The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-09-27
SKILLED FARMERS
|. IN DEFERRED CLASS.
THEY ARE TO BE LISTED WITH
THOSE NECESSARY l. Their
OCCUPATIONS.
BUILDING WORK IS CHECKED
Government Acts to Stop All Need
less Construction at Once-Naval
Lieutenant Shirk Is Commended for
q Daring Rescue.

(From Committee on Public Information,)
hington.-Agreement has been
reached by the war labor policies
board, Provost Marshal General Crow
der, the secretary of war, the secre-
tary of agriculture and the secretary
of labor on a plan to put into deferred
such persons in the new
draft as are necessary in agriculture,
industry and other occupations.
Three advisers are to be associated
with each district draft board to pre-
sent facts respecting the supply of
necessary workers in these three occu-
pational groups. The agriculture ad-
visers will be nominated by the sec
rotary of agriculture. They will
gather accurate facts concerning the
of agriculture for the
various classes of workers in their own
districts. They should have informa-
ton also as to the needs of such
classes in other districts that workers
not sufficiently necessary in one dis
trict to entitle them to deferred CLASH
fcation may have opportunity to go to
other districts In which they are
needed.
The department of agriculture has
sent a QUESTIONABLE to each county
agent asking him to furnish reliable
regarding the farm labor
needs in his county. The facts are re-
CURED to assist the district draft
boards In keeping in agriculture the
(a) necessary skilled farm labOrer in
necessary agricultural enterprise" (de
ferred class p; (b) necessary assist
ant, associate, or hired manager of
necessary agricultural enterprise" fde-
ferred class 81; (c) necessary sole
controlling or directing head
of necessary agricultural enterprise"
deferred class ~.
What the draft boards desire are
facts as to necessary skilled workers.
The unskilled workers apparently are
not to be considered for deferred
they are regarded as
more important for the army than for
enterprises and general in
dustry. The department Of agriculture
points out that necessary skilled farm
labor should not be confused with in
help that, with little
training, can do very well some kinds
Of farm work.
The commander Of the United States
naval aviation forces, foreign service,
reports the heroic action of Lieut.. FL
bert Walker Shirk, United States ma
val reserve force, in rescuing Bel
gian soldier who had fallen overheard
from the q. s. S. Lorraine on June %,
1918.
On hearing the cry, imam over
board" Lieutenant Shirk dived from
the promenade deck of the vessel. 80
feet, and supported the soldier, who
had been stunned by his fall into the
water. A swift tide carried both men
a third of mile from the Lorraine by
the time a lifeboat reached them.
During this time the soldier twice re-
leased his hold upon the life preserv-
err and sank, but Lieutenant Shirk
Owed and brought the man back to
the surface.
Secretary Daniels has officially COM
Lieutenant Shirk for his dar-
ing action, and has recommended to
the secretary of the treasury that a
gold life-saving medal be awarded him.
The recent creation of motor trans
port corps to take over from all other
corps complete control of all motor
in the army will entail the
execution of plans Of great magni-
tude and scope.
The personnel and equipment of
this corps with each American army
will comprise almost as many men
and officers as were engaged on both
sides in the battle of Waterloo, enough
to stretch in an unbrok
en- line across the state of Ohio, if
they were parked end to end with FIVE
foot spaces between them, and
enough motorcycles and other We
hicles to stagger by their numbers
he great masters of warfare in other
lines than these.
The actual number of men and Off
GERS provided by the motor transport
corps to each American army is to be
154,747. The army motortrucks
with this unit will number 40,S03.
There will be 24,250 motorcycles,
1905 passenger carrying motorcars
and 6,59S ambulances, with total of
100000 drivers and
riders. The officers will number
4,29S and the noncommissioned Off
GERS 10000.
Following a call issued by the ma
tional council of defense, applica-
tons for enrolment in the volunteer
service corps are growing
rapidly In number. A total of 1925
letters were received in less than
week.
Information received from nearly
10000 physicians who responded to the
appeal and that which, 1T is expected,
VIII continue to be received, will be
at the disposal of the government au-
thorities for their consideration and
use, especially so far as the doctors
under forty-six years are concerned.
BY a new ruling of the war trade
BOARD, all outstanding licenses for the
of mahogany logs and ma
logaiiy lumber have been revoked as
% ocean shipment after September 10,
1918. Hereafter, it is announced. no
license for the importation of these
will be issued except to
cover such shipments as the director
If lumber Of the war industries board
shall certify to be suitable and nee