The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-16
ARMY AND NAVY
NEED TRAINED men
THOUSANDS OF. EXPERT WORK.
ERs WANTED IN CIVILIAN
BRANCHES OF SERVICE.
MEAT CAREFULLY INSPECTED
Every Part OF the Supply for Army
Use ls sorutinized, From Stock
Yards to Mess Desertions From
Camps Due TO Discouraqing Letters

(From Committee on Public Information->
Washington-The Civilian branches
Of the army and navy are in need OF
] thousands of highly trained workers,
and before the end Of 1913 these
branches must be increased by at least
! 10000, according to the civil service
commission.
The ordnance department Of the
army needs large numbers Of mechan-
| zeal engineers, craftsmen, chemists,
and metallurgists. Thousands u In
spectors are wanted to pass oC the
quality Of ordnance, ammunition and
other supplies. For Office work statis-
ticians, accountants, assistants In
business administration, and specially
trained clerks are needed.
The quartermaster corps wants sev-
eral thousand examiners and insrec-
tors, and passenger and freight clerks
are needed. The signal corps is short
of craftsmen.
The navy has an unlimited numbAr
Of places for craftsmen, and long
list of positions for technical workers
Practically all branches Of the service
need stenographers, typfsts, book
keepers, and clerks.
The army consumes about 100000
pounds per day Of fresh beef. This
necessitates the slaughter daily Of
1900 cattle. Official inspectors scru-
ttnize every part of this supply from
the time Il comes on the hOof to the
abattoir until 1t vanishes from the
mess tin Of the soldier.
Inspection begins at the stock yards.
where the living animals undergo the
examination of an official for any evil
dences Of physical defect which might
be difficult of detection later. Where
there is doubt the questionable ami
mails are separated for closer exam
ination. Where there is certainty Of
defect, the animal Is rejected as unfit
for food supply.
Next comes rigid examination Of
the carcass. Only when found Sound,
healthful, and wholesome" is the meat
passed as acceptable for food and
duly branded with a nonpoisonous
vegetable ink, Omitted States In
spected and Passed. The unfit car
casses are destroyed.
Fresh meats thus Endorsed go for
ward in regular shipments. but those
which are to undergo curing, canning,
or manufacture into sausages, lard,
oleomargarine, ETC., are subjected to
reinspections at each step. For these
there is q final inspection just pre-
vious to their dispatch for ARMY use.
Samples are regularly collected for
chemical analysis in the government
laboratories.
When the meats arrive at the army
stations they are again inspected
either by inspectors of the bureau Of
animal industry or by veterinarian O,~
fcers Of the army. They must also
obtain the approval of the officer Of
the Quarternaster corps receiving |
them. And they undergo their final |
test when the soldiers immediate Or
ganiZation commander looks them |
over before he permits them to be |
served to his men.
Included in war department regula- !
tons regarding the employment Of |
prisoners Of war and informed enemy |
aliens are the following statements:
All classes of prisoners, excepting |
commissioned officers and such 9th |
ers as are physically not fit to labor, |
will be required to perform work nee
essary for their comfort or for the |
upkeap of their prison barracks. In |
termed enemy aliens will not be held |
for compulsory labor except as pro-
vided in this paragraph.
Prisoners Of war, excepting officers, /
warrant, petty, and noncommissioned
officers, may be required to work for
the public service-they may be au-
thOriZed to work on their own ac-
count. Under exceptional circum-
stances, when specially authorized by
the secretary of war, they may, upon
their written request, be authorized
to work for private persons or for cor
porations- Petty and noncommis-
stoned officers may be authorized to
work on their own account, and, upon
their written request, may be author
ICED to work in the same manner as
other prisoners of war, except that
they will be employed in a supervfs-
DRY capacity only.
An order for labor will be regarded
as military command, and prisoners
failing to obey such order will be pun
ished accordingly.
When employed on work that is nee
essary for their comfort, or for the
upkeep of the prison barracks in
which they are informed, prisoners
will receive no compensation. When
the work is done for the government
prisoners will be paid at rate ac-
cording to the work executed; when
the work is done for other branches
Of the public service or for private
persons the conditions Of and the
for such work will be
settled In agreement between repre-
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