Evening journal., 1918-02-04
SOON TO ENROLL MEN
TOR SHIpYIRD WORK
Director Warner DeSignates
Wilmington Offices for
That Duty
MOTOR MECHANICS
ALSO ARE NEEDED

Charles Warner, Delaware director Of
the Public Service Reserve, has Just
returned nom Washington, where he
ATTENDED conference o. Stale directors.
Sir. Warner today issued lengthy
statement of the object Of the Public
Sele ice Reserve
The Public Service Reserve is an OIL
cial division Of the L ; Department Of
Labor says Mr. Warner. 1T has been
organized for the purpose Of working
both with employers and employees, to
more ca efully and ntell.cntis ulaw
men from less essential industries to
the more essential industries, when and
as needed, while the war continues.
The Public Service Reserve has been cs-
tablishod in lieu Of a labor conscsip-
ton program TO determine whether II
cannot reasonably MI the needs OF more
vital industries and war purposes by
voluntary cooperation with employe. S
and employees
III the Public Service Reserve can
have the effective cooperation OF the
american citizens in carefully working
out these steps, il viii be O most inn
portant factor in helping the country
win the present war
"Ihe less essential Industries are ali
doing a more or less vital work. They
should not be curtailed at single
point so far as the labor situation Is
concerned, until the hour arrives when
the shipping board is ready for GER
tain men previously selected and classi-
fod through enrolment In the Public
Service Reserve.
I'm Wilmington we are very groatl
favored with fun cooperation Of the
employers and working interests
knowing as they do how vital is the
Government need The employers,
th ough the Manufacturers Associa-
tiun, have already designated enroll
mcnt sgenis for The Public Service Re
serve, 20 work in The hume Gus cs-
tabl shmonis throughout the city othe
than the shipyards These employees
are fully alive 10 the sacrifice tuat
must be made even to the extent OF
curta ling their own p ofiable business
here and there by designating and rn-
cou~agng a reasonable number OF their
employees 10 enroll In the Public Ser
vice Reserve The Central Labor
Union, through two active commit
tees, will also aid in the enrolment
the city.
1T must be again repeated that many
OF these men win not he needed for
several months, and under no circum-
stances should they make the mistake
OF leaving their present Jobs until the
call comes So far as Wilmlnctonians
are concerned, we are favored by the
fact that Wilmington shipyards will
need a gradual increase IN the number
OF workmen during The next several
months that VIII amount 90 several
times the number Of men that could
possibly be spared from the other in
dustries In Wilmington without too crit
lcal an effect on the operation Of other
enterpri es Therefore Wilmlngtonlans
who enroll for the shipyard service Will
still be able 10 do their great public
service for the nation without incon-
venience and change IN their living and
family conditions.
Enrolment Offices win be opened in
a few days for shipysrd work at the
following places:
Central Labor Union.
Manufacturers Association, No. 4
West Ninth street.
United states Department OF Labor.
OLD Federal building, Sixth and King
streets.
odd Fellows Building. Tenth and
King streets
"All enrolment agents win be IN
siructcd 10 prepare this week FOR the
big drive IN the shlpyard movement es-
tabllshed throughout the country for
the coming week, beginning February
a
while preparing for this big cam
paign, the State Directors Of the Public
Service Reserve have also bocn nnpor-
tuned by the War Department 60 r0lse
four regiments OF motor mechanics.
These men are wanted TO assist General
pershlng in France at the earliest pos
siblc moment, and are first 60 be en-
rolled and sent TO Fort Hancock for pre-
liminary training and instruction before
sailing abroad
AZ this particular time authority has
not been extended to take men in the
draft age for the motor mechanics regi-
ment Therefore the Public service Re
serve can only enlist men from IS 10
% and men from 81 TO so for this SER
cice. This enlistment requires men
capable % passing the standard army
physical requirements. great variety
Of qualifications are needed for the men
in the motor mechanics regiment, in
cluding men experienced in an classes Of
motor construction and repair, tire vul
canizers, bOdy-workers. sheet metal
workers., carpenters sail makers. up
holstorers. blacksm tbs. machinists, la
bo~ers, etc These reg mcnts are wanted
20 serve behind the lines in the Avia-
Q on Service This rvice prov dos a
wo~da ful onro-t tur ty fo~ the man
v sh rg to do his roi 'n ,he national
om acy who hes zee "a n particular
urri fea, ors and vA0 s rs well .utcr-
cst 30 soe active service IN IN 0ald
in necessary c8na' iy without actu-
slly r0 ~g on me l~ht-g Line.
Director Warner asks that onlstmonis
for the m0l0r mechanics regiments be
made direct 60 his olice in the odd Fell
lows Building Tenth and King streets,
Wilmington
MRS. ELLEN !. DWsCOLL.
Is DEAD AT HER HOME
Mrs Ellen } Dgiscoll, wife OF A. NJ.
DriscOll conductor on the Delaware