Mohave County miner., 1917-05-05

the total numDer or applicants IS less than 25OO.
 If the total number of reserve of ficers and candidates who are residents of the area is less than 25OO, he may supply the deficiency by selecting cer- tifed applicants who reside elsewhere. College students have option of at tending camp in department in which university is situated or camp for state in which their home is situated.
 Applications for commissions in the officers reserve quartermaster's corps have been received in great numbers, and no more are desired.
 No assurance can be given now re- lative to the pay of students at the camp other than reserve officers.
 Transportation will be forwarded by reimbursement.
 There is a strong probability that further provision for the compensation of students while attending this camp will be made, but this is dependent upon action of congress.
 In so far as possible, men are re- quested to purchase their own uni forms in advance of coming to camp.
 The government will furnish cots, bed-sacks, blankets, tentage, cooking and mess outfits, arms and equipment and such other articles as may be nee essary.
 Each student will be issued for use during the camp, one copy of drill re- gulations of the arm or corps in which he is undergoing instruction and such other official publication as may be needed in connection with the course he is pursuing. Those desiring to pre- pare themselves in some degree before coming to a camp may obtain informa- tion and books by addressing the mili- tary training camps assn POI Pine Street, this city. this association will keep on hand and sell without profit books of this class for the convenience of prospective federal reserve students. | Camp exchanges (stores), telephone tnd telegraph facilities, will be main tained at each camp within the camp limits. The local laundry companies at various points where camps are to be held usually are permitted to call for and deliver laundry.
 Post offices will be arranged for proper postal service prior to the open ing of and during the camps.
 The camp will be initially divided into fifteen infantry companies during the first month. The men will then be reassigned to nine infantry com panies, two cavalry troops, three bat teries and one engineer company troop for the remaining two months. The object of each company, troop, battery and engineer company is to train all the memDers thereof and finally select from each the officers for one regi- ment, and to appoint the remainder as additional reserve officers if com potent. These officers so selected for one regiment will probably officer the first forces sent abroad.
 Boards for the examination of ap- piicants for commissions in the engi- neer officers reserve corps are estab- lished at the following localities:
 Major Lewis H. Rand, Room 405, Customs House, San Francisco, Cali fornia.
 Capt. Richard Park, 2O4 Pine Street, San Francisco, California.
 Major George B. Pillsbury, 723 Central Building, Los Angeles, Cai- fornia.
 As previously advised, all men at tending the camp must take an oath that they will accept whatever com mission may be offered them at its conclusion, as follows:
 q agree to attend for the full train ing period of three months, unless sooner discharged by competent authority, the reserve officers train ing camp, western department. pre- sidio of San Francisco, Cal, or where yer ordered, commencing May 8, 1917; I agree to report for duty upon call of the camp commander at any time after May 1, 1917; agree to obey the rules and regulations established for the government of that camp; and, subject to such training further agree to accept such appointment in the of ficers' reserve corps as may be tender ed me by the secretary of war"
 The oath imposes no obligation to serve beyond the three months period except as a commissioned officer of the officers reserve corps. Pay of officers depends upon future action of congress.