Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-10-28 | Page 21 | Mr. Roadbuilder, Here's a Chance to Help in War

r MR HERES HERE'S A CHANCE TO HELP IN WAR WARBy WARI By Special News Service WASHINGTON Oct 27 Volun Volun Volunteers are asked by the war department department department depart depart- ment today to direct the repair and building of roads for the advance of our troops in France Men who understand understand understand un un- un- un road rollers stone crushIng crushing crush- crush Ing plants etc are particularly desired desired de do- de- de sired as well as blacksmiths bridge workers carpenters carpenter quarrymen etc The volunteers will wUl not be called d upon to do the heavy manual labor All the pick and shovel work will bedone be bedone bedone done by German prisoners and servIce service service ser ser- ser ser- vice battalions A complete and well maintained system of highways is essential to supplying our troops in France arid this increases with every mile the Boche is driven back The wrecking of highways is one of the Germans German's best accomplishments Men for these battalions may be between 18 and 40 Persons within the draft age not yet called may volunteer The pay will be the same as the enlisted line of the th army 33 per month There will be many chances for skilled men to obtain noncommissioned rank paying from 40 to 96 Application should be addressed to Colonel E E. N. N Johnson CJ tJ S. S A. A Corps of or Engineers 1419 F jr street Washington D. D C. C I