The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-28
Military Schools for 3 States
Will Be Established.
Many Business Men Expected to
Learn the War Game.
GORDON EXPLAINS THE WORK
All Men Between Ages of is and
IS Are Eligible.
Two Separate Schools To Be
Run at Fort Riley.

Kansas is to have n military train
ing camp this summer. Two sepa-
rate schools will be held during Au-
gust. September and October. Plans
for esta blishment of the military
school-restricted to men between the
ages of Is and As years-were out
lined today in the office of Charles I.
Martin. adjutant general, by f. De-
Witt Gordon, field secretary of the
military training camp department.
Business and professional men.
clerks and laborers from three states
will be given advantage of the new
federal military school at Fort Riley
1t will be the first school established
by the government in the middle west
Service rights will be extended to men
in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska
During the same weeks the school is
conducted for men at Fort Riley. a
school for boys will be maintained
near Des Moines, Iowa.
Many to Take Training.
Hundreds of men in the middle
western states are expected to take
advantage of the opportunity to re-
ceive federal military training. Trained
officers will be placed in charge of the
school and the work will be under the
direction of Major General Barry and
members of his staff. Two sessions of
the school are to be held. The first
session will open August IL and close
/ September 9. The second period will
open September 5 and close October
/ IA.
1t is the belief of Secretary Gordon
| that scores of business and profess
sional men in Kansas, Missouri and
Nebraska will spend their summer va
cation periods at Fort Riley. Gordon
explained the work of the school in
! detail in a long conference today with
Col. r. Neil Rain, assistant adjutaiit
{. general. He was guest of the Cham
Der of Commerce during the noon
luncheon period and outlined the milf
tary training school plan to Topeka
| business men,
Plans Are Explained.
Il have found that the purpose and
work of the school is little understood
IN the middle west and especially in
Kansas, said Gordon. TT was for the
purpose of outlining this work that Z
am now making a trip thru number
| of western and middle western states. -
Secretary Gordon will spend several
| days in Kansas. He will talk to bust
! ness men in Salina, Wichita and EN-
poria. Earlier in the week he visited
Kansas City, Kansas. and Argentine.
Members of General Martins staff
today expressed strong approval of the
military training plan. They will CO.
| operate with General Barry and his
stiff in the conduct of the training
school and special arrangements will
be made for additional equipment at
Fort Riley for the care of the citizen
\ soldier students
c. w. Seely Secretary
| Gordon announced at the Chamber
| of Commerce this noon that c. W.
Seeiy of the Hall Lithographing COM
| pany would act as local secretary for
the association.
Gordon pleaded for business men
between the ages of 5 and As years
to attend the camp at Fort Riley In
order to have a supply of officers for
| troops should the government find
conscription or heavy enlistment
necessary. He stated that the govern
ment would give uniforms away if the
men would attend camps for three
years.