South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-15
CAPT. RYAN GIVES
TIMELY ARMY ADVICE
EnumerateS Branches of Ser
vice That Offer Best
Advantages.

Capt. ThOs. +. Ryan, in charge OF
the Fit Wayne army recruiting dis
trict OF which Mishawaka and
South Bend are a part. has written
20 Postmaster John Herzog the diff
ferent branches OF the service that
are i'm urgent need of men and the
requirements necessary 20 obtain en-
trance 20 certain ones. Following
is the communication:
You are informed that we will &C
cept men as short as 81 inches. in
other words, five feet. one inch tall.
We will also accept men whose
height is five feet. four inches or
under who are los pounds and
young men. IS or 19 years, as low as
107 pounds
The army still needs in the neigh
bOrhood of 100 bakers and 500
cooks 10 work at these trades and
not to fight. Experienced men are
desired but If a young man is
bright sound physically, and is will
ing 10 be trained. we will accept
him and train him for either cook
or baker. This gives the young
man an excellent opportunity to
learn a trade that will be very val
liable TO him after the war, and in
addition the opportunity for promo
ton is unusually good in this
branch Of the service. The cooks
and bakers are wanted in the quar-
termaster corps which is absolutely
non-combatant
We still want men for the in
T. i IlnartVvnaraf n
experience necessary as they Will
be taught after they enlist. Cable
operators. telegraph operators,
wireless operators, wiremen, cleo
tricians. photographers and machin-
lists are still wanted for the signal
corps. The medical department is
strictly non-combatant and their
duties range from taking care Of
the sick and wounded in the wards
of the hospitals 10 gathering of the
wounded. under a flag Of truce, aft
er a battle.
The pay for all soldiers when
they start in is $50 per month and
all necessities free, each promotion
carrying an increased pay. Young
men joining the army who desire
TO provide for anyone at home can
allot any part of their pay 10 such
person and il will be paid 10 them
direct by the government.
If there are any young men in
groups of two or more who desire
the infantry and desire TO serve il
the same company we VIII guar
antee them that they can do so and
we will send such applicants to the
National park, Gettysburg, Pa, for
training.
This district has been falling off
recently for some cause or another,
which I am unable TO discover, and
suppose that II is the same way
with YOU I know that the falling
off is not due to lack of effort on
the part Of this office or the post
masters for 1 know that everyone
is doing all they can. / simply men
ton the fact that il is falling off
i'm order TO keep you posted so that
if IL possible 20 get in any renewed
efforts / know you Will make them,
as from the manner in which you
have worked in the past and the
results you have produced show
clearly the hard work and patriot
ism of all the pOstmasters in this
district
Single men only, between the
ages of is and 40 can be accepted.
Men who are married and are not
divorced and who are separated
from their wives can be accepted,
providing they make affidavit at this
office that they are so separated and
that she viii not call upon him for
support while in the service and
tI,at do I,aA-e no daNlendents.