The evening herald., 1917-06-21
CIVILIANS TO HAVE
ANOTHER CHANCE TO
GET COMMISSIONS
The Second Series Of Camps for
Berths in the Officers Reserve
Corps win Open in Various Sec.
tions of Country August 81.

! san Francisco. Cal, June - Civil
lans viii have their last opportunity 10
earn commissions as officers OF the
reserve corps IN the second series %
camps which VIII open In various Sec
tons OF the country, August -, ac-
cording to Colonel Melvin W Powell.
officer IN charge OF training camps
for the western department of tho
army. The third series OF camps viii
be supplied from men who have A.
ready enlisted In either the rcEuiar
army. national guard or who were
drawn IN the first quota OF the selec-
tive draft army.
The western department OF the
army viii furnish 1875 candidates for
the second camp which will be at
the Preside here. The quotas of the
states follow: california, fs7, Mon
tana, az wyoming. ss; Idaho, 60;
Washington. 240. Oregon. lao; Nevade
Ie and Utah IS Members of the
training camp will receive siOo per
month, transportation. uniforms and
Subsistence and must agree to accept
such commissions as are rendered
Application blanks. together wiin
bulletins containing fun information.
viii be mailed within ten days to- Off
GERS designated in each Of the eight
states 90 accept applications. The io-
cation OF these officers follow; Mon
tana Captain II. ~. clark. Helena:
Wyoming. Lieutenant Beverly .. DAILY
Fort .. A. Russell. Idaho. Lieutenant
X. W. Ashbrook. Boise Barracks;
Washington Captain W T. Patton.
Fort l.awton oregon. Major Jens
Bugge. Vancouver Barracks, Wash.
Nevada, Lieutenant r. u. Thorpe.
Reno. Utah. captain /. 4. BAH. Fort
Douglaa; California. Major :. r. Bot
toms Preside Thousands Of aPpl'-
cations will also be mailed from
headauarters at san Francisco.
The training will cover period Of
three months for the definite pur-
pose OF securing line officers Onfan-
i try, cavalry. field and coast guard ar
Itineryl to fr the grades above iieu-
tenants and many places in the lieu.
tenant grades Of the second 100000
troops.
| Those eligible To apply for training
| tn the camps are az follows Men
qualified. who were unable to attend
fault OF their own.
/ regular army recommended already
Tor temporary appointment Age linn
II. fifty years.
Citizens OF valuable military ex-
perience with ability to leadership.
Age limit. forty-four years.
Men Of exceptional qualifications
who rendered their services 10 the
government prior 10 June 8. 1917, ana
who have been listed under war de-
partment order number thirty seven.
AEe limit. fifty years
Resigned Officers Of the regular
army under nifty.
Men ~ proper qualifications who
have had three years in the army or
national guard under fifty.
Citizens OF the United states who
have had service In the present war
ar officers and non-commissioned Of
flcers of the line in the armies %.
, friendly powers. under forty -four
The minimum age limit FOR an H.
twenty years and nine months but tn
lorder TO obtain the experienced class
| Of men desired those over thirty ou-
years of age will be- given proferenc.
Men certified for the first series ot
camps but who were unable 20 at
tend because of lack of room VIII
have to renew their applications.
An applications must be IN prior
10 July IS and must contain the names
81 AT icast three responsible ciiizcns
No letters of recommendation are de-
sired After July ls army examiners
will visit various points to examine
applicants