The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-25
EXPERIENCED
 MEN WANTED FOR SERVICE For the Construction De- partment for Road
 Work on French
 Front. HIGH SALARIES OFFERED Any American Citizen Up to 40 Years of Age
 Can Make Ap- plication.
HIGH SALARIES OFFERED

The following statement is author i ized by Col Johnston, commanding the 23rd Engineers, address Com manding Officer, 23rd Engineers Ma tional Army. 1419 F. Street, Wash ington, D. c.
 Men who have had experience in any branch of construction are of. i fered an opportunity to see early service in France in special road building battalions of the United States Army by recruiting plans hoye announced. These battal'ons will be required to repair and main tain the highways near the fighting front, over which tremendous traf fic is operated continuously They will also build new strategic high ways in the war zone. Consequent " these troops, all volunteers, will be in the thick of the greatest ac tivities.
 The new battalions are constitut ed as regular military units and a' a part of the regular army organi zation. They are fully armed ant will be required in emergencies tt fight along with other troops. Gen erally, however, they will be occu pied with road work
 The battalions will form par of the 23rd Regiment of Engineer of the New National Army. This regiment will eventually have a full strength of about 10.500 men-more than an ordinary brigade-and will so far as is at present known, bt the largest in the army. It will be commanded by Col. k. N. Johnston of the Corps of Engineers, U. S. A
 Many Worthwhile Jobs
 There will be more highly-paid and high-ranking on-commissioned officers in the regiment, it is be lieved, than in any other There will, therefore, be more openings fo, men of education and practical ex perience than is usually the case. The organization of the battalion is as nearly the same as that O large contracting forces as is feas ible. Modern road-building machin cry has been fully provided, includ ing rock-crushing plants, steam shov els, road rollers, tractors, graders motor trucks and pumps. A full line of dump wagons, wheel anf drag scrapers and similar dirt-mov ing equipment also will be available Shops for the repair and mainten ance of all the plant and equipmen. will be operated close to the front
 Much of the plant used on roae work in America is new to Europea, engineers while the methods alst are quite different from those usef abroad. A great opportunity is thu offered to demonstrate what skilled Americans can do with modern equipment, and the regiment which is now being recruited must include men to operate the necessary con struction plant, to man the shops and, as on-commissioned officers to handle the forces.
 Who Can Qualify
 For the n-commissioned officer positions men are required who can qualify in private life in the follow ing lines: Superintendents and as sistant superintendents of highway bridge and quarry work, of mechan ical plant and of transportation chief clerks material men, stock men, timekeepers; foremen for con | crete, road bridge and quarry work powder men, riggers. carpenters, ir 1 on workers, surveyors and draughts. men.
 For the enlisted personnel it is desired to secure men skilled and experienced in one or more of the following occupations: Surveyors draftsmen, clerks. stenographers, ax men, blacksmiths, blacksmith's help CTS, machinists. gas-engine operators and repairers, crusher operators hand drillers, drill runner tair drills) quarrymen, powdermen, masons. pile driver operators. teamsters. concrete form and bridge men; tractor Oper- ators (gasoline). grader operators (blading and elevating graders) mo tor truck drivers, bridge carpenters, chauffeurs, cooks. motor truck and automobile repairmen. pipe filters, electricians, horseshOers, tailors. shoemakers, musicians (bugle. fife or drum), mechanics, telephone oper- ators, steamfitters, tool sharpeners, ditchers, boatmen (builders and caulkers), shovel runners, (gasoline) barbers. veterinarians, French inter. preters, bituminous road men, iron workers, riggers. general utility men capable of driving automobiles, mo tor trucks and all types of gasoline driven machinery.
 Any male American citizen be- tween Is and 40 years of age. and who has not actually been called by local board in the draft. is elig- ible for enlistment in these special battalions, if acceptable physically. All men must first enlist as privates, the rate of pay being 433 per month and expenses. Men with the nec- essary experience may be assigned to special duties and given non-com-