The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1917-07-04
FALLON. NEVADA WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1917
LOCAL COMMITTEE WILL
SELECT army OFFICERS
Candidates for Second Officers Train
ing Camp to be Passed Upon by
Local Committee

A state committee of the Military
Camp Committee has been appointed
by Governor Boyle, composed of Geo.
Wingfield as chairman, George H.
Taylor and Walter J. Harris. They
in turn are empowered to appoint
committees in each county and l.
II. Kent has been made chairman of
the committee in this county, with
W. A. Keddie and Geo. b. Williams
as associates.
1t becomes the duty of this COM
mittee to pass upon the desirability
of all those seeking entrace to teh
Second Officers Training camp at
San Francisco next month.
The following general circular will
give the requirements sought in
those who are to lead our boys in
the present war:
General Plan
To provide officers for the drafted
forces of the National Army the War
Department has adopted the policy
of commissioning all new officers of
the line Infantry. Cavalry, Field &
Coast Artillery purely on the basis
of demonstrated ability after three
months observation and training in
the Officers Training Camp.
A second series of Officers Train
ing Camps will be held beginning
August 27th, 1917, with the definite
mission of securing a body of line
officers Infantry, Cavalry, Field and
and many of the places in the grade
places in the grades above lieutenant
of lieutenant in the second 100000
troops.
Dates and Location of Camp
The second Camp for the Western
Department will be held at the Pre-
sidio Reservation. San Francisco,
Cal, and will open on August 9th,
1917. and close on November 26th,
1917.
Qualifications
(a) Members of the Officers Re-
serve Corps cline sections) who,
through no fault of their own, were
unable to attend the first series of
camps; also Reserve officers of Staff
Corps under SO years of age with at
least two months service in war and
who have had experience in Infantry,
Cavalry or Artillery.
(b) Non-commissioned officers of
the Regular Army recommended in
March, 1917, for temporary appoint
ment in case of war, and who through
no fault of their own, were unable to
attend the training schools for Regu-
lar Army on-eommissioned officers
in April, 1917 Maximum age limit
so years.
w Resigned officers of the Re-
gular Army, Maximum sge limit, so
years.
I'D Men of proper qualifications
made eligible for the Officers Re-
serve Corps by the Army Appropria-
tion of May IL, 1917. Maximum age
limit so years.
(e) Men who have qualified for
commissions under General Orders
No. AZ, War Department, 1915.
Maximum age limit SO years.
(f) Citizens of the United States
who have had war service in the
present war as officers or non-com-
missioned officers of the line in the
armies of allied Powers. Maximum
age limit "A years.
(g) Men of exceptional qualifiea-
tions who rendered their services to
the Government prior to June 3,
1917, and who have been listed un-
der G. o. 81, War Department. Maxi
mum age limit so years.
(h) Citizens with valuable military
experience and adaptability for COM
missioned grade, or citizens who have
demonstrated marked ability and Ca
paoity for learedship, and are clearly
adapted for military service in COM
missioned grade Maximum age limit
Al years.
Employees of the United States
must include signed recommenda-
tion and concent of their chiefs.
NOTE.-Men who applied for the
first series of camps must re-apply
whether or not certified as suitable
for the first camps. They will have
no preference in selection for these
camps but will be on an equal basis
with other applicants.
Continued on Pare Four)