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Show UrsTGOES INTO WAR SENATE PASSES RESOLUTION BY OVERWHELMING MAJORITY o&o o(b 5& fS? Sfc Sfe ?? $? WORLD HELD DOOMED IF GERIMIS VICTOR Enlistments in Mt. Pleasant. Kii. Noruian, of Mt. Pleasant. K. iieckstrom, of Mt. Pleasant. Kostoe Cox, of Fairview. Chesley Seely, of Mt. Pleasant. Iiuel Seely, of Mt. Pleasant. A number of young men of this city and of neighboring towns, are seriously ser-iously considering enlisting. Koscoe Cox has received congTes-. Nloual recommendation as first alternate alter-nate as a naval cadet from Utah. He has been assigned for examination in June. If he is successful he will be sent to Annapolis. Mr. Cox is a student stu-dent at the North Sanpete High School in Mt. Pleasant. In a speech bristling with patriotic Bentiment and stirring appeals for a whole hearted response to the call of the United States Government for young men to rally to its support in the most trying moment of its history by enlisting in the National Guard, the Army or the Navy, Major Brig-ham Brig-ham H. Roberts, chaplain o the National Na-tional Guard of Utah, held an audience aud-ience which filled the Elite Theatre in this city to its capacity spellbound for more than two hours Wednesday evening. The meeting was one arranged ar-ranged by local civic authorities in response to a request made by Governor Gov-ernor Simon Bamberger. Mayor Daniel Dan-iel Kasmusseu presided. Major Roberts gave a brief history of the present world war and outlined out-lined the series of events which has preceded the entrance of the United States into it. He pointed out how Americans, almost without exception were opposed to this or to any other war, but contended strongly for the idea that there were conditions condi-tions possible of development which were intensely worse than those of war, as horrible as these are. The extreme patience of the present National administration in dealing with offensive situations growing out of the war, and its repeated re-peated attempts to avoid entrance into the horrible conflict were sufficient suffi-cient proof that America was being driven Into the world horror against Us own wishes. In part, as was pointed out, this policy on the part of the administration had brought upon It severe criticism of a most cuustic nature. Major Roberts paid a splendid eulogy eul-ogy to Utah's militiamen of earlier days, referring particularly to the splendid work and record of the Mormon Mor-mon Battalion. He pointed out how through all history war had beeu fought and showed the splendid renown re-nown won for those who had participated partic-ipated in them for this Nation. The appeals made by Major Roberts Rob-erts were directed to the mothers, his call to them being both eloquent and touching. He explained what would be expected of Sanpete county and Mt. Pleasant in the way of enlistments enlist-ments and put the question squarely to the people as to what they would do about it. The results of Major Roberts' splendid splen-did address have already become apparent, ap-parent, as the enlistments noted at the beginning of this article show. The recruiting campaign will be continued con-tinued with vigor throughout the district until the number required here, 107 men, have been secured if that can possibly be done. As was pointed out by the speaker, if the young men do not voluntarily they mnv expect the draft to be applied and they will be forced In. Capt. S. M. Neilson made a few remarks at the opening of the meeting meet-ing concerning the Mt. Pleasant district dis-trict and the Utah organization. Major Roberts delivered a splendid eddress Thursday '-riling at the HiEh School, "Anita" being his |