The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-18
CHANCE FOR SPECIAL SERVICE
Kenosha Men Will Have Ten Days in
Which to Offer Themselves for Ser
vice for Which They May Be Espec-
tally Fitted-France, Immediately.

The Kenosha Local Board got a new
call for men this morning. Scores of
men in Kenosha whe believe that they
are not suited for some kinds of army
to serve the nation where they are most
efficient have the chance. For just ten
days the local board has a chance to
induet into voluntary service any man
of draft age who wants to fill any of
the vacancies in what is known as
F'The Nation S Want Column -
The men are not to be indicted at
this time but the local board is to
make it's report to the Governor of such
men as are available on April 26th
and shortly after that time the men
will be called for service.
There is definite need for skilled men
in the army at the present time and
on this account the doors have been
opened again for the volunteers but
it is understood that only men within
the draft age may be listed for these
places.
The military training of the men
selected for these places will be along
special lines and it~is-aeclared that the
men will be fitted not only for army
service but that the training will be
of great value to them after the war
is over.
"We are hopeful that Kenosha men
of draft age will make hearty re-
Spouse to this call for skilled men,
declares one Of the members of the
exemption board this morning. cit
offers to these men chance to pick
their service in the army and to have
service that will be most congenial to
them.
Here is the list of occupations for
which men" may now be voluntarily in
Quoted for service but for which the
opening will close On April 9th:
Air-brake inspectors, Angle iron
smith, auto mechanics and helpers
general, engine, magnetic, or ignition),
bargemen or boatmen, blacksmiths and
helpers, blacksmiths and helpers (col-
ored), boat builders and helpers, boiler
makers and helpers, brakemen, fiagmen,
or conductors (railroad), Bricklayers,
bricklayers (colored), bugler, buglers
(co1ored) carpenters and helpers (ship,
bridge, house, generaD, joiners, or pat
tern makers, carpenters and helpers
(ship, bridge, house, generaD, joiners,
or pattern-makers (colored), Caulkers,
wood, chauffeurs (auto, truck, or tract
orr, chauffeurs (auto, truck, or tractor)
chemists, clerks (railroad or generaD
clerks (railroad or generaI) (colored),
cobblers, commissary storekeepers,
concrete foremen or workers, cooks,
cooks, (colored), cranemen, hoistmen,
| pile drivers, or shovel operators, crush
er operators, dispatchers, engine; drafts
men general, surveying, machine de-
sign, or topographicaD, engineers (civil,
electrical, railroad, or computing), en-
gineers and fremen Qocomotive), cleo
| tricians general, armature winder, or
wiremen), floor hands, (shipyard),
foremen, construction (bridge, building,
earthwork, ship, or railroad), foremen
| (gyratory or jaw crusher), gas-plant
workers (acetylene, hydrogen, oxygen,
poison, Illumination, or compressor),
gunsmiths or operatives in gun fac
tories, hostlers, locomotive, inspectors,
car {railroad), inspectors, locomotive,
instrument makers and repairmen ZEN
gineering, optical, or electrically, line
men telegraph or Telephony, machin-
lists and helpers general, bench, lathe,
or railroad) mechanics, general, mete-
biologists or physicists, mine or quarry
workers and helpers, drill runners, fore
men, powdermen, or pumpmen, motor
Icvclists, molders, painters, photogra-
pliers, plumbers or pipe filters, rangers,
i forest; /repairmen, car; Triggers bridge,
building, or ship, saddlers or harness
makers. sailmakers, tentmakers, or
other canvas workers, section hands
| (railroad), steersmen, sheet-iron work
ers and helpers, sclderers, or tin
smiths. stenographers, surveyors, level
men, transitmen Topographic or rail
Iroad), tailors, teamsters, telegraph oper-
Iators, telephone operators, telephone
operators who can speak German, tim
Der cruisers, wagonmakers, welders
(acetylene or oxacetylene), wireless
Generators. EaTdmasters or gWitehmen4