The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-09-13
CAN ENTER THE NAVY
DURING THE FAIR
RECRUITING STATION OPENED
HERE WITH TWO VETERANS
In CHARGE OF WORK

Young men who wish to- secure a
fine education and see the world will
have golden opportunity next week
when the naval recruiting station will
be open in Moscow. Never have young
men been offered such splendid OPP
portunity to serve their country, get
an education and see the yorld as is
now being offered in the second larg-
est navy Of the present time.
Boys of IL years, without previous
training, may enlist and secure an ed
ucation as mechanical engineers. At
| the end of three years, when they are
20 years old, they can be discharged
and take up the work of expert gas
engineers; for they will get an educa
ton and training in the naval schools
equaled by no other in America.
The men who enlist during this
week will be in time to go with the
Pacific fleet this winter on its trip
to the Hawaiian Islands, China, Japan
and the South seas. Men of Idaho who
enlist now will be assigned to the
great dreadnaught "Idaho," named in
honor of this state and a sister ship
to the New Mexico, the flag ship of
the fleet. The Idaho is known as ''The
Queen of the Ocean" and Idaho men
will be assigned to that ship.
The recruiting station will be in
charge of Lieutenant l.. f. Bosshardt,
and w. Seehorn, both veterans of the
navy who have seen IL years of serv-
ice and who took an active part in the
great world war. Lieutenant Boss
hardt was on the U. S. S. flaming, the
only ship to bring a German subma-
rine to the surface and capture the
crew. Mr.. Seehorn was on the U. S.
S. Chauncey, which was sunk in the
sea by German or
Austrian submarine, and both can tell
and thrilling stories of the
life of the sea, the life offered to the
young men Of Idaho during fair week.
Lieutenant Bosshart will speak this
afternoon and tonight at the Orpheum
theatre at the matinee and evening
performance. He will tell of the life
Of a man of the navy, describe the
work, the scenes and the educational
features and give any information de-
sired.
These men will have a booth at S
he fair grounds all of next week. 1t
Will be opened Monday. Enlistments ]
;an be made at the booth or with the {
nen on the street. Young men de- l
string to enlist or to know more about s
he work of the navy need have no
lesitancy in stopping these men on
he street and asking them questions. t
they will be glad to talk to you. You
will know them by their uniforms.
Go to the fair grounds and see the
exhibits and talk with the men in p
,harge. They have full sized, regu- t
alton torpedo, the kind that sunk the a
4usitania, the Tuscania and so many, G
many other ships You can see just !
What it is and the man in charge will p
ell you about it. You will also see tt
he depth bombs" the deadly bomb c
hat was exploded by the pressure at /
great depth and sent many German t
to the bottom, or, exploding
eside it when lying on the bottom,
eft 1t and its human cargo there. You
will also see the "Y' gun by which 0
hese bombs we're discharged and you c
viii learn much of interest. In fact a
he booth will be one of the most inter- O
sting features of the fair Do not fail b
0 see it and to talk with the man in t
harpp