Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-08-02 | Page 13 | 2115 Utah Men Are Wanted for U. S. Labor Army

72 7 2 AH MEN ARE WANTED FOR U S. S j I LABOR R AR ARMY t f Quota Is Announced by Department Department De De- of Labor F Following Following Fol Fol- 01 lowing Conference AI- AI wo thousand one hundred fifteen unskilled laborers must be furnished b b to the labor army which will wili b bej recruited by the government to mgt my melt t the he needs in all departments bf ts bf a war activity the he quotas for each state were anno announced an an- no j last night by the department off labor in V Washington following a conference between officials of that department and representatives of a dOi dozen dofsen en war industries The estimates of or abor labor needed by each of these industries in industries industries in- in were submitted and used as a a. bas basis s for determining the state quotas I J Che he laborers will wUl be gathered States offices I Iw through ugh the United w opened for operation yesterday Salt Lake offices are located in i th Judge building on the Main street side Labor shortages totaling w wee h reported to the department of la dr by the boards The for forin in g states follows Utah tah 2115 Idaho Montana 30 0 Colorado Nevada W Wyoming Among nong the west coast and southwestern south- south w western stern quotas are Arizona j 1350 California N New w Mexico Oregon Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington Other state quotas are as follows Illinois Iowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri 1291 12 91 is Nebraska New York 86 49 Oklahoma Pennsylvania 4 45 70 South Dakota 1350 Texas 72 Wisconsin he quotas it was said are the net ren requirements of the various war In Industries in- in and do not make allowance fot fort extra needs or for labor turnover I Complete returns of the labor needs ar arH expected by August 15 and when I the th 1 estimates made at that time are tabulated a supplemental list of q quotas tas will be issued State directors of ofIL in he employment service were in instructed in- in to begin immediately the appo ap- ap po of the state quotas among l. districts i J Jn the industrial states the quotas ai average about 5 per cent of th estimated number of men not in m military service or already engaged in w work wi-work work agriculture mining or tr transportation In Western and Southern South- South ern eri agricultural states the avera average e percentage is somewhat higher as allo al allowance allowance al- al lo lowance ance has been made for unfilled la labor r needs lowance I SALT LAKER IN FRANCE Word has been received by Dr and Mrs Mr MX George V V. Schramm by cable from France of the safe arrival over over- overseas se sew seas of their son Lieutenant Clem D. D Schramm Schramm who is is' attached to the Elba Elb Eleventh tenth nth field artillery