The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-05
Barre Is Ask to Contrib
ute Part Proposed
Orgs : alton
SIX CoMTS lies
OF !, MEN EACH
Gen. Per1-..lg Has Indicat-
ed the Need of This
Regiment at Once

employers and employees OF Barre 8
quarrying industry are confronted with
their first opportunity to serve the ma
tion in the field without forsaking their
identity with the great industry which
they represent. The first direct request
from the government for assistance
from the Barre granite industry has tax
en- the form of letters addressed to the
quarters, asking them to aid in securing
skilled quarry workers for service in a
special quarry regiment to be known as
the 2sth engineers of the national army.
Nearly every quarry owner in the Barre
district is in receipt of the appeal, and it
is to be expected that Barre will figure
nightly in the formation Of a regiment
| that is to consist of six companies of $50
men each
Albeit,Barre and Barre Town have al
ready given of the very flower of their
youth to the regular army, the navy, the
National Guard, etc, the volunteers and
drafted men in these categories natur-
ally lost their identity with the local in
dustry as soon as they donned the khaki
Here is an opportunity for Barre to be
represented in France by men who may
be privileged to put into practice some
of the valuable lessons they have
learned as quarry workers and helpers ON
Milestone hill Under the heading, "2sth
Engineers circular story of the pro-
posed regiment and its purpose has been
sent to each quarter. That they will
lend their assistance. even at the expense
of crippling an industry that has al
ready suffered somewhat from enlist
ments and removals, goes without say
ing.
Says the circular: Experienced quar-
rymen. rock and churn drill runners,
blasters and powder men. crusher men,
stationary steam engineers, locomotive
engineers, steam shovel and cranesmen,
clam she'll bucket men, blacksmths, ma
chinists, electricians. compressor men,
trackmen, cooks, master mechanics, quar-
ry superintendents and foremen, and
railroad brakemen are wanted to enlist
in the 2Sth Engineers Especial quarry
regiment"
Gen. Pershing has indicated that a
quarry regiment is urgently needed for
immediate service in France, and it is
that the regiment, as soon as
are filled, win 20 overseas at
once. Quarters in Barre have been asked
to send as many men as possible, and
to send the names and addresses of
skilled workmen who have already en-
listed, or who have been drafted. Appli-
cations may be made to or information
received from Maj. o. b. Perry, or to the
officer of the 2Sth Engi-
neers, office of the chief of engineers,
Washington. d. c. Included in the in
formation desired by the officers are:
The number of years the applicant has
served as quarryman; number OF years
If schooling; can he speak French or
1erman; is he subject to the draft.
The circular continues:
No. l. The engineer corps of the L. 5.
Irmv has been authorized to raise by
'oluntary enlistment special quarry
egiment, to consist of six companies of
80 men each, And to be known as the
Sth Engineers, National army. This
egiment is now being recruited, and the
rst two companies are in training at
amp Meade, Md.
.. This regiment is TO be made up
ntirely of picked men from the various
uarries of the country. All trades and
IN the quarry business will
e represented. Each company will have
sufficient number of skilled men to op
rate separate quarry plant
g. Each company will be equipped
ith complete rock crushing and
,reening plant capable of producing
900 tons of crushed rock per day.
hurn and sir-drilling outfits will be
rovided and the equipment will include
cam shovels, locomotive cranes, steam
comotives, cars and other standard
marrying machinery. Only men who
ave had experience in the handling OF
lch equipment and those who have
orked in and about quarries will be
listed for this service.
4. The commanding officer will be
gular army officer, the other officers of
e regiment being largely drawn from
e engineers and quarry superintend-
It's who have volunteered their services,
we been given the necessary military
aiming at the officers training camps,
d are now commissioned in the Engi-
ers Officers Reserve corps.
;. All men who volunteer for this
rviee will be enlisted as privates, but
ose who show themselves qualified will
raised to the grade of non-commis
med officer ANY recruiting officer will
list men for this regiment, but each
In must show qualifications by way
experience and pass the usual physi-
examination. All men between the
es of Is and Al are eligible for enlist
mt. if not actually drawn on the draft.