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THE “JOB BACK HOME” EDITION
Ships Call
Men For
' Merchant
Marine
Vast Commercial Navy Needs
Thousands of Men to Man the
Business Ships
SAIL THE SEA AND SEE
THE WORLD
Chances For Advancement to
High Class Positions. Good!
Pay to Start With
HELP CARRY HOME THE
OVERSEAS MEN
By J, M. Mehrman,
U. S. Slipping Board, Merchant
M Marine.
Every 1 ttlc while one hears some- *
body ask ‘ What is this Merchant Ma- I
rine we hear so much talk about?"
Nobody need .’eel ashamed if he does 1
not readily visualize this new com
mercial maritime force of the country.
The country for many years has been
’•hildiny u:> such an admirable naw
..‘wL'Tt"’’' pt ' Qpi <onfl >se the Mer
tM? u '7" ? " ltb tllP n;,vy - thinking
O’|J‘ ‘w'"L" '” l 'ier naval control.
■ int Marine Is quite dis
t.ncs from, tw navy, it j s , indeed ai
o>vy m Vaaff--> commercial naw of
'-.: BSe ' i n business voyages
S! “ BoaThasi
t ‘ onal I
hv thiH board*
.. ' whant ship of more !
’‘"L i." 1 bO;,s sailing, under the Am-!
.
ibnnh-k of the armistice chang-I
Marine ® aSpeCt ° £ the
The submarine muzzled, naval nre- '
cantons were no longer necessary 1
. < ommercc could again flow in its nai
u-.'i! rhanne.s, Th: enormous fleet of!
n ri’c out ves'-els coming from the '
.f tn,-. Emergency Fleet Cor
porat,.,,, oould 1-.. used for the purpose
1' ;,.?; > were designed, com-I
n.erce <■ trrylng.
Trade outw to all parts of the
v.o’td .-.re .-.emit opened for f, ... ,>as- ■
s ' "" nf Amr-' iean ships, and an' in- '
creas.t;,;-j ~,,d> r of v-.-sels under the'
i-'e stni t n out of American ports !
evr-ry month.
T'.'i '!■ change in the!
. .' ll pok e' s of • ■• merchant serv-*
ICC for mc:i.
P.i. er\ nn reliant ship needs about 50
mt-ti 1.. , A „. there ,:i- to
,! “ >i’ps in the new merchant I
fleets. I',at means no; Jess than 175,- 1
Out men
Many thousands of thess are al- I
reimy on Tw otbw<- arc I
want!. t>> : . o on tin- ww ships as fast
as tiyo i-otr. an.l to keep up the.
standard c! < xisthig crews.
A ,i< i> in Hv ri ( t- American . Mer-j
cnant Marim" is .1 clean onp for clean'
cut Aiiiiiif, ; . The shipping hoard
wants hi :-<■ !.!•<• crews as near 100 per;
cent Ann-r.t us as it is possible to!
get them.
Th s make the present a time of
exceptional opportunity for the young 1
man who v. ants to go to sea. Even!
those who have had no sea-going ex- !
perleneo whatever .'.av ■ a chance now I
to gft into ti e big g ime. and to go on '
deep water ”o; aj.i ■ to distant lands
Furthcrmoie. the positions of the'
young sailor in these times may easily I
become stepping stone to the job of 1
steamship rapta.m; steamship mana-I
ger, foreign yade representative and
the likkc. in tnn great future now op
ening for American trade.
The sailor of > xperience knows how '
those things come about. The lad '
with his eyes open nd his brain wark
ing can alw ys make h s way from the 1
forecastle to the bridge.
It takes a little time, but the road ;
is open, and wideer open now than <
it has ever been before. ,
Furthermore, the sailor starting to •
“learn the ropes” in the new Merchant;
Marine gets good pay from the start.!
good care, and the chance to wear a !
uniform.
The Merchant Marine today is Am- '
erican to the ore. Amer c m skill and
American grawn have performed and
are performing miracles in the ship
yards. American daring and . ability
have performed miracles in ferrying
the army to Europe. Now American
sailors are on the job of taking it back
again to home sores.
The men who come into the Mer
chant Marine to help man the new
ships are volunteers. There is no en
listment. A scratch of the pea on an
agreement is enough to hold the Mer
chant sailor to his job. The volunteer
signs on for a year—not necessarily
to be spent on the same ship—and that
is all that is asked of h m. If he likes
the sea. he will make good in that
year. His job is a sure one.
The work of manning the Merchant
Marine with American crews has be
come the gi at< ecruiting job fol
lowing the armistice.
It s being carried out through the
I nited States Shipping Eoard Recruit
ing Service. which has national head
quarters at Boston —a famous old sea - .
port and a natural center for Ameri- j
can sailors —wit training stations alsoai
at New Yo.k, Norfolk, New Orleans*
San Francisco, Seattle and Cleveland, j
This service maintains a fleet of 12 }
ships -which it is training more than
4,000 men a month. The period of
training for greet men is only six
weeks. During this time the men are
gl/en good quarters. They wear a un-
(Continued cn page five.)
TRENCH and CAMP
I THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF CAMP HANCOCK, THE
I MACHINE GUN TRAINING CENTER OF THE U. S. ARMY
VOL. 2.
I JOIN NOW I
1
o —o
J. M. MEHRMAN.
(Merchant Marine.)
j ' Join now with the men who are !
sailing across the Seven Seas and i I
I seeing the wonders of the wt.rld.
I ' Join now with the nwn who are | i
i sailing to the countries of the world
and studying the trade conditions '
of those countries.
Join now with the men who are
I being picked to represent our manu
factories as their Trade Represen
tatives all over the world.
Join now with the men who’s
I names are bung mentioned and who
are b ing talked about at all the
dinner tables in our country.
I Join now with the men who are
seeing all the famous ports of the
■ world. Gibraltar, the Suez (’anal,
, the Panama, the famous Golden
! Gate. South Sea Islands and any
other place you have ever read of
and dreamed of seeing when you
i grew to be a man.
Join now with the men who car
ried our boys over seas and who
! are going to bring them back again ! I
Joi’ now with the men who defied I
the “U-boats” and carried the T. | '
N T. to our boys over there.
Join now with the men who are ! '
carrying the food to feed war- I !
| ( stricken Europe.
“Dixie Trio”
Will Tour
S.E Camps
Popular Entertainers Who
Have Pleased Men at Camp,
Hancock Will Travel Through
Other Camps
j FIRST CLASS MUSICIANS
AND COMEDIENNE
Long Itinerary Already Book
ed For “Y” Huts of Military
Camps in Southeastern De
partment
! Under the name “Dixie Trio”, throe of
i Camp Hancock's most popular enter
tainer- will on Wednesday, January 15,
begin a twr. month’s tour of the camps
I in th" southeastern military department,
i und-i tht direction of tin- V. M A
• Social Department. This arrangement
was completed on Friday, when Dr
• Walter X. King of Atlanta. Y M C. A.
, Social Director forth" Southeast, came
( to Augusta to cons, r with the entor-
tainers. who arc w- 11 known to the mon I
'now in <‘amn. Mrs. Roy Rutherford,
■ adcr and ( omedb'nnc; Mrs. Fannie Ju-
I lienne-. jiianlst ; and h< r daughter, Miss
Louis.- Julienne, violiniste.
Under the dir*ction of Camp Social
Director U b” Martin, these ladles have
for sometime b >n r- nd'ring entertain- 1
' iii. ’t’ pio r.'.ms i.e practically all of the
“Y" huts in the gr-at success: In several
1 nuts they have appeared two or three
tirms, because of their popularity with
.the men. Th- socr'-t of this success is
‘ evident to everyone who has seen and
hoard them r markable P'-rsonallty corn- :
bined in the unusual ability Mrs Ruth- I
; < rford is a trained entertainer, and has,
• had much experience m camp work,
' prior to coming to Augusta, when Lieut.
Rutherford was appointed chaplain In
: camp, she entertained the men at Camp
j Taylor. Louisville. Kv.. where her hus
j barn! was a Y M. A. secretary. She
. is a native Kentuckian.
Miss Julienne and h< r mother have >
i been amonr the most reliable and will- '
1 ing of the Augusta entertainers who have
; came to camp und: r the direction of
• Mrs. C. D. Perkins. W. C. (’. S. enter-
I tainment chairman. Tn addition to her
ability, and taste as a musician. Miss
(Julienne has the baj>pv faculty of lead
i ing the men in popular songs and of
! making her audience feel her person
. ality. Not less valuable have been th"
I remarkable ability and charming man
ner of Mrs. Julienne at th- piano. The
, men in camp will miss these ladies, but
are glad that other camps will have the
I opportunity to hear them.
I The itinerary mapped out by Dr. King ’
for the “Dixie Trio” Includes Camp ’
Jackson. Charleston Navy Yard, Pari't
I Island Maine Post. Fort Screven, f’.amp
[Johnston. Fort Dade, Miami Naval Sta
: tion. Key West Naval Station, Pensa
cola Naval .Station, Fort Morgan. Carnp
) Shelby, and other camps in the pouth
i east. He expects this to be one of the
i most ponular features ever booked bv
■the Y. M. C. A.
HUN PAYiMENT
FOR WAR’S COST
London.—Before his departure for
Paris. Premier Lloyd George was given
a memorandum issue by the Associat- '
ed Chambers of Commerce, embodying:
the views of chambers in all parts of |
the country regarding terms of peace j
The following points were urged in the j
memorandum:
The payment by the enemy of all >
war expenses.
Compensation for loss of propperty!
and damage to property arising out of :
the war.
for all personal injur
ies, including a sum representing the
cost of all pensions paid to disabled
men. women and children.
Compensation for the loss In naticn
al power cause by the death or dis
ablement of potential producers and
by the disorgani" '.'on of means of
production and transport.
The payment of all enemy debts and
j interest on all charges from ..he date
I they are incurred until final payment.
i KANSAS RATIFIES
FOR PROHIBITION
Topeka, Kans.—The senate and house
of the Kansas legislature today ratified
the Federal prohibition amendment.
With tr.e Co-operation of the Augusta H erald, Augusta. Ga.
What Atat
a New Job
Back Home
Again?
Chances Good For Employment
of Every Man. Business Con
ditions Give Promise of Pros
perity
SPECIAL AGENCIES TO FIND
GOOD JOBS
Representatives of Merchant
Marine and United States
Shipping Board Glad to Give
Information About Jobs
FARM LANDS AVAILABLE
FOR DISCHARGED MEN
W. J, WILKINSON,
Educational Director, Camp Hancock.
The aim of this issue of Trench and
Camp is to tell the soldiers about the
job which awaits them when they get
back borne, of course, many of the
men will find the old place waiting for
them.
Many of the business houses, shops,
schools and other institutions have an
nounced their intention of keeping the
places open for their former employees
when they return from the camps here,
amt from overseas.. In fact, special
consideration will be shown soldiers
who, are honorably discharged and are
looking- for employment on their re
turn home. Public opinion will insist
that these men are elven every atten
tion. Furthermore, the men themselves
will demand proper treatment and they
abundantly dserve it. So those who
are still left should not be unduly wor
ried.
There is every indication that busi
ness conditions will continue to bo
good, and the industrial activities of
the nation will be able to absorb all
men who desire work, tine of the most
acute problems is a shortage of work
ers. This Is not only duo to the mil
lions who have entered the army and
naw. but the fact, that there has been
practically no immigration during the
past four years accentua.tos this laboi
shortage.
There are. however, under the direc
tion of Cant. 1.. Snvder. special
agencies V hereby the soldiers who are
being discharged now find attractive
openings. To toll the men in t’amp
Hancock about these onnortnnitio . is
the object of till: ':n< : ial number or
Trench ami Camp. Tieprosentativcr of
the Merchant Marino ami the r. S.
Shipping Hoard are loca.t.od at Tluilrl
tng 631, next door to the Postoffico, and
arc glad to give the men information
as to bow they may enter the service
of these organizations. As most of us
know, wo are building merchant ships
at a vorv remarkable speed. To .■-o-itrn
seamen and officers for those ships is
a problem. A fin< opportunity is of
fered men at attractive wages and sal
aries to enter this servile. If you arc
fond of the sea and would like a good
livelihood, coil on Mr. .T M, Mehrman
it' the above building. Men arc also
needed to build these ships. Good
money is tn be made in the shipyards
Mr G. E. Punkum is also located at
Building 63-1 and will tell you how to
secu.o employment.
In the same building is a representa
tive of the ('nip d States Emplot'mt nt
Bureau. He will tell you of the lino
cl.an-cs to sc'-uro civil service posi
tions. He also will give VO u infor
mation regarding the opnortunltics tin
government ofret ■ to discharged sol
diers who want h get fam
soldiers are specially interested in farm
lands. Call on the I*. S. Employment j
Pure in (tear: wmativi: at. Building 63'.
next to the Pmtcffi.-o and tall-; the
matter over with him. IP will go glad !
to help von.
Elsev/hpTP In this i -’’i? of Tr'-ru h [
and Camn vou will find artiMrs do- ■
scribing: morr fullv wh;ir is ’l'-ini.- done i
for the men of Gamn Haneook how
they mav make u--o of the agenoi* s :
which are at their disposal .
Also remember th.'it th" Ed-io; ai j
or any “Y” S’er-i o’a ry will !■/ to i
talk with you and ’.ou an> assist- j
once in their power if von art* planning i
a new kind of work when you get j
home. They will he glad to give you i
suggestions as to bow you may make ■
such changes or improve your future
prospects.
If vou are in the Ruse Hospital talk
it over with Mr. Bridges or one of his
associates.
iEM TROOPS
IH RUSSIA. WELL
Washington. Colonel George E.
Stewart, commanding the American l
troops in the Archangel sector of
Russia, in a message received at th?
War Department to lay under date of
January 11. repoprted he had made a
personal tour of the wide front over
which the Americans are scattered and
found the t e eral health, discipline
and morale of the men excellent and
their clothing and equ pment ample.
Total deatr s from all causes among
the force, which numbers about 8,0(0.
were given ? a x officers and 121’ en
listed men-
JANUARY 15, 1919.
(PRESS CLUB HOLDS
FAREWELL DINNER
On last Wednesday evening mem
bers of the Press Club now In Camp
Hancock gathered at the Partridge Inn
for a farewell dinner. Sixteen members
were present. After the dinner which
met with the approval of New York's
most fastidious and blase a brief busi
ness session was held. Reports in
cluding the financial statement were
read and approved.
During the length of perhaps one
cigar nnd two elgarrettes the sooial
proclivities of the Fourth Estate dis
played themselves a la mode. Remem
bering that, they were not getting paid
a dollar and a quarter a column for
copy the former news rushers caused
a conspicuous absence of irksomely
long speeches. Only one. a certain
sc scant mimed McGraw insisted upon
disposing himself in rhetorical spray
to the mystification of his bewildered
comrades.
The next meeting will be held at the
■ ffici tie secretary Sergeant Geo.
K. He iken in New York City. , Says
New j ork will not be a complete de
sert for some time yet to come.
W. CCS. to
Assist
Soldiers
Get Jobs
The War Camp Community Service,
as its name implies, was created as a
subsidiary agency of the War Depan
fnent Commission on Training Camp
Aet vities to serve the men in uniform
in the communities surrounding the
army camps. The demobilization of
the camps and the consequent return
of the men to civil life has created
such a demand for position that the
Federal Department of Labor has ask
ed the War Camp Community Service
to assist in procuring employment for
discharged soldiers. This service we
are glad to render, and for such pur
pose we have opened an Employment
Bureau in our main office on ground
floor of the Masonic Building, with
entrance through the lobby. The bu
■ean is under the supervision of Mr.
Joseph W. Kverolt, associarc se»‘retary,
ami in charge of Mr. It. J. Murray as
office secretary, telephone 248.. We are
prepareal to assist discharged soldiers,
or those awn ting tluir <li,-<diarge, in
obtaining lucrative ppositlons in any
part of the United States, in ship
yards. the merchant marine, U. S. civil
service or to il employment in indus
trial or commercial enterprist s There
is a pressing need for skilled labor at
high wages to build shipps and for
seamen to navigate them.
The demand for clerical assistance
is not so great. Skilled labor in indus
tries of various \inds is what, is main
ly nr<(l'‘d ’.ow. Soldiers having ex
porience, o who have talon; as car
penters, boiler makers, boilermakers
: ppra nti"i s, caulkers, or other- qualifi
er lions as skilled laborers will have no
difficulty in find ng employment in any
part of the country where they m ;.v
desire to locate. We have on file a list
of induct their locations and t|i<-
'prices paid for labor, which we shall
bo glad to show to any soldier or ex
soldier desiring employment.
Mon who desire to return to the
farm! or to become farmers can obtain
positions, or can buy government, f irm
land at a verv low figure und on long
terms of payment.
Wc co-operate with the U. S. Em
ploymciJt Service in Augusta and with
repres- niativ< s of the U. S. Shipping
Board. Mr reliant Marine and (’ivil
Ser vice at Camp Hancock. These of
fices at the camp are near the camp
post office on Ih nnsylvania avenu •,
and advise soldiers at campp who
d'sirc onipio-mont to consule Captain
Snyder, in charge, or Mes> •«. ?.Ichr
rn.iii, Duncan, ('alter or Sgt. Doyle.
Our advice to those at camp who have
no definite job awaiting them is io
visit, the camp employment offic 1 - ft
I w.ll pay you to do this.. If you have
ino opening for you when you leave
: <amp, go home to get employment,
ilh.ury fellow has a better chance
whore he is known than in a strange
| town or city. Better go where you
I have friends or acquaintances than
;v,. ■ . no one takes any interest in you.
\Vhen you boys jTom camp come to
Augusta, don’t forget to come to your
.club, the Soldiers’ Club, on Broad
I str", t. We cannot entertain you with
! d.-Mices or other public functions as
long as the Board of Health desires
' to prevent the congregating of crowds,
I but we can make you feel at home. A
i hot shower bath will do you good, and
i i. game of pool or billiardds will help
' you puss pleasantly an adle hour. Re
’ inember that the Soldiers’ Club is your
club. You are always welcome.
AN APPEAL TO
OFFICERS
For the past six years Dr. and Mrs.
J R Sevier have been holding a camp
for eirls on the lak" near Graniteville,
•S. C. They have made the expenses
! just what it costs to feed the girls, so
| that any worthy girl might enjoy this
outing. During these years they have
gathered quPe a good equipment but
still some things are lacking, such as
rots, mattresses, camp stools, and mess
I outfit.®. It has occurred to them that
. p-rhaps some officers who are leaving
; the camp will not want to take some of
, their equipment with them, and that they
| might donate some of it to this work.
Ib-rctofor'- about forty girls have boen
[taken each summer, but from this time
I on the camp will b- open all summer,
to th" different units of girls, such as
the Y. W. A., the Patriotic League,
etc., so that perhaps hundreds of girls
will enjoy an outing on the lake. If any
officer has any part of his equipment
that h" would like to give, if he will write
Rev. J. R. Sevier, 419 Seventh street,
care of the First Presbyterian church,
or phono him at 1013-J, ha wjU arrange
to spnd for the things given.
Read What Uncle Sam is Doing
For His Discharged Soldiers
at Camp Hancock
Camp Hancock. Ga., January 8, 1919.
From: Office of the Shipping Board (’aptain C. L. Snyder.)
To: Major S. <L Blanton, Damp Morale Officer.
Subject: Monthly Report.
1. During the past thirty days, this office has provided positions for
a total of 529 discharged officers and soldiers who were found qualified for
the work or willing to learn a trade. These positions pay from 40e per
hour to $1.50 per ho.ur according to the training and experience of the mon.
2. In the shipyards 279 men were given employment. In »the Merchant
Marine 179 men. In conjunction with the Department of Labor’s Employ
ment Office in Augusta, we have placed about 50 soldiers in well paying po
sitions in and around Augusta.
3. While no accurate count of the number of soldiers who applied to the
board was kept it is safe to say that nearly 2.000 men have been interviewed
by this office and the number of men placed in position speaks well for the
class of men in this camp.
4. The Department of Labor has referred 66 requests for discharge to
this office thrugh Mr. Carter, their representative for this district and 64 of
these requests havs been personally investigated. As a results of those in
vestigations 18 men have already been discharged, 26 mon transferred to
other camps for immediate discharge and the remainder filed applications
as prescribed bv Memorandum 77, Headquarters, Camp Hancock, Ga. In a
few cases soldiers were advised that for the present it would be better not
to file applications owing to their services being indispensible to the govern
ment at Ibis time.
5. Several thousand pamphlets showing the advantages of work in the
shipyards and Merchant Marine Service have been distributed by this office
amt posters advertising the work have been placed in the mess balls of the
Casual Group. Labor Battalions, Hospitals, and in the Y. M. C. A.’s. etc
G. Many letters from private concerns all over the country have been
received, asking for men of certain qualifications. in co-operation with the.
personnel office, 1 have ascertained the men in camp who would qualify and
if they were available for discharge, assisted them in getting in touch with
these employers. In this manner several positions have been found for of
ficers and men with exceptiona' qualifications.
7. Mr. Dunkum. representative of th" Shipping Board has received a
telegram from his home office complimenting him on the amount of work
done at the Camp Hancock office.
C. L. SNYDER.
Captain, Inf., LT. S. A.
How You Can Get Books Which
Wil! Fit You For a Better Job
W. J. WILKINSON.
(Educational Director, Camp Hancock.)
Everybody knows or should know that the educated man who has an edu
cation has a biter chance to get ah "ad in the world than the man who is
less educated. This docs not mean that, a man must have a college educa
tion. The man who makes use of his spare hours by reading the right kind
of b >oks can get that education which will lit him for a place higher up.
During the past weeks the (’amp Library has received many books which
will enable the men in camp to read up o,n the line of work which they will
prcbibly enter when they return horn -. Reading courses In Accounting. Ad
vertising Automol.ilo Work. Banking Business, Drafting Engineering. Farm
ing, Journalism, Machine Shop Work Fhen.b’ng. Railroading, Steamship, Sur
veying. Tailoring. Teaching. Telegraphy, Telephony. Tool Making, Factory
management, and many other subjects are now available.
If you want a book or books conn icted with your business, profession
or job.’ speak to the. Educational Secretary in any “Y” Building and he will
get those books for you.
; After Demobilization—What?
G. E. DUNKUM. JR.
4 (U. S. Shipping Board.)
. One question oh th*- lips of every man
in < amp today is “When w ’ll we be de
’ nubllized?” Bui the most serious ques
-1 lion underlying (ids t'-mporary one is:
• 1 "What will I d<> for a livelihood when I
J am honorably discharged from the serv-
1 Ice?”
I The discharged man today is in the
*. I same position to a certain degree as
t i was the man in the Pleioeene Period of
•ith" World. He Is placed in this great
! I niviT.sc with certain qualitive. faculties,
. | with which lie must shape his own des
tin.'., if ho is io live and enjoy life, it Is
anoth'-r example of ‘“.ho survival of the
’ fittest.” No red-bloocled man will allow
it t ■ hr said ho is a "parasit'- upon so-
• ( iety.” The unceasing vearning for com
i petition fills his every tibre, and h- wants
■ to be one of the cogs in the Wheel of
» Product ion, as well as one o ft he mouths
i of th-- innumerable channels of consump
tion.
. ' As he steps out re-sin into civilian life,
' th" two poinls to b considered are Sub
‘ : sistom-e and Saving. It is not necessary
•i to dwell upon the former, because that
' jis an acquired instinct and the found
ation of th" latter. Differs i.t stories
[coming to us from previous wars, toll
i tis that on many invasions by the com
j i oatants. th- v found gold and silver hoard
,j ed beneath the bright red and unsuspi
’ eious brick in the family fireplace, or nut
•ini the yard or wherenot. The idea of
] investing or depositing was looked upon
1 i with scorn. But lik- all forms of fetish
' ' ism. people had to be educated and be
1 mad" to see the narrowness of their
• I conceptions an dtlu- great pleasure aua
• • joy to b. derived from "laying by in
. j store,” together with accumulative in
> I teres’. The present war has taught many
( ! persons that. “Sa . ing is th- best pol-
j ic\. ' Tl’ere are many men who have
the «.b:lit.' to be captains of finance, <-api-
Jte'ists. But this is the phyehological
‘i tin-' to cultivate this virtue, to save for
’ a rainy <iay < »nly jou can cultivate this.
' Books and talk may tell you "how.” but
’ | th'y ran go only so far. It depends on
IMtt IffllWlt.
MOISJ.LDIH
Little Rock, Ark.—Arkansas today
1 ratified the federal prohibition amend
' ment. the state senate adopting the
.' resolution of aiforoving the amend
ment by a vote of 2 to 0.
The house adopted the measure yes
terday.
Arkansas is the twenty-sixth state to
ratify the amendment which requires
favorable action by 36 states for adop
tion. *
87 to 11.
! Indianapolis, Ind. - Indianapolis rati-
• fled the prohibition amendment to the
' federal constitution today. Following
the action of the state senate yester
i day in approving the amendment the
> house today took similar action by a
vote of 87 to 11.
By Illinois House.
Springfield, Ills. —By a vote of 84 to 66,
i the Illinois house of representatives to-
• day ratified the Federal prohibition
, amendment. The senate passed the reso
t i lution last week.
North Carolina.
Raleigh, N. C.—The North Carolina
; legislature ratified the Federal prohibi
, tion amendment this afternoon when the
, house passed the measure. The amend
ment was adopted by the senate last Fri
day, 93 to 10, in favor of ratiEteation.
Under the Auspices of the Army Y. M. A.
you to expand—-no one knows your strong
points and weaknesses as well as you.
rj Uncle Sam has opened your eyes by
. placing b -fore you. not only the patri-
otic duty in investing in Liberty Bonds
. and Savings tamps, but he has shown
j many that the dollar has earning power.
. That this combined with Persona! Effort
brings Success. f
i' Our government is taking a further step
s to provide for assisting the discharged
f men. by placing representatives of dis
t ferent branches of the government in the
i, demobilization camps for the purpose of
- laying b.tfore the men the many oppor
s (unities open to them for earning and
e saving.
v <4. E. Dunkum, J:., who represents tl;e
- U. S. hipping Board, and who can lay
- before you the bright present and fu
s ture o fthe Shipbuilding Industry of our
f country, i«; locat< dal (’atrfp Hancock,
s There are many thousands of opportuni-
- tie;; open for skilled and unskilled men
Splendid wages, which are standard-
• iz'd, are offered' ’o the right men. Good.
- wholesome meals a»-e served in the yards
or nearby, and ■ ;i- h man is given everv
1 opportunity to advance. The health of
the men is carefully guarded and acci
dents are minimized. These representa
‘ lives do not sign up men for a. particu
lar yard, b 'cause ’hoy represent the in-
- dustry at large and advis.- them from the
■ point of the industry and our future Mer
-1 chant Marine.
f Men arcwantecl from the service for
i two reasons: (!) to assis' th-m in getting
• ion their feet again: (2) because they are.
p I physically and mentally' qualified.
r j Many men who have become accus
tomed to outdoor work will not want to
i return to the inside. This is their op- .
- portunity.
/ Many will want to continue In patri-
- otic work, and now is their ch-inee to
r l'"lp put Amei ican bottoms on the Seven
- Seas.
1 ' ome to Building 631, Pennsylvania
r a venue, and talk with the reoreseritativo
as to the opportunity for vou wlvm vou
t are ready to settle down to civilian w-mk
T POME NOW, BEI-'ORE YOU LEWE
LIBERTY THEATER
ADDS ATTRACTIONS
Manager G. 11. Thomas of the Liber
ty Theater has inaugurated a new fea
ture as part of the regular perfor
mance at every attraction in present
ing a high-class one-reel film of cur
rent events.
A whirl of melody, wholesome fun,
beautiful scenery and pretty girls op
ened the week with “The Love Mill."
“When Dreams Comes True," the pop
ular musical comedy of Broadv.ay, will
hold the boards but one n ght, Thurs
day. and the Moss Vaudeville Com
pany. direct from_the Winter Garden,
will present an all-star east the rest
of the week.
80,000 GERMAN
HELMET PRIZES
G
I
Washington.—Horest to good- >
: ness German helmets—Bo,ooo of
them—will be used as trophies
and prizes in the Fifth Liberty
Loan campaign. Frank R. Wil
son, director of publicity for the
war loan organ zation, announc
ed today General Pershing had '
had started the helmets toward I
America. They will lie divided !
I among the twelve Federal Re- I
■ serve districts.
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No. 15
lA m e r i c a
Building
Merchant
Fleet
Many Different Trades Open to
Men. May Learn a Trade If
Inexperienced
SEE THE REPRESENTATIVE
OF U. S. SHIPPING BOARD
Splendid Opportunities For In
door Work or Life in the Open
Air at Good Pay
PERMANENT JOBS AND
SALARY SURE
G. E. DUNKUM, JR.
There arc many men in the army, who
are fortunate enough to have positions
waiting for them when they return to
civilian life, but some of these men are
liable to find that these available posi
tions are. not going to pay the wage they
expect, or that the living conditions do
not meet their expectations, or some
other thing is not going to meet with
their approval. So now is your oppor-
• tunity to fortify your future with several
openings—have more fish in the fire.”
Then there are men who are not sat
isflid to return to their former jobs—
sitting behind a desk in an artificially
ventilated room or curving their backs
or straining their eyes over a book,
when they could be out in the open air,
amid splendid surroundings using not
only their brain but likewise- strengthen*
ing their muscle and putting red
pusies into their bion . Thousands of
men have become converted to working
in the and this craving will still
predominat; in them when they return
home.
others will desire to learn a trade
men who have never handled a tool be
f'-re. or laid out patterns or drawn plans
for a monster ship—men whn are desir
out to put I heir hands to hodge-podge
of sheets of metal, rivets, screws, beams,
etc., and helping to shape it into a mer
chant ship, which will carry food, etc.,
• l<» all ports of the world.
Thon there are men who have . trade,
and who wish to return to it and work
in the best of plants with every modern
■ J improvement in the way of buildings,
c-anes, living conditions, machinery,
etc.
i'or all such classes of men. the gov
"lument. has fe'iiid openings in the ship
i yards, which are. launching ships every
! day, and showing to the world through
production that the United States can
' and is going 'o have the largest mer
' chant marine in the world.
Every day b tween the hours of 8 a. m.
■ ind h p. in., '-•'•pt. Sunday. Mr. Dunkum,
i repr.-sent ing th" U ... S. Shipping Board,
is- heated at B.uildihg 63! Pennsvlvania
Avenue, next to the <’amp Postoffice, to
i-ivi- information relative to these thou
s.ands of <>pp-)i t unit jes to take your
name and address for further reference,
and to ha'." more data sent to you as
to th** yard that needs your services.
I There are also men station at the Trades
, Tt-s! School, on Artillery Avenue, in the
Ordnance (’amp to assist applicants and
a • s’.’.l a nee w ill also b.- rendered by the
• War Damp ('ommittoe Service nt the Au
u :. a Soldier’s <’’ul> or in t heir rooms in
the Masonic Building.
Now men this is your opportunity to
make a good Salary ami to obtain a good
job without any trouble on your part.
; Ju. i come to us nnd leave your name
and then after you have been discharged
, and lia\e nd urn- i, Tome and rested, then
j\ou will be nmifi-d ot me openings for
v.H. Come nu n. and let us satisfy your
' | mind as to where to work.
1 B. lov are a few of Ihe wages paid:
Acetylene Department.
Atlantic. Great
I,a Ices and Pacific
Gulf Yards Yards
’turners, first «-$0.76 $0.76
i Rurm-rs, rc<-<>nd sclass 70 .80
' •-h:rners lu-’.per ' .58
i <'hmpers 58 .58
: Welders
Anglesmith Department.
1 \n"l- smiths. L- a\,'. fires .. .96 .96
Anglesmiths, heavy fires
helperC4 .64
Xnglesmith. other firesßo .80
Anpksmith. other fires
helperss4 .58
Roilormak rsßo .80
Holders-on 60 -6 4
Drillers, pneumatic6B .68
Planer hands .64 .64
Rivet heaters 50
Linermen 64
I .a borers -53
(’■•mentors 60
Checkers, material . .. .. .64
Chippers and Caulkersßo .80 ?
Coppersmithsß6 .86
Pipefitters 80 .80
Plumbers 50 .86
Steamfitters 80 .80
Reamers .68
Electricians ..."SO .80
Machinists ... 80 .80
Joiners 80 .86
1 I Marine Erectorsßo
Pattern Makers 86 .94
i Sliip Carpenter, first class.. .80 .86
Ship Carpenter, second class .74
Timekeepers 58 .59
('ountc’sinkers 64 .61
If your job is not listed here come
around and we will gladly tell you the
wages paid in your craft.
BRINGS A STOWAWAY f
New Port News, Va.—Carrying fifty
four casuals and one stoway the naval
transport Balli arrived here last night
from France.
The men under command of First
Lieut. R. M Hodnett, of St. Paul, Minn,
were landed in tugs.
Maynard Brown, of Nebraska, was
the stowaway and was taken intc
custody by the immigration authori
ties. He stated that be v\as a membet
of a gds company and in France anc
stowed away on the shin after he ha<?
I ecoine separated from his unit.
Port officials announced toaay tha’
the merchant shin Keresaspa with Sf
casua’s. was due to arrive this after
noon.
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