The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-12-05
WEEKLY WAR NEWS DIGEST
Stories Of Activities and Conditions
Throughout the United States
and on the Battle Fronts.

IlOIle CIle dudSe no news is SOOuS
news" never was more true than at
present. The report of every cas-
ualty at home or abroad is immedi-
ately wired or cabled to officials at
Washington, being relayed from there
without loss of time to the emergen-
cy address of the soldier or sailor
affected. 1t is also at once released
for publication in the newspapers
No news of casualties has or will be
held up.
No man in the service has received
orders. not to write home; he has
been urged, on the contrary, to keep
in touch with relatives and friends.
The forces in France have at their
disposal post cards giving general
information in regard to health and
the receipt of letters and parcels,
which may be dispatched without
payment Of postage.
Care is also taken to see that mail
intended for soldiers and sailors
reaches them promptly. When the
regimental and company designation
of soldier is not known it may be
secured by application to The Adju-
tant Generals Office, Washington,
D. c. In one week 1874 letters with
insufficient addresses were received
at this office. On 1882 the address
ses were completed and they were
forwarded, 1923 were returned to
senders, So went to the dead letter
office because senders' addresses
were not given, and the balance were
held with the view that the address
ses might be completed later.
Men from As trades have oppor-
tunity to enlist in the army of skill
ed workmen being formed to go into
France with the American fiers, and
are promised experience as near the
fighting lines as airdomes can be
built.
Cobblers and tailUrs can leave
their benches to make, stretch, and
repair wings; BARRIERS are wanted to
ply their trade near no mans Land;
cabinetmakers and boat makers are
needed for woodwork; coppersmiths
will see that there are no leaky gaso-
line tanks. Instrument repairmen,
vulcanizers, gas-works employees,
rope riggers, cordage workers, auto
mobile mechanicians, and men from
other trades are wanted for general
work Application for information
regarding enlistment may be made
to Maj. Steever, 119 D Street NV,
Washington, D. C.
The motor section, carriage divi-
sion of the office of the chief of ord
nance, will also need several thou
sand skilled men for it's work. The
section is intrusted with securing
for the War Department such vehi-
cles as four-wheel-drive trucks, cat
erpillar tractors, armored cars, and
tanks, and for maintenance and re-
pair of this as we'll as artillery e.
quipment.
Men with experience as mechanics
machinists, blacksmiths, and storage
battery experts are wanted. There
are four ordnance training camps
where many Of these men are sent
to tit them for the grades of first.
| class sergeant and ordnance sergeant
Many will later be placed in charge
of enlisted men.
Anyone wishing to enlist should
address Chief of Ordnance, motto,
section, carriage division, 1903 New
York Avenue, Washington, D. C.
Under the new regulations ever,
person registered for selective draft
is restored to his original status, sec
tlon 4 stating that all exemptions
and discharges made prior to Decem
ber Is are revoked.
The office Of the Provost Marsha
General declares it is imperative
that every registrant know his cor
der number" Every person who re
glstered or should have registered
June is charged with knowledg,
of the selective service law and ad
ditional regulations, and failure t,
perform any duty so prescribed is
misdemeanor punishable by imprison
ment for one year and may result il
the loss of valuable rights and pri
vileges and in immediate induction
into military service.
Present-day trench warfare ha
caused the pneumatic cannon idea t.
be developed after it had been lai,
aside for manv vaare oc ;ronroo+;o,'