink to go nudi r you in any capacity down to and Including a sergeant; hut at my age, and condition, I sup use that I could not do work you would consider worth while In the lighting line (my only line) in a lower grude than brigade commander.' draft law. Mm cover, the regular establishment would have sulTered front the loss of an undue proportion of the best officers, who Inevitably would have been selected for Important positions In these special units at a time when their services were urgently needed In building more largely. Another Important reason for disapproving Colonel Roosevelt's application wus that In such a war It was necessary that olllceis, especially those In high command, should ha thoroughly trained and disciplined. Furthermore, Colonel Roosevelt was not In the best CHAPTER III Our deplorable situation ns to inu nitioas was fully discussed at a cam ference called by Secretary of War Rn er May 10. It was brought out that we bad for issue, not In the hands of troops, fewer than a,",000 Springlield rilles, caliber .30; only a few more than 4t) light lield guns, three Hull, and 1.T0 heavy Held guns. As It was Impossible because of manufacturing difficulties for our factories to turn out enough Springfield Titles within a ri time, the secretary decided to adopt the Enfield rifle for nur Infantry. It was then being nianufactui d for the Rritlsh in lurge quantities at private factories in our country, and it slight moddieution of the clminlur only was necessary to make it lit our ammunition. T he total production of this rif.e exceeded 2, UHUkKJ during the war. As to machine guns, it was reported to the confluence that we had a few less than l.fkKl, and these were of four types, (ongress in 1910 had appro printed ?12,tXKi.0i0 for nun bine guns, hut the War department hud md de elded definitely to adopt any particular one for our army, although nn order lmd been placed late In 19H for a quantity of the heavy Vickers Maxims. Short on Ammunition. Of artillery umiiuiiiiUnii, except for the ttiree Inch, we did not have enough to provide more than nine hours' supply, even for tlie limited number of guns on hand, firing at Hie rate ordinarily used In laying down burrage for an Infantry attack. The situation at tlmt time as to avl atlon was such that every American ought to feel deeply chagrined to lien t tt mentioned. Of G3 olllccrs and about 1 ,(XH) men in the air servhe section of the signal corps there were ."A officers wtio could tty. il j;f Mi h i 'hi C. n.t-hd- fxanta-R- . , t ki- :Ky te w a Tie;- A - alt'iVill Olive Smith, by t.i-h- j rs "d grades. 0 second "oi g.inicd Tuesday, with ,i.g as President, Ella Crook .1, i.n.iPeterson 2nd coun- ) i",c openshaw as Secre- Mrs. Mary Ti noil' i'. '.,'"o has moved away from leased as Pi esident, was Lf'gran and Oliva Pete imi'eloi I,,1' V TIKTJEN, Lota) Correspondent The Daughters or the Pioneers held Lui.lle Creenhalgh. Nayuina' their monthly meeting Thursday, in I'utjcn ar.ii Glade Wall returned to Relief the Socie,.y Hall. A program a-- e attending the, itovj where they Mrs. Ellen Johnson Van v.eek!wa by given I the . Y. after upend, ng Ausdal, who read an interesting hist-orof her father, a reading was gjv. en by Catherine Horton, Levan Meven cKay and Arvilla Peterson tang a (jum were in Goshen Thursday duet accompanied by Zola Ilolladay iri(, to attend the wedding .eception A- Tietjen read, The Ox given by Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wall Jr. Aime Bergeson gave a very Team, TuckEllis m honor of Mr. and Mrs. of the Oregon Trail history interesting Miss ett. Mrs. Tuckett was formerly G. Lemenar Clara gave a report on Doreen Stront, daughter of Mrs. Wall. the County Convention and Ir.a E. Tietjen reported on the State ConMr. and Mrs. Willis Gale and family vention held in Salt Lake recently. were Sunday visitors at the home of Lunch was served to 22 members by Mr. and Mrs. Jess Holladay. Chasta Johnson, Nell Cushing, Rosa Wadsworth and Thea lligginson. Miss Winona Openshaw had for her guests Sunday, Mrs. Melba Johnson, Mrs. Eugene Warnick is spending Miss Zola Holladay Max Paulson and the week with her parents, Mr. and George. Mrs. Thos Dix, in Salt Lake City. i. Mi-- s ' ,n, nha'gh, school I,,.. vo piesent and talk-- 1 hudd i.g- - and Santaquin's The houl building. t pa!n(ititf l i i rora Li Mr- - lu , r.o, - , r i lep'e-en- t .s'i , U" a' coin d o t " held - at fa ; I T IN MRS. I "vV f y'-- ii! If Section News Santaquin S,,c vty of the i 1 Marvin Robbins returned to his home Mrs. Ester Allcock entertained a Thursday after spending several days number of children at a lawn party in in Salt Lake. honor of the 4th birthday of her daugh Lade-of the Elite Club met ter Vilma Duane. Lunch was served the of lor electing purpose Mrs. Caroline Openshaw, Mr. and fo- - the coming year. to 12 children and games were playMalik Mm. Leland Openshaw and family t, ed. H n iu- - elec td Lydia weie visitors at the homes of Floyd Pa'dsley, secretary and Geneva Open- - Herbert and Melvin Openshaw over Livina Greenhalgh sua.v, tieasiire. Miss Dora Nelson is spending a few the week end. ,va- - ii 1, ,oid as pi esident, Hazel Chat- days in Salt Lake visiting friends and win as ecietary, ami Geneva llolla- Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wadsworth and relatives. u ,y a- - iitihurei. daughter Helen of Shelly Idaho were The M. I. A. of the second ward won visitors at the home of their parents SaiHaip m and aie now living in Pi-- t Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Wadsworth Sr. first place in the Drama for the stake lu, Nevada. Fri. and Saturday. Mr. Wadsworth is contest work Fri. night. Elaine Wall the Utah Idaho Sugar got 2nd place in the public speaking. Mr. and Mis. Walt Callaway spent employed by Co. in Shelly. Wchies. lay in Piovo on Business. Mrs. Grant L. Johnson of Wiser M-- s. Kauania of San Fran-- c Idaho returned to her home Wed after Grace Mi. and Mrs. William Jarvis ansco Calif, was a visitor at the home spending a week visiting her parents nounce the marriage of their daughMe. and Mrs. J. Elmer Tietjen Tue. Mr. and Mrs. Thos Hellis. of ter Jelia, to Mr. Marian Hazel of Mrs. Kawania is returning to her Salem. The marriage took place in a 6 months stay in Gerhome after Mina Olson and her son Harry of Provo last week. The young people she went to attend school. Provo were Santaquin visitors Thurswhere many Santa-quiin expect to make their home day. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Hellis entertained at their home Tuesday evening in Mr. Geo. W. LeBaron, and his brothM"s. Frank Tuckett spent the Mrs. Grant er Dan of Los Angeles, and Mrs. of honor their daughter, tally pat t of the week in Salt Lake L. Johnson, who spent the past week Danil LeBaron motored to Salt Lake visiting her sifter, Miss Leleia Lar--o- n at her parents home. Mrs Sunday. ami Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Larson. here visiting Johnson was formerly Miss La Vern Hellis. Dr. and Mrs. Jesse Ellsworth and News was received here by Aimie Mrs. Dave Shuler of Payson were vis. Bergeson of the arrival of a baby ward of the officers first itors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Primary l, horn to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew g'-y Mrs. George Kirkman Saturday . of the home at were entertained is This Bergc-oof Fountain Green. assisted who was the fourth daughter of Mr. ar.d Mrs.Leona Greenhalgh hy Kate Armstrong. Lunch was ser- Miss Cleo Andreason returned to Bergesons ved to eleven officers. her home Sunday after spending a 0 in Salt Lake. week Saturday the Primary officers of Mr- and Mr3- Lindon Allred Miss child-! the the fit st ward entertained and Della Morrill all of Fridall, Erl Chapman who was operated on "en of the lower grades at an EasterGavon Co. are spending a few days at the Uinta walk and partv. Games were played Payson Hospital 2 weeks ago the honle of their grandparents Mr. is reported convalescing at his home. and lunch was' served to 53 chtldten.l and Mrs. Geo. W. LeBaron, Mr. and Allred came here to be married Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bates are reMrs. Friends of Mr. and Cyril was A n Salt the Temple. party birth the to of will be hear rick joicing over the arrival of a baby girl glad even-Mi- s. born fo them Sunday evening. of a daughter horn to them. M- -. and given in their honor Wednesday Orrick weie former residents of, ing by Mr. and Mrs. LeBaron at their home. Miss Kershell Openshaw of Salt visitor nj in Lake City was the week-en- d Mrs. Ina Tietjen spent Fri. Mr. Mrs. Pay-so- n and Frank were and Kyte S. W. Evans. Mr. at the home of her parents, at the home of her father visitors last Fri. Mrs. John Openshaw. While chopping wood, Monday aft- Miss Winona Openshaw entertainSrL met T. J. Wadsworth Charles Nelson, the four year old i noon ed at dinner Sunday at 2 oclock in son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. C. Nelson with a painful accident, a piece of pi wood flew up striking him directly honor of Max Povvelsons birth anni- met with a very painful accident MoCovers were lai4 for Mr. nday on the eye ball. Mr. Wadsworth was versary. morning, while playing near the Mrs. Leon Johnson, Miss Zola wood and in it the doctor to lurried Payson, pile, his 6 year old brother Rees was found that no serious injuries Holladay, Mr. George Butler, the guest accidently chopped his finger partly of honor ant the hostess. Later in off. It was ,i!l result from the accident. first thot that they may the day they motored to Salt Lake have to amputate the finger but the Mrs. Bert Morgan announces the ar-- i and enjoyed a theatre party and sup- latest reports are that he will not eal of an S pound baby girl, Monday. per. ntirely lose the finger. April 13, at the home of her parents. Mrs. Eugene Warnick returned to Mrs. C. A. Tietjen left Wednesday I'? m Mr. and M"s. Daniel Jernian. her home Sunday after spending a morning for an extended trip thru Honoiing thu out going Presidency week in Salt Lake visiting friends the Northwest. She expects to visit ( the Second Ward Relief Society. and relatives. for some time with her daughter and the new offieeis of the organization Mr. and Mrs. J. Donald Mi-- s Melha Nelson entertained at Jerman in in the Second i "tortainedl Tuesday Ellensburgl, Washington. A splendid dinner Sunday in honor of Cree Kof-for- d Ward meeting house. of Provo. Cards marked the Are you a Chronicle subscriber! prigram was given hv members of the organization and lunch was serve place for 6 dinner guests. If not? Why not; i i a- - i Pie-idel'- I - Or-jM- With the exception of live or six officers, none of them could have met the requireim nts of modern battle conditions and none had any technical experience with aircraft guns, bombs or bombing dev Ices. We had some fifty five training planes In v in ions conditions of us all entirely without war equipthose planes It Is aim, sing ment. now to roiall that the national adv is ory commit ho for acron tilth s which ng an ulicj,-- s utn had lu cn i oi tlllc study of Ho ptobhun of fight, advised that f '! one wore oh olete Hml four oH'ois el" oVs, out. We could not hive put a single t was squadron in the Hold mil Mr. ami Mrs. W. II. Smith, Mr. estimated that wo sii.niM ev.t'qnlly Tlie monthly P'cc'Pg of the par-- , need at least 3ti squadrons. (uh to ent, Teacher' a'soci.ition met :n the Mrs. H. S. Smith and Mr. and he composed on the avemge of some Genola school hou-on Wednc'dav B. A. Smith and Lorena attended 24 officers, 1M men and IS planes, beW. II. wedd.ng reception Thursday April vvth president evening. April sides a large reserve of planes for re- (f i v son-in-la- 1 e j General Pershing With Gen James Ills ability, Ids v. his faculty for organ!., it Ion, ami, above all, his loyalty, were oiitMand.ng tpntl itles, and these, together with a vein pelting personality, made him Inv.ilu able to the nation In this important position. After consultation with the pernm ninnent beads of staff and supply tie- partments, and with no little Insistence on m.v part In more than one instance, the corresponding representatives to accompany me were designated, and thpy In turn chose their nsvstunts. Although the list d.d not Unhide all would have selm ted. as some weie not available, yet all rose to important places In the final org.miat.ou except one or two who faded in health. The total number in my party that sailed on the Riiltle wn as foil, "s' . Regular army ntll is... Marine coips oiTUtis OHC oftlceis til active no 1 EnllBted men Field clerks Civilian clerks Civilian lnt''i m oil Civ illana , G. Harbord, His Chief of Staff. l. To be Continued :mor of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney ThrochniorW1 very her daughter Dorene who was marr-fin- e have been "'it!' visiting at Ilanksville educational talk wh.ch was enjoy led to Ellis Ttukott on March 2S. and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Robin-o- n ed by a'l pre'vrt. The pioposed bordj Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lance. M Mr and Mr. LaYon York and child- prog t ant as o.rlined !y the S.hod; Lance and daughters accompanied Board was uad by Se Ivan Ii. (mi . ten and '. Jane York accompanied them home on Tuesday. M-- s. Lance Di'Cit"ion of the !," nun.oir' ,r, Jg-- q Anderson and La Vern to and will remain here tha daughters A 'ocial for the P. T. A. their 'ollovved honu in Murray They also visit-t- d summer at the home of Mrs. Lances to be he'd on Friday April 17 was 1,1 Salt with Miss LaRene city mother Mrs. Matilda Throckmorton. Sayde Smith. Mrs. Annie NeLon. Lillie arir,u.,ved. York. Alee and Fwt!i Davis, Netia Dapor. Mr. and Mrs. George Elton of Grace Smith went in the forenoon to Mrs t ri Stewart has returned to were visitors at the home of M" r home in Spanish Folk help put on a quilt to be quilted. Those after spend- and Mrs Samuel Elton at Eltor.a present in the afUnvon wr , Mr' ing some time at the home of her in the u ..'.t.iry prof. "ion evening. hi mVer Mrs. Jane and Gladys York, May Shocmak- - nice' (. jp Xegon R;cseve!ts Plev for Sons. ada re. Harriet Nelson, I'v'gstot. The following letter from Colonel Mrs. Jane York, Mrs. Glardys Mae Smith, Catherine M Su'ie Elton of Mamnuth has and Roosev e't. d. ted M iv 17. 1P1T, will Lorena Draper. children, Mrs. Fern Anderson m OLen. s ov r fine attitude .show Krtimp Seerera Ro'oly, with her son Mr. Sarn- - Miss '"in xi'iting LaYern Anderson spent Fr H C Nols r M' Hannah Jewett, Catherine Jemon Ivan "My I V ir tielierul I'ershng: Elton and family. with relatives and fricr.ds visiting "I D. Gore and Mary Nelson. A beaut'f. tiy heart iy coi grat il.de i M'you. and esieilu'ly the people of Santaquin. II Mr. ' Ca'h-i, i s. log cabin qu It was quilted. Mr'. Fern Anderson and i the I Si.i'cs i pon vnur daughter '. the I Jecorat. demonstrated nne i or nf M. "r.v have been m hi 'onl tie is Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Nelson xisitirg ep I iparv M'Carts and hat'd .e- -i w "h Mrs n ,r g of p nv fo. e to He front Wt.n was Mr. and Nv M' Mrs. Annie ghtcr M' " iff M ,v a.r a e v ',n;and with eudonv' ,o piisi.,..,. p e secre' M- -' I oror.a Drapir dcmeri'tva Dav Mr. and on Poland ct 1 to R,ve-- or motored is. ted making vases for flowers. tary of war to pcrult tne to raise UiN 'lrson York t r the I past week. business trip, Sunday. ua' t'e spiakti. lie gave a -- M-- . I 1 Mara-mot- i I i 1 I E M-- i I", - se-V- 11 d l i Total on gi- - placements. of health and corld not have withstood the hard work and exposure of training can ps and trenches. The set ret. try of war, much to the disappointment of Colonel Roosevelt, wlselv made an adverse decision In Ids i 'iso. which was confirmed by the lre dent. It was evident that both Mr Wilson and Secretary Raker were looking for rained leaders and were detern mod to avoid the embarrassneoln expei tenerd In ment 1'ieshhnt the Civil war, when he was more or Iimi dm ii to many h;gh positions with td thill spponieis who. In the end. ha to he , p'a. ed hy men trained 190 and Mr. Ralph Dubois and Mrs. Mary Mrs. Wilson of Fiarfield were visitors at the the home of Mr. and Mrs. SamJfl 9 in Tuesday evening. to', - ' |