Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-10
800 OMAHANS WANT
OFFICERS STRIPES
Only Half, Though, Will Be Ad-
mitted to Training Camp
at Fort Smelling.
NOT EAGER IN THE EAST

Between 200 and 800 Omaha men
have been recommended to take re-
serve officer training at Fort SHELL
ing beginning next week. Only about
half of these are expected to be
chosen, however, as almost twice as
many have been recommended in the
Fort Smelling district as can be &C.
commodated at the first camp.
Associated Press information from
Chicago is that 400 men have been
certified by examining boards as
qualified for the Fort Smelling camp,
whereas attendance will be limited
to $500. For the Fort Riley camp,
with the same capacity, 4,40O have
been certified. .... ..
Western Patriotism Strong.
For the Fort Sheridan and Fort
Benjamin Harrison camps, each OF
which will accommodate 5000 men,
only about $500 have been certified.
Colonel Root, examining applicants
here, says he regards this showing as
indicative that the Fort Smelling dis
'trict, including Omaha, is giving a
far greater response to the oppor-
tunity than the other districts in the
central department, in proportion to
population.
Cuthbert Potter and John and
Victor Caldwell of Omaha have been
notified indirectly that they are
among local men selected to take
the Smelling training. General notif-
cation of Omaha men selected was
to be made Wednesday, according to
rumor, but no Omaha men are known
to have received direct notification
yet.
Sergeants Carpenter and Moore OF
the marine corps have pledged thir-
teen recruits this week. This is bet
ter showing than they have made for
any previous week Since the call, and
they expect to obtain additional men
before the end of the week. Two re-
cent recruits were Leroy Pachin and
Harry Warren, who are full brothers,
but have different names, because one
changed his name when adopted by
an aunt. A third brother is already
n marine. Wilbur Talbot, enlisted
this week, was the sixth recent recruit
from Audubon, la.
Omaha navy recruiting district
gained two more places in compare
tive rank for the week ending April
26, and stood twenty-iirst on that date
in number Of recruits in proportion to
population. The district had 3l9 APP
plicants and lao enlistments that
week. Lieutenant Waddell expects
his quota OF 300 recruits will be COM
plete by Wednesday night or Thurs
day noon. His district was assigned
to get that many men between April
and May 5, but did not quite make
the quota because OF bad weather.
Halle S. Ray, captain and quarter
master Omaha Red Gross, formerly
assistant general passenger agent for
the Rock Island in Des Moines, has
arrived In Omaha to be Colonel Bing.
hams assistant at the Omaha supply
depot. Captain Ray will be in charge
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MAJOR birkner, n charge OF the
Fourth Nebraska National Guards
sanitary detachment, has made inspec-
tons of all camps and guard posts in
and near Omaha, and reports salts
factory conditions existing at each.
.i,. :.
Iaptain, James =. Mckinley, IN
charge OF army recruiting IN the
Cmai1a district Tuesday. took his
pnysieai examination, preliminary to
being promoted TO be a major.
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wo high-rated members OF the To-
cal navy recruiting staff are about to
re-enlist at the expiration OF their
bonuses for doing so.
Shief. Yeoman r. J. Ross will be
paid bonus OF S428 for re-enlistine
promptly, and Chief Quartermaster J.
2: zimmerman Will get bonus Of
SaoU.
ay was sssS per month"; ad IN IN addition io
t. w and Gtnr nosw sssi
month of his next enlistment. Tim.
norman Joined the navy thirteen and
a half years ago, at the age of 16, and
first received only $3.50 per month
clear. He will earn $o5.50 per month
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