Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-06
NOT MANY VOLUNTEERS FOR
SKILLED SERVICE TO be
GIVEN PLACES.
iowA's ASSIGNMENTS
MATERIALLY REDUCED
General Logan Issues Warning to
Draft Boards Against I'suane. Of
Permits 70 Registrars to Enlist In
Various Branches Of Service
Women Doing Heroic Work.
Special to rImes-Repuplicsn.

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Des Moines. May 6.-Altho more
than 1000 registered men in Iowa
volunteered to do special work under
the National Want Column" circulars
sent to local boards by the govern
ment recently, only a comparatively
few will be taken. The following is
the quota for. Iowa:
One telephone operator who can
4 speak German to report to command
Ing officer of signal corps, Camp AL
fred VAIL Little Silver. N. J.
u Seven construction foremen to re-
port to the commanding officer of
engineers, Camp Humphreys Belvoir,
Va.
One air brake inspector to report
at Fort BENJAMIN Harrison, Indian
apolis, Ind.
Twenty-three boiler makers and
helpers to report to Fort Benjamin
Harrison.
Forty-four railroad brakemen, flag
men and conductors, report to Fort
BENJAMIN Harrison.
Seven bricklayers, report to Fort
BENJAMIN Harrison.
One bugler, report to Fort Ben
tamin Harrison.
Twenty eight locomotive engineers
report to Fort Benjamin Harrison.
One gas plant worker; twenty two
stenographeB; three wagon makers:
eight car repairmen: one gas plant
worker: two meteorologists and ply
scialists. The two latter go to Wash
ington, D. C. and the others to Indian
apolis.
The majority of these men are to
entrain May 18th. One is to go on
May 8.
General Logan has also sent out a
warning to local draft boards against
issuing permits to registrants to enlist
in various branches of the military
service. 1t Is pointed out that local
board members may induct registrants
into special lines Of service when such
induction calls are issued by the gov
ernent. Enlistment IL accomplished
by military authorities and men of
draft age under the selective service
act, may not, except in a few in
stances, enlist in the military service.
Registrars who conform to certain
requirements may enlist in the medi-
cal enlisted reserve corps, the engi-
Sneers enlisted reserve corps, the avia-
ton section, signal enlisted reserve
corps and the quartermasters' de-
4 partment enlisted reserve corps.
Women Doing Heroic Work.
American women are doing heroic
work in this war. declared Dr.. Robert
O.. Matthews who has just returned
from visit to the war zone, in an adj
dress to the Des Moines Bankers Club
few evenings ago. DR.. Matthews who
came to Des Moines from Ohio last
fall az pastor Of the First Methodist
church, has won reputation here as
q speaker.
Everywhere where there is a call for
humanity she was to be found. he
said, with her pocket book open, her
arms outstretched, feeding and caring
for the sick. wounded and tired SOL
diers, and clothing and soothing the
little homeless children, old men and
old women.
TN France today" he declared. "the
French men and women sit at the feet
|. of Joan Of Arc. AS she lives in bronze
and stone they conjure up visions of
this splendid woman but as l stood
there in France thought the Joan of
Arc who is going to rescue France and
conquer Germany Is none other than
the American woman. American
womanhood is on the throne in this
4 country and is dedicated to the great
task Of winning the war;"