Tombstone epitaph., 1918-03-03
uANT MINERS FOR
 ENoiNEER's DIVISION
February 2e, 1918.


 Tombstone. Arizona.
 Dear Sir
 The War Department. Headquar- ten. Western Department. Corps of Engineers. has issued a circular let ter soliciting patriotic assistance in eniping recruit skilled men for the 3l9th Regiment of Engineers. being organized at Camp Fremont, Cali fornia.
 Miners, maehinists. and skilled mechanics of all trades-5ut espec- tally miners-are needed immediate iy in this special service. which af- lords an opportunity to bring their skill and experience to bear in win ming the war.
 The Department states in the let ter above referred to that:
 Tt constitutes one of the few re- maining opportunities for men sub ject to draft to select a branch of the service for which their training in civil life makes them eminently fitted"
 Also that:
 Men between the ages of eigh- teen and forty-one are eligible and that it presents an opportunity to men subject to draft to volunteer for this splendid service by joining the 3l9th Regiment of Engineers"
 Drafted men may make applica- tion. personally or by mail. to Ma jor J. A. Dorst. Room 1912. Santa Fe building. San Francisco"
 Men not subject to draft. and who have the necessary qualification. may enlist at the nearest recruiting station. taking care ito specify that
 
 they desire to be assigned to the 319th Engineers. Camp Fremont, California"
 The united efforts of every pa triotic citizen is the great necessity of the hour and. employer and em- ploye are alike given the opportun- fly to serve their Country and the boys in the trenches by encouraging eligible men to volunteer
 The duties of the Engineers Corps are so well known that il is hardly necessary to quote them fully. but in a few words they cover practical ly every branch of field works, from sapping to tunneling. and from build ing bomb proofs. to railroad. Their field works save our boys from the deadly shrapnel. grenades. and gas bomb and not least of all. reduces the danger from pneumonia ard al lied scourges Of the trench.
 The hour has struck, 1918 will witness the completion or wrecking of all that the Fathers and Sons of our Country have bled and died for
 The infantry boys are gathering by the million: They are coming Father Abraham" The rumble of the artillery is increasing by each hour. The tons of winged giants are gradually darkening the skies by their thousands. Even the mu- sic of the rivetter is growing into a refrain from shore to shore.
 It remains only for the gallant Engineers to throw the weight of their decisive ski, into the balance to win the war and save our home land-our United States-from a shameful peace and possibly servi- fude.
 Our Country is calling for miners and mechanics. Theirs the golden opportunity to serve Uncle Sam. Volunteers for this splendid service are called for.
 The patriotic press of our COun- try has been the bulwark of our liberties from the stirring times of the Minute Men" to this day and 1t has responded to the call of our Country in the great crisis at hand with enthusiastic zeal and patriot ism.
 This letter is sent to you by au- thority of the War Department, Corps of Engineers. San Francisco. with the request that you will kind iy cooperate by giving the widest publicity to the call for men for the .Ista Regimen; Of Engineers.