Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-06-27
Examining Officer Second Camp at Fort Logan H.
 Roots Addresses Club.
PRESENT WAR WILL
 AFFECT ALL IN U. s.
Captain Cooper, II. $. A,, Declares Allies LCOk on U. ;, irmy and Navy as Last HOpe-SOl klalberg Tells
 of Rotary Convention at Atlanta

Capt. A. J. Cooper, Coast artillery, United States army, examining officer at Fort Logan H. Roots for the second training camp to open August 27. was the principal speaker at yesterdays luncheon-s session of the Rotary club of Pine Bluff, and urged that the Rotar- ians lend their influence in obtaining enrolment in the training corps of men equipped and suitable for training as officers of infantry, cavalry and ar tillery, above the grade of lieutenant
 Sol Klarherg, who represented the local club at the international conven- tion of Rotary clubs at Atlanta, related few facts concerning the meet ing. and briefly described what he declared to be the greatest gathering of leaders" he had ever witnessed. He said that the International associa- tion had endorsed the training camps, and that every Rotary club represent ative had pledged it's aid to the gov ernment in securing recruits.
 MT. Klarberger repeated utterances of the editor of the London Daily Mail one of the speakers at the convention, who told of atrocities of the Prussians in Rumania. He said that German airmen flew over some of the cities, of Rumania. dropping poisoned candy that the children might eat it and die; that the German soldiers in number of places stripped women and drove them thru the streets, at one city breaking into girls seminary, strip ping the girls. and driving them thru tie streets, that the crews of Ger man submarines would put the crews of terpedoed ships into boats without water or food, and set them adrift, to die.
 Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood, who was one of the speakers at the Atlanta con- vcntion, was quoted as asserting that the preesnt war will last from five to twenty years, and that the United States will be compelled to place be- tween five and ten million men in the field before the Prussian autocracy is crushed.
 MT. Klarberk said every Rotarian should be proud of the fact that he is member of the Rotary club, and re- lated. that General Wood remarked in his address "This is one of the few conventions from which expect to obtain any results" MT. Klarberg con
 
 of the Puritan, who, while on his way to church, was slapped on one cheek, snd promptly turned the other, receiv- ing another resounding whack from hls assai!ant. The Puritan then peel ed off his coat, startling a by-stander who asked, Good brother, what is it that thou proposeth to do?" The Puri- tan replied, "Well, since I have obey ed the Biblical injunction, I'm now go- ing to beat hell out of him." The speaker said this illustrated the atti- tude of the United States toward Ger many: "Since we have obeyed the Biblical injunction, we are now going to beat hell out of them."
 Uncle Sam Needs Good Men.
 Captain Cooper, who was at the meeting as the guest of Sidney Y. West. Rotarian, of Little Rock, and Richard M. Knox, said he was glad of the opportunity to address the Ro- tarians, for tn, word had gone down the line in army circles that "If you want something done, no matter what, ask the Rotarians." He said: "Ro- tarians are among men like the fair fer are among children: they accom- piish things over night; few know hoW~they do it, but like the fairies, they achieve results"
 Captain Cooper said he had been sent by the war department to see ana talk with every applicant for ad- mission to the second training camp, explaining that the government pre- fers for this series of camps men above the age of 31 years, but there would be no discrimination against men of 25. He made it clear, how ever, that men below 25 or over 35 would have to possess exceptional qualifications to obtain commissions above the grades of first lieutenant and captain.
 The army official expressed the oplnlon that every person in the Unit ed States will be affected before the war ends, and said that the "Ameri- can army and navy are looked upon by the allies as the last hope for vic tory" "We ought to see to it." he de- clared, "that their hopes are not in vain."
 Captain Cooper then detailed the qualltlcatlons for entrance to the train ing camps, quoting from the "memor- andum of information" sent out by eX- aminlng officers, upon application. He sad the government will pay the men $lQ0 a month while in camp, and pro- vide them with uniforms and equip meIlt, as we'll as subsistence. Each man is Urged, however, to provide himself with uniform, including hat and shoes, before entering the camp. The appointment of officers, will be made upon merit alone, Captain Cooper en- phasizing the fact that letters of recommendation are not wanted, and are not considered. The applicant is asked to give the names of three men as references. and with these the ex- aminer will communicate. One of the questions to be asked those given as reference is whether the reference would serve Or want his son to serve under the applicant. Men who are ac- cepted enlist only for the period of training, three months, and agree to