Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1898 — MEN WANTED FOR THE NAVY. [ARTICLE]

MEN WANTED FOR THE NAVY.

Posters Calling for Recruits Are Issued at Washington. “Men wanted for the United States navy.” Large posters with flaming headlines and magnificent portraits of two battleships were issued from the Navy De-

partinent in Washington Monday. These will be sent throughout the country and the work of enlistment will follow. The age required is 18 to 35 years; the pay ranges from $lB per month to S4O. The following classes of men are desired: Seamen, ordinary seamen, chief machinists, machinists first-class, machinists second-class. All applicants must pass a physical examination. The department in Washington accepts no enlistments. Applicants are referred to the following recruiting stations: Boston, Brooklyn, New York, League Island navy yard, Washington, D. C„ navy yard, United States steamer Michigan at Erie, Pa.; New Orleans, Mare Island navy yard, Norfolk navy yard and Gloucester, Mass.