Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-30
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Campaign Opens Today
For Civilian Candidates
For End Lieut.. Commissions
Capt. A. G. Reynolds, U. S. A., Sta.
toned at Postoffiee Building to Sc
cure Registrants to Attend Train
ing School at Camp Fremont,

toned at Postoffiee Building to Sc
cure Registrars to Attend Train
ing School at Camp Fremont,
Cal.
Capt. A. G. Reynolds, L. S. A, has
arrived in the city and will be sta
toned here until Nov. s, with head
quarters at Room POI, second floor
of the federal building. for the pur-
pose Of securing civilian candidates
for commissions as second lieuten-
ants. Infantry, L. S. Army. for
training at the training school which
has been established at Camp Ere
mont, Cal. Capt. Reynolds hopes to
be able to secure 80 men from Au-
of training.
The school is to have a capacity
Of 10000 students. Training com
mences Dec. /, 1918, and will continue
about two months. Students must
arrive at the school not later than
Dec. 1 nor earlier than Nov. %. To
be eligible for admission to this
school a candidate must be between
the ages of IS and As years, must be
citizen of the United States, and
physically qualified for general mil
ilitary service. A high school edu-
cation or it's equivalent is required,
and each candidate must present
three letters of recommendation
from responsible parties as to his
moral character.
Capt. Reynolds spoke Tuesday aft
ernoon to a Journal reporter of the
advantages of this course Of train
ing, both to men in Glass l of the
Selective Service and to men in de-
ferred classification. He stated
that all Sept II registrants are ell
igible save only those in deferred
olassifications on account of occupa-
tional considerations, including ag-
riculture. Men of Glass 1 who take
the course of intensive training and
who might fail to pass their exam
nations for a commission will be
retained in the service as enlisted
men and their previous training will
then be of great value to them. Men
in deferred classifications who at
tend the school and fail to obtain
their commissions. may apply for
discharge at the expiration of their
course and return to their former
classification. They then have had
the advantage of two months of
training at government expense, and
this in a great measure may assure
them of becoming non-commissioned
officers when their class is called
for service. Registrars in limited
service are not eligible to attend
the school.
Selected candidates will be induct-
ed into the service by their local
boards and will be sent to the school
10y. such boards, at government ex-
pense. While in training they will be
p.ivates first class in the army, the
pay OF which grade is $33 per month
In addition to this, clothing, subsist-
ence and medical attendance will be
provided by the government. In addi-
ton TO the above, the government
provides an allowance of SIS a month
for a dependent wife: SIS for a wife
and one child; $3.50 for a wife and
two children, and $500 for each addi-
tional child. Students may also take
government insurance.
Applicants must obtain from their
Local board, and present with appli-
cations:
(O Order No Serial No.
% Classification: Glass
Division
Co Physical qualification.
I'D Date of registration.
(e) Designation and address of
their local board.
f) Present address of registrant
Capt Reynolds stated that although
the age limits for candidates were IS
and As years, men between the ages