The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-01-08
WHY HE ENLISTED

How d. you happen to 60? You
aren't draft age?"
The above question was put up to
a khaki clad youth on a railroad
train the other day.
mo. he replied, I'm not draft
age, and can't say want to go.
I'm not much on this killing bust
ness. But the more I thought about
1t, the more felt didn't want to
spend the rest of my life explaining
why wasn't there"
That fellow came very near ex-
pressing the attitude of millions. 1t
is the point of view OF most of the
drafted men. who wouldn't be par
ticularly glad even IL they were re-
leased on the ground Of physical de-
fects. It has sunk into their hearts
that this is the job of the American
people, and up to the young men in
particular. Those that don't go may
have excellent excuses. But always
they will feel a bit on the defensive.
There Is a great satisfaction to
any active young man in being In
the things that his crowd, and the
community generally are doing. A
boy who went to some war pictures
the other day said the mere sight Of
them made him want to be there.
He hated to be digging away In a
school with all this thrill and exs
element going on. No live boy likes
to have been home and abed on ths
night that q bad fire broke loose In
the town. Next morning he looks
pretty sheepish when all the other
lids exchange observation.
so the men who run to this great
lest of all fires. will have subjects
Tor conversation and mutual interest
Cor life time. 1t will be tie OF
common experience binding men to-
.gether. They will be class by them
selves, q kind of American aristoc,
racy based not on money or birth.
but service. Those who were re-
lieved of the duty. or who lodged It..
will feel like the boy who slept over
the fire.
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THE WALKING POPULATION
A great deal Is said about Good
Roads. 1t Is q grand subject. and
none too much can be said about It.
But meanwhile we must not forget
the pedestrians. 1t is a bigger pop
.ulation than the owners Of horses.
motor cars. and trucks that use the
roads. The interests of this walking
element should be booked after by a
satisfactory system of sidewalks.
Some towns assess the entire cost
of sidewalks on the abutter. They
regard 1t as his fair contribution to
town life. This theory secures the
prompt construction of walks as soon
as a municipality decides what
streets are entitled to them.
In other places 1t is felt that this
policy creates burden on real estate
and SO tends to discourage improve
ment of the same. They prefer to
see the costs placed on the tax pay
ers as q whole. In still other place.
there Is a compromise and the cos
is divided up. This policy seems ;
fair one. but 1t is open to the objec
ton that 1t is often hard to get tn,
tax payers to assent to walks on new
streets.
1t will sometimes happen, whel
the laying of walks Is conceived a
the duty Of the municipality. that
town will make squirt and lay som
fine strips of costly walk on fe,
streets. Then the tax payers will
take alarm at the cost, and stop tn
fos~ntirely. If a little less ex
ed word lax had been laid, it ma,
that all men besle to get more of i
and 81. and 81 IA
who have attained H. seem best /,
since registration on j. should b
can now enlist in the regA asonabl
In the following branches in :, m
all will have exceptional opport@ q
for advancement. All will be -
Iisted as privates with chances TO
promotion up to ss1 per month as
sured TO all who qualify. Ample pro
visions have been made for the pro
tsotion Of dependents by the iasur