Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-21

| the names of two persons who know
you and can testify as to your ability
to perform the duty named in your
| application. Return the application to
who will mail 1t in an Official envelope
10 the department quarterma ster, East
ern Department, Governors Island, N.
T., or You can mail 1t yourself to that
department quartermaster telling you
wnere to present yourself for enlist
ment In the reserve corps
Skilled Men in Corps.
| The War Department recognizes that
from patriotic motives there are num-
oers Of men who are willing to do their
snare to further the preparedness OF
their country to meet aggression from
foreign nations. This corps, therefore
was established by act of Congress. The
corps. as explained, is made up of men
from all walks of life and skilled in
various trades and businesses. as will
be explained later.
! The object in organizing the corps al
| TINS time. 1t Is explained, is to obtain
a high class of Intelligent specialists
to form them into the various units re-
CURED, according to their previous
training and knowledge, and. in other
words. to be so prepared that, In the
event of the President calling for their
| services. they will be ready to render
efficient service without further train
| ing.
In times of excitement and emer-
! gency. 1t is pointed out, it may happen
that men receive positions and rank
which they are not competent to NIL. II
is the intention of the officers of this
branch of the service to select men for
these responsible places and give them
their rank and position in the enlisted
reserve corps now.
All that is required Of the reservist Is
| this: That during a period Of four years
he shall keep himself physically mt TOT
military service. attend each year III
| ordered to do sol an army encampment
| which duty he will be paid. and pre-
sent himself for active duty at the
proper place in time Of actual or threat
| ened hostilities in answer to the call OF
the President of the United states
| Men who enlist in this service retain
their status as civilians and are only
required to leave their homes to attend
encampments and In time OF war OF
threatened war. Reservists constitute
| a preferred class, which Is given pref
erence over the class of men whose
patriotic duty leads them to enlist only
| when war is declared or is imminent.
Military Training Not Needed.
The quartermaster enlisted reserve
corps requires men skilled in practical
ly every trade and business. and mill
tary training as soldier is not re-
| quired before enlistment. The mem
| bers Of this section are required to per-
form the duties of their particular
trade or business incident to the trans
| porting of troops. furnishing them with
supplies of every kind. including their
| food. clothing. equipment and their
| pay. and are not required to drill with
rifles, perform guard duty or other
purely military duties which fal! to the
| lot of soldiers of infantry. cavalry and
other branches of the army, except In
an emergency The Quartermaster
Corps may be likened to a large bust
ness concern. reservists being required
| to handle the increased business re-
sulting from war or threatened war. A