Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-20
TRAINING ARMY
OFFICERS WILL
BEGIN ON MAY 8
WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS CAMPS
TO BE READY BY MAY TEXAS
CAMP AT LEON SPRINGS.
10000 CIVILIANS OF TEXAS AND AD-
JOINING STATE TO BE PUT IN
SHAPE FOR DIFFERING.

BAN ANTONIO, Tex, April 2n.-Iraln-
ing of the first 10000 men who will be of
ficers in the divisions To be formed in the
first half million troops Of the new army,
: to lee started May s, according to orders
from the war department received Tues
lay night at headquarters of tire South
arn department. Two camps will be held
n the Southern department. one at Leon
Springs and the other at Fort Logan II.
Roots, and both viii he made ready to re-
,eive the prospective officers May L.
Civilians. between the ages Of 20 years
md nine months and II, who are physical
.ly fit and have a high school or college ed
IN fit and have a high school or college
'dncation and particularly those who have
had military training. will be eligible Ia
make application. They viii he reuired to
take the training for three months and
ach camp viii he limited to $500 men. The
Expenses of the applicant will be paid at
he camp. including railroad fare. %rationS
md uniform. but no provisions have been
made for pay until the applicant j. offer
Il and accepts a commission. Then he
will be paid the regular army salary for
he grade of officer he makes and hi~
commission will be for the duration of
he war"
Applications must he made in person
n by letter to Lieut.. Col. l.. j. Fleming At
'ort Sam Houston and should state fully
he qualifications of the applicant. First
he applicant should have u physical ex-
animation made to determine his fitness
or service in that particular. IN entering
he training camp each man will take a
pledge 10 serve the three months and then
accept 4 commission in the new army ii it
: offered to him. While provision j. be.
NJ made 10 take care of $500 men in
he camp. it i probable that only the pick
ii men of this quota, the ones making
he best marks, will be offered commits
ions.
Applicants will he examined before en-
cring the camp by a board of Officers
uSt o. the men seeking 10 enter the re-
.erye corps are required t. do nj pres
mt. 4 number of these boards will be APP
pointed ID take up the work just a. soon
IL tI-dHAhdlttH = ptFltfitN.
The camps will be - organized that
pfficers can be trained for any branch Of
he service and the work will he much the
anne a. IN the citizen, training camp held
ast summer ~ Camp Wilson. The $500
men in the camp will he organized into fiji
teen companies the first month and he
reassigncd into nine companies Of infan-
Try. two troops of cavalry, three batteries
II artillery and one engineer company for
he remaining two months of the period.
The object Of each organization named
,hall be 10 train all members thereof and
finally select Officers for one regiment
and appoint the remainder rs additional
reserve Officers if competent.
Men who have already taken the exam
nation for the reserve corps viii not he
compelled To attend the camp but it will
be urged that they do - for the training
and il j. presumed that many Of them viii
avail themselves of the opportunity.
"The first ten thousand j. what we want
and want quickly" said General Per~hig.
The ahlc~t men will be chosen from those
attending the camps and they viii be given
commissions in the first half million men
II the new army. u j. a splendid chance
for men with the necessary qualifications,
men with previous military training and
students in military colleges. These men
will be- given opportunity ~ make higher
grades when additional forces are organ
led
The ramp At Leon Spring. i being made
ready Tor recession Of the prospective Of
liccr- and il IN probable hat environments
will w built ~ il u presumed that tho
camp viii be- of a permanent allure. Mes
halls and like buildings are already being
constructed.
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