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Show oo WHAT THE ORDNANCE DEPART. MENT OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY DOES Tn view of the war department's plans to construct a $3,000,000 ordnance ord-nance depot at Ogden, this community commun-ity becomes interested in the ordnance department of the army and the work that is assigned to the ordnance department. de-partment. Therefore, the following paragraphs from one of tho army's recruiting re-cruiting pnmphlcts should be of interest: in-terest: The Ordnance department, which is primarily tho manufacturing and maintenance branch of the army, manufactures over 100,000 separate articles; it makes,' maintains, main-tains, and repairs all fighting tools of the army. It also makes and supplies the ammunition and shell that the army uses. To make and . repair all this equipment the ordnance ord-nance department has manufacturing manufac-turing plants or arsenals throughout through-out the country, as well as proving prov-ing grounds to test the guns and ammunition before they are put in use. Tho ordnance department also maintains great warehouses and depots where this material Is stored and from which it is Issued. It teaches not only manufacturing, mechanical trades, maintenance, and repair work, but also such .things as warehousing, shipping, railroading, stockkeeplng, supply work, and gives practical experience exper-ience in the actual work along with teaching. Bright young men who are mechanically me-chanically inclined and -ambitious to learn are offered splendid opportunities op-portunities in this branch of the army. Schools of instruction are maintained for their benefit at Raritan. Arsenal, Aberdeen Proving Prov-ing Grounds, Rock Island Arsenal, and at other points. |