Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-25

Southern Department under conditions
specified below. These conditions have
been prescribed by the War Department,
and there is no authority to make any
change in them, and applications from
those who do not meet these prescribed
conditions will not receive favorable action.
OBJECT OF THE CAMPS.
The sole object of these camps is to in.
struct and train selected citizens of this
country to become officers of the Citizen
Armies to be created for use in the pres
ent war with Germany.
LENGTH OF THE CAMPS.
The period of this instruction will be
three months. Attendants must be present
throughout 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:
% To attend the full period of three
months.
(2) To accept in the Officers Reserve
Corps any commission rendered nj the
close of the instruction.
(3l To take an oath of enlistment for
the three months of the camp, ~(unless
sooner discharged by proper authority in
which they swear tor affirml to bear tru"
faith and allegiance TO the United States
of America, and obey the orders of the
president of the United States and the Of
ficers placed over them during the period
of the camp.
TRANSPORTATION.
Transportation from the attendants
home to the camp and return. will Re fur
nished by the United States, the exact
manner in which this will be done has not
yet been decided.
SUBSISTENCE.
Subsistence while Mt the camp will be
furnished by the United States without;
cost TO the attendant.
UNIFORM.
The uniform will be furnished ut the
expense Of the United States, in some
what the following manner:
(a) The applicant is urged to furnish
his own uniform in advance. After being
accepted as an attendant, he has the priv
ilege of purchasing this uniform from the
government at cost price, plus 10 per cent,
which will amount 10 about $500. A pend
ing law provides for reimbursing those who
have purchased their uniform in advance.
OBJ Upon reporting at the camp and
depositing $1,000 a uniform will be fur
niShed the attendant, to be returned by
hin, % tho .apcius.ap of tho oamp ~ M
article furnished has been lost or dam
aged other than by fair wear, the deposit
will be returned; 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, ETC.
Attendants at the camp will ge furnished
cots, bedding, rms and equipment by the
United States.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR ATTENDANCE.
The following may attend these camps
Cd Those who are members of the Of
~ficers' Reserve Corps in infantry, cavalry,
field artillery, coast artillery, or engineers.
or have taken the examination for such but
have not vet received their commission.
(2) Any white, male citizen Of the
United States who, on May 8. 1917, will
have passed the age of twenty years and
nine months and who will not yet have
reached his forty-fourth birthday, and who
j. Of sound physical condition, of good
moral character and of good education
n college graduate, or a senior in college
or. clearly. a well educated man.
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national guard in federal service may APP
ply through regimental commanders to the
department commander.
All those who have heretofore applied
for examination for the Officers Reserve
Corps Including those who have been ex-
amined) and who have not actually re-
ceived their commissions a. officers from
the adiutant 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 recon-
mended by examining boards will be seer
titled" without further examination. if they
will address at letter To the Officer in
Charge. Officers Reserve Corps, Fort
Sam Houston, Texas, and request q GER
tlficate; they will also be commissioned as
fast a possible.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
There will be course Of instruction in
each of the following arms: Engineers.
Cavalry, Field Artillery and Infantry.
SUSPENSION OF EXAMINATIONS.
All regular examinations for the Off
GERS Reserve Corps are suspended, as the
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these camps of instruction and there, fin