New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-10
All To Be Strictly Equal in
Rank, War Depart
ment Decides
Mems Pay to Vary
Applicants Surprised That
They Must Face Second
Physical Examination

.r.. s.,~ c.--,.,o-d,n, - IN, rrihuel
Plattsburg. y. Y, May 9.--1he ques-
ton Of tho standing Of members OF
tho Officers Reserve Corps At the
training camp. which opens here next
week. was disposed OF tonight, when
CAPTAIN J. A. Bacr, L. s. A., post ad-
iutant. made public the War Depart
ment order that the 5000 candidates
shall enter the oantonmcnt on a plane
OF strict equality.
All will be olassed as students, and
shoulder straps gained elsewhere VIII
count for nothing, except when backed
with tho ability 70 deliver the goods
now The ranks bestowed here Will be
The ones which will csrry their owners
into the trenches OF France Majors
in the reserve corps-and that IS as
hlrh Sc reserve commissions Co-will
begin their three months bits on Tues
dav with the rank and file Of uncom-
missioned candidates.
The only distinction for O. r, C. men,
OifGT InhQ llONt Aalff WIZ va SIN 'fNN'
will be financial Their pay will be
commensurate with the ranks they
now hold. while the other aspirants
Will get 500 a month The reserve
officers though, viii he assessed 90
cents day for mess. while those with
out commissions viii not pay anything
Officers also must buy Their own uni
forms
Report UnnerTes Men
Tho report hat the government IS
contemplating discarding the present
stvle 81 TUNES in favor Of the rolled
collar variety worn BY Canadians and
British officers had a disquieting ef-
feet Many reserve officers have Just
laid ont tdv amounts IN uniforms
which may GO by the boa-ds.
The Wsr Department order on IN
s+r-,c.;un schools contained its biggest
surprise IN decree for another physi-
cal examination Tor al applicants.
ThesN tests given By regular army,
medical officers are much more riga
tina, those IN New York Two men
on, o. ono hundred examined to-day
were rejected and ordered home
The War Department describes the
aims OF the camp IN these WORDS:
The prescribed course Ia designated 10
teach IN the most thorough manner possible
~ t6e sbo-t tine available the duties Of an
Irs+-zr,jon b. subiecung our future Of
fcers IN thr same drills and individual usih-
inr that they in turn must give future COM
MANAGE By sub5e-ting them 20 the same
mode Of life that viii obtain with respect 70
their future tommands-
Ieader-By illustrating the tactical EN-
ploYnent OF troops and by giving eaeh an
opportunity for practice IA tactical leader
ship
The camp will be divided into two
periods. and until June 10 all candl-
dates will receive the same training
the elementals Of infantry instruction.
On this date they will De split into IN
fantry, cavalry, artillery and engineer
contingents, according TO individual
aptitude. and each ann will pursue its
instruction separately. The training.
combination Of disciplinary and TACT
cal work. viii be as severe as the men
can stand.
Work for Each Week
The artillery contingent Will average
from fifty-six 10 sixty hours work
fve-day week. The cavalry Will be on
the 20 from forty-seven TO fifty-slX
hours, and the infantry and engineers
forty-seven each. Saturdays Will be
set aside for special lectures, examina-
tons and physical tests and the like.
Sundays viii be free. The camp Will
close with a series Of manGuvres from
August 20 II, after which about one
out OF four candidates will be com
missioned in the regular service. All
others who prove themselves capable
will get reserve commissions.
More than 200 candidates are at the
barracks. Many reported under the
misapprehension that the course was TO
begin on May 8, as first announced
They were put TO work making ready
for the first rush OF applicants on May
-. Lieutenant Colonel Paul A. Wolf.
commanding the camp. to-day assigned
Major Rhinelander Waldo to clerical
work with the New England division.
Major Theodore Roosevelt, jr had the
same job at the New York City head
quarters. Captain EHhu Root, ir.,
bossed detail putting barracks in or
der. Major Reginald Barlow. actor,
was in charge o. the information bu-
resu. Archie Roosevelt loafed. but will
receive an assignment tomorrow.