Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01
TRADESNEN NEEDED
IN SIGNAL CORPS
WILL BE ACCEPTED, ALTHOUGH
REGISTERED, IF QUALIFIED
ALONG CERTAIN LINES.
BOOKS FOR OUR FIGHTERS

More Than Half a Million Already
Furnished Soldiers and Sailors by
American Library Association
What the Hat Cord Denotes.
Urom Committee on Public Information)
WashingtOn.-Men qualified along
certain lines, although registered un-
der the selective-service law, may be
inducted into the land division of the
Signal Corps, which is in need of men
for the following duties:
ChauifeuTs, motorcycle drivers, and
gas engine repairmen for duty in field
and telegraph battalions; telegraph
ers, both wire and radio; telephone
men, including switchboard operators,
telephone repalrmen, and men skilled
In testing and repairing telephone
lines; telephone and telegraph line
men; photographers, still and moving;
homlng-pigeOn men; radio men who
are familiar with installing radio APP
paratus; men qualified as cooks,
clerks, stenographers. blacksmiths,
meteorologists. cobblers, cable men,
etc.
Men inducted for this division. un-
less otherwise requested by the chief
signal officer of the army, are sent to
Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
More than half u million books al
ready have been furnished soldiers and
sailors in training camps and in France
by the American Library Association
War Service. and the flow Is steadily
increasing, according to the director
Of this work.
A campaign for funds inaugurated
by the association 1"rt autumn netted
more than $1,5OO,00O and real results
In the tangible shape of books and
comfortable libraries are being felt by
the soldiers and sailors. The Carne-
qe corporation gave $4,000 for the
erection Of camp libraries. Nearly
eIl camps, now have libraries and in
the others the buildings are in course
Of construction. The reading rooms
zach accommodate $50 men.
ton has organized distributing sta
tions at all points Of embarkation,
where books are assorted for shipment
abroad. Soon every soldier who steps
on a transport will carry book with
him, which he and his companions will
read on the way across, after which it
win be forwarded to the men back of
lIss, oh off he.r 10
to establish libraries in France, but
the association will have representa-
tlves there to supervise the work of
distribution.
Just as the sleeve chevrons and
bars, stars and eagles on the shoul-
der proclalms ranking officers, the hat
cord denotes the branch of service
each private has entered.
Light blue signifies infantry; scar
let. artillery; yellow, cavalry; buff,
nunrtermasters corps: scarlet and
white. engineers corps; orange and
white. signal corps; scarlet and black,
ordnance black and white, field clerk 4;
maroon. medical corps; black and gold.
officers; silver and black, adjutant
generals clerk; green. Instructor home
guards; green and white, home guards.
These cords are worn only on serv-
lee hats.
Cadet aviators wear as hat bands
inch and half white. ribbons and on
cont collars insignia representing the
aviation branch OF the Signal corps,
propeller blades.
There were 1,42s,650 enlisted men
md 11O.S65 officers in the United
States army at the opening of 1918,
more thnn one and n half times as
large as any force ever before mo-
blllzed by this nation. according to
" statement by Secretary of War
Baker.
During the war with Spain the army
of the United States at its maximum
strength aggregated 272,000 men anc
officers. The army In the field and In
training now Is practically six times
MS great as the maximum number un
der arms in the Spanish-American war
About 5000 officers were commits
stoned from civil life in the two serie,
OF training camps, nearly eight times
ms many as the number of officers II
the regular army April 1. 1917.
Postmasters are directed not to nc
cept for shipment to members of ex
peditionary forces packages contain
ing matches, cigar lighters, or solidifie,
alcohol. including the preparation call
cd "Sterno" or canned heat.
II Is not deemed safe to admit thes
articles to malls for foreign countrie
or for United States naval vessels, in
Guiding marines on shore in other coun
tries.
Contractors working on orders 70
the navy are required to provid
watchmen and devices TO protect thei
plants and property and the work 1
progress against espionage, acts O
wnr and Of enemy aliens. Upon RI
quest they must report the CITIZENSHIP
country Of birth, or alien status of a
employees.
A second training camp will be hel
nj Porto Rico. starting February
The attendance of 400 will be selecte
from citizens and residents of Port
Rico.
Eight per cent Of the 9,5S6, sos me
registered under the selective serviC
law are colored. OF these nearly POS
700 have been called and more tina
5000 have been certified for servlc
Out of every 100 coIored men calle
SO were certified for service and
were rejected, exempted or discharge
while out Of every 100 white citizel
called, % were certified for service.
Government estimates OF the produ
tion of petroleum In the United Stat
In 1917 place It at nearly Ia per ce
greater than any previous year.