Arizona republican., 1918-03-18
BOYS' RESERVE ID
 AGAIN TAKE UP HOE
 AND FIGHT KAISER

Time is to be taken by the forelock | this spring. and the youth of the iand are being mobilized for war The lad of 2l takes up a rifle The youth of from IS to 20 is called upon to seize the hoe. Both are implements of de- fensive warfare.
 In Germany the boys of 16 have been called to join their elders in the trenches, to offer their lives for a des- potic sovereign who pays them almost nothing. American lads below the age of 21 are permitted to remain at their studies. But now they are asked to devote their time for a few summer weeks to a service as patriotic as that of their brothers in the training camps or in France. This time is to be paid for liberally. The Uoy who cannot fight the kaiser with bayonet and shot can fight him in the cotton or grain fields. It's a great ~-ay in which tol do ones bit.
 The United States Boys Working Reserve is a national organization Of lads aged from 1s to 21. It has been carefully organized, under government tai supervision. and mas received the official endorsement or President Wilson. Wherever understood, the plan has been a success. Hundreds of thousands of men have gone to the front, drawn from factories, workshops and farms and hundreds of thousands more will go this year. To an extent, their places can be filled from the army of American boys of the age limits noted.
 Above Average Farmer
 Canada has found the plan success ful and it's enroliint'rt of boyJ nas been a phenomenal one. There was nation wide t1ial of the Iiay last season in the United States and it was demcn- strated good. MT. Hoover head Of the food administrative. has given ap- proval, saying, livery bcy in active productive service in the United States will oppose a similar working boy in Germany" Incidentally most of the farm work in Germany is now being done by women.
 Last year the boys reserve did splendid work on the farms of the Salt River valley. It is told their individual service was much better than that of the average imported laborer. They were well paid, we'll fed and well cared for by high school and Y. M. c. A. rep resentatives and went back to their classes in the fall in much better physical cndition than if they had toiled the summer through. General management locally was in the hands of Lindley B. Orme. oho has been named by the department of labor as federal state director for Arizona. He has appointed the principal of every high school in the state as an enroll ment officer for the reserve.
 Enroll March 18
 This enrolment will begin Monday, March IS, and will continue till all | boys have had chance to join the reserve. Each recruit must get the consent of his parents. lie may become reserve member and receive the bronze badge and certificate of honor even though already engaged in agri- i cultural work or planning to do farm work this summer.
 | Men of character and ability will be
 in charge this summer, on a basis of squads of 25 boys each. Thorough sanitary conditions will be maintained at the camps. Food and sleeping &C.,
 commodations will be given the most
 careful consideration. Provision will 1 be made for recreation m leisure hours and an educational program will be
 carried out along military lines. No ] boy will be permitted to overdo or to