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Show NEW U. 3. NAVAL ESTABLISH- MENTS Washington, D C. Dec. 31, 1917. For many years there have been few additions to the number of navy yards and stations in the United States, but the war has made necessary a considerable consid-erable increase in our facilities for conducting naval operations. The naval aircraft factory at Philadelphia, Phila-delphia, Pa., and the naval operating base at Hampton Roads, Va., have recently re-cently been completed and are now in full commission. In course of preparation prepa-ration are a naval training station at Gulfport, Miss., and submarine bases at New London, Conn., and San Pedro, Cal. It will be noted that these two submarines bases are so situated as to add to the defenses of both the Atlantic At-lantic and Pacific Coasts. Located close to supplies of steel and coal is the projectile plant at Charleston, W. Va., which is expected to be in operation opera-tion soon after January 1. The buildings build-ings erected from the exposition at, San Diego, Cal., are serving a further fur-ther use as a training station for the j navy, and. thousands of Uncle Sam's recruits are being made into sea fighters fight-ers with these artistic structures as a base. The whole Navy Yard Service is, of course, humming with activity. There Is a shortage of labor, .however, in cer-! tain lines and Hship construction and other work is suffering consequence. Anglesmiths, blacksmiths, boatbuild-ers, boatbuild-ers, canvasworkers, coppersmiths, drillers, fabric workers, frame benders, bend-ers, machinists, power sewing machine operators (women), sailmakers, ship draftsmen, shipfitters, shipsmiths, sub-I sub-I inspectors of ordnance, and other mechanics me-chanics and technical men are badly 'needed. The United States Civil Ser-I Ser-I vice Commission is urging, as a patriotic pa-triotic duty, that persons trained in these lines offer their services to the government at this time of great need. Representatives of the Civil Service Commission at the post offices in all cities are giving full information and supplying application blanks. No writ-I writ-I ten examinations are required. |