The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-03
TO TRAIN MACHINISTS
YOUNG MEN INVITED TO ATTEND
GOVERNMENT SCHOOL-85O
FROM THIS STATE.

"Adjutant General. Redfield. S. ID.
Call No. 210, upon your state Is here
by announced as follows: Complete
the entrainment for Minneapolis,
Mimi, of $50 grammar school grad
yates who have had some experience
along mechanical lines and some APP
titude for mechanical work, to report
to the commanding officer, Dun
woody institute. on May 10. Only
white men and men qualified for
general military service may be in
Quoted under ibis call.
The men .alected for this service
will receive a curse of training at
government e fitting them to
service n army positions, requiring
knowledge of electricity, wood work
ing. sheet metal working. gas engine
repairing and other mechanical du-
itary service both at the from and
behind the lines. The men taxing
this curse will receive thorough in
struction which will be OF great per-
sonal value in working their way
ahead both in the army and in civil
life. This is an exceptional oppor-
tunity for energetic ambitious men.
You arc Iiged to make this ca, one
of statewide interest. Qualified reg
istrants should be urged to present
themselves To their local boards for
voluntary Induction. When regis
trants voluntarily present themselves
the local boards may induct qualified
men until their allotment has teen
filled Tbs voluntary period will
continue until May s. After May 81
no more volunteers will be acceE;ed.
III. on May =, "A sufficient numbe, of
volunteers have not come fort to
fill the allotmcat of the loca. beard,
the local board will proceed to select
ficlont numl e. of qualified men rom
within class / to fill its allotment
after deducting the voluntary Undue
lions. Only white men who have
completed at least a grammar school
, EDUCATION and have had some exper-.
fence along mechanical lines and
some aptitude for mechanical work
should be indicted and the provi-
sions of my telegram B-S0. dated
March IL, relating to men actively,
completely and assiduously engaged
in the planting and cultivation of
crops should be followed.
Each man must carry with him at
least two suits of underclothing, one
suit OF outer clothing in good condi-
ton, a sweater, a stout pair of shoes,
three extra pairs of socks, and two
bath towels, as he will be kept In civ
ilian clothes during the first three
weeks until he can be supplied With
a uniform and other clothing.
The number of men called for un-
der this call must be actually en-
trained. On account of pending leg
islation before congress this office is
not in a position to give you any sug-
g%estions as to how to make allot-
ments, but the previous efficiency of
your office warrants placing the mat
ter in your hands.
Instruct local boards to warn
leaders of parties against mutilating
of railroad equipment.
1T is very important that you
have complete control yer this call.
Men should not be allowed to arrive
before May 16. and the entire party
must be entrained so as to arrive on
that date.
-"Crowder."
1t has been decided that the allot-
ments for the various counties are to
be based on the number of men In
class / who are qualified under this
call. Local boards should report at
once by mail the number of such
men, which number should be ascer-
tanned by an examination of the
questionnaires of men in class l who
IRE qualified for general military
service and who have not already
been indicted. Only those men who
show from questions 8 and 10 of
series /, that they are qualified to
be indicted under this call should
be counted in making the report to
his office. 1t is suggested that each
local board notify all qualified regis
trants in class l by postcard or let
ter of this exceptional opportunity.
Inductions under call No. 21O may
be commenced at once, but no men
should be entrained until further In