Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-10
LIMITED SERVICE
MEN ARE NEEDED
Hundreds to Be Placed in
Clerical Positions to
q Release Others
RECEIVE PRIVATE'S PAY
Only Those Classified for Spe.
cial Duty Wanted Under
New Call

Several hundred limited service men
are needed by the staff corps of the
army to replace physically perfect men
wanted for overseas duty.
Accountants. stenographers. typists,
experienced clerical workers, craftsmen.
bookkeeper, chauffeurs, inspectors, law
yers and engineers-all are required at
once for service at Washington head
quarters and throughout the country at
Held depots, arsenals, district offices,
afrplane and munition factories and
proving grounds.
Because men affected by the new
man-power act have not yet been classi-
Ned or physically examined. only men
between twenty-one and thirty lone
years of age. who are now in Class /
qualified for special and limited service
only, Clasp 1 physically disqualified for
military service, or Glass 1 remediabe
defect, will be accepted. Large numbers
Of these men have already been called
by the provost marshal general, and the
present campaign affords the only exist
ING opportunity for registrants not yet
called to choose their branch of the
service and to join the ranks ahead of
the regular draft order.
All men accepted will be inducted as
privates and given the usual private's g
pay OF $50 a month. in addition to food,
clothing and quarters. Registrants de-
string induction should communicate
with the Military Training Camps As
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ication, physical defect, education and
record of occupation, including posi-
tions held, employers names, salaries
ana number of years employed in each
position.
The Bureau of Aircraft Production,
charged with the task of manufacturing
all army aircraft and aircraft equip
ment. needs men with high school edu-
cation or the equivalent to inspect and
check production. Lawyers have been
found qualified. in many instances, for
this work. The bureau also needs ex-
pert bookkeepers and cost accountants
OF all grades to keep accurate account
on millions of dollars Of expenditures.
The need for limited service men in
the ordnance department is very urgent
They will be required on duty in the
washington ordnance headquarters, in
the ordnance district offices at various
points throughout the country, at ar.
senals and at proving grounds.
The medical corps needs stenogra.
Z pliers and experienced clerks at camr
Z medical supply depots in several army
camps In this country These men viii
be sent to camps for training in military
office work before being assigned tc
regular duties. At the medical depots
all supplies needed for the medical care
of the camp soldiers are received
checked, stored and distributed. This
work entails accurate checking and ac
counting Men expert in the boolSkeep
Ing or accountancy of medical supplies
z are also needed at the central supply
headquarters at Washington.
The quartermaster corps is particu
larly in need of stenographers and
chauffeurs The stenographers are de.
sired for headquarters work in the va
rious units. training at Camp Meigs
Washington, d. c., and Camp Johnston
Jacksonville, Fla. Men experienced ir
driving any make of heavier automobile
will be accepted as chauffeurs and alst
sent either to Camp Meigs or Camr
8 Johnston for training.
Other departments of the army arr
also seeking limited service men for va
rious clerical positions. in which they
can replace men fit for active duty.