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Show OPPORTUNITY TO ENLIST Uncle Sam needs 75,000 strong, red-blooded men NOW! The regular army must be brought up to war strength at an early date June 30th. Unless this is done, valuable time in training will be lost. Fifty-one new regiments are to he formed at once. Sixty-five new bands are to be organized. To those young men of the nation who answer the call to arms, rare opportunities for quick promotion, good pay and the prestige of being a non-commissioned officer are now available. The new regiments must have corporals and sergeants. A man with ordinary intelligence who enlists NOW, attends to his business bus-iness and makes soldiering a profession, profes-sion, will soon find himself promoted to be a corporal a position of trust and added privileges with $36 a month clear money. Men in the army have nothing to buy underwear, clothes, shoes and even razors and tooth brushes are furnished, with the best of food well cooked, and medical and dental attention FREE. A corporal cor-poral would receive the equivalent to a salary of $80 to $90 a month in civil life with no lost thne. If he is sick he receives the best of care and his pay goes on just the same. From a corporalcy to a sergeantcy is but a short jump which pays $38 a month and all found. In a short time he will become a lieutenant at $1700 a year and all found. For the young high school student the army today offers an appointment to West Point provided he enlists In the army MOW and Is able to pass an examination examina-tion similar to that required for his school diploma. He will thus acquire a fine profession and education at no cost to him whatever. He who enlists now may pick his branch of the service. This is a distinct dis-tinct advantage. He will be in position posi-tion for rapid promotion, whereas, if he waits for selection he can never rise above private and will be placed where he is most needed without consulting his wishes. Registration is no bar to voluntary enlistment. A registered man may enlist and reap the benefits of so doing do-ing up to the date of his selection. Due credit will be given each county for every man voluntarily enlisting. A roll of honor will be published every day containing the names of those who enlist. Awaken, young men of the West! You are in a war to keep inviolate the rights of yourself, brothers, sisters, sis-ters, parents and sweetheart, and In the interests of humanity. If Germany Ger-many wins, the captured fleets of England and France together with those of Germany will assail our shores, and we will be forced to pay an indemnity of millions of dollars Young man, patriotic shouting is good patriotic shooting is far better. bet-ter. Get into the army today by enlisting en-listing at your nearest recruiting office of-fice and make your neighbors, family, sweetheart and country proud of you. Don't have It said by others to your family and best girl that you had to be forced to fight for the nation which has fed. clothed and protected you since the day of your birth. Ask the man In khaki then sign up and DO IT TODAY! ' |