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Show SECURE MEN FOR iRIKERVICE Lieut. J. W. McClaskey. iu charge of the United States recruiting district tor the Pacific Coost-Marlne corps, arrived ar-rived In Ogden Tuesday to take seven sev-en men who have been passed here by Dr. R. A. McCuue and Sergeant J. D. J3uuer of the local recruiting office. of-fice. The average has ioiproved since the last report from the local office, seven sev-en nin having been accepted out of S3 applicants. Successful applicants must be not less than live feet In height nor more than six feet and must not weigh k-ss than two pounds to the inch in height. . . ., I Tbe Marine corps is one of the most excellent branches of Ihe ser- vice, and the examinations arc more than ordinarily severe, as those accepted ac-cepted are likely to be detailed to any foreign shore to protect American interests. in-terests. The. marines are Invariably the first men on the'ground In case of foreign trouble, as they can be landed land-ed without causing any international icom plications. , The service In.Osts that, the cream-of American soldiery be used In this branch of the navy. Among the enlisted at the local oftlre Is Glenn L. Tout, a well-known Ogden boy, and son-of . Fred Tout. |