Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01


been listed as unessential is being
done, Investigations revealed, the
men of draft age have found other
positions. Older men have been
called in the service to fill some of
the vacancies while others are being
filled by women and girls.
The greatest blow of the order
fell upon hotels. Here but a few
houses reported youths liable for
service in their service. Bartenders,
bellhops, elevator operators, all have
found new jobs.
Girl Bellhops
At the Metropolitan Hotel this
morning. officials reported a half
dozen girls were now employed fill
ing the positions formerly filled by
young men who deemed it wise to
enter some work considered essential
by government officials. They are
serving as bellhops and elevator
operators.
The Columbus Hotel is another
concern that is looking for more
girls to fill the positions of men.
Practically every youth has left the
hotel service, so these women are de-
sired to act as bell hops. Other hos
telries this morning made similar
reports. All of them have lost prac-
tically every youth and are using
older men and women.
Get Munitions Jobs
Harrisburg industrial plants have
found positions for many Harris
burg youths who have deemed it
wise to leave positions that they
have held previous to the issue of
Provost Marshal General Crowder's
order. Some few late comers even
this morning went to these places
where they found ready employ
ment.
The Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe
Bending Company in its several de-
partments has found positions for
no less than one hundred Harris
burgers since the issue of the order,
it was said this morning. The Cen
trail Iron and Steel Company like
wise has been able to use a large
number of Harrisburg youths, but
no definite figures were available
this morning.
At the Bethlehem Steel Company
others have found places for their
efforts. OF course none of them
secured employment as machinlsts
unless they had previous experience
along this line. Some youths have
secured employment as laborers, but
neither were definite figures ascer-
tainable at the plant this morning.
The Pennsylvania Railroad, the gov
ernment plants at New Cumberland
and MiddIetown, and other Industrial
plants of Harrisburg and vicinity
doing essential work, have given
mems jobs to many Harrisburg
youths.
Washington, July I. = General
Enoch Crowder asserted to-day that
l 100000 men of draft age have
been shifted from their old jobs TO
jobs directly connected with winning
the war, as a result of his order pro-
mulgated five weeks ago that draft
men must work or fight" Women
have taken the places of 100000 of
them.
The Provost Marshal Generals es-
timate is based upon a careful COM
pilation of returns from all over the
country made by his Office force.
Beginning to-day every man on
the draft lists who cannot show that
he is working at job which is es-
sential to winning the war is subject
to immediate transfer into the army.
This rule, however, will be tempered
with mercy in many instances where
sudden change would work hard
ship upon defendants. Local boards
are to pass upon each individual
case, applying the general rules
given for their guidance by the pro-
| vost marshal.
The war job rule is only a part OF
| the work the provost marshaFs vast
machine is carrying out. Simultan-