The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-24
400 MEN WANTED FOR OFFICERS CAMP
 AT FREEMONT, GAL.
Alabama Asked to Furnish Material for Infantry CommissiOns-Camp
 to Open Dec. l

Tn a> bulletin sent out by Adjutant General Harris of the war department Alabama is asked to furnish 400 men for the infantry officers training camp to be opened at Camp Fremont, Cal, on December 1. Applications will be received from all men between the
 ages of IS and 45 except those in class II who registered prior to September 12, and those in deferred classlflca- tion by reason of occupation.
 Following is the bulletin:
 "on December there will be es- tablished at Camp Fremont, Cal, an infantry officers training school, ca pacity 20,0Oo students, for the purpose of turning out second lieutenants in fantry. Duration, of course. about two months. Eligibility rules same as those for infantry, except as modified All draft registrants between ages of IS and 46 arc eligible, excepting reg istrants in Class l, who registered prior to September 12 and registrants in classification on account of industry occupation of employment including agriculture.
  for general military service. Time is short and it is imperative that there be supplied from your department 3020 carefully selected civilian candi- 4 dates. For this school it is deemed advisable to prorate these to states as follows: North Carolina, 40; South z Carolina, 280; Georgia, 4S0; Florida, 14o; Alabama, 100; Mississippi, $50; Tennessee, 3S0 Louisiana. BIO; Arkan- s sas 290. These figures will be fol- lowed as closely as practicable, but you will make changes where neces- sary in the event that it is apparent | that a state cannot furnish its quota. You will immediately instruct all army officers on college duty who are charged with examining civiliant ap- plicants and will impress upon them the necessity of getting the required { number in the short length of time available. You will prorate quotas s to districts or examining officers of { states as you deem best.
 Applicants will submit to examin- < ing officers the usual application blank where practicable. if not practicable B letter setting forth their qualifica- < tions. also physical examination report < and letters of recommendation. Alter E examination of these and personal ' interview the commanding officer will N make the final selection and will for ward 10 department neadquarterS lm- < mediately form 2006, request for induc- 4 tion. this form will be complete where k practicable. All these forms will be held at department headquarters and you will receive detailed instructions Y from provost marshal general relative K to the method of directing the induction 8 of these applicants. You will have printed locally sufficient number of \ forms 2006 to supply all examining ' officers. These officers should have
 a supply, but if it cannot be gotten 2 to them in time. a letter or state- ( ment setting forth the required data A will be sufficient. Give this precedence lover all routine work. It is impera-
 ttivesthat your quota be supplied as Nfast in advance of December as prac- E ticahle. as the men selected must be in Camp Fremont not later than De- cember 1, or earlier than November t25. Give this matter the widest pub licity. Interest newspapers, training camp associations in your department and all other agencies available. You may accept the selections of training camp associations same as those of Eexamning officers. On November 1, IL