Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-22
5000 MEN WANTED
FOR THE TANK CORPS
Organization Complete in Every
Detail Gives Promise of
Being One of the Most Inter-
esting and Popular in the
Service-Enlistment News

The tank corps Of the United States
army has been authorized by the war
department to maintain a force of APP
proxmatey 800 officers and 5000 enlisted
men. 1t is building up an organization
complete in every detail. With nearly a
thousand light tanks contracted for, and
most of these already completed. and
with 100 heavy tanks either under con-
struction or already turned over to the
corps, the tank service Is giving promise
of being one of the most interesting and
popular branches of the service. Efforts
are being made to recruit desirable men
who are first given short course in the
school of the soldier, after which they
are sent to the tank training center
where they are taught the structural
design Of the tanks and receive an
education in gas engines carburation.
ignition, transmission, oiling and cooling,
and minor repairs The men assigned to
tank duty are taught tank driving on
level ground, over bitches and obstacles.
Crews are then taught revolver, machine
| gun and small cannon nomenclature and
care as well as practice. Certain qualified
men are further instructed in recon-
Nuisance work and radio and telegraphy.
| The entire tank corps organization will
| be stationed at Camp Meade, Maryland
which will be the headquarters for the
combat units and also the general tank
corps training center. Enlistments for
this branch of the service are open at
| the army recruiting station in the Howard
/ National Bank building in Burlington. In
| formation regarding this or other branches
of service for the university men in KHAKI!
can be obtained from the sergeant in
charge.
ENLISTMENTS
The number of enlistments in the United
States army up to May II was 2s,737.
These were about equally divided between
one-year and three-year men
The 5000 men given out as desired for
service in Siberia are not additional
troops for that country but men to take
the place of the men within the period
of the emergency clause who will be dis
charged as soon possible after the
peace is signed. These men will be-
their discharge or accomplishment if they
so desire.
Notice has been received at the local
army recruiting station that all vacancea
in the cavalry with the army of occupa-
ton have beeen filled. The cavalry branch.
however, is still open for enlistment for
service in this country.
Enlistments for service in the A. E F,
lead with n large majority. then follows
the Philippine department, Hawaiian de.
partment and Canal Zone department.
William Bicett of Middle Granville, VT,
) was forwarded to Albany by the army
! recruiting station for enlistment in the
cavalry branch of the service.
Colonel q. II. Dockery, Jr., in charge
of the Albany recruiting district, states
in letter to the Burlington office thai
he is very much pleased and appreciate:
the interest taken in recruiting for this
section by the local newspapers. The
Burlington office stands well up on the
lists for the month of April. having a
, total of thirty-one applicants forwarded
for enlistment.