Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-07-13
ARMY NEEDS men
Of MANY TRADES
Specialized yo!k y! q Every 1u'ly
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WHAT We ARE SHORT OF
Chauffeur, Cooks, Blsekswitbs, Car
psntsrs, Etc. In Great Dsmsnd-Nsvy
Especially Wants EJsctriojsna Ms
ohinIsts. Fifsmsn and Plumbers.
other Positions Open 70 Pstrists.
Men Of practically every trade will
nnd abundant opportunity to pursue
their fayerite callings In the military
and naval forces Of the country 1t pres
ept existing az well as In those yet to
be organized. Striving after the etfi.
cheney which must be attained In as
short 4 time as possible. army, navy
and marine officers arr assigning re.
cryiits 10 those branches Of the service
where any special knowledge they pos
sess will be valuable,
In. the army ,as well a. In the navy
practically every vocation from enH-
neering and medicine to baking and
tailoring VIII be represented. When
the army draft n In force the need for
men of all trades win be unlimited
At the present time the different
branches Of the service have the .neces-
sary quota Of certain tradesmen. and
no more are being taken. Other trades
men. however. are still in demnnd. even
FOR the forces already organized.
Because the duties OF the engineer
Ing corps are more varied than those
Of other branches VI the service there
In greater demand there for skilled
workmep. The volunteer engineering
regiments which are soon to get away
for the front are almost recruited up
10 their full strength. but there In yet
a chance for cooks. chauffeurs. automo-
bile ndechanicians. longshoremcn and
plain pick and shovel mcn.
E What Men Are Most Needed.
The engineering corps Of the regular
army is also In need OF skilled workers.
The ndjutant generals Office has sent
orders to recruiting stations to enlist
as many Of the following workers as
possible: Blacssmiths, blasters and
powder men. cabinctmakers, wooden
boat calkers. bridge, house and ship
carpenters. clerks. cooks. divers, drafts
men, drillers, teamsters. electricians.
enginemen, chauiYeurs, farriers, fire.
men, masons, mine foremen. concrete
foremen. painters. railroad construction
men, glaziers. horseshoers. lithogra-
piers. machinists, oarsmen, skilled
boatmen. mule packers. photographers,
pipeiitters, plumbers. riggers, nveters,
harness makers. shoemakers, store
room keepers, surveyors, transit men.
tinsmiths and students OF engineering.
The quartermaster's corps Is in need
Of chauffeurs, bakers, bookkeepers, ste
nographers and typewriters. The need
Of bakers Is especially great. A COM
mittee of motor truck owners aud ex-
perts Is striving to enlist 1850 skilled
motor truck drivers for the quarter
master enlisted reserve corps. They
will be used to man forty truck trains
Applicants are recruited, given tech
nical examination. physical examina-
ton by the army surgeon and finally
enlisted. Those who have driven pleas
ure cars as well as motor trucks for nt
least a year and who understand the
mechanism Of motor and transmission
have little difficulty in passing the ex.
animation.
General Call For Cooks.
In every branch Of the service there
Ia crying demand for cooks. An fight
Ing forces must have good cooks. but
the men of this trade are not respond.
Ing In MS great numbers as the recruit
Ing officers would like. The navy ard
marine corps are as anxious to rct
good cooks as the army. Cooks will
have no trouble In finding work 10 'lo IN
the country's military service
Men skilled as mechanics, electricians,
wiremen, cablemen aud telegraph, ,cle-
phone and wireless operators, photog-
raphers, chauffeurs aud ncronauticnl
experts are needed In the signal corps.
A part Of the function of the signal
corps is the installation and operation
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