Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-06-16
TEACHERS ASKED
TO give SERVICE
Provost Marshal Wants Them to
Gather Data for the War
Department.
need SKILLED MEN FOR ARMY
Information Required 10 70 BE Taken
From ouestionnsires Of Drafted
Men-Artlssns 70 BE Picked
From All Sections

Washington. The government
through the provost marshal's Office
Is undertaking 20 organize n volunteer
army 81 school teachers throughout
the entire land. 80 ms 10 secure an
efficient industrial army 10 stand be
hind the men with guns In their hands
and enable the United States 10 fight
the great war TO successful conclu-
sion. u Is n very big undertaking and
Ike many Of the efforts put forth by
the government NJ this time much de-
ponds upon the voluntary assistance
Of loyal and patriotic people. The
matter has been taken up with Presi
dent Wilson and he has expressed the
opinion that the school teachers OF
America. those who are now engaged
In teaching the children OF the coun-
try patriotism. will come to the aid OF
the government.
In order 20 enforce the selective
draft system the country was organ
lied with 5000 local boards 90 pass
upon the returns which the selected
men made. In the office OF each local
board. comprising the district which
the board controls. are the answers TO
the missionaries OF something like q
total OF 100000 men. About 1904
OOO have already been selected for tbs
hghting forces OF the National armf
but there remain In various classes
men who could be extremely useful q
the government on account OF th'
knowledge and skill which they hav'
attained In their daily occupations
II Is necessary for the provost mar
shal's Office at Washington 10 obtaii
information as 20 the qualification. es
perience and adaptabllity OF these met
TO the work which Is necessary In cob
nection with the war
Pershina Needs Skilled Men.
For instance. not long ago Genera
Pershlng wanted 1000 bricklayers. III
wanted them not as civilians, but a
soldiers. He needed them for particu
lar work which was To he don
for the support OF the army in France
Then again there was a call for 500
spruce lumbermen; that Is, men VIII
had knowledge OF the numbering an
logging business, who could go INF
the woods and get the spruce lumb'
necessary TO make airplanes. Ths
there Is a call for motor mechanic
and for men skilled 10 many oths
lines OF Industry who as soldiers wi
perform as great a service in supper
ing the army az the front as viii thos
men who are working industriously 70
the government all along the line
order TO make the lighting forces e
fective.
Now the provost marshal's ONCE
In need OF the information that Is o
file In the Offices Of the various loca
boards. and the only way this informs
ton can be obtained Is through tn
voluntary assistance OF some particJ
lar class Of people. II has been d
cided that the school teachers OF IN
country by giving little OF the
! time each day TO the work can ohtai
from the local boards the informatio
which the provost marshal must hav
In order 10 secure the classification
tho men so as 10 make up the varior
lists that are necessary q make N
army the great machine which Il
designed 10 he.
Get Facts From ouestionnsire.
In order to &c, this Information nj
lions Of cards have been printed an
sent 10 the various local boards. upc
which Is 10 be copied from the que
tionnalres on file with the boards u
necessary Information respecting ea'
individual selected man that the pr
vost marshal's Office desires. UpS
this card the man will be classified a
p cortling 10 the findings OF the loo
board. but the important feature W
be his classification as 10 occupati'
and skill In any particular professio
trade or industry; his familiarity wi
tools and instruments. or other kin
OF work. II will make no differen
what his occupation may be. the info
nation concerning the man will be p
upon the card and these cards sent
the provost marshal In Washington.
II Is proposed 10 classify at lea
\ OOO OOO men who will be availah