Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-21
LIMITED" Men
HAVECHANCES
FOR WAR WORK
Government Calls Workers
to Replace Men Needed
as Fighters.

corps Of the army to replace physic-
ally perfect men wanted for overseas
duty, it was,announced here today. q
Accountants. stenographers. typists.
experienced clerical workers, drafts
men, bookkeepefs, chauffeurs, in
s%pectors. lawyers and engineers-all
are e d at once to serve at Wash
ington headquarters and throughout
the country at field depots, arsenals,
district offices airplane and munition
factories and proving grounds.
Because men affected by the new
man-power act have not yet beer
classified or physically examined, only
men between FL and 80 years Of age
who are now in Glass qualified for
n physically disqualified for mill
tary. service or Glass one remediable
defect, will be accepted. Large num-
bers of these men have already been
called by the provost marshal general,
and the present campaign affords the
only existing opportunity for regis
trants not yet called to choose their
branch of the service and to join the
ranks ahead of the regular draft or
der.
All men accepted will be indicted
as privates and given the usual priv
ate's pay Of $40 a'month in addition
to food, clothing and quarters.
Registrars desiring induction
should communicate with Geo. w.
McCree, Northern Pacific Railway
Co.. st. Paul, Mimi, stating their age,
exact draft classification, physical de-
feet, education and record Of occupa-
ployers' names, salaries and number
of years employed in each position.
Aircraft Bureau Needs Men.
The bureau of aircraft production,
charged with the task of manufactur-
ing all army aircraft n aircraft
equipment, needs men with high
school education or the equivalent to
inspect and check production. Law
yers have been found qualified, in
many instances, for this work. The
bureau also needs expert b~ookkeepers
and cost accountants of all grades to
keep accurate account on millions Of
dollars Of expenditures.
Both groups of men will be sent
to factories manufacturing either air.
planes or airplane equipment, most Of
which are situated in Ohio, Michigan,
New York and Pennsylvania. At
Washington headquarters, district Of
fees and factories, stenographers are
needed urgently.
At Washington are needed such
men as craftsmen, stenographers, con-
fdential messengers, experienced
clerks, expert engineers and men of
all kinds who would be Used in or
ganizing an Office charged with super
vising and maintenance. supply and
repair Of such material as is handled
by the ordnance department.
Strong Men Needed.
At proving grounds, guns Of all sizes
and small arms are tested-proved-
before they are sen overseas. Here
is afforded to limited service men the
nearest approach to real combatant
service-opportunity to load and fire
what will be the weapons Of the e
these duties must be physically strong
enough to do a hard days work, ever
though disqualified for overseas serv.
ice by some slight physical defect
All ordnance department enlisted
men are organized into military unit.
and drilled regularly in connection
with their work.
The medical corps needs stem
ographers and experienced clerks a
camp medical supply depots in severa
army camps in this country. Thes.
men will be sent to camps for train
ing in military Office work before be
ing assigned to regular duties. At tn,
medical depots all supplies needed TO,
the medical care of the camp soldier,
are received, checked, stored and dis
tributed. This work entails accurate
checking and accounting. Men ex
pert in the bookkeeping or account
ancy of medical supplies are ais
needed at the central supply head
quarters at Washington.
The Quartermaster corps is par
ticularly in need of s~tenographers an,
chauffeurs! The stenographers ar
desired for headquarters work in tn
various units, training at Camp Meigs
Washington, d. c., and Camp Johns
ton, Jacksonville, Fla. Men expert
enced in driving any make of heavie
automobile will be accepted as chauf
feurs and also sent either to Cam,
Meigs or Camp Johnston for training