The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-24
EXPERTS
Registered FOR JOBS

ITO date. 1900 ofsicers and ex.of.
ficers OF the American army. the
greater portion Of them men who
have seen service with the expedi-
tionary forces in France and else
where. have registered with the war
department in Washington as ap-
rlicants Of position, 1t In today An
rcunced by Colonel Arthur Woods,
assistant to the secretary of war. who
is mt present conducting nation
wide drive for the unemployment OF
these men.
The salaries which are expected by
these men vary between $4,000 and
100000 per year. A number of the
applicants desire to continue in the
work in which they have had ex-
rerience before the beginning OF the
war.
Others, on the basis of their mill
tary training. desire to enter into new
fields and are willing to accept COR
responding low salaries until they
have proved their worth. The list
includes business men. professional
men of all sorts, technical men and
members of a variety of other lines
g: activity. Some OF the specimen
histories of these officers are given
below.
/. A graduate OF leading Eastern
college, class of 1911, taught from
1871 to 1918, did insurance under
writing from 1918 to 1918. during
part OF which time he was manager
of the Bridgeport, Connecticut.
branch of the United States Life In
surance company, u. s. army 1888.
with the 30lst field signal battalion.
Thirty years old; desires to enter into
exporting or factory work, willing to
begin at $500 per week.
2. A graduate of a leading Eastern
college, class of 1904. three years
with the Miller and Franklin company
Installing cost system work, seven
years superintendent of the factory
CT the Morley Button Manufacturing
company, three years selling agent
fer same concern. Thirty-seven years
old. married. Desires work as fac
tory administrator or sales manager,
at $1,000 per year.
3.--Graduate of a leading. Eastern
college. with degree of Bachelor of
science. did his major work in the
French language and literature. Saw
service as an American volunteer
with the French army. Was wounded.
received citation and the Croix de
Guerre. Has taught French here and
abroad. Has read French literature
Nidely ana SPEAKS nueHliy. twenty
six years old. single and desires work
as master in French in an academy
or private school.
These are only few specimen
cases of the large number. The list
includes men desiring managerial
work, teaching. editorial work, en-
gineering. export and import, research
and organization, tutoring and teach
ing, bond craftsmanship. mining.
newspaper. magazie or publicity work.
social service, tobacco business. ar
chitecture, law, rubber business,
chemical or dyestuffs business, sale
manship. aeroplane work, wool bust
res. steel. iron and coal operation,
marine insurance. accountancy, work
in Japan, shipping. automobile work,
admiralty law, manufacturing. chem
istry, etc.
| Employers needing men who. by
virtue of their experience in the army
and because of the responsible po-
stions they held during their service
are fitted to be frst-rate executives
men with sense of order, with pune
tuality, reliability and executive
powers, are urged to apply directly te
the Office Of Colonel Arthur Woods
Washington. D. c., in order to be pu
in touch with these men.