The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-21
STEN0CRApHERS
WANTED BY ARMY
Draft Boards Ordered 10 List
Available Men,

Call will soon he issued for large
number of thoroughly competent stenog-
raphers with legal training who have
been placed in group c, qualified for
special or limited military service. ac-
cordiNg to advance information received
this morning by Adjutant General Clip
son from Provost Marshal General
Crowder
No intimation is given as to &hen
the call will come the purpose OF the
notice being to give local boards ample
opportunity to scan their records and
get a line on men qualified for this
class Of work.
Allotment in September.
Men who qualify sndcr the call may
be assigned to duty in the Judge advo-
cate generals and the provost marshal
generals departments, and they will
also be required to make stenographlc
reports of court-martial cases and other
clerical work in the field,
THE work IS interesting and will give
invaluable experience to the fortunate
applicants" reads 4 portion of General
Crowder's telegram, which states fur
ther:
"You are urged to give this call the
widest publicity Qualified registrants
should be urged to present themselves
TO their local boards and have their
names listed for this service. Local
boards must be cautioned not to permit
any registrants TO be listed who arc not
fully qualified for this service, and not
10 i 'uct men until further orders are
received Local boards should be cau-
toned also not TO make any definite
promises OF assignment after induction.
On August 81 local boards should notify
your office OF the number Of qualified
men who have volunteered. Your Office
should compile returns and advise this
office not later than September z the
number available in your state Upon
receipt of this information this office
will make definite allotments and wire
hull mobilization details.
Clerical Men Wanted.
General Crowder sSo advises that
authority has been obtained to induct
into the service either as privates or
In on-commissioned grades, registrants
qualified for genera stenographic,
clerical and administrative work in the
offices OF state headquarters and in the
offices of local, district and medical ad-
visory boards
These will be selected from class one
registrants, who are physically disqual-
lfied for general military service, but
qualified for special or limited military
service, and especially qualified for
clerical and administrative work.
May Get Commissions.
Detailed instructions concerning the
induction of such registrants, their mus
tering in, the commissioned rank which
may be allowed in certain cases and so
on, will be issued in due course OF
time" states General Crowder's tele-
gram.
II is stated further;
"UntiI such instructions are promul-
gated and specific authority issued by
this office for the induction OF such reg
istants, no steps should be taken except
that boards ought to make careful in
spection of their lists of class one lin
tied service men qualified as clerks and
ascertain whether or not there may be
some registrants in deferred classes
who would be willing to waive deferred
classification and be inducted for this
purpose. Local boards should make a
tentative list OF such men, bearing in
mind that such registrants will be
needed not only for local boards but
also for state headquarters and dis
trict and medical advisory boards
Promulgate this Immediately and folly
to local, district and medical advisory
boards.