Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-30
RESERVE SCHOOL
PLAnMADE CLEAR
Only Commissioned Men VIII Be ADJ
mitted TO Second Camp at Leon
Spring, Texas.
FIRST CABP Az EXCEPTION
arany Now at Fort Sheridan Admitted
Without Commissions, But VIII
Get Them Later.

That only commissioned men VIII be
admitted to the second federal train
ing camps 10 the information received
here tn a circular issued by tho war
department. J. J. Murphy. who is con-
nected with this Electric Construction
4 Machinery company, applied for a
commission in the reserve engineer
corps last February he received a
commission as second Lieutenant sew
real days ago. He also received the
circular mentioned above. II Is be-
Iieved that this viii apply also 70 the
enlisted officers reserve and quarter
masters reserve corps Many OF LGe
men now IN training at Fort SberI-
dan were admitted without being COM
rafsatoned. 6eviatIng from tha regular
course. but VIII receive their c0Lnll1s-
aIons later.
The second camp for this district to
be held al Leon Springs, Tex, Aug p
to Nov &C. will be filed under this
plan, that OF no one being admitted
unless he has been commissioner De
wore y. Stmonson is looking after the
applications for this district and
blanks can be had from him u ms
Offices iu the Central Trust building.
Following is the circular issued by
the war department with regards %
the reserve engineer corps branch
al Owing 20 the large number OF
INQUIRIES received regarding training
carnps, the following information has
been compiled.
"2. Admission to the first training
camps was obtained In the following
manner:
"fa} The office of the chief engineers
selected the proper number Of men
from lists of applicants for commits
gfonR 4n the engineer officers reserve
corps, or from lists Of those already
commissioned. These were given a
certificate OF suitability which In
sured their admission, provided they
passed the physical examination.
"tb1 When the required number of
men did not report promptly 70 the
training camp the engineer officer at
the training camp notified the office Of
the chief engineers. who promptly GER
titled second, third or fourth set OF
men. as was necessary
ss(c) The engineer officer at the
training camp admitted directly GER
tain applicants who applied in season,
n he had vacancies.
"(d) The camp commander trans
ferred 10 the Engineer company IN his
camp certain members of other COM
panies, when be deemed them suitable
for the engineer company.
"3 The lists we're made up for the
first training camps about month be-
fore the camps opened.
81 All applicants for commission
In the engineer officers reserve corps
were not necessarily selected for ad~
mission to the first training camps.
IS Commissions have been granted
TO applicants in engineer officers re-
serve corps. even II they have not at
tended a training camp. but course
at a training camp is an advantage
before and after securing commits
sion.
Watch Newspapers.
IS. The dates and locations for
training camps after the first camps
have not been definitely decided upon
at this time. The war department con
siders the daily papers az excellent
for the purpose Of disseminating in
formation. Therefore a perusal of the
daily papers Is the simplest method Of
determining the dates and locations OF
new training camps.
-. At engineer training camps
after the first training camps. there
will be none admitted who have not
been granted commissions. and there
will be no advantage whatever in max
ing a special application or writing a
special letter for admission to the fu~
ffra engineer training raTa0= %