The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-25
War Department Locates Training
Camps for First 10000 Officers
And Specifies Rules for Entrance

Training camps for the purpose
specified above. will he conducted in
the southern department under eondi-
tlons specified below. These coudi-
tions have been prescribed BY the war
department. and there Is no authority
10 make any change IN them, and APP
pilcations from those who do not mtt
these prescribed conditions win not
receive favorable retlon.
Objects of the Camps.
The sole object Of these camps Is
60 Instruct and train selected citizens
Of this country To becOmc officers OF
the citizen armies to be created for
Use In the present war with Germany.
Length of the Camps.
Tho period Of this instruction Will
he three months. Attendants must be
present throughout the course.
Date 81 Opening.
All camps viii open on May 4. 1917.
Obligation for Military service.
Those who attend these camps must
undertake the following three obiiga-
tons:
u) To attend for the full period OF
three months.
90 To accept in the officers re-
serve corps any commission tendcred
az the close Of the instruction.
(3} To take an 9th OF enlistment for
the three months OF the camE. tunless
sooner discharged by proper author
ity) In which they swear Cor affirm
70 bear true faith and allegiance "a
the United States OF America. and
5boy the orders OF the president OF
the United States and the officers
placed oy1r them during the period OF
the camp.
Transportation.
TRANSPORTATION from the Attendants
home 10 the camp and return. win be
furnished by the United States. the ex-
act manner in which this will be done
has not yet been decided.
Subsistence.
Subsistence while at the camp will
be furnished by the United States with
out cos 10 the attendant.
Uniform
Tho uniform viii be furnished az the
expense OF the United States. in some
what the following manner
tal The applicant n urged 10 fur
rish his own uniform In advance. AZ
ter being accepted as AN attendant. III
has the privilege Of purchasing Thu
uniform from the government at cos
price. plus 10 per cent. which will
20 about $500. A pendint
law provides for relmbursing thos'
who have purchased their uniform II
advance.
OBJ Upon reporting at the can't
and depositing $1,000. a uniform will
be furnished the attendant, 20 be re
turned By him at the conclusion OF th'
camp. II article furnished has heei
lost or damaged other than BY fai
wear the deposit will be returned; o
in the event OF loss or damage, a bal
Hnce VIII be returned after the coh
OF h lost or damaged articles ha
been deducted.
Arms. Equipment, Etc.
Attendants al the camp will be fur
nlshed cots. bedding. arms n equip
ment by the United states.
Qualifications for Attendance.
The following may attend thes
camps.
CD Those whO are members Of tn
officers reserve corps in infantry
cavalry. field artillery. COAT a%rttlicr
or engincers or have takea the exam
nation for such hut have not set pa
ceyied their commission.
s2l Any whito. male citizen OF th
United States who. on May s. isi'
will have passed the % twent
Years and nine months and who vi
not yet BaNe reached his fprtl -fourt.
birthday. and who D. Of sound physloa