Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-12

fivil Service Examinations for Such
II Positions to BE Held Weekly--Raw
Cotton From the United States Goes
70 Spain.
rom Committee on Public Information.)
i Wasflngton.--Among the standard
hotor vehicles being provided by the
lrdnance bureau are the following:
4 The ammunition truck, which has
4 steel body designed to accommo-
late packing boxes Of any type of
ammunition mounted on four-wheel
lrive truck chassis. The equipment
kpair truck, making use of the same
we of chassis, has bins and drawers
<br spare parts and material for re-
iairing personnel equipment, rifles
IND machine guns, leather equip
h<ht, etc.
Tile artillery repair truck has q
nr-wheel drive chassis and a small
achine-shop body with equipment
insisting of lathe, drill press.
epch grinder. electric drill, welding
liz, air riveting hammer. milling at
chment, blacksmith outfit, and other
D9ls. Electric power is supplied by
xhsoline-driven generator
The 21z-ton artillery tractor weighs
bout 5000 pounds and is capable of
taking II miles an hour under favor
ple road conditions. The five-ton ar
llery tractor, weighing 1900 pounds
nd capable of speed Of six miles
hour, will handle load of 10000
ounds. 1t is intended for use with
7-inch gun and 6-inch howitxer mate
n. A load of $4,000 pounds is the
aximum for the lotion artillery
actor, which will make about Az
Hes an hour on high speed.
The 15,ton. artillery tractor and the
20-horsepower -rtillery tractor will
3 supplied in united numbers. They
BE of the tra&-laying type similar to
bose used h the French and British
overnment and are for heavy loads
hich are not subdivided for transpor-
ation.
Othey standard motor equipment
insists of the reel and fire-control
uck with four-wheel drive truck
hAssis and rear wheels replaced by
hterpillar trucks; reconnaissance car,
1-ton truck capable of a speed Of
rom 80 to 40 miles an hour; the light
epair truck, weighing about 2,400
ounds; the 1M-ton trailer for anti
ircraft guns; the 3-inch field gun
Iailer, which is utilized for hauling
mmunition as well as the 3-inch gun
aterial.
Tanks and other ar1nored land We
cles are designed, procured, and
aintained by the ordnance bureau.
There has been a constant effort to
eep the variety Of vehicles and parts
minimum. Only one size of tire
used on all the heavier trucks and
ailers. this size also being used on
milar vehicles by the quartermaster
|prps, signal corps and engineers.
he same magnetic is used on all types
III ordnance vehicles. All types of
Fdnance truck bodies are inter-
hangeable on all truck chassis issued
81 the artillery.
So urgent is the governments need
br bookkeepers that civil service ex-
minations to fill positions of this
haracter will be held throughout the
United States each Tuesday until fur
her notice. Women as well as men
re eligible.
Two classes of examinations are an
Iounced. A grammar school educa-
on or its equivalent is required Of
pplicants for each class, with the
lrther stipulation that those who
ish to take the bookkeeper-type-
ritter examination must have had at
asst SIX months experience in book
eeping, and those who would under
Ike the clerk-bookkeeper examina-
I ION. one years experience in clerical
fork, six months of which must have
pen in bookkeeping. The vacancies
be filed from the register obtained
om these examinations are In the de-
hrtmental service at Washington and
lfer entrance salaries of $1,000 a
Ear.
lThese examinations are open not
.Aly to all citizens of the United
Mates but also to subjects OF allied
ARtlons who are otherwise qualified
! \yr the positions offered.
There Is being prepared in the ad-
liant generals Office new ''pay
1rd" which win be kept by the per-
nnel officer and will show the pay
4 btus Of the man at all times. Should
man be transferred or detached
1pm his company he will carry his
Ird with him. This is expected to
inmate the many causes for de-
:. Eed payments of men SO transferred.
Ia to do away with many of the an
yances that have heretofore existed.