The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-14
$4,000 NURSES
NEEDED FOR WAR

Washington, Sept. 13.-The wives of
the men at the front. with time hang
ing heavy on their hands and desire
to also do something for America now
have an opportunity to occupy their
time and do their bit in a most helpful
way by nursing convalescent sick and
wounded soldiers from overseas in the
Army hospitals.
The way is also open for any UNI
married woman between the ages of
Fl and 35 to assist in the cade of the
soldier sick and wounded.
Face to face with the necessity Of
obtaining about $4,000 women nurses
by July 1, next to care for the sick
and wounded from the army of $780,
900 American soldiers, Surgeon General
Gorgas has prepared to expend the
nursing service SO as to insure thor
ough care for every sick or wounded
American.
To meet the need he plans to train
any woman between 21 and So to be a
trained nurse, in the Army School of
Nurses, and to enroll the wives of
soldiers overseas and unmarried wo-
men between 35 and As as Hospital As
of training.
All applications should be made to
the Army School of Nursing, Surgeon
Generals Office, Washington, D. c.
washington Sept. 14.-Shipbuilding
the many-sided task in which much
OF Americas mechanical genius is to-
day engaged as a part of the war pro-
gram, requires mechanics skilled in
more than 80 trades. besides an army
of unskiiled workers.
With a gigantic building program
ahead, a vast force is employed along
In this phase of war work. Today 300
oOo men are at work in the shipyards,
with 100000 engaged in trades that
provide material for the shipbuiiders.
Here are the skilled workers who
are doing the work on the steel ships:
Shlpfitters, blacksmiths. rivetters.
ch1ppers chaukers, drillers. plumbers
pipe filters, machinists, joiners, car
penters, pattern makers, foundrymen.
coppersmiths, heavy forsers steel met
al workers, furnace men, shearers.
punchers. anglesmiths. shipwrights,
ringers, Hangers. drop forgers. erectors
bolters-up. crane operators. locomotive
engineers hremen, loftsmen. painters,
and helpers in all these trades.
Sixty per cent of the work on a shin
is in constructing the huil and the re-
naming 40 per cent is installing me-
chanical parts, deck furnishings and
other equipment that gv-s to make the
finished vessel.
obviously, 1T is almost impossible to
single out one craft that is the most
important. All contribute in making
the finish product and without anv
one no complete ship could result.
Loftsmen. however, play a great uart.
snip plans are first made in a draft
ing room on small scale. Going to
the mould loft-a large building with
smooth f1oor of sufficient size to have
drawn upon it the plans of the ship To
full size-the loftsmen fashion the
templates or moulds of light wood or
paper from which the steel for the hull
can be laid off and marked for shear
ing punching, planning and other op-
erations.
Moulds for the Plans.
Inc moulds are made from three
plans that give shape to the shin.
Ihese plans, showing the lines of a
vessel are<the sheer plan or side eleva-
tion' the half breadth plan and BODY
plan or end elevation The BODY pIan
Is most used in making the moulds. for
IL shows better the shape of each
frame, beam and floor plate. The
moulds must be absolutely correct 60
that they will join together properly.
Inc shipf1tter is probably the one
metal worker whose trade NAV he
termed purly shipbufiding trade. He
marks Off the steel material for the
parts OF the vessels hull, by fitting the
ioltmans mould over the steel. Drill
ers also play a big part in the drilling
and roaming of holes. They are neces-
sary because the rivet holes being pun-
cned IN the shop do not always comm
eide despite careful workmanship. Tn
some cases also holes must be drilled
on the ship. The uneyenness between
hoies is removing by roaming. which
IS merely a slight enlargement
ReVeters do Perhaps the most spec
Lacular work, the rat-a-tat-tat of their
pneumatic tools having a fascination
reminiscent of the anvil of the village
blacksmith Riveting holds the shin
tosether and ships plans specify
ever! riVet, Tor each has a certain
iuhctloh- Ihlppers and calkers trim
on OF smooth the edges of plates. cast
ihSs anu other parts and make them
water tight. Shipwrights install the
wooden deck masts, spars and boon,s
Other ship woodwork is done nv ioi,.
ers.
Ventilation, piping and light metal
work is done in shops by plumbers
machinlsts and pipeftters.
SHOP work on the mil nronar ;s
cone by workmen operating shears.
Puhches, bending rolls, planners and
other machines and the frame benders.
acetyiehe burners, furnace men ann