The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-05-09

Urom Committee on Public Information.)
Misunderstanding the standard
motor vehicles being provided By the
ordnance bureau are the following:
The ammunition truck, which has
q steel body designed to accommo.
date packing boxes Of any type of
ammunition mounted on a four-wheel
drive truck chassis. The equipment
repair truck. making use Of the same
type Of chassis. has bins and drawers
for spare parts and material for re-
pairing personnel equipment. rifles
and machine guns, leather equip
ment, etc.
The artillery repair truck has Q
four>wheel drive chassis and. small
machine-shop body with equipment
consisting Of a lathe, drill press,
bench grinder. electric drill, welding
OUTFIT, air riveting hammer, milling at
taehment, blacksmith outfit, and other
tools. Electric power 10 supplied by
q gasoline driven generator.
The 2A-ton artillery tractor weighs
about 5000 pounds and IL capable of
making II miles an hour under favor
able road conditions. The flve-ton ar
talsry tractor. weighing 1900 pounds
and capable Of a speed Of six miles
an hour, will handle q load Of 10000
pounds. 1t 10 intended for use with
Ay-inch gun and 6-inch howitKer mate
rial. A load of $4,000 pounds IL the
maximum for the lotion artillery
tractor. which will make about Az
miles an hour on high speed.
The 1b-ton artillery tractor and the
120-horsepower artillery tractor VIII
be supplied in limited numbers. They
are Of the track-laying type similar to
those used by the French and British
governments and are for heavy loads
which are not subdivided for transpor-
tatlou.
Other standard motor equipment
consists Of the reel and 6re-aontrol
truck with q four-wheel drive truck
chassis and rear wheels replaced by
caterpillar trucks; reconnaissance car,
q 1-ton truck capable of a speed Of
from 80 to 40 miles an hour; the light
repair truck. Weighing about 2.400
pounds; the linton trailer for anti
aircraft guns; the S-inch field gun
trailer, which In utilised for hauling
ammunition 40 well as the 9-inch gun
material. -
Tanks and other armored land We
Meles are designed. procured. and
maintained by the ordnance bureau.
There has been a constant effort to
keep the variety Of vehicles and parts
10 a minimum. Only one size Of tire
IN used on all the heavier trucks and
trailsrs. this size also being used on
similar vehicles by the quartermaster
corps, signal corps and engineers
The same magnetic 10 used on all types
Of ordnance vehicles. All types Of
ordnance truck bodies are inter-
ehangsabls on all truck chassis issued
10 the artillery.
So urgent II the governments need
for bookksepers that civil service ex-
aminations to all positions of this
character will be held throughout the
United States each Tuesday until fur.
Their notice. Women a. well az men
are eligible.
Two classes Of examinations are an.
nounced. A grammar school educa-
tion or its equivalent is required Of
applicants for each class, with the
further stipulation that those who
wish to take the bookkeeper-type.
writer examination must have had a
least six months experience in book
keeping. and those who would under.
take the clerk-bookkeeper examina.
tion, one years experience In clerical
work. six months Of which must have
been In bookkeeping. The vacancies
20 be filled from the register obtained
from these examinations are In the de.
.pdrtmsntal service at Washington and
OFFER entrance salaries Of $1,000 q
year.
These examinations are open NO,
only to all citizens OF the United
States but also to subjects Of allied
nations who are otherwise qualified
for the positions offered.
There is being prepared IN the ad
5utant generals office a new 'spay
card" which will be kept by the per
sonnet officer and will show the pay
status Of the man at all times. Should
Q man be transferred or detached
from his company he will carry hil
card with him. This is expected Il
eliminate the many causes for de
iaysd payments OF men 90 transferred
and 10 do away with many of the an
noyances that have heretofore existed
During the first year Of war tn.
army paid 100000 900 for horse drawr
vehicles and harness; more than $50.
100000 for horses. mules and harness
Expenditures for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1919. for fuel and forag,
are estimated at more than $500, 600,
900.
/ A standard system Of inspection b,
which federal food administrator
may keep check on commercial bak
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