New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-16
Awkward Squad,
Learn A B Cs q
Soldiers 'rra&
5000 Rookie Officer. Ben
Training in Camp At
Plattsburg
Soldierly Talk to NJ.
Colonel Wolf Says Work ws
Be Hard, but All H.v.
Equal Chance
Soldierly Talk to M,
IFrom star corr,,,oad.n, a -,

Plattsburg, May 10 Stew,
Plowkio, trumpeter, Troop /. "a
States Cavalry, sent the frs, en-
reyeille wailing across Ii. -.
ground at Plsttsburg Barracx, A. -
o'clock this morning. Fifteen a..
later he sounded assembly ana ~
the last note extra long, for III. ,.l,.
must be out Of bed, dressed and /, =
for rollesll By the time The buzz. s,..
from the musicians lips.
The old bugler's beneyolenee v,,
on a good many OF the 1000 ann,a. ~
soldiers 20 whom 10 was ass,..e'
however, for the camp had hoe, ~
ever since the sun had 6r., So
over now-jacketed Mount N,s's. 80
across Champlaln. The nlgat 1sn -
cold and the summer-weigh. No.
TOO thin, and the gale from The -.
talns brought feathery Aurries ~ -
Not a man was .ate II ranks ;. :.
swer Here" By which simple Co.,.
the training camp FOR army 49,
the worlds greatest became an az
cially accomplished TACT
sOldierIy Talk by Colonel Wolf
After day occup ed oy the i,s,
Of tag ends Of equipment. the ,roo,s.
ing out Of details on COMPANY a,,..
ization and administration and ,ss :,
pointment of temporary noneor-9,
stoned officers, Lieutenant ColonsI D..
A. Wolf, the commaadant. outlined =.
aims Of the camp. He talked in y.
gymnasium, first 70 the New Yoru,
ard then 10 the New England cas-
dates. IL was a crisp, frank, soldIc
talk.
THE course in the military seir,
which you have begun is the resul,
a study Of the lessons OF three y.a-,
warfare, in addition to our earlier "a,
Of military knowledge" said Cole.
Wolf. ut is designed to teach YOU !
officers duties and responsibilities =,
work will be hard, the rules stric. !,
the camp will be absolutely demosns
and all will have ar equal ehaue, n
any one is dissatisfied now is the -
for him 20 say so. We DON, uy
cutters"
Mess Charge Raised
The high cost of living the nfnr
life nit camp all in a heap to-dsJ
the form of an authorization fror 4,
War Department empowering Colr,
Wolf to increase the mess eharr
reserve officers from 50 to IS GERS
day. This was done. Captain J. X
Walling, the mess officer, says he VI
be able TO set up regular field As.
quet thrice daily now.
SO hard was the tack. in fact. thr
some of the reserve officers sensed 4.
difficulty several days ago and brossAs
the matter OF 2 more liberal eomns
sary allowance 70 the Colonel n
uncommissioned candidates, who "a
free, no matter what i costs the 4
GERS. are thanking their fellow -
dents for their hospitality.
Colonel Wolf added his denisl ,
that of the examining officers ia w
York that special privileges plsystu
part in gaining entrance Of candaila
10 this camp. Commenting on soz, y
the letters of complaint, which az
deluged The Tribune. he said;
pull got no one into this conni'j
The men were selected on their nsnf
as detailed on the papers OF even u
plicant recommended by the exsnris
officers in New York with the oatsr
of the post, and went over 'ae'
papers and selected the 2s9 ~
showed up best. Ahead OF all QUE
qualifications | put military experis'e
Next came education. An eduea'sa -
may be a university graduate an; !,
may rot. Physique was the oiH1ia
essential"
Minority Learning Rudime'"
The schedule for the nrst ioeI 81
has been constructed as speels'
cession 10 the minority IN 'ne ~
who are here without any p'.'Is,
military training 20 bulyark tner y
the more intricate tasks ahead. ~.
men were regimented INTO az
squads and given a rush "knOe ,.ss. !,
to the A B C's Of a soldiers iraI, =
concerns the individual IN the ras.
They are learning anew how 70 !, - 4,
how 20 walk aud how 10 turn
right and 10 the left. These eon..s
place refiexes have become vlvidly ~
conscious actions again while Wv
cruit assimilates the smartns"
precision of military movements 81
The curriculum for the camp :.
been arranged so that the course ~
be terminated at the end OF Two NV, q.
instead OF three. and the star ms s;I;,,.
lected for active duty AZ the in' y, ,,,.
ton camps where the frst drsi. =.
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