New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-27
Entente Officers
To Drill Recruits
At Plattsburg
Will Teach Modern War
fare in Infantry, Cavalry
and Artillery Schools

A steady stream Of applicants who
had successfully passed the physical
examination flooded the rooms Of the
Officers Training Camps Association
al 10 West Forty-fourth Street, all day
YESTERDAY. but the number Of new ap-
plicants was materially smaller than
on previous days.
Lieutenant Colonel P. A. Wolf L. s.
A.. who has been ON detached service
at Brownsville. Tex. was assigned yes
terdav by the War Department to com
mand the Plattsburg camp. where all
candidates for the Oficers' Reserve
Corps from New York City and Long
Island viii 90. ,..... o..
The senior instructors. according 10
the department order, VIII be MAJORS
Stewart and Collins. Captains am
WRIGHT and Brccs are named as adjo-
tants. and Captain Howard as camp
TWENTY-FIVE French and British army
officers will be detailed TO the camp ny
instructors in the art OF modern wa
fare. other Allied officers VIII be G'-
tailed 10 the artillery and ca'".I'
schools. to which many OF the lIa'1S,
burgers will bt sent after the hrS'
IKE student officers. at Plattsburg
will have every opportunity TO prove
their merit. according 10 oihciaIs.
"The camp will be run on the theory
that the men have had no previous
training" said MIR. Cosby. OF the camps
Association. For that reason app'I-
cants need not have had previous ser
vice. The rotation system ior caoel
officers will be used that is, every
man will be given a chance to COM
Brooklyn Offices for the ofiecrs'
Training Camp will be opened TO-DAY
At &c Court Street, where men VIII De
examined physically before going pc
fore Captain Philip Mathews, the en-
rolling officer, at 10 West Forty-iouith
Street. for final approval. Men from
Westchostor County are directed 10
Fort Slocum.
Twice a day al the papers of the
approved applicants are sent 10 inc
camp commaudant at Plattsburg. mere
the candidates letters OF recommeh-
dation and former service records are
carefully examined and graded O"IU9
ordering the successful candidates 10
report at Plattsburg viii De sent 10
those selected by the commandant.
All candidates are being urged, I'D
addition to giving three months SER
vice without pay, TO supply themselves
with q service hat and cord, two olive
drab shirts and a coat, two pairs OF
olive drab breeches. a pair of canvas
leggings and a pair Of marching shoes.
Officials Of the Eastern Department
announced at Governors Island last
night that officers assigned TO other
camps in the Eastern Department We're:
Lieutenant Colonel Sample. @ith Infantry,
20 command the Madison Barracks camp
with Major Smcdberg a. senior lus'ructo.
and Captain Moore as adjutaut Colonel
Miller 70 command the Fort Niagara camp,
with Major Svcczey a. senior instructor and
Captain Quakomcycr as adJutant; Lieutenant
Colonel Fenton 20 command the Fort MyeT
camp. with Lieutenant Colonel Glasgow rs
senior instructor and Captain Haight a.
adjutant. Colonel Noyc- 70 command the
Fort Mcpherson camp. with Major Satfarau'
as senior instructor and Captain Corhin a.
adiutant. and Colonel Slocum 20 command
the Fort Oglethorpe camp. with Major Me-
Cleave as senior instructor and Captain
Woodbury. as ad Jutaut.