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OFFICERS ARE
TO BE MADE IN
THREE MONTHS
Army Desires Recruits For
Training Camps Which
Opens May 8

Chicago, April 23-General Thomas
II. Barry is bending every energy to
obtain recruits to the officers training
camps which open May s. The re-
sponse already has been large but Cen
eral Barry said that every man who
feels that his experience and other
qualifications would make him good
officer should answer the call
General Barry said that he would
appreciate greatly the cooperation of
newspaper publishers in giving all con-
sistent publicity to the attractions and
advantages of the scheme. He has is
sued a pamphlet which is being wide
ly mailed giving complete information
on the subject.
Camps will be located as follows:
At Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.
Two camps under one command, one
for Ohio and one for Indiana and
Kentucky.
At Fort Sheridan, III. Two camps
under one command, one being for IL
linois and the other for Michigan and
Wisconsin.
AT Fort Smelling, MINI. One camp for
Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South
Dakota and Nebraska.
At Fort Riley Kansas. One camp
for Missouri, Kansas, Colorado and
Wyoming.
Those eligible to attend offictrs
schools in these camps are limited to
reserve officers and candidates for ap-
pointment as such in the following
branches: Infantry, cavalry, field ar
tillery, coast artillery and engineers.
The course will last three months.
At each camp it is planned to train
officers for full division and one ad-
ditional cavalry regiment. The maxi.
mum number of attendants at each
camp will be $500. The students will
be required to take an enlistment oath
for the three months course only, but
ment in the officers reserve corps as
may be rendered them by the secre-
tary of war.
The oath imposes no obligation to
serve beyond the three months period
except as a commissioned officer of
the officers reserve corps. Pay of of.
ficers depends upon future action of
congress
Under the national defense act Gen
eral Barry said the candidate would
be under no expense while taking the
course. The war department will al
so bear the expense of transportation,
uniforms and everything needful in
the department. However as the sup
ply of uniforms is already inadequate
candidates able to do so are urged to
provide their own uniforms, two blan-
kets, and necessary toilet articles be-
fore entering camp
Previous military experience is not
required of applicants. There will
be no oral, written or practical exam
nations but each applicant will be
questioned as to character and sobrie-
ty; personality, address and force;
reputation, education and whether he
is likely to command the respect Of
officers and enlisted men.
General Barry has obtained the CO.
operation of the Military Training
| Camps association of the United
| States Central department which is
organized in 600 cities and towns.
From members of this association ap-
| plicants can obtain full information as
to the procedure of joining the camps,
or they may obtain it by writing di-
rectly to Gen Barry at Chicago. Gen.
Barry said; "The camps must open
on May 8. The remaining time is
short. Only by the most complete CO.
operation of all concerned can the de-
partment bring together and start to
train the necessary number of quail
fed men to secure the FIRST TEN
THOUSAND to officer the first half a
million troops to be called to the col
ors." . sllNSs