Arizona republican., 1918-08-04
GALL
 TWILL TRAIN
 TO AID COUNTRY
More than 150 of 250 Regis
 trants in Maricopa County
 Agree to Attend Classes To Help War Industries

Without waiting to be inducted into the national army of the United States more than 150 registrants in Maricopa county who have not yet received their call to join the colors have announced their intention of starting training at once in order that they may be of more value to their country when their time comes.
 This announcement was made last night at the Y. M. c. A. stadium where 250 registered men gathered at the call of Provost Marshal General Crowder, made through l. Colodny, director of vocational education for Arizona. The patriotic appeal of General Crowder was read to the men by Martin T. Weyant, secretary of the Maricopa county local board.
 150 Will Train
 Mir. Colodny outlined the war emer- gency work, saying that the govern ment wished men to train for some useful work while waiting to be called to the colors, and he passed around blanks for the men to fill out, specify ing on the blank the line of study de- sired. About 150 blanks were turned back to MT. Colodny properly filled out the men thus agreeing to attend night
 
 be given Among the trades in which instruction will be given are auto driving and repairing, gas engine oper- ation, wireless telegraphy, blacksmith ing, pipe-fitting and electrical line work.
 MT. Colodny said that man fitted for work in one of the mechanical lines was worth three ordinary men to the government when that man got into the service.
 Chairman w. H. Wilky of the local board presided at the meeting and in troduced MT. Colodny. The address sent out by General Crowder and read by MT. Weyant, and applauded by the regiStrantS, was an appeal to the boys to begin now to make themselves into good soldiers, to take it upon them selves to seek out slackers. to become defenders of the country, in spirit, in knowledge and in physical fitness. The address is as follows:
 Crowder's Appeal
 You have been selected by the con- gress of the nation and by the board of your own community to fill the ranks of our national army. Your appointed task is to defend your country from the force and fraud of a ruthless enemy | BEGIN NOWi
 Your call to arms is coming, in due season. But in the meantime your very selection by the boards of your com munity marks you as possessing al- ready privilege and a duty. You are not only to bear arms when the time comes. You are to prepare to be worthy and capable. BEGIN NOW
 The more you think now about the things which a true soldier must know the more competent and satisfied you will be when the actual call arrives What do you know of a soldiers daily duties What do you know of an aTmy's organization? What do you know ot the work and the science of its severa branches-infantry cavalry, artillery signal, quartermaster, ordnance, and the rest? What do you know of the weapons, the tools, and the materials that each of them uses? What do vol know of the geography of the grea battlefield of Europe? What do vol know of the nations arrayed for anC against us? How intelligent are vol as to the causes and objects of thi: war? Do you realize that as a goo( soldier you have much to learn, ant that the sooner you learn it the bette a soldier you will be when you arrive in camp? BEGIN NOW!
 Forming Friendships
 Do you know the men of this towl and county that are to join the rank with you? Have you reflected that the greatest friendship that one man eve has for another in this world is tn friendship that grows up between thos'