Gunnison news-champion., 1918-01-25
TRADEsHEn NEEDED
N SIGNAL CORPS
WILL % AccgpTGp. ALTHoUoH
RgoIsrGRGD. ~ QUALIFIED
ALONG CERTAIN LiMEa
BOOKS FOR OUR FIGHTERS

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More ThsR HalS Q Aallliea Alrssdy
Furnished esi6ssrs end callers BY
American Library Asseeiatlsa-
Whist ths Nat csrd 0snstssL
washingtoa.-Aen qualified along
certain lines. although registered nm
der the selecfive-service Law. may be
.nducted into the land division Of the
Signal Corps, which 10 In need Of men
for the following duties:
ChauReurs. motorcycle drivers, and
-as engine repairmen for duty In neld
md telegraph battalions: telegraph
~. both wire and radio; telephone
nen. including switchboard operators.
telephone repairmea. and men skilled
n testing and repairing telephone
ines: telephone and telegraph. line
nen; photographers. still and moving:
hominG-piGeon men: radio men who
IRE familiar with installing radio mp
aratus; men qualified n cooks.
Jerks. stenographers. blacksmitlis.
,eteorologists. cobblers. cable men.
atc.
Men inducted for tAis division. un-
'"ss otherwise requested by the chief
'gnnl officer Of the army. are sent to
'ort Leavenworth. Kan.
More than half a million books al
.nady have been furnished soldiers and
ailors In training camps and In France
" the American Library Association
Var Service. and the flow Is steadily
increasing. according to the director
4 this work.
A campaign for funds inaugurated
W the association last autumn netted
more than $1.5OO.OOO and renl results
n the tangible shape Of books and
'omfortable libraries are being felt by
he soldiers and sailors. The Carne-
lie corporation gave S320OO0 for the
-ection of camp libraries. Nearly
II camps now have libraries and In
he others the buildings are In course
4 construction. The reading rooms
ach accommodate $50 men.
For the men In France the associa-
ION has organized distributing sta
'ons nt all points Of embarkntion.
here books are assorted for shipment
broad. Soon every soldier who steps
n a transport will carry book with
rim, which he and his companions will
'cad on the way across. after which It
III be forwarded to the men back Of
he trenches. No attempt will be made
. establish libraries In France. but
he association will have representa-
ives there to supervise the work Of
distribution.
Just a. the sleeve chevrons and
rars. stars and eagles on the shoul-
.ler proclaims ranking oflicers. the hat
ord denotes the branch Of service
'ach private has entered.
Light blue signifies infantry; scar
let. artillery: yellow. cavalry: buff.
puartermastefs corps; scarlet and
white. engineers' corps; orange and
white. signal corrs; scarlet and black.
ordnance: black and white. field clerk !:
maroon. medical corps: black and gold.
officers: silver and black, adjutant
,eneral's clesk: green. Instructor home
yards: green and white. home guards.
These cords are worn only ON serv-
ice hats.
Cadet aviators wear ~ hat bands
inch and 4 half white ribbons and on
coat collars Insignia representing the
aviation branch Of ~ Signal cerps.
propeller blaaoa
There were 1.410050 enlisted men
md 110.006 ofhcers 10 the United
States army at the opening Of 1918.
more thsp one and ! hslf times as
'arge as any force ever before mo-
hilised By this nation. according to
statement BY Secretary Of War
Baker.
During the war with Spain the army
NJ the United States at its maximum
strength agGregatedl 272,000 men and
officers. The army in the held and in
training now n practically six times
m great - the maximum number un-
der arms In the Spanish war.
About 5000 officers were commits
stoned from civil life in the two series
of training camps. nearly eight times
as many as the number Of officers In
the regular army April I. 1917.
Postmasters are directed not to ac-
cept for shipment to members Of ex-
peditionary forces packages contain
ing matches, cigar fighters, or solidified
alcohol. including the preparation call
cd "Sterno" or cnnned. heat.
1t is not deemed safe to admit these
articles to mails for foreign countries
or for United States naval vessels. in
Guiding marines on shore in other coun-
tries.
Contractors working on orders for
the navy are required to provide
-atchmen and devices to protect their