The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-01-24
MEN, WOMEN WANTED IN
ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.
TO SERVE IN UNITED STATES
MEN WANTED IN ALMOST
EVERY TRADE.

| Thousands of workers are wanted
and urgently needed in the prescott
! ton of the war , The actual fighting
forces would be powerless without an
efficient civilian force behind them.
Here follows a list of positions with
salaries which has just been issued by
John L. McIlhenny. president of the
United States civil service board. 1t
is the duty Of every man or woman
who can qualify for any of these po-
sitions to place his or her service at
the disposal of the government at
once:
Clerical Positions.
1000 stenographers and typewriters,
men and women, $1100 to $1,000 a
year.
| 1000 typewriter operators, men and
women, $1100 to $1,000 a year
200O general clerks. men and women,
$1100 a year.
500 index and catalogue clerks, men
and women, $l1OO to $1,000 year.
200 clerks qualified in business ad-
ministration, $1,000 to $500 year.
| 900 schedule clerks, men and women,
s14OO to $1,000 year.
800 production clerks, not more than
$500 a year.
| 200 clerks qualified in statistics or
accounting, $11OO to $500 year.
| 100 statisticians, $500 a year.
100 multigraph operators, men and
women, $1,000 to $1,000 year.
r Testing Positions.
1000 engineers of tests of ordnance
material, $500 to $24oO year.
200 assistant engineers of tests of
ordnance material $1,000 to $500 a
year.
Mechanical Trades Positions.
$500 machinists, 81 a day
! 500 machine operators. 1915 a day.
200 drop forgers $5.75 a day (piece-
work..
800 tool makers, $3.50 a day.
Large numbers in practically all
other trades.
Drafting Positions.
500 mechanical craftsmen, $500 to
$1,000 year.
so gauge designers, $4,000 to $4,000
a year.
100 apprentice craftsmen, $3.50 a
year.
Inspection Positions.
300 inspectors of small arms am
munition, $500 to $1,000 year.
100 inspectors of artillery ammuni-
$500 to $4,000 year.
100 inspectors of artillery ammuni-
ton (forgings), $500 to $1,000 year.
100 inspectors of artillery ammuni-
ton (ballistics) $500 to $2400 a year.
300 inspectors of field artillery am
munition Steel $500 to $1,000 year.
300 assistant inspectors of field ar
tillery ammunition steel, $3.50 to IS a
day.
500 inspectors of small arms $500
to $1,000 a year.
100 inspectors of material for small
arms, $1,000 to $500 a year.
100 assistant inspectors of cannon
forgings, $500 to $1,000 a year.
100 assistant inspectors of finished
machine parts, $500 to $4,000 a year
100 assistant inspectors of gunfre
control instruments, $1,000 to $500 a
year.
so assistant inspectors of steel he'll
NETS, $1,000 to $500 a year.
so assistant inspectors of cleaning
and preserving materials, $1,000 to
$500 year.
400 inspectors and assistant inspect
ors of powder and explosives. s1400 TO
$4,000 year
Further information.
Salaries named are the usual salar-
les at entrance. Higher or lower ini-
tial salaries may be paid in excep-
tional cases. Positions paying salaries
higher than those named are usually
filled through promotion.
Men only unless otherwise specified
For further information apply to the
representative of the United States
civil service commission at the post
office or custom house in any city, or
to the civil service commission in
ID. G. Except for the 20
sitions of stenographer and typewrit-
Or operator, multigraph operator and
general clerk applicants are not as