El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-27
Business Men in All Por-
lions of the Country To
Give One Month.

m preparedness parade. when
= $4,000 New Workers marched In
demonstration for national defence.
gave an immense impulse 10 enlist
H.ent for the citizen training camps
this summer.
The 'Plattsburg idea" has swept the
country.
City after city is following New
York in getting together its patriotic
/ citizens for great showing Of ag-
i SEessive loyalty 10 the Stars and
! II is now estimated by army Off
/ GERS that 5000 business men,
! meaning by that civilians and inc1ud-
: ms bankers. lawyers. clergymen and
men Of leisure will put in a perspir-
summer.
: Not only will these men give q
months time Involving salary sacri-
{ fees in some casesl TO their country.
I but each man must spend at leasrS60
! and many viii pay out a good deal
more; The 5000 at $50 each Will
The Mexican troubles. calling almost
all the mobile army Of the United
States TO the border. came near wreck
ing the training camp plans Tor in
stance. in the eastern department
Gen Leonard Wood found il neces-
sary 70 call upon seven officers at
Canal zone for service at Plattsburg.
II is estimated here that the regis
tratiOn for the Plattsburg camp alone
viii be about 22.000. The estimates
have been raised since the New York
CITY parade.
The department Of the east, besides
Plattsburg. also has charge OF the
Fort Oglethorpe lGa-) camp, where
the first session began May . There
viii be three sessions at Ogfethorpe-
each of months duration rrooahly
$500 men viii take the intensive
course here.
The western department Of the army
viii hold & camp at Monterey CALI.
July 10 10 August ). another at salt
Lake City. Utah. August p 10 Sep
TENDER 16. and a third at American
Lake, Washington, August Il 20 sep
TENDER g. About 1900 men WI at
tend these three camps and II addt-
ton at salt Lake City 1000 students
have been instructed regularly by
army officers for several weeks
Patriotic business men in Cleveland.
Detroit Chicago and other large cities
are forming voluntary recruiting com
nittees and the fruits Of the laOors
viii be about $500 men WORKING lot
preparedness at Fort BENJAMIN Har-
The number to attend the san An
tonic (Texas) camp. IN the depart.
nent Of the southwest from June y
TO July is put al 45Ov, but me uhs s.'-.I
tied conditions along the borcer anu
the consequent interest taken N mill
tarv affairs may add another 800
Plattsburg y. y. the original nome
OF the business mems training lamp,
will be the greatest scene or actlNlll
nj an The first camp will open June
and the last will close Octooer .
one Of the camps at Piatts1uTs.
called the junior camp, VIII oe TOT
Young men Of Is TO q, princip7fiy col
Tbere came such an insistenJ de
r,and to ioin this camp from youths
not vet Is years of age that a SUI
iiInior camp is to be opened ror Dog
between IS and is years
This camp viii be held at oIt err y
Plum Island near GreenpOlnt- L l.
T. will he A subdivision OF the Plal.s-
burg camp and viii be run unusr lne
eliDervisfon OF regular army Officers
along the same lines .b.
Every man attending one gr,lite
citizens training camps VIII ueposlt
$50 on arrival, but - OF thls y Le
turned to him if he does not ues. -
or lose any government properly ne
rest PAYS for his board and lodging
His uniform. besides shoes, which he
buys himself, costs SllAO
These are about the only expenses
outside OF transportation, WHICH ~
course. varies il expense accoreins 70
where the rookie lives Inc neces-
earz- exDense averages about 500 4
man. but those who indulge IN socldl
activities evenings may spend s4oe OF
a little more .. 49,
can turn no man into a soldier IN
month. the results Of course az d
training camp are astonlShinslE 6oC,t;,
Next year by terms OF the army Diil
which is expected TO receive Iae pres
dents signature, all necessary CelllP
expenses viii be borne by the govern
ment. It is hard to predict how many
men will come out. but 100000 Is Ger
tainly a low estimate