Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-03
STANDARD CARS. OF|:
ORDNANCE BUREAU.
VARIETY OF THE VEHICLES AND
PARTS KEPT TO A MINIMUM
BY CONSTANT EFFORT.
MANY BO0KKEEPERS NEEDED
Civil Service Examinations for Such
Positions to Be Held WeekIy-Raw
Cotton From the United States Goes
to Spain.

to Spain.
(F'rom Committee on Public Informatio }
Washington.-Among the standard
motor vehicles being provided by the
ordnance bureau are the following:
The ammunition truck, which has
steel body designed to accommo-
| date packing boxes of any type of
| ammunition mounted on a four-wheel
drive truck chassis. The equipment
| repair truck, making use of the same
type of chassis, has bins and drawers
| for spare parts and material for re-
pairing personnel equipment, rifles
! and machine guns. leather equip
| lnent, etc.
The artillery repair truck has a
four-wheel drive chassis and a small
machine-shop body with equipment
consisting Of lathe, drill press,
bench grinder, electric drill, welding
outfit, air riveting hammer, milling at
tachment, blacksmith outfit, and other
tools. Electric power is supplied by
a gasoline-driven. generator.
The 2h-ton artillery tractor weighs
about 5000 pounds and is capable of
making II miles an hour under favor
able road conditions. The five.ton ar
tillery tractor, weighing 1900 pounds
and capable of speed Of six miles
an hour, will handle load Of 10000
pounds. It is intended for use with
4.7-inch gun and 6-inch howitzer mate
rial. A-load Of $1,000 pounds is the
maximum for the lotion artillery
tractor, which will make about Az
miles an hour on high speed.
The 15-ton artillery tractor and the
12O-horsepower artillery tractor will
be supplied in limited numbers. They
are Of the track-laying type similar to
those used by the French and British
governments and are for heavy loads
which are not subdivided for transpor-
tarion. Is
Other standard motor equipment
consists Of the reel and fire-control
truck with q four-wheel drive truck
chassis and rear wheels replaced by
caterpillar trucks; reconnaissance car,
a 1-ton truck capable Of speed Of
from 80 to 40 miles an hour; the light
repair truck, weighing about 2,4OO
pounds; the 1h-ton trailer for anti
aircraft guns; the 3-inch field gun
trailer, which is utilized for hauling
ammunition as well as the 3-inch gun
material. ~ hs~
Tanks and other armored land We
hicles are designed, procured, and
maintained by the ordnance bureau.
There has been a constant effort to
keep the variety Of vehicles and parts
to a minimum. Only one size Of tire
Is used on all the heavier trucks and
similar vehicles by the quartermaster
corps, signal corps and engineers.
The same magnetic is used on all types
of ordnance vehicles. All types of
ordnance truck bodies are inter-
changeable on all truck chassis issued
to the artillery
So urgent is the governments need
for bookkeepers that civil service ex-
aminatiops to fill positions Of this
character will be held throughout the
United States each Tuesday until fur
ther notice. Women as well as men
are eligible. ...as.= .ss..h s.... .-.
Two classes Of examinations are an
nounced. A grammar school educa-
ton or its equivalent is required Of
applicants for each class, with the
further stipulation that those who
wish to take the boOkkeeper-type-
writer examination must have had at
least six months experience in book |
keeping, and those who would under
take the clerk-bookkeeper examine
ton, one years experience in clerical
work, six months Of which must have |
been In bookkeeping. The vacancies |
to be filed from the register obtained
from these examinations are in the de-
partmental service at Washington and
offer entrance salaries Of $1,000
year. LID. s-s.El.
These examinations are open not |
only to all citizens Of the United
States but also to subjects Of allied
nations who are otherwise qualified
for the positions offered.
There IL being prepared in the ad-
jutant generals ONCE q new pay
card which viii be kept by the per
sonnet ofncef and win show the pay
status Of the man at all times. Should |
q man be transferred or detached |
from his company he will carry his |
card with him. This is expected to
eliminate the many causes for de-
laysd payments Of men 10 transferred,
and to do away with many Of the an
noyances that have heretofore existed.
During the first year Of war the
army paid 100000. 600 for horse-drawn
and harness: more than $780,
OOO, 900 for horses. mules and harness.
for the fiscal year end
ing June 80. 1919. for fuel and forage
are estimated at more than $500, O0O-
900.