The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-11-09
TO RAISE 1o,50o UNITED
 STATES ENGINEERS

Washington. D. G.. Oct. 30.-Ap- plications for enlistment in the 23d lU. S. Engineers, which is to be the largest regiment in the United States Army, SO far as is now known, and whic hwill consist of 10,500 men, have been pouring in on the commanding I officer, Col. B. N. Johnston, 1419 F Street, N. w.. Washington, D. C., the past week at large rate. More than I E, 900 applications to join the outfit l which will include principally high way men and road builders, have now been received, and Col. Johnston esti mates that at the rate the appica- tions are coming in the regiment will have been recruited to full war strength by November 18th.
 The regiment now needs the fol lowing men, in addition to large number of men who can play the fife: | Axemen, IS; bakers, 6; barbers 12; metal tire repairers, $; caterers and
 head cooks. F; interpreters, 12;
 masons. 30; pump repairers, 6; quar-
 rymen, 72; riggers. 12; tailors, 12;
 telephone men, "A; rubber tire re-
 pairers. 24; tool sharpeners, 12: geant. 12; well borers, 6; wheel
 
 and water supply men, 6.
 There are a few of the specific needs of the regiment. More than thousand men for the regiment are
 now being mobilized at Camp Meade, Admiral, Mr., shaking down." and leach day brings hundreds more, who jare coming from all over the coun- try, anxious to join the big new unit which is to go to France to rebuild land build roads. and which is to use
 service companies and German pris- oners for the necessary pick and . shoveT' labor. No pick and shovel" men are wanted in the 23rd, but in addition to those specifically mention ! ed above, certain other classes of men are wanted for the outfit. They are as follows: Bridge car lpenters, bridge erecting men ac-
 customed to wooden trestle work, l roller runners. drill operators and t blacksmiths.
 Of these a large number are re- quired. Men of the railroad type l, are especially desired. Every man j. in actual service. Col. Johnston an \ nounces, will have a chance to earn 2 a commission. He also states that s IwbiIe in certain cases men especially
 qualified for certain work will be
 given definite promise of advance l. ,ment the optortunity for such ad n vancement is open to all, men with f out technical education as we'll as 5 college men. Applications for eu Q flistment should be addressed to Col. :, E. N. Johnston. U. S. A., 1419 F St. J. IN. w, Washington, D. c.
 n We have applications from and t we have accepted men from 37 states e in the union, the District of Colum D bia, Panama, and Alaska" Colonel
 Johnston states. "We had few
 from Canada, too. We have mer
 from Harvard, Princeton. Yale, Cor T ineIl, Pennsylvania and State univer > sites. including Michigan. Virginia Wisconsin, etc. We have men iron = Massachusetts Institute of Technolo 'i gy, Stevens and other institutions. Colonel Johnston made it clear, il J. a statement issued in Washington S that the men who go to France Witl J this outfit are going to get an educa ,s ton in highway engineering that A. they could not get i'll any college il the world. He said that when thes- - men come back from France they vii
 be worth twice as much to employer
 in the United States as before. e was said in Washington that the me of the 23d Engineers will be sough " by employers all over the country O sI their return.
 J. It was pointed out that the traffi e. on many roads in France with whic
 the 23d will have to do will requfr = more maintenance work in mont ! than would a similar road in the Uni fl ed States in year. The men of tn 23d will work under conditions sue as they have never met before: co1 Q ditions which will inspire their pro ,e essional interest, their sporting inte I est and their patriotism.
 0 Colonel Johnston said:
 For men under 40 with the prope
 road-building experience, the prospec
 for promotion to non-commiSsiOne
 and special ranks is excellent. Pra
 ticaily all construction men, wh
 have the ability will be assigne. . not as laborers. but as bosses gangs, which will incude Germa
 prisoners.
 Even within the draft age limit .~ men can volunteer for the highwa }" regiment if they have not alread Q been called by their local board. a Men cannot volunteer If the tt have been called in the draft, or e:
 empted.
 c Men must be in good physic; ! condition
 Here is an opportunity to help th
 country along the lines of road built up 'n CTS specialties. We know that th In Nation will not call upon it's roa U builders in vain