Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-18
SAMUEL.
Many
POWDER BOYS
Experts in Use'of Dynamite,
Powder and Electricity
Wanted for Service in
France.
Exceptional Opportunities
Afforded to Men Knowing
Mining and Tunneling to
Win Rapid Promotion at
High Pay.
Dynamite is very strange stuff!

dynamite IS very strange stuft!
II looks as harmless as a piece Of
Gorgonzola cheese, and is SO much of
small chunk of the stuff will innocent
~ go off while held in the hand with
the result that aforesaid hand is
usually checked as missing, along with
other parts of the anatomy of the gen.
tie holder.
Uncle Sans little playmates, France
and England, have a clever habit of
utilizing dynamite to some good pur
poses now days. They stick about
million pounds of the gentle concoc-
tion under q hill, fasten a few wires
into it. press q little button and
blooey!
Away goes the hill, and a large
number of minions OF the kaiser, ac-
companied by a few thousand Aus
TRANS, go with it! Yea, verify, it's
great SPORT Any time an innocent,
unoffending hill is made the home of
"Boches." that hill is soon reduced to
the density of talcum powder along
with the world conauerIng" inhabit-
ants.
NEEDS IDAHO BOYS.
Uncle Sammy is not slow! Far
from THE is the wisest old gentle
man in the ring today, and he's going
to try his hand at making the land
scape over in France and Belgium, too.
And, he's going to use dynamite and
soup" (nitroglycerine) to do it, but
he's helpless until he gets a bunch Of
sound, Idaho boys to handle the Juice
| and yellow hell sticks"
Right off the bat he wants a few
tried and true powder men, electric
ians, miners and rock drill men from
around Boise to handle his hill reduc-
ing" medicine; get everything all ready
and then give Fritz little surprise
| and long ride thru the air into the
Happy Hunting Ground.
Idaho, being a mining state as well
as the best place on earth to live, is
the home of many experts with pow
der and dynamite, and they are known
| far and wide for their skill In handl-
ing the noisy. death dealing stuff
They are much in demand, and are
urged to respond to the call Of the
colors that the United States may do
| it's part along with the "Poilus" and
| "Tommes."
FINE PAY, RAPID PROMOTION.
The pay is good-$90 to 500
month. The work is nice, the sur
roundings congenial and every op-
portunity is afforded for advancement
to men who show they have the goods.
1t Is understood that every expert in
powder or dynamite work will be made
nome commissioned officer with cor
responding pay and prestige.
The work win be pursued by the en-
gineers corps of the regular army;
the mining company being a branch of
that service. This opening affords
fine opportunity for young man fami-
liar with the work required to acquire
fine working knowledge of engineer
ing and be in position to line up fine
| position for himself after the war Is
over. The average working day is
eight hours with plenty of time for
recreation.
MEN TO BE SENT EAST.
Men must be single, between Is and
| 40 and not called by the draft. Men
drafted but not called must present
letter from the chairman OF their local
draft board that they have not been
called for examination. Men must
| also present at least one letter of rec
ommendation showing that they have
had experience in the work. Men who
are eligible will be sent TO Rockford,
Ill. for mobilization, and then hur-
ried to France as soon as possible.
Those interested should call on Ser
| geant Clark 1006h Main street as
soon as possible as the branch will be
closed within a few days for good
Men should not write but apply In
person, and are urged to take this fine
opportunity to rise in their profession
and also to do their duty to the coun-
| try in this time Of need