Show I I i I I ORDER DRAFTEES TO TECHNICAL SCHOOL NEXT MONTH By United Press WASHINGTON March 1 25 Drafted Drafted men from four states states Illinois Illinois Iowa IQ Indiana iana and Minnesota will Minnesota will be called b between tween April 7 an and 28 to technical sch schools for training in specialized branches of f modern warfare I I It will be the initial mobilization unI under un I der del Provost Marshal 1 General Crowders Crowder's plan to greatly increase the number of skilled mechanics in the army The first schools will be for signal corps work The exact number to be called during tHe month has not been deter deter- mined The men will be mustered into service service ser ser- vice just us as s soon as the tIie regular soldiers are after having been selected because of their qualifications by local boards All those sent to the schools must have havea a grammar school education In connection connection con con- with the specialized work it Is planned to have one hour of military drill a day for the men and after their schooling is over they will be sent to a camp to be whipped into shape for service service service ser ser- vice in France In most cases quarters for the men will be provided at the following schools which have been selected for forthe forthe I the work Carnegie Institute of Technology Technology Tech Tech- Pittsburg University of Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago Chicago University of Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincin Cincin- nati University of Minnesota New NewYork NewYork NewYork York university Penn State college University of Pittsburg University of Wisconsin Northwestern University Purdue university Lafayette Ind md Rache Auto and Tractor school Kansas City Mo Sweeney Auto school Kansas Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas City Mo 1 Bradley Polytechnic In Institute Institute Institute In- In Peoria Ill Lewis Institute The lIst of schools and the number or of men and the states they will come como from front was announced as follows Minnesota men to the Carnegie School of Technology Pittsburg BOO to the University of Cincinati to the University of ot Minnesota to Penn State college and 20 to the University University Uni Uni- of Pittsburg Illinois to the Lewis Institute Chicago to the University of Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago to Northwestern university Evanston SOO to the Bradley Polytechnic nic Institute Peoria to New York university to University of Wisconsin GOO to tho the Rahe Auto and Tractor school Kansas City and GOO to the Sweeney Auto school Kansas City Indiana to Purdue university Lafayette Men 1 desiring to attend these schools in the four states named will vilI apply to their local board for Induction Provost Marshal General Crowder said If enough men are not secured in this way th local hoards boards will select the best qualified men to complete the quotas assigned to them The work worl of these schools will be to provide a greater number of mechanics mechanics mechanics me me- so that the of the United States may be assured of ot being kept in topnotch order a statement from the provost marshal generals general's of office office of- of fice flee explained This set of schools is established to train men as specialists in inv woodwork and g gasoline soline engines the statement said I IThe IThe The assignment of duty will be made according to ability shown by the students and number probably will be beI beat beat at once once- attached to the staff corps I which will have charge of the engines of airplanes |