White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08
SAM WILL
TRAIN MEN FOR
OFFICERS

merly in the United States service
"a IN receipt OF the following tele-
gram:
Reno. Nevada, July 5, 1917.
J. f. Flelge. McGill, New.
Have appointed you local chairman
Of military training camps associ-
attion working with war department.
All Instructions sent to c. v. Jen-
kins who was appointed chairman
hut was out of town and am putting
Won in his place. William McGill
"a other member and you two will
have to pick third member of com
mittee. Get all instructions from
Jenkins office, then please see Nc
Gill and get work started. Any ap-
plications received from examining
officer after July 18th will positive
ly not be considered.
(Signed) George Wingfield,
State Chairman.
The foregoing Is relative to the
offers training camps to be estab-
Iished by the War Department thru
out the country, and is for the pri-
mary purpoee of affording opportu-
nifty to men of desired qualifications
who wish to enter the service as off,
GERS. The general plan Is to provide
officers for the drafted forces OF the
National Army. and the War Depart
ment has adopted the policy of COM
nissioning all new officers OF the
line Infantry, Cavalry. Field and
Coast Artillery purely on the basis
Of demonstrated ability after three
months observation and training in
the Officers framing Camps. Thus,
the appointment OF officers Of the
new armies will bo mado entirely on
merit and free from all personal or
other Influences.
Following the policy Of commits
sioning officers on demonstrated
worth, 1t Is intended that, after the
first increment OF 100000 has been
organized, officers will be obtained
BY promoting officers and men al
ready in the regular army. national
guard, and drafted forces. thus CIV
ing to those who have volunteered or
have been drafted for military SER
vice full opportunity to earn promo
ton to the exclusion of those not in
actual military service.
The period devoted to the organi-
,ation of the first 100000 must
therefore be devoted to training and
selecting officers for the second 5O0.-
coo to supplement tloso promoted
from troops In service.
To meet this situation g second
series OF Officers Training camps will
be held beginning August 81. 1911.
with the definite mission OF produc-
ing a body of line officers tInfantry.
Cavalry, Field and Coast Artillery
capable OF filling places in the grades
above lieutenants and many OF the
places in the grade of lieutenant in
the second 100000 troops.
The training camps TO be establish
ed for this purpose will afford those
not in the military service, or draft
ed in the future, the last opportu-
hity to become officers. Also, in con-
nection with these camps IL Is to be
uOfpl tbot r,,oturo apd axnarieupad
mon are needed to FIJI the higher
grades first lieutenant, captain, ma
jor, and few lieutenant colonies in
the second 500.000.)
Those in Ely district desiring to
enter the officers training camp, are
included In Area XVI, comprising the
states of Montana. Wyoming, Idaho,
Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Utah
and California AS first outlined II
would have been necessary for local
aspirants to mail their applications
TO the examining officer at Reno, but
oy the appointment of the local COM
mittee of which Captain Fleige II
chairman, the applications may be
presented and acted upon here. and
any Information upon the subject
VIII be readily forthcoming by get
ung in touch with Captain Fleig'
at MeGill. AS this 10 positively thu
iast week in which applications will
be received. those intending to entel
the training camp will do well no
tc delay action. The training CANT
Tor Area XVI is at the Preside, Sai
francisco. California
The minimum age limit for al
applicants is 20 years and min
months. However, In order to obtail
the experienced class of men desire,