The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-27
score Of THOUSAND
OFFICERS NEEDED
|. WHEN WAR BREAKS
First and Second Lieutenants OF
the Line Wanted In Army
Reserve
SPECIALISTS IN TRANSPORT
ARE ALSO WANTED BADLY
Work Of Recruiting Is Being
Pushed Here and On the
Mainland r.

If the President calls for volunteers
there viii be immediately needed
twenty-five thousand reserve officers,
particularly line officers of the grades
OF first and second lieutenant, accord
ing TO local army officers. Today
there are less than one thousand com
missioned reserve officers and the war
department and the military training
Camps association are bending every
effort 10 increase the reserve. With
this end in view, examinations for
commissions have started at various
department headquarters in the last
few days, and II is hoped that at least
two thousand additional officers can
be examined and commissioned in the
next few weeks.
An official circular issued from the
New York Office Of the military train
ing camps association, Nassau Street,
recently includes the following state.
ment: EMf
A conference with the war depart
ment officially developed the fact that
the special need of service today in
the officers reserve corps is us fol
lows, |r
In the line, first and second leuten-
ants more particularly. This is the
first and most immediate need, and
men within the proper age limits are
urged to qualify themselves TO take
examinations for these ranks particu-
larry. t.a r..-. VEG ,u'l
specialists Are Needed Now
For older men and specialists, the
situation is as follows: ."Is
The quartermaster 3 department, in
case Of an increase of the army, would
need large numbers of men with the
rank of captain, who have had large
business experience, particularly in
purchasing supplies of various kinds.
The special needs are men with ex-
perienee In motor cars, to take charge
of motor TRICKS, motor car and motor
cycle companies; also men with ex-
perience in ,ttansportation and nayi-
CATION eonphnies for duty on trans
ports and docks for overseas service
Engineer corps-The engineering
societies are in touch with the war de-
partment on this situation, where they
need men for the younger officers more
especially. gH& hG i8.s4 a@rl
I Signal corps-The telephone branch
is well cared for, but they would like
TO have men qualified in telegraph and
radio work. ~ ~ @ ~
Ordnance corps-Here some mechan-
zeal engineers and few electrical
engineers are needed for work in
munition factories and as inspectors,
and some chemists who work in explo-
siye plants; also men now in mum
tons and manufacturing plants, with
administrative capacity and expert
ence. " =
Judge advocate generals depart
ment-This corps is very small. The
needs are not great, and the only men
who are wanted are those who have
had experience in international and
military law. ... O..
instruction Schools
@ In various parts of the country
schools of instruction are in operation.
In the entire country it is probable
there are about 5000 men in attend.
aneo at these military schools of in
struction. H.e'.- ... 80.
The sources from which tho biggest
proportion of line officers of the Off
ANotifC WIN NC FItCIulltu lHt
military schools, the non-eommissioned
ranks Of the regular army, universities
and land grant colleges where military
instruction is given; men who have 1T
tended one or more government mill
tary training camps at Plattsburg or
in other parts of the country; grad.
yates of State and private military in.
stitutions, and former officers of the
national guard. .." $}
To begin with the Military Training
Camps Association, the organization Of
the "Plattsburgers," now has an en-.
rolled membership of 1871 men, seat
tered all over the country, Of whom
10, l43 are university and college grad.
yates. OF these Plattsburgers, 6l84
are in New York State, 1860 are in
Pennsylvania, 296l in Massachusetts,,
1907 in New Jersey and 548 in Con.
necticut. IA -. ..f t.I..g, It.f
Other Training Camps
, In addition to the Plattsburgers there
are also about Ave thousand veterans
of other trimming camps which have
been held at Fort Smelling, Minnesota;
Fort Sheridan, Illinois,; American
Lake. In Washington; the Preside of
Monterey, California; Fort 0glethorpe,
Georgia, and in various parts Of
Texas. .H"r f tF G7f
Again there are the military schools
Of the country, and some of these rank
as among the best in the world, nOta-
bly, the Virginia Military Institute,
Norwich University, in Vermont; Gull
yer Academy, in Indiana; the New
York Military Academy, and the Git
adel, in Charleston, South Carolina.
These institutions have total enrol
ment of about 1000 cadets, OF whom it
is estimated at least five hundred
should be Immediately available as
second lieutenants of the reserve.
Then, of course, there are several
thousand alumni of these schools, a
large number of whom are available.
Requirements for Commissions
In order to facilitate recruiting for
the officers reserve corps the military
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