Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-03
POST FOR CAVALRY RECRUITS
May Be Camp Of 5000 Regulars
at Fl. Ethan Allen This Summer.
Formal Notice Received That Appli.
cants for O6icers' Commissaops
from N. e. states VIII BE Sent
to Plattsburgh.

The transfer Of the New England Train
ing Camp for Reserve Oficers from Fort
Ethan Allen to Plattsburgh, N, Y, and
the designation OF the local fort as a
mobilization point for troops of the regu-
lar army has been definitely announced
by the war department. Colonel Rivers,
who in the absence Of Colonel Dickman.
is the commanding ofYfcer at Fort Ethan
Allen, was notified yesterday by the de-
partment that all applicants for commits
sions in the infantry, cavalry and field
artillery branches of the officers reserve
corps from New York and the New Eng
land States would be sent to Plattsburgh.
Cavalry recruits for the regular army will
be sent to Fort Ethan Allen and are al
ready being received at the rate of from
q to so daily.
Colonel Rivers and Captain Stuart A.
Howard. military Instructor and professor
Of military science and tactics at the Uni.
versity Of Vermont, have been designated
as the examining officers for any men
from this district who wish to go to
Plattsburgh. Applicants must appear per-
sonally before either one Of these officers
who will. after examining them, and
after they have undergone physical tests
certify their applications to the com.
Lieutenant-Colonel Paul A. Wolf, U. g. A.
Applicants who wish to enter the en-.
cheering corps must apply directly to the
chief of engineers. war department
Washington, D. c.
The rate at which applications from
men who wish to attend the Plattsburgh
camp are being received at Governors
island. makes It appear likely that be-
tween eight and ten thousand men will
be certified to the commanding officer
Of the camp. The present plans are to
hold two camps Of 1900 men each, 30 that
considerable sitting must be done to
choose the Ave thousand men who will
attend The first candidate to present
himself before Colonel Rivers was Charlel
s. Brown, a school teacher Of Barre, who
was examined yesterday. The first camp
will open on May &
Colonel Wolff. who is to be the COM
manding offfcer at Plattsburgh, is one
OF the youngest and best known officers of
his rank in the infantry arm Of the serv-
Ice. He IS native Of Illinois and was
graduated from West Point in 1890 Major
William r. Smedburg. Jr., of the End cav
airy is to be the senior instructor at the
camp which will be established at Madi.
son Barracks, N. Y. All candidates from
New York State, except those from New
York city. Long Island, and a few coun-
ties will go to the Madison Barracks
camp.
THE CAVALRY CAMP.
II the selective draft military bill now
before Congress passes, two and possibly
three regiments of cavalry recruits for
the regular army will be ordered to Fort
Ethan Allen to receive their training.
letter received last week by Pres
ident Benton from General Leonard
Wood. stated that a brigade camp for
5000 regulars would probably be estab-
lished at the fort
The policy previously followed out by
the war department in creating new regi-
ments has been to divide its seasoned
troops among the new recruits and this
Will probably be repeated, so that the
Second cavalry members may be scat
tered among the now units. With the
passage Of the draft bin, the recruits are
expected to arrive at the fort in large
numbers, as soon as the first selection
can be made.
Two additional regiments would crowd
the post to its utmost capacity and would
probably neceasftate the renting Of land
FOR a temporary camp. II a third regi-
ment Is sent here, this will certainly have
to DO done. All Of these plans Will be
worked out, as soon a. definite informa-
ton is received from the war depart.
ment