Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-06

recruiting officers, who make II their
business to keep themselves well
posted on all matters pertaining TO
government insurance and other i'm
portant detals vital to the interests
VI the men who served with the col
,rs during the war with Germany.
News Item: Army Recruiting Station.
It has been the chief business OF
| the local recruiting Office to answer
questions about government insur'
ancc, Liberty buttons and travel pay,
| but now that farm jobs are about to
end for the year. the question that is
ASKED the most is, What chance will
I lave to learn trade If | enlist?
We must get down to brass tacks on
he question of expensive living; II
the army will give "A better living for
| . cheaper price than civil life, then
give me the army, they say.
Army food is not only better and
more healthful; there is more of il.
| There is always enough 10 go around
nd rlonty left untouched. Field ra,
tons and emergency rations are un,
heard of in the army, except when
there is a necessity for thomas
there is in time of war.
On the other band, civilian tech.
nical experts are employed as instruc,
tors i'm the air service schools: a
young man may become dyer or
he may become an airplane mechanic.
These are the highest paid men. He
may qualify as a first class chauffeur
and VIII then draw $il a month and
Al expenses. He is certain Of one
thug The government is just a.
anxious for him to learn the trade
az he will be to get the instruction
that is given in these schools His
certificate of graduation will secure
u position in any part Of America; it
viii give him a preference in a civil
service examination, and the govern.
mynt will give him full pay at the
start
without a trade. man is dcpen
dent on the good will of his employ
or; with a trade at his command, he
can become his own master in time
and he can live without fear of mon
10y paniCs and business failures. The
government needs skilled mechanics
for the large airplane shops; it is
only good business principles to give
the very best instruction in the trade
schools. and to pay full value for the
services Of the new mechanics as
they advance in their chosen trades
These men will be attracted to ths
government service by good workins
condition and by good pay. The air
plane mechanic is paid Sl05 month
and all expenses
One of the best features of the ali
service is the term of enlistment
three years, A trade may be Learned
end mastered in a short time bu
experience at the trade is very har,
- get. because employers who hanC
out tho large salary on pay day OK
rect one quality above all others from
a new man, actual. invaluable expert
cnce. In this respect, these govern
mont schools make il their strongest
ONT to secure variety of mcchani
al jobs in the automobile line. for
instance, that Will cover every case
within reason Whereas the short
torn cheap auto schools in the city
ttsA ii -.
prcntices as quickly as possible in
order to make room for new men
seldom do two of these quick
schools agree on the methods of in
struction and the young man is left
To guess for himself which one vii
be safe to trust with his education in
his chosen life work
a talk with almost any auto me-
'hanic at present employed will con
vince one that experience and variety
Of experience, together with instruc.
ton and illustrated lectures, are the
SureSt elements of success and the
only way that will lead surely to a
position with large salary.
1he course costs nothing. Shop
work in the morning gives way to il.
Illustrated lectures in the afternoon.
when the different questions are al,
Swcred by the instructors. who are
all technical experts Mechanical
trades. drafting, surveying, stenog-
rarhy, clerical work and many other
L. n 10 hos
taught in the air service schools