Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-05-09
|InMY AND NAVY
||lhEED TRA|NED.M[N
tyssovsAMps OF EXPERT WORK.
II me WANTED IN CIVILIAN
& BRANCHES or sGRvicE.
|nGAr CAREFULLY INSPECTED


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',!r Wasaington.-The civilian branches
'ok The army and navy are in need Of
asands Of highly trained workers,
~ before the end Of 1918 these
I1Mhchss must bs increased by at least
!QoO. according to the owl service
sNnMasfeo.
/ ~ ordnance department Of the
- nssds large numbers Of mechan.
~ engineers, draftsmen, chemists,
- 0stal1uryiseA Thousands Of in.
Qeoss are wanted to pass on the
10 q ordnance, ammunition, and
scnef supplies. For ONCE work stats.
.0dAns. accountants. assistants in
b1nness administration. and specially
ts1Dsd clerks are needed.
i ne Quartermaster corps wants eev.
N1l thousand examiners and inspec.
tots, and passenger and freight clerks
4.psnseded. The signal corps is short
81 1raftsmen.
1he navy has an unlimited number
~ places for draftsmen, and long
Hkeofposition for technical workers.
ksaceaeally al branches Of the service
nssd stenosraphers, typists. book.
Keepers, and clerks.
The army consumes about 100000
pounds per day Of freshe beef. This
ascsssitates the slaughter daily OF
l,O0 cattle. Odicial inspectors scru.
t1niie every part Of this supply from
~ time IL comes on the hoof to the
ahattoir until 1t vanishes from the
nees tin Of the soldier.
IRApection begins at the stock yards,
who're the living animals undergo the
examination of an official for any evil
dsnces Of physical defect which might
~ 4tmchlt Of detection later. Where
there Is doubt the questionable ami
!. mails are separated for closer exam.
iaatien. Where there is certainty of
!, lefsct the animal IL rejected as unfit,
3ar food supply.
..NsEt comes q rigid examination of
Tie earcass. Only when found Sound.
healthful.- and wholesome" is the meat
passed as acceptable for food and
duly branded with a nonpoisonous
vegetable Ink. United States In.
spscted and Passed." The unfit car
cases are destroyed.
Fresh meats thus indorsed 60 for
ward in regular shipments, but those
which are to undergo curing, canning,
or manufacture into sausages, lard,
oaeomargarine, ETC.. are subjected to
relnspections at each step. For these
there is Anal. inspection Just pre-.
vioas to their dispatch for ARMY use.
Samples are regularly collected for
chemical analysis in the government
laboratories.
When the meats arrive at the army
stations they are again inspected
Aither by inspectors of the bureau Of
asanal iAdustry or by veterinarian v,.
Acers Of the army. They must also
obkain the approval of the officer Of
the Quartermaster corps receiving
them. And they undergo their final.
test when the soldiers immediate or
Gapixation commander looks them
over before he permits them to be
served to his men.
Included in war department regula.
tians regarding the employment Of
prta0nsrs Of war and interned enemy
alisas are the. following statements:
Al classes of prisoners, excepting
Commissioned officers and such 9th.
90, 40 are physically not fit to labor.
Will be required to perform work nee
eseary for their comfort or for the
1Dkesp Of their prison barracks. In.
tarned enemy aliens will not be held
for compulsory labor except as pro-
viled in this paragraph.
Prisoners of war excepting officers,
warrant. petty, and noncommissloned
eocers. may be required to work for
~ pSblic service-they may be au.
thaeised to work on their own ac
eeaAt. Under exceptional circum.
Geances, when specially authorized by
Z ~ secretary Of war. they may. upon
0VaE WAAt&G0 Ic4ucSt, uc uUluOTlZcu
- work for private persons or for cor.
poraftons. Petty and noncommis.
a0ssd officers may be authorized to
work on their own account, and, upon
tAAr written request, may be author
i4sd to work in the same, manner az
ether prisoners Of war, except that
tAsy Will be employed in a supervis-
~ capacity only.
An order for labor Will be regarded
% military command, and prisoners
failing to obey such order will be pun
iahsd accordingly.
When employed on work that is nee
Aasery for their comfort, or for the
upkseH Of the prison barracks in
wAicA they are interned. prisoners
vii receive no compensation. When
Tie work is done for the government
Dfiseners will be paid at q rate ac-
cefdiug te the work executed; when
~ work is done for other branches
g the public service or for private
Dsssens the conditions Of and the
4 seoQpeAsation for such work will be
eDtasd IN agreement between repre-
eoatativss sf said branches or per.
eens and the ad3utant general Of the
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