The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-18
NATIONAL WANT COLUMN" HAS
BEEN ANNOUNCED BY OFFICIALS
SKILLED REGISTRANTS OF ALL &C.
cUPATIoNS ARE NEEDED AT
ONCE, rs CEY.
IiEt Of Needed Men Is Announced by
Captain Breckenridge Jones OF
Military Department.

The following National Want C"l-
unu'' has been announced hy captain
Br-ckinridcc J"n"S. chief OF the military
| depart nlrlIt of the state. anu =" :lSl
| sends the enclosed letter from mil
! tary official telling OF the urgent nc"d
| Of men for service.
| The letter is rs follows:
| General Pershing has called for some
1900 skilled men for immediate service
! In various units OF the army. Inc Sc-
lective service machinery must produce
| these skilled men. The national index.
which, when completed. will contain Il
data card on every rcgis;rant in III:
| United States. is not yct ready. ana,
| therefore, the man needed must b" called
out by voluntary induction.
] "'rhr National Want Column IL al
| tn, most vital interest 10 every NAN III
| the military Az" and To his family ana
| friends Any man who is qualified l"r
| any OF the positions which are open
| will not only serve his country pest
| with thr skill which is his. but will So
cure material personal advancement IN
the army and in after life
| To got in the SerHlc" the registered
| min should appear bci"r" his draft
J board and il passed he viii be induct'u
| into service being sent 10 the stated
1
Saturday. April 81. Tho list is as fol-
| lows:
The Nations Need
Air-brake inspectors. white.
Anele-lrnn smiths. white.
Auro mechanics and helpers general
| engine. magnetic. ar iEniti"nl. white
H;Lrycrncn or hnntmcn, white
SlacksmithS and helpers. WHITE.
| HlarksmlthS and helpers. rolorrd.
Boatbuildrrs and helpers. white
Boiler makers AMI helpers. white.
Erakcmeu, flagmcn. or conductors
(railroad), white.
Ericklayers. white.
Krickiayers colored.
Euglers. white.
Buglers. colored.
Carpenters and helpers (shIp bridge
house general. joincrS. or pattcrnniaK-
ers). white.
Carpenters and helpers tship. bridge
house general. joinerS, or puticrnmak-
crs1. colored.
Caulkcrs. wood white.
chauffeurs tauto. truck, or tractor),
white.
Chauffcurs (auto. truck, or traclor)'
coIored.
Chemists. white.
Clerks trailroad or GeneraD. white.
Clerks (railroad or gcneral). ce'oFcu'
Cobblcrs. while
Commissary St"rckceperS. white.
Concrete fnrcmen or workers. "hl'e'
Cooks, white.
Cooks, cOlorcd.
Cranemcn. huistmcn. pile drivers. Or
shovel operators. white.
Crushar operators. white.
DiSpatchcrs engine. white.
Craftsmen general. surf"HlhE' n''-
chine design or tnpnSraphic"D. white
Ensinecrs (ctNll. electrical '"''' '"'''
or computing). white.
,rrIn.,rs and bremen (locnm0tivn).
white. ,
Electricians general. armaturc wind
or, OF wircmcn). white
Floor hands (Shipyardl. white.
Forcrnen. construction (brldCe. ouiin-
ing, earthwork ship, or rattroad}'
white.
Forrmcn teyratory or jaw crusher'.
white.
t;as-plon, workers (ac"tyl"n"' hEhro-
gen. Oxygen. poison. illumlnhiI"h or
c"mpreSSorl. Whltr.
t;tnsrniths or operatives i'll gun lac
tories. white.
Hostlcrs locomotive. white.
INSPECTORS. car Irailruadl, whi'"'
INSPECTORS. locomotive, white
instrument makers and r'pairm"h
fcngincering. optical. or elrclr'Ga'''
white. ,,,
1incncn telegraph or 'cicph"n"'
Marhnis,s and helpers general
hench lathe. or railrnad). while.
Mechanics, general, white.
NclnoroloSists or physicists. whit"
Min. ar quarry workers and helpers.
drill runners. f"rcmrn. p"wd"r"Hh' or
pumrnen. white.
Mu,orcyclists. white.
holders. white.
Painters. white.
photogra phcrS white.
Plumbers ur pip" iiit"rS. "n'ic'
Rangers, forest. white.
Repair,ncn. car. white.
RIrrcrs (bridgc building. or shlP''
white.
Saddlcrs or harnrsSnhkcrS. "hll".
Sailmakcrs. tent makers. "r other can
vas workers. white.
Section hands trailr"ad1. Whlt".
StecrSnIcn. white.
shcn,-jrnn workers and helpers. SOL
dercrs. or tinSmths. white.
Stcnmgra phrrS. white.
Surveyors lrvelmrn. tranSI'men t'"-
posaphic or railroad). white
Tail0rs. white.
Tcams'crs. white.
Telegraph operators. White.
Telephone operators. white.
.rnl.,,bnn. nucrators who can speak !
German. white.
Timber cruisers. while.
WnynnmRkcrS. white.
Wcltcrs (acctylrnc or oNar"tElrn').
white.
Wireless operators, white"