The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-03
LIMITED MILITARY
SERVICE OPENING
Opportunity for Some Not
Qualified for General
Service
CALL RECEIVED
BY LOCAL BOARD
Enlistments Desired in Military Aero
nautics Branch, to Get Out Spruce for
Aeroplanes-Statem Of Type OF
Men Desired.

Persons not qualified for general mil
itary service have an opportunity to
enlist in the military aeronautics branch
for limited service provided they pos
sess the qualifications for that work,
which is to get out spruce for aero
planes. A copy of Gen. Crowder S tele
gram to Acting Adjt. Gen. Johnson of
Montpelier has just been received at
the Office of the local board here, and
it is desired that the widest publicity
be given the telegram. Following is
the memorandum, No. 102, from the adj
jutant generals Office.
The following telegram is published
for your information and guidance:
"The military aeronauties branch is
in need of certain skilled men. Men
qualified for special or limited military
service only will be accepted under this
call. Men qualified for general mill
| tary service are not desired for this
! service.
| Repeated requests have been received
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| limited service men to enter the serv-
| ice. These men will be engaged in
| spruce production work for aeropIanes
which is interesting and healthful work
If properly presented should appea
| strongly to qualified registrants. TIL,
following type of men are desired; Loco
motive engineers, firemen, railroad grad,
| foreman, railroad track foreman, wood
en- bridge carpenters, locomotive repair
men, telephone linemen, surveyors O
railroad instrument men, stationary en-
gineers for donkey engines, telegraph
ers, craftsmen, piledriver foremen
steam shovel operators, carpenters
steam filters, electricians, auto mechan
les and drivers, cooks, clerks, railroa
brakemen, railroad conductors, and
large number of laborers.
Il 'Please give widest publication t
/ this matter, using the Nation s Wan
Column method which was recently S
successful, and urge technically quail
fled registrants to present themselves I
their local boards for listing. If su1
; ficient number of volunteers are not S,
, cured involuntary induction will |
used. On June seventh wire this offit
; the number of qualified volunteers lis
ed in each of the above occupation
which we may expect from your stat
Upon receipt of this information v
| will make definite allotments and advi
complete mobilization details.
'sLocal boards must thoroughly III
derstand that these registrants are n
to be inducted until orders are receive
as to allotments and that only whi
l. limited service men are to be consi
!. ered Acknowledge.
= "Crowder. -
K Give all the publicity possible, as I'll
is possible chance for this special
4 limited service class. If you wish, tel
, phone in, and we will send you more
these memorandums which you may m;
to men of this class. Be sure, howev
that they understand that all apple
: tions will not be accepted, and that or
!, a limited number will be called b
4 this should not deter man from volu
teering, as only by SO doing, can he I
himself in line for what they do nee
IN and if they are not required ON I
first call, they may be later.
4 HERBERT T. JOHNSON
Colonel, Acting Adjutant General,
no direction of Governor Graham.