The Washington times., 1917-05-09
HOSTS OF WOMEN
READY TO DO BIT
Statistics Show Rush to Re-
place Men During War.
ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
Every Large City Reported Pre-
pared When War Call Comes.

NEW YORK, May 9.-Thousands of
women in all parts of the United
States are preparing to replace men
called to the colors. Statistics gath
cred today showed a rush OF prepare
ton for this big move in every large
city.
When men march to war women will
start work as elevator operators, ele-
waited and subway street car con-
ductors. machine shop experts, ticket
agents, mechanics and distributors,
telegraphers, railway car cleaners,
office clerks. bell boys" chauffeurs,
automobile mechanics, shoemakers.
bank clerks. farm hands, railway
checkers ana callers. and walters in
exclusive cafes, train dIspatchers.
gatemen, and theater musicians.
For Ticket Agents.
The Interborough Rapid Transit
Company, embracing New York's sub
ways and elevateds,, will replace its
conductors and ticket agents with
women, IL necessary, giving prefer
ence to members of soldiers families.
The New York public employment bu-
Ireau has received applications for
women to run elevators, as bell
boys" and to work in railroad ma
-chine shops.
The Universal Film Corporation
opened a school to teach women the
mechanical and distributing ends OF
the business. In the National League
for Women's Service schools, 1858
women are learning to be chauffeurs,
motorcyclists, wireless operators. and
telegraphers. Cleveland street car
companies are planning to employ
women. A w. Armour, speaking for
the big Chicago packers. said:
"If CONSUMPTION removes any consid-
cradle number OF men from the pack
ing industry IL will present a serious
problem. Armour & Co. employs
about $4,000 people, 10 per cent
women.
Need Skilled Men
sour work requires the services OF
men carefully trained and highly
skilled. We can't expect women to do
slaughtering, and while we will use
them wherever possible to release
men for military service, the nation
must be fed"
The Chicago Northwestern railroad
is already employing 600 women
wAere men formerly worked. Rail-
roads everywhere are preparing to
use women. The Northern Pacific is
employing them as checkers and call
ers. Women car cleaners are being
hired by the Burlington. Hundreds OF
girls are going to work as bank
clerks and bookkeepers.
Portland reports that many women
are ready to start farming in the
Northwest wheat belt to release men
for war. The State employment bu-
reau in Indianapolis placed 200 wom-
en- last month. Big automobile com
panies of Indianapolis and other manu-
featuring cities are training women.
Calls for Girls
The Denver Opportunity School il
receiving many calls for girls to don
overaIls and take UP the machine shop
work OF young men. st Louis shoe
factories are ready for a quick change
from male to feminine help.
Wisconsin University has establish
ed a clearing house" for women to
work at all trades.
At Hit, northern California. a force
of women will soon start work in a
sawmill.
Exclusive st. Paul cafes will re-
place walters with Mattresses II the
men are called. Women as chauffeurs
may be used during the day in st.
Paul, and old men at night. The Bos-
ton elevated roads plan to hire !, 500
women conductors.
Listed for MIL Work.
Headquarters of the Pennsylvania
railroad in Philadelphia is listing
names OF women available as window
washers. car cleaners. dispatchers,
gatemen, and mechanics. Several big
Pennsylvania steel mills have received
applica tions from women.
Big commercial houses of all kinds
are quietly getting ready to replace
men with women. One firm in New
York expects to lose l 500 men when
the universal service bill becomes ef-
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