The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-09-28
FULL RECORD Of
ALL RECRUITS IS
MADE At CHILLI.
Occupations Classified BY A
Most Wonderful
System
If MAN IS EXPERT,
CARD'LL SHOW 1T
Lawyer And Teacher Among
The Least Important
Occupations
r,3y Associated Press to The Bnnnerl


CAMP SHERMAN, CHILLICOTHE,
ONO, Sept. 2G-An unusually com
plete record of every recruit in the
big training camp here a record
which will show the drafted mans
previous occupations and his qualifi-
cations-is being compiled by army of
fiCers. The record is being made so
that every man, whether a lawyer or
a machinist, can be called upon to
use his talents in helping Uncle Sam
win the war.
! The check on the men will be so
wonderful that if Major General f. f.
Glenn, in charge of the camp should
need blue.eyed, authenticated car
pcnter with a Roman nose-a carpen-
ter with five years experience, weigh
ing 1S5 pounds and standing six feet
in his socEs-such a carpenter could
be obtained from the ranks in few
minutes.
Should someone else in authority
want a barber, who could play horn
in a brass band or who could do cabi-
net making, so also could that indi-
vidual be obtained-and obtained
quickly-from among the $4,000 Ma
tional Army recruits. The camp, of
iicers say is composed Of men from
practically every known art, trade,
science. profession, calling habit or
otherwise.
The qualification record" of every
man in camp Is being compiled under
direction of an expert system man
from the Westinghouse Electric com
pany of Pittsburgh. 1t will show a
lot of things about each individual
enough that glance at the individu
ais card will show Immediately
whether carpenter Is n "hammer
and saw" or "Jackleg," or whether he
is real carpenter"-his experience,
salary wh0n in civilian life, and 9TH
cr details,
The cards will show the name in
full, past trade job of occupation, how
many years were spent in it, name Of
last employer, business Of employer,
address of employer, weekly wage,
age of man, whether married or sin
/ gle, religion, whether man has had
executive work, personality, il an ex-
pert ut any occupation, kind of Occu-
patton, mans schooling, what foreign
languages he speaks, talent of man
for public entertainment, previous
military experience, preference for a
particular branch of the service. and
many other minor details.
If man Is an expert at certain
occupation, the card will show it. II
an expert in two, the card will show
1t. If an expert in one and tinker
err at another, the card also will show
it.
The five least important callings
so far as military service Is concern.
ed, are those of the factory worker
farmer, laborer, lawyer and teacher
Here are the occupations that army
officers say are important in the re
cruit's new service "for Democracy
Machinist, blacksmith. wheelwright
carpenter, concrete foreman, electri
elan, dynamo expert gunsmith, lock
smith, miner, painter, pipe.htter, rail
road traffic man, section hand, rail
road fireman, steam engineer. rigger
sheet metal worker, foundryman
graduate engineer, automobile driver
motor.truck driver, automobile ant
gas engine repair men. horseshoer
mule packer, veterinarian, farrier
craftsman, surveyor, telesrapher, wire
less operator, lineman, telephone re
pairman, telephone operator, photo
grapher, moving picture expert navi
gator. seaman, accountant, bookkeep
er, clerk, shipper stock keeper, sten
ographer, baker, cook, butcher, groc
er, chiropodist, dentist, druggist, doc
tor, nurse, medical student, band play
er, orchestra player, barber, canvas
worker. harnessmaker. shoemaker
tailor, matchmaker or III you are NJ
expert in any other occupation no
mentioned in these columns, write II
the card directs.
Such card Is given TO every maj
in camp and bears his company ant
regiment number. The cards will b.