Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-02
TRAINING CAMP WILL
Be FILLED THIS week
No Doubt ns to Required Number
Seeking Training a> Officers
at Fort Mycr.
APPLICATIONS MADE HOURLY
Alexander Forward Explains Recent
RulinS as to Admission Of Mem
bcrs of National Guard Seeking
Commissions as Officers.

There is no longer amy doubt that
moro than the full quota OF training
camp men will have applied by tho
end nf this week for admission TO
Fort Hlyrr. whore officers will he ni:dc
for the new army for the war with
Germany. Applications multiply every
hour. Major Lctchcr Ilardcman. army
recruiting officer IN Ri"hrun' has
been forced 10 secure additional clcri-
cal assistance. and his office is filled
at all hours with cagcr YOUNG mon
who want To get INTO the camp,
An important factor in the increase
in tn" number OF applicants is tn.
probability that Congress VIII autho-
riHc tho payment Of 500 per mouth for
the three months spent IN camp to
every man who attends. II was a,
first announced that such a uoliry
would hc dangerous for many reasons.
but II was found that Il great hard
snip would hc worked in tho ease OF
many young mon feeling themselves
lifted for command. who would he re-
ruircd I" give three months OF their
time without compensation. icay" their
employment. and possibly fail on final
examination for the officers Reserve
Corps. IT is not certain that tho bill
viii pass. hut adviccs received NcStcv-
day from headquarters in New York
OF the Military Training Camps As
Sociation Of tho United States wv
Alexander Forward president Of tho
Richtn"nd branch Of the association.
indicate belief that the salaries rs
indicated will bc authorized
FORWARD OUTLINES HII.r:
As 10 NATIONAL. Ct ARD
Some confusion exists as 20 the OK.
tent TO which members of tho National
Guard Will be received into tho train
ing camps. Mr.. Forward last night
outlined the situation as follows:
!. Those members Of the National
Guard who actually took the examine,
tons for tho officers Reserve Corps
before the War Department announced
lt$ plans Tor the training camps Will
il they arc found to have passed hc
commissioned at once and DISCHARGED
from National Guard service. However
not more than half Il dozen members
OF the militia OF Virginia took tho OK
animation in time to profit by this
ruling.
Members of the National Guard
now in the Federal service Dhc First
virginia ',avairN or Richmond Rluos
the Second and Fourth infantry Rcci.
ncnts and Battery II Of the field AZ
uiI"rY) cannot get into For, Mycr
camp unless they arc DESIGNATED for
inns duty by the comma udinv officers
of their units. vino may name no,
FOR this purpose.
). Members Of the National Guard
not now in the Federal service ,ibo
firsi Infantry Regiment aud ,hrc. az
,hc batteries of art.iicrH) may 60 to
tort MNcr camp only il furlouchnd
Tor this purpose 10y their commanding
officers. So far there is no limitation
on inc number II the furlough can bc
secured
There is no possibility of change
IN tho age limit for the cuun accord
ING TO adviccs from WASHINGTON Las,
night. y Richmond citizen who MS
Tired by every possible means 10 30
.Hfc ADMISSION for his SON who is :,
rev months under age. has failed alb.
'"'"teiE' y" p'rSon may he Younger
'hah :" years months on Nav II, and
must not have passed his forty fourth
birthday 10 get into training to he.
come an officer - w