La Junta tribune., 1917-08-02
OUR BOYS AT FORT RILEY
All Have Good Prospect Of Recoiv.
ing Commissions and win Know
Their Fate Within . Week

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The La Junta boys In the officers
training camp at Fort Riley are In
the midst OF strenuous times these
days, and will probably know their
fate as to receiving commissions
either In the regular army or the
officers reserve list during the
course OF the next week. DR.. A. L.
Stubbs received a letter Tuesday
morning from his son, Maurice
Stubbs, which contains some very
interesting Information as to the
military stunts he boys are being
put through there. and 1t is here
with presented in full. as follows:
I'VE have had whirlwind OF a
week. I can't keep track of time
or events any more at all. have
forgotten Just where left off telling
you about the examinations for pro-
visional lieutenants. 30 I'll start In
again. All nine OF US from Company
were finally successful. After We
were cut down from twenty-one to
nine We had to pass an oral Quix
before . board and take another
physical examination. Including the
Wesserman test. Also one in horse
manahip. was disqualified for
mounted service.
In all the camp 12S men were
accepted. From that number sixty
three were chosen aud will b given
provisional second lieutsaaat con-
nissioas and assigned to the regular
army at the end OF this camp. The
remaining sixty-eight. TO which I b.
long. will be given . secoad lisuten-
ants commission In the reserve asd
assigned TO the regular army at the
end Of this camp. Then - the va
cancies occur We will ~ given our
provisional commissions.
Captain Ferguson thinks that the
reorsanisation Of the army will cause
us-to get our provisional conmis-
sions BY September lst. and surely
BY October ist. OF course We will be
working all that time a. reserve lieu
tenants. So ! feel we did pretty well
In getting In At all. and I think
am lucky. A college degree was one
OF the requisites, and am the only
one from Company s that was chosen
who did not have degree.
Captain Finney explained to us
the equipment that would be neces-
sary for an officer. II Will total
about $500. but outside OF our
clothes can be purchased piecemeal.
We paraded before General Roop.
OF Russia. Thursday, and Colonel
Rivers yesterday. We've had lots OF
trench fighting and more Ii coming
this week. They are giving US hand
grenades, gas. bombs. machine guns
and bayonet work galore. We had
one battle with real bullets this
week. Targets Of men on the ground
had been prepared. with an officer
In charge. We knew nothing Of their
location until the officer told our
captain that heavy fire was COM
Ing from q certain direction. We
then had 10 rush the enemy's posi-
tion. determine our own range. etc.
Company 8 led all tho others In the
score. Ny platoon scored i2i hits
out Of $40 shots fired. We each had
thirty rounds.
Some more of the boys are to be-
discharged August Ist--about thirty
from this company. We understand.
! feel = whole lot safer than did
the last time they started cleaning
them out. 30 far none Of the eleven
boys from La JuntA have been dis
charged. and guess none Will be-
now. That's pretty good considering
the way we are put through here.
Bert Botkin dropped In on Rusty
Draper yesterday-saturday. I saw
him . while. and he will probably
come up and see you folks and give
you . good idea about things here.
We are expecting camp 10 close
any time after next aaturday-Aus-
ust eth. Our maneuvess have bess
caacelled and nothing new h 70 b
given. We are having several wrlttsa
examinations. startiag tomorrow.
and svsrythins poiats 10 an early
close. One fellow from The sdjutaaa's
office aaid our discharges would Anle
August Iith.
II 10 surely hot hsre-sreo los -
IFS degrees h our usual wsathes.
] an seloay - Q rail. TO-. ! oaly
vslgAsd lS@ SQUADS lasl week. bae
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MAURICE nFUnna