The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-15
RECEIVE BLANKS
FOR ENGINEERS
CORPS RECRUITS
Applications to Join Expedition
to France May Be Had
at City Hall.

Apphcas.on blanks for enlistment
Into the New England regiment, one
of the nine authorized for work in
France, may be obtained at the office
of City Engineer A. H. Terry, City
hall. All men qualified for service In
the various mechanical trades are
urged to come into the organization
as the need of them is greater at the
present time than it is for enlisted.
lighters Ehe first troops to be taken
to F'ransWs will be these engineer reg
iments,
The first and chief duties of these.
troops will be the construction, re-
construction, maintenance and opera
ton gof French ss1d Belgian railroads
TO carry menu hfumiions and supplies
to the front. This work is absolutely ,
necessary before an army can be
placed on the firing line, and must be
done as soon as possible so that trans-s
porta4ion will be ready as soon as the
regular line troops are trained
For this work men experienced in
railroad construction and operation
are particularly desired and also SUI
perinx6fdsnfs, fczsa5ze11 fnechanfcs and
skilled laborers whose services can be
atfvantaxeously utilized in connection
with railroad work. These men will
be regularly enlisted in the Enlisted
Reserve Corps of the U. s. Army and
will, be armed and equipped as reg
u1ar engineer troops. They will be
given their discharge at the end Of
the war and win not be subject to
draft in, other forces while serving in
the engineers regiment. Each en-
'sfneer regiment at war strength con-
Loss enlisted men, and is composed
! OF two battaIions OF three companies
each. each company containing four
Nof1cers and 164 enlisted men, One
regiment, to be accompanied by Major
William P. Wooten, Corps of En-
gineers. u s. Army, with heaIdquar-
tiers at Boston, will be recruited in
New England and ut Is expected that
Connecticut 4rPi 9rrn1shf at least two
companies of this, regiment. AS soon
as ordered into active SERVICE enlisted
men win receive the pay and allow
ance Of the corresponding grades in
the regular army. Arms. uniforms,
equipment, subsistence and medical
attendance are furnished by the
United States.
Applicants for enlistment must be
citizens Of the, United States. or per-
sons who have declared their inten-
tions to become citizens; they must be
: between the ages of 18 and As years,
{ physically sound, of good moral char
acter and must not have families en-
tirely dependent upon them In ad-
dition to the above, they must be
(, especially qualified for railroad work,
or work, related thereto. ~ .
The following shows the kind and
number of men, needed for an en-
ginee0 regiment. At least one-third
of this number are to be recruited in
Connecticut
Superintendents, 16; locomotive en-
ginemen, AS; stationery enginemen,
"a: f1remen, 60; oilers, 18; machinists,
4os electricians, "a; plumbers, 12;
teleeraphers. IL; Triggers, SO; drafts
men, IL; clerks. II; farriers, g.; yard
masters; IL; car repairers, "a; brake
/ men, "A; iblacksmiths "a; piledriver
men, "a; masons, Is; pipefitters, "a;
gas ekginemen, II; linemen, AZ; sur
veyors, "a; stenographers, IL; cooks,
"a; handy men. IL; track and section
{ men, 100; structural steel workers,
/: 50; carpenters (generaD, 60; dock
and bridge carpenters, so; drill run
ners and helpers, s; powdermen and
! b1asters, "a; storekeepers, 49, horse
shoers, 6.
Also a number of men for general
construction and skilled laborers.
These men will be enlisted as nom.
commissioned officers and privates,
and each man Should designate in his
application the grade in which he
desires to be listed.
Blank application forms for enlist
ment may be obtained at the city en-
gineer's office. or applications may be
made directly to the U. s., Engineer
ONCE, New London. t is expected
~N4
cers' Reserve, corps will be. in town
within a short time to furnish addi-
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