The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-24
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The United States and British governments
however. are working in harmony in this some
what complicated international matter because,
after ALL 80 long a man fights it does not make
n great deal of difference whether he goes lover
the top" under the British flag the Stars and
Stripes The main proposition is to see that he
gets into the firing line in army the other
and does his bit" against the Prussian military
autocracy.
1t is an army axiom that three men are needed
behind the lines to keep soldier In front
line trench ready to go the top. Men who
fight must be backed by men who work. and ex.
perts in all sorts of trades needed. The Brit
ish and Canadian recruiting mission. for example
is in urgent need of blackgTniths, boat build.
ers, carpenters, caulkers drillers, frame benderS
heavy tmbermen, platers, paters' helpers, pile
drivers. Quarrymen, riggers, riveters and theif
mates. seamen, shipwrights shipyard machinists
and stevedores.
The average man of Hfty-six thinks that no
one wants him for war purposes. but he Is mis-
taken. Let "old Doctor Osler" take notice that
the British government thinks that man OF
nfty-six. provided he knows his business. Is well
worth acquiring for its service in the Royal I'm
peral Engineers. This corps offers a special open
ing to men between nfty-one and hfty-six, and to
younger men who are highly skilled medically
unfit for general service, but who are At to carry
on their trade occupation. They are being en-.
listed for the duration Of the war, and rank from
privates to sergeants private receiving 76 cent?
per day. q lance corporal "a cents, a second cor
poral 81, q corporal $1.OS and sergeant $128
separation allowances being paid to dependents
The Canadian patriotic fund also gives an al
lowance to dependents who reside in Canada.
Forty clerks at work In the New Yori
ofices Of the British and Canadian recruiting
mission on q card index system covering the
names of every Br1ushsr and Canadian Of drafI
ago in the United States, and Brgadier General
White has already sent a strong letter to 100000
Of them explaining why they should volunteer,
asking them to volunteer or tell him their reasons
why they do not do so, and ending with the per
tinent query: "Will you not do your part. a mans
part. in this great causeT
The most interesting war relic ever seen II
America will be used In General Whites great
recruiting campaign This relic is none other thar
the tank Britannia, which has already been seer
in New York and Canada. but 10 still a decided
novelty to people all over the United States. The
Britannia = a genuine British tank. and has seer
service on the Flanders front. When 1t first ap
peared upon the streets Of New York. It caused
a great sensation 1t numbered along Fifth ave
nue., and later on was the biggest hit at the Herr
Land bazaar. An extensive itinerary has beei
laid out for the tank and its crew of veterans
several Of whom bear wounds received in tn,
service. This novel land battleship carries 81,
machine guns and Is an awe-inspiring sight 4
moves over rough country and deep bitches witt
the same ease and speed 1t shows when It attack,
the German trenches on the French front.