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Show FURLOUGHS TO BE GRANTED IN BUSYJEASON SuliiTers In camp In America will lie granted furloughs during tin-planting tin-planting and lutrxestlng seasons or this year U older to iisbIsI the funnels, funn-els, In the opinion of Senator Wll Ham II. King. President E. (J. Peterson Peter-son or the t'tah Agricultural Colleg" has Just rwelved word to this effect ft out .Senator King, who writes In part, as follows- "Tho l'lesldent nnd tho War Department De-partment nro favorable to some plan by which those In the "military service serv-ice of tho government, but who are In this country, may bo made available avail-able for rami service during limited periods In each year. Tho details have not yet been worked out, hut unquestionably some regulations will lie provided or some law enacted that will ielleo tho situation considerably and ennhlo very many or tho soldiers In tho various camps In this country to bo rurlotlghed hi order to aid In planting spring ciops nnd In hni vesting vest-ing tho crops when ripe. 1 mil In favor of somo roller nlnng the lines Indicated. Thero Is ifbw pending In tho Senate a bill which IT enacted, Into law, will bring about this result." re-sult." Tho bill referred to ns now pending pend-ing In thu Senate Is II. II. Mill 1)1 00 untitled, A Bill to nuthorlzo tho Secretary or War to grant furloughs without pay ond allowances to the enlisted men or tho army or tho United Uni-ted Slates, and for other purposes. This bill provides In pnrt. That wherever In tho opinion of tho Secretary of War tho Interests or tho scrvlco or tho national security and defense ronder It necessary to grant furloughs to enlisted men of tho aiiny of the United States with or without pay "and allow'oiices" or with partial pay and allowances, nnd for such periods ns ho may dcslgnnto to permit said enlisted men to engage en-gage In civil occupations nnd pursuits. |
