The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-15

REGISTER
FOR JOBS
1900 Officers and Ex-O Officers
of American Army Have
Taken Positions

ITO date, 17OO officers n OH
ers of the American army, the great
Ell portion of them men who have seen
service with the Expeditionary Fore
cs in France and elsewhere, have reg
istered with the War Department in
Washington as applicants for posit-
ion" it is today announced by Colonel
Arthur Woods, Assistant to the Sec
rotary of War, who is at present con-
Quoting a nationwide drive for the
unemployment of these men.
The salaries which are expected by
these men vary between $500 and
$4,000 per pear. A number of the
applicants desire to continue in the
work in which they have had expert
ence before the beginning of the war.
Others, on the basis of their military
training, desire to enter into new,
fields and are willing to accept cor
rcspondingly low salaries until they
have proved their worth. The list in
cludes business men, professional
men of all sorts, technical men and
members of a variety of other lines
of activity. Some of the specimen
histories of these officers are given
below.
l. A graduate of a leading Eastern
college, class of 1911, taught from
1911 to 1913, did insurance under
writing from 1913 to 1918, during
part of which time he was manager
of the Bridgeport, Conn, branch of
the United States Life Insurance Co.
U. S. Army 1888, with the 301st
Field Signal Battalion. Thirty years
old; desires to enter into exporting or
factory work, willing to begin at $15
per week.
II. A graduate of a leading East
ern college, class of 1904, three years
with the Miller & Franklin Co., in
stalling cost system work, seven years
superintendent of the factory of the
Morley Button Mfg. Co., three years
selling agent for same concern.
Thirty-seven years old, married. De
sires work as factory administrator
or sales manager, at $4,000 per year,
III. 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 wound
ed, received a citation and the Croix
de Guerre. Has taught French here
and abroad. Has read French litera-
ture widely and speaks French fluent
ly. Twenty-six years old, single and
desires work as master in French in
an academy or private school.
These are only a few specimen
cases of the large number. The list
includes men desiring managerial
work, teaching, editorial work, engin-
eering, export and import, research
and organization, tutoring and teach
ing, bond craftsmanship, mining, news
paper, magazine or publicity work,
social service, tobacco business, archl-
lecture, law, rubber business, cheml-
cal or dystuffs business, salesman
ship, aeroplane work, wool business,
steel, iron and coal operation, marine
insurance, accountancy, work in
Japan, shipping, automobile work, ad-
miralty law, manufacturing, chemis-
try, etc.
Employers needing men who, by
virtue of their experience in the army
and because of the responsible posi-
lions they held during their services
are fitted to be first-rate executives,
men with asense of order, with pune
tuality, reliability and executive pow
ers, are urged to apply directly to The
office of Colonel Arthur Woods,
Washington, D. c., in order to be put
directly in touch with these men.