Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-29

months. Attendants must be present
thruout the course.
Date of Opening-All camps will
open on May s. 1917.
Obligation for Military Service
Those who undertake these camps
must undertake the following three
obligations:
l. TO attend for the full period of
three months.
2. To accept in the officers reserve
corps any commission rendered at the
close of the instruction
3. To take ar oath of enlistment
for the three months of the camp
tunless sooner discharged by proper
authority, in which they swear (or
a1flrm) TO bear true faith and allegi-
ance TO tho United States of America.
and obey the orders of the president
of the United States and the officers
placed over them during the period
of the camp
Transportation-Fro the attend
ants home to the camp and return
transportation will be furnished by
the United States; the exact manner
iu which this Will be done has not
yet been decided
Subsistence while at
the camp will be furnished by the
United States without cost to the at
tende>..
tniform-The uniform will be fur
nlsheG at the expense of the United
States In somewhat the following
manner:
tD The applicant is urged to fur
nlsh his own uniform in advance
After being accepted as an attendant,
he has the privilege of purchasing
this uniform from the government at
prin
will amount to about SIS. A pending
law provides for reimbursing those
who have purchased their uniform in
advance.
(b) Upon reporting at the camp
and depositing $40, uniform will be
furnished the attendant, to be re-
turned by him at the conclusion Of
the camp. If no article furnished has
been lost or damaged other than by
fair wear, the deposit will he re-
turned, or in the event of loss or
damage, a balance will be returned
after the cost of the lost or damaged
articles has been deducted.
Arms Equipment, Ftc.-Attendants
at the camp will be furnished cots.
bedding, arms and equipment by the
United States.
Qualifications for Attendance-The
following may attend these camps:
!. Those who are members of the
officers reserve corps in infantry,
cavalry, field artillery, coast artillery
or engineers. or have taken the ex-
animation for such but have not yet
received their commission.
2. Any white male citizen of the
United States who, on May 8, 1917,
will have passed the age of 20 years
and months and who will not yet
have reached his 44th birthday, and
who is of sound physical condition.
of good moral character and of good
senior in college, or clearly a well
educated man.
Members of the regular army or Of
the national guard in federal service
may apply with regimental command
ers to the department commander.
All those who have heretofore ap-
piled for examination for the officers
reserve corps (ncluding those who
have been examined) and who have
not actually received their commits
sions as officers from the adjutant
general of the army, should disregard
all previous action and at once take
steps to attend the training camps
Those who have been examined and
recommended by examining boards
will be certified" without further
examination, If they will address a
letter to the officer In charge, Off
, GERS reserve corps, Fort Sam Hous-
ton Texas. and request certifi-
cate they will also be commissioned
as fast as possible.
Course Of Instruction-There will