Connecticut western news., 1917-11-08
GREAT OPPORTUNITY
For Tradesmea to Enlist in the 23d
 U. 5. Engineers.

 23d U. $. Engineers, which IS to be the largest regiment in the United States Army, so far as is now known, and which will consist of 10 500 men have bee2 pouring in on the command ing officer, Col. F. N. Johnston, 14l9 Street N. w., Washington, D. O., the past week at large rate. More than 5000 applications to join the outfit, which will include principally high. way men and road builders, have now been received, and Colonel Johnston estimates that at the rate the applica- tions are coming in the regiment will have been recruited to full strength by November 18th.
 The regiment now needs the follow jug men in addition to large number of men who can play the fife:
 Axemen, IS: bakers. G.: barbers 12; metal tire repairers, G.; caterers and head cooks, 12; interpreters, 12; masons. 30; pump repairers, 6; quarry men. 72; triggers, 12; tailors, l2; tele- phone men, 24; rubber tire repairers, 24, tool sharpeners, l2; wagon mas. ters, with rank of sergeant l2; well borers, 6; wheelwrights, 12; derrick engineers, 12; and water supply men, 6.
 These are a few of the specific needs of the regiment. More than a thousand men for the regiment are now being mobilized at Camp Meade, Admiral, Md, Shaking down.. and each day brings hundreds more, who are coming from all over the country, anxious to join the big new unit which is to go to France to rebu Id and build roads, and which is to use sarvjce companies and German prisoners for the neces. sary "pick and snovei'' labor No "pick and shovel" men are wanted in the 23d, but in addition to those speci' fically mentioned above, certain other classes of men are wanted for the outfit. '. 4
 They are as follows: Bridge carpen- ters, bridge erecting men accustomed to wooden trestle work, roller runners, drill operators and blacksmitEs.
 Of these a large number are re- quired. Men of the railroad type are especially desired. Every man in actual service, Colonel Johnston announces, will have a chance to earn a commis. sion. He also states that while in cCr- tain cases men especially qualified for certain work will be given definite promise of advancement, the opportu- nifty for such advancement is open to all, men without technical education as we'll as college men. Applications for enlistment should be addressed to Col. E. N. Johnson, U. s. A., 1419 E Street N. w., Washington, D O.
 i've have applications from and we have accepted men from 37 States in the Union, the District of Columbia, Panama and Alaska. Colonel Johns ton states. "We had few from Cana da, too. We have men from Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Cornell, Pennsylva- nia, and State universities, including Michigan, Virginia, Wisconsin, etc. We have men from Massachusetts In. stitute of Technology, Stevens and other institutions
 Colonel Johnston made it clear, in a statement issued in Washington, that the men who go to France with this outfit are going to get an education in highway engineering that they could not get in any college in the world. He said that when these men come back from France they will be worth twice as much to employers in the United States as before. It was said m Washington that the nen of the 23d Engineers will be sought by employers all over the country on their return
 It was pointed out that the traffic on many roads in France with which the 23d will have to do will require more maintenance work in a month than would similar road in the United States in year. The men of the 23d will work under conditions such as they have never met before; conditions which will inspire their professional interest, their sporting interest and their patriotism.
 Colonel Johnston said:
 "Fur men under 40 with the proper road building experience, the prospect for promotion to non n-commlssioned and special ranks is excellent. Practically all construction men, who have the ability will be assigned, not as laborers, but as bosses of gangs, which will in- clude German prisoners.
 "Even if within the draft age limits men can volunteer for the highway regiment If they have not already been called by their local board.
 "Men cannot volunteer if they have been called in the draft, or exempted.
 "Men must be in good physical con. dition.
 "Here is an opportunity to help the ccdntry along the lines of road buil- ders' specialties. We know that the Nation will not call upon it's road ;builders in vain". @ .-.- 1s, -