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Show UTAH'S OWN This week through the courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune and the Utah War Savings Stamps Committee, who have so generously supplied the News with the cuts, our readers are able to have pictures of the boys of the 145th Artillery Utah's Own showing them in France, not only this week, but for several weeks. These are boys who have been training tra-ining to meet the Huns, and were just ready to take a crack at them, when they threw up their hands and quit, thus depriving the boys of their great chance to show what was in them. It was not the fault of the boys and it will undoubtedly be their , one great regret that they did not have the chance they longed for. ; Reports now are that they will soon be on their way home, and in a short time released from military du-: ty, and able to return to their old life. ; Utah is proud of these boys, proud of their record, and their wnderful training and .conduct during the war. Nothing fs too good for them, and to forget them now would be an act of dishonor which cannot be thought of. There is talk of erecting some sort of a memorial for them, that for all time the people of the state may be reminded of what the boys had done. aid that they were willing to give t their all to their country. j Yet it may be ventured that, if the boys could have their say right now, they would not ask for a memorial but rather that Utah's war record bo entirely clean, and that the most important im-portant thing is the keeping of the W. S. S. pledges, and not only that, but buying much more than the pledges pled-ges call for. These boys are looking to Undo Sam to clothe them, feed them, and bring them safely back to their families fam-ilies and their dear ones. To do this, Uncle Sam must look to those who have promised to buy W. S. S. to make good and come through before the first of the year, otherwise he may he embarrassed and not able to do what he should ror the boys. Look at the pictures printed this week of "Utah's Own," and then ask yourself if you can go back on Uncle Sam, who wants to do his best for them. Your only answer must he that no sacrifice is too great, money, Is no object, honor is at stake, and the boyp must not rett.iii and Iiiim; to face the news that Utri n;is 'el m down! "For the iloior of li h" Is no mere catch phrase. It is no advertising slogan, but a fact, and it cannot be passed over lightly, but taken earnestly earn-estly and with a full meaning. Unless Un-less the Stale and its people make good on its quota of W. S. S. It cannot can-not help it, if the boys reproach ua when they return. Let's get busy and make good. |