El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-03
AFTER TAKING
IS MEN, STOPS
Recruiting for Officers Re
serve Corps Halted by
Superior Orders.

orders to suspend further recruit
ing for the officers reserve corps
training camp at Leon Springs. Texas.
were received Thursday morning by
the local recruiting officers. Capt r.
L. Naxey, 18th infantry and Capt
Morris E. Locke. Eighth field artil-
Iery, from southern department head
quarters. The suspension has left a
list Of about 300 e. Pasoans who have
undergone examinations at Fl. Bliss
for the reserve corps without infor-
nation as to whether they viii be or
dered to the ira ming camp or viii be
given an opportunity to compete for
commissions The instructions from
san Antonio were indefinite and the
recruiting officers wired Thursday
for further information.
All we know is contained in the
telegram from southern department
headquarters ordering US to suspend
the office at FL PasO Immediately on
receipt of the order, and this we did
at o'clock this morning" said Capt.
Locke. 1T is supposed that the re-
quired quota for the Leon Springs
camp has been secured"
Only SO Get Certificates.
Only SO of the 400 or 500 candidates
for admission to the training camp
who had applied at the recruiting Of
flee in the Mills building had been
issued their certificates Of entrance
when the orders were received, and
on receipt of orders 10 close the sta
ton the recruiting officers suspended
issuance OF certificates to the other
candidates who. had passed the re-
Quired physical examinations The
men accepted viii leave FL PasO from
Saturday onward
In addition to those who had passed
the examinations there was a large
waiting list of candidates who could
boards because of insufficient num-
Der OF officers on the boards
Many say Gave Up Positions.
A number OF applicants complained
Thursday that they had given I'D pO-
sitions believing that they were 10 be
given an opportunity to enter the
training camps under the orders for
the officers reserve corps issued from
san Antonio, Texas. a few days ago.
and the sudden closing Of the recruit
ing office. which removes this op-
pOrtuuity TO them viii cause 8 great
deal Of inconvenience. Others claimed
that the small quota allowed FL Paso
and this district is also unjust. Capts.
Locke and Maxey had received no in
formation Of any quota being al
the orders TO suspend recruiting were
received. Thursday morning
List for Training Camp.
Following are the FL PasO men
VINO viii train at Leon Springs:
Forrest E. Baker. James B. Biggs,
Mathen. Adkins I. BOWden,
John a. Campbell, Raymond c. Camp
bell. Thomas W. COmstock, Nathan J.
Cose1. Samuel L Dalton, Leslie L Ialf,
Henry 3. Foster. Harry L Fraser,
Leo F. Hisler. Louis c. Hofmeister.
John c. Jackson. Robert z. Jolly, Her
man " kleinman, Archie K Mac
Norris, Roy ]. Pollard, William H.
Scholl, Irving Schwartz. Frank D.
Scotch. jr., William E. Sharp. jr.,
Walter H Sofrels, Joseph E ThOre.
John H. Nitelle. William A. Winter.
Louis L. White. Harry c. Allen,
Hoalis g Bakhus, John H Baxter.
James H. Ben, William 3. Carr, Wal
ter H Case, Lewis J. Catheron, Spen-
Ger Darbyshire. John L Donovan,
Ralph l. Geiger. Victor 3. Gilbert,
Thomas J. Graham. Charles V. Jack
son, Charles H Lawrence, Joseph W.
John I. McGrady, Charles
l. Montague, Edgar &. Mulberry,
Harry z. Pape. Lloyd D. Pfticolas,
Chunk Scarborough, BreedlOve Smith.
Cyrus B. Wagner, William 3. VIII
liams.
First Camp Full. Report.
Newspaper advices from san An
tonic Thursday indicated that the
suspension OF the FL PasO recruiting
was due 10 the filling OF the maxi /
mum list for the Leon Springs camp /
Of $500 men, but that in all proba- /
bility officer candidates would be
called for a second training camp /
about August IA at Leon Springs.