The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-09-06
NOHRLAND ENGINEER GOING
\. 10. Davidson Now At Camp Meade,
MD. I'm Itoutc 10 rruncc.

MoHRI.AND. sept 2.--Alexandcr
". Davidson has voluntarily enlisted In
the United StaIItcs army. lie has
Joined the Twenty Eighth engineers
stationed az Camp Meade. Md. Tie
enlisted from Mohrlnnd on the 18th
of August and left Price the next day
Tor Fort Douglas aud on the 2iut for
the East to undergo training prepare
tory Co going To- the front In France.
whore he H. exceedingly anxious a. ar
rive and crors swords with the bar
bnrouH and brutal Hun. The depart
ing one aud his wife mr.. very much
esteemed by the people of Mohrind
and the surrounding s@ctions both
have taken very active part In every
patriotic movement since the entrance
of the United states into the worlds
great war
ThemHeiVsa generous subscribers To-
the liberty looms. war savings stamps
aud Eoforth. both worked hard solicit
inR and advising other persona 10 boz
como subscribers 90 the same patriotic
purposes To financially support the
government In the prosecution ~ the
war. and wcrc very successful la their
efforts and appealing Influence with
tNf tWNlfa AltN anu nAH WIZ NhNf
also taken q leading and prominent
position In the ited Cross service here
az Mcfarland. aud were always present
nj all patriotic meetings, lie was up
a. the time 81 his enlistment a faith
fui and trusted official At the Mohr-
land mine of the United States Fuel
company Tor more than three years
Ills good. kind association and friend
/ a. az
Mohriand. Before he left Salt Lake
City Tor Camp Meade he mailed "a
Mr.. Davidson as souvenirs vert
neat aud pretty service pin and a ser
vice flag. Davidson felt ana express
cd his adherence 81 oormany'a crusl
Treatment % the Beiginns al the time
of their Invasion % belgium IN 1914
hut after that awful. friRhtful and
shocking destruction and murder by
the deliberate and wiifui blowing 40
of the Lunitnnla. he was wreakinf
with vengeance aud expressed ths
opinion AZ that time that the United
States ought and should strike bach
az the German monster and aveng,
the numbering and wholesale HiauEh
toring by German frightfulneAs OF In
nooent and inoff-nniye United state'
citizens.
Davidson was born and brought al
la Tennessee aud his wife was born
and raised In kentucky--both are al
good old Southern stock and strain
aud all think he viii make a brave
and brilliant soldier. a loyal. trueborI
United States citizen. All predict HI
viii show his American metal ans
proves when he gets on the already
hloodstained battlefieids OF France oil
Flanders with bitter results 10 TN
barbarous Huns. for itk an old saying
and possibly true. that a volunteer 4
worth a dozen pressed or drafted
men. and II may be said here agar
that Davidson volunteered forcefully
Mrs. Davidson will continue he
residence az MOhrland pending IN,
time that her husband viii return. W,
hope. crowned with the laurols OF 1
fun and decisive victory over th'
iiuns-bringing back Ia the Unite,
States. and Of course 10 MohTland
honOrS decorations. great credit .ans
glory trlumphantly after a compiet,
and final crushing of Prusalan mill
tarism. the capture Of the kaiser AN,
unqnestionable winning of the world
great war by the mighty and nobl'
United states of America and he
allies.