The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-18
ENLISTMENTS WANTED
IN BOTH ARMY AND NAVY
Recrtgtlng officers Located in North
Adab1s Are Looking for Young
AMen From Bennington.

tMen from bennington.
Sergeant Francis d. Ashe repre-.
senting the U. S. army and II. L..
Heilman representing the navy were
in Bennington Thursday in the inter
est of a drive that is being made for
enlistments in both branches OF sery-
ice. The headquarters are at North
Adams.
In relation to enlistment in the
army the depart tment furnishes the
following facts.
Enlistmeat Tor all branches OF the
regular armysare at present open for
men between the ages of eighteen
and fiftyfvel with board. clothing,
and medical attendance and pay, rat
ing from $50 to $115 month and
young men have excellent opportpn-
ties for advancement and to learn a
trade in any line, such branches as
the AIR Service. Motor Transport,
Tank Corp, Medical Corp, Engineers,
Coast Artillery. Field Artillery, Quar-
termaster Corp, Signal Corp, Calvery
and Infantry.
In addition to the army of 10000
men needed for the Mexican border
service. men are needed for service
in the Philippines, Hawaii, Alaska,
and the Canal one in the following
branches of service. Infantry, Cal
very, Coast Artillery, Signal Corps,
Engineers and Medical Department,
with an increase of 20 per cent for
foreign service.
The concentration camp for troops
destined for service in Panama will
be Camp Shelby, Miss, while men for
service in the Orient will be sent to
the Preside, San Francisco, Cal, TO
await transportation. Recreation of
all kind is found in the army includ.
ing baseball, tennis, field meets, foot
ball, motion pictures, lectures, dane
ing, etc. Every opportunity pervails
to learn a good trade, for example in
the Motor Transport chauffeurs, auto
repairman. auto mechanics. In the
Coast Artillery Corps the enlistment
specialists at Fort Monroe gives in
struction in electrical work, for the
grade of electrical sergants instala
ton and care of telephones and line
men work if desired and men qualify
in mechanical drafting mapwork and
photography, the opportunities are
available,
A hundred opportunities are open
ed for young men today and promo
ton is fast for those who care to be-
come soldiers, and one can, also
learn the different types of trades
men in the Air service, such as Radio
mechanics, wireless telegraph, radio
electricians, air plane machines, mo-
tor machines, magnetic repairman,
coppersmiths, vulcanizers, photograp-
hers, craftsmen, bench mechanics,
and chauffers. ~FsfaEEIMf
For any information concerning en-
listment, apply at the recruiting sta
ton in the Empire, Bldg, North Ad-
ans. Segt Francis d. Ashe will
gladly inform those seeking informa-
ton about the army
The naval appropriation bill ap-
proved July II, 1919 provides in part
Until June 80, 1920 enlistment in the
navy may be for term of two, three or
four years, and all laws now apple
able to four year enlistments shall
apply under such regulations as may
be prescribed by the secretary of the
navy to enlistments for shorter
period with proportionate benefits
upon discharge and re,enlistments."
Enlistments authorized for two,
three or four years at option of the
recruit may be made in all ratings
now open for first enlistment except
the applicants for machinests mate
school and for aviation mechanic
school will not be enlisted for shorter
periods than three years. Minors
under eighteen may be enlisted for
two or three years or period of min
ority at their option, with consent of
parents or guardian as before.