Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919, May 24, 1917, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextTRAINING THE OFFICERS WHO WILL COMMAND UNCLE SAM'S NEW ARMIES Thlrty-Flvo Thousand Bright, Earnest Young Americans Assemble at Fourteen Camps Soattorcd About the Country to Bo Drilled In tho Sclonoo of WarPicked for Mental and Physical Qualities. WftHliltih'ton. Thlrty-rtvn tlioimaml night, energetic, fiiriii'Nt young Aunt Iciitiii nro owioinbllng lit I I camp, cent lercd throughout I ho country, to form tho nucluuN of Undo Ham's now nr- Jlll'M. From thmi will ho chom-n tJir' nontliN licnco tint 10,000 niibnltoriiK needed for thn Unit tinny Increment if fiOO.OOO, who will begin training ihotit tho llrnt of AuguM. Tim wnr cmrlintiit culled for the 'moiit experienced niittirnl lenders tho ;otintry potuiewten" to flit tho otllcom' irnlnliiK camp, and hliih iiillllury oltl lulu hero agreed um to thu lino caliber if tho material obtained. F.vory ouo of tho aft.OOO, hertldcH jawing ii rigid pliynlcnl examination, either n college grnduuto or linn hnil i IminIik'nh career Indicating hlti npcclnl ntt'lllKciico, pcntounllly mid cpclty 'or organisation nml Umpiring lender ihlp. Tho n.1.000 IhcniMolvcH uro picked ni'ii. Ivvvii of thwio who parmcd tho iHjiilri'inontH only n part, thoio K'l'incil moM prnuilidng, enn ho nccoin undated In tho cm in in. Ami when It In roimliliTt'il Unit only two out of every lovi'ii ini'ii attending tho camp will ho innIkuihI ii jxiNt In tho now armies at ho clone of tho three month' grueling ituily nml drill, It In obvious no drone, v "Ikiih'IuiiiIs" nnd no weakling hyidcnlly, mentally or mornlly, should i't the coveted nxMlgumciitn'. Hut thorn who fulled to ohtnln en :rmico to it camp, or who nro not hoHi-n nt tho end of tho llmt three noiitliN need not give up hopo of lervlng their country tix oIllccrH. An ither net of camp, prolmlily larger ;haii tho tlrnt, will luiiuedlntoly follow :hcxo, nml tho facilities for turning ut lenderH for tho new troops will ho jxpimiti'd iin America gradually do rulopN the full force of her power. Have an Advantage. Mnny of tho young fellowH now nt tho mobilization points nlrendy hnvc :ouiiiiImIoun In tho olllcern' renervo rorjiN, othern hnvo hnd good records In !ho National (J nurd or other mllltnry irganlrntlona, or nchool training for wnr work. TheHo men hnvo nn ad vantage over tho rent, for no ono In )urred from tho camps hy entire lack )f direct inllltnry experience. Tho noro experienced, however, nro moot Ikely to Ret their commlfi.lonH llrnt. Tho rest limy ntteud'n Kccnnd or even i third ciimp mid then he dnifted Into the new armies. Training In the camps will ho In teiiNlvo iin poNKlhle, hut will ho severe :y hundleiipped hy n hick of Niiltnhlo liiMtnictorM. Ollleors of the Mrltlxh mid French nrmloH. koiiio of them wounded, !mve heen coming hnck from tho west ern hnttle front In tho Inst few weeks mil It Ih nxiiected the small corps of rcRUlnr iirmy liiHtructors nt ench cm nip tvlll ho miiterlnlly assisted hy Hicro veterans, who nro frcdi from tho most iwful NtniRRlo In hlKtory. Tho oyeH of tho whole nation will tie on theso cmnpH, n unique establish aient In American history. F.vory town and nlmoHt every vIIIiiro Iiiih furnished l ciimp member, mid IiIh career will ho closely watched hy IiIh friends and relatives Tho heNt account of how tho ciimpn will he conducted la Riven In an order iNNtied hy tho adjutant Rciicrnl nt WiiNhliiRton, hrlRiidler Renornl II. Ii. McCain. The dctulln will hnvo to ho worked out nt each camp and It will bo a DtrcnuouH business, for minutes count, (loneral McCain bays: SPEEDING Ofllcers of n Nutlonnl duurd regiment enrolling now members ns tho regiment mobilizes la rcspouso to tho pros, dent's cull. . "During the first mouth of tho camp thimo In iitteudmico will ho di vided Into 15 compatiloH, rcgnrdlcwi of tho arm of tho service for which tho luillvldtialN are destined. During this monUi tho qualifications of each nmn will ho Mtnlled, with a view to as hIriiIiir tho necenmiry nuinberii for fur ther Instruction In thu Hepnrnto iinns of the nervlce. "At the cud of (he first month men will ho rcimMRned In duo proportion no nn to form nine Infantry companion, three hatterlen of artillery, two troops of cavalry ami one cnmpimy of ciirI iicern. Other men who will hnvo been selected for the count artillery will pro ceed to I'ort Monroe, Va or Fort Win Held Scott. Cal., for tho remuliider of their trnlnliiR. Thone who remain nt tho dlvlnlon campN will receive two montlm' trnlnliiR after tho reamdsn ment mentioned above. "At the end of the whole period tho tcRular army olllcer In clmrRo will no lect from each company, troop and battery the olllcern for one roRlmcnt of the corresponding nnn. Thun wo hull have carefully nelected olllcern for nlxteeii Infantry iIIvIhIoiih and two cavalry divisions hy tho time Unit tho supply depurtmentN can furnish equip ment for these troopv and hy the time the ni-cessary machinery can ho put In motion for procuring tho enlisted men. "Kiich company, troop and battery must furnish approximately -15 olllcern. Those who are not selected for Im mediate use will ucvcrthclcsM bo com missioned In tho olllcern' reservo corps, If found to he competent, and will be iivulliiblij for use In connection with nny additional force that mny bo au thorized. "The total number of olllcern re quired for the 111 Infantry divisions mid tho two cavalry divisions In up proximately 10,000. These whoiild bo preferably mature iivn ami the most experienced imturnl leaders thut the country possesses. It In recognized that there are thousands of men throughout tho country between the iigeN of twcnty-ono and forty-four who have had more or lens mllltnry experi ence, either In tho regtilur nnny or National (luiird or at military schools. With tho basic experience supplement ed by natural aptitude for handling men nn demonstrated In business or otherwise, u splendid corps of 10,000 reserve olllcern should ho nvnllablo by the middle of July. "It In necessary that 'tho first ten thousand' should ho the best that tho country has. In planning our military forces we must assume that tho war is hy no memiH drawing to a close, and that the country must expand Its mill tary forces as rapidly and effectively us the resources of tho country per mit. Tho 10 Infntitry divisions and two cavalry divisions nggreguto ap proximately lnilf u million men. Tho olllcern of these forces must rccelvo substantia! promotion to meet tho de mands of forces to bo raised later. It Ih conceivable that many men who nro appointed In 'tho tlrst ten thousnnd' must bo promoted ouo grade with each successive addition to our military force. Kor this reason thu wnr depart ment hopes that mature men will seek appointment In 'the tlrst ten thousand.' "Other similar campa must follow this first camp. Voting men must bo admitted to tho first camp, hut not to tho exclusion of mnturer men. In tho second nnd following camps young men will predominate. "In making provision for Instructors UP NATIONAL GUARD nt thi'Nfl training camps thu resources of tho war department hnvo been tnxed to thu utmost. Tho number of Instruc tors In not ncnrly nn great us It should be, but It Is hoped and believed that many reserve olllcern and candidates for appointment nn such who would ho In attendance ut those camps will havo special qualifications to tench certain subjects nnd In thin way will bo of material nsslntancc to tho regular nnny oniccrn. Thin depends so much u(on tho personnel of each Instruction com pany that the mutter must be regulat ed hy the regular nnny olllcern In chnrgu of eucli company. Book Will Do Furnlihed. "Tho outline of tho entlro courno of Instruction will be prepared In the war department and furnished to the com manding olllcern of the camps. "Hooks, limps nnd printed matter In general will be furnished by tho gov ernment. Those who uttend tho camps should bring whatever books they pos sess, but tho niithnrlzed nnd necessary books for Individuals will bo fur nished on nrrlvnl In enmp. "The minimum ngo of those who at tend Is twenty yearn ami nine months. Thin enables tho war department to appoint suitable young men who nro twenty-one years of age at tho end of tho training period. The maximum age In forty-four yearn. It Is expected that students ut coIIcro who are members of tho Iteserve Olllcern' Training corps and who tire especially fitted to become members of tho 'first ten thousaud' will bo selected by the regular urmy officer on duty lit thn college and admitted to thesi) camps. Such studcutn should preferably go to tho enmp that per tnlns to their homo states. It Is be hoved that colleges In genera! will Rrtulunto seniors who attend these enmpn." SPEAKS GERMAN ONLY. GIVES SON TO NAVY l 1 I . . . ,M . X ...... t r,rn i t - IIUIKUIII, ll'l.--.'lllll lng officers hero wero forced to look for nn Interpreter when O. Jlolmeg of Shiner personally brought In his seventecn-yenr-old son, Otto, for enlistment In tho navy. 1 1 olmec. n former, wan born In Germany nnd cannot speak 3 i tho Kngtlsh language. Through 3 thu Interpreter lie said: "I'Icase accept my sou. It Is my offering to America." TESTS RECRUITS WITH FISTS Tom Riley Made Sure That the Men He Recommended Were Real Fighters. Chicago. Tom Ulley of West Fit teenth strvct wns told nt the recruit' lng station that ho was too old to fight, although ho begged for un op portunity to enlist. "1 guess I'm too old to fight," he snld us ho twisted his gnarled and bony hands, "hut mayhap I can Bend yo somo likely lads. Whin they come In, cup, nnd tell yo they're fr'm Tom HI ley, take me wor-rd they'll be nil right." This wns ono day Inst week. Since then more than "0 huskies have come In, saying they wero "recruited" by Tom Illley. Hnrrlng black eyes and bruised fucos, they wero Ideal recruits nnd were gladly nccepted. Old Tom himself appeared ngnln nt tho station, and wns Informed that nil of his recruits hnd been nccepted. Tho sergeant In charge desired to know why nil of them bore marks of having been thoroughly inuulinndlcd. Old Tom chuckled nnd rubbed his hands. "Tl8 a llttlo wny of mo own." he confided. "I knew yo wanted good, two-iiniKied scrappers, nnd I wfnt about tho streets tonkin' for thlm. engaged in n thrlllo of nn argument wld every wan of thlm, to raako euro thoy vn8 scrappers. Afther It was over I slnt thlm In." RECRUITING ALL MEN Of MILITARY AGE MUST REGISTER! No Eligible Male Will Be Excused for Any Cause, Whatsoever. WILSON Id ANNOUNCE DATE OF REGISTRY Polling Places Are Registration Offices, In Charge of War Census Marshals Age Limit 21 to 30 Years, Inclusive Disobedience Means Imprisonment (From Ofrica of Adjutant General. O. N. C.) Portland Every man in Oregon be tween tho ages of 21 and 30 years, in clusive, must register on tho day set for tho taking of the war census. The date of the census will be set by Pres ident Wilson by proclamation as soon ns congress passes the conscripiton bill in final form. No man of military age 21 to 30 years, inclusive will be excused from registration. This applies even to those who will be exempted from mili tary servico under the provisions of the law. The government must have a complete record of each cose before any claims of exemption can be granted. The penalty for failing to register is imprisonment, nnd without the option of paying a fine. Even persons who are too ill to appear for registration must arrange with some friend to sec tho registration officials and take down their answers for them. Hrigadicr General George A. White, ndjutnnt general of the Oregon Na tional Guard, who will supervise tho taking of the census in this state un der direction of Governor Withycombe, THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS EVERY MAN OF MILITARY AGE MUST ANSWER ON WAR CENSUS DAY. Farm I REGISTRATION CARD fUma eddri . TnVI"' "" (Suw)" D.I ail blfth . (Moult) Aia )u (I) o.lmil Um ciliifD, (I) a nlurlii4 ciliien, (J) an iUo,(I)h bate jea diUrd jeer lultr lien f lyylr hWh) I Whtre re u kef n t ... ......y...y. II nel i ti'lifft. el hl teunlir " yu a til Inn Whit Ii iur ertitnl Inie. etiuH'wi at elate I 1 Where mU) i 1 .............. line reu filhtr, nelber, ile, child tinier 12. 9 10 ljlelaatt jeet'.ly Mth)I . . ... nfcrtlea1 er llnile (thithU 11 Wbtt n3ilirr.Mftii hex eu bid? Kane, : ..in I Kltlen at &ile 12 De jeutUlraenmpllen l,.nd,ill(letilyiaand)t I aflirm that I hare. varlfted 325 U-BOATS AFLOAT Eighty to 100 Reported Lost in Nets Set nt Sen by British Assemble Every Morning for Orders. Amstnrilnm. via London Tho Ger- mnns hnvo about 325 submarines in oporntion and about 80 to 100 havo boon lost through British nets nlono, according to tho Tolegrnnf, which prints nn interviow with n member of tho crew of tho submarino U-58. This s tho submarino which sank tho Dutch grain ships in February. Whon ut son tno auumnrinea asscm blo every morning nt a givon point, iiwl rnfoivn wireless instructions, nro- sumably from Helgoland. Thero nro about 89 U-boats or tno nowest typo, each carrying a crow of 5G men and thin (font ia aunnlomentod bv a second ary squadron marked with a C. has appealed to every citizen to study carefully the requirements of the War Census. If this is done, there is no reason why the census should cause any con fusion. Indeed, registering for the War Census will not be very much harder or .more involved than register ing to vote at an election. Registration places will be the regu lar election polling places, and in most cases the registrars, (war census mar-' shals), and their assistants, will be the regular election board. The accompanying cut is an exact copy of the card that must be made out by the War Census Marshals for every man of military age in Oregon and other states on War Census day. The card Is officially prepared and sent out by the War department, and the procedure of registration will be simi lar in all states. Full answers must bo given to all questions. It would be well to cut out the list now and study it carefully, so you will have your answers ready when you go before the registrar, (war cen sus marshal). He will write down the answers on the card. JO. Famiiy mint) (gtau) (Dll (YQ af tablet! T r ar btelber under 1Z. eelilt deaeoaent m Iete ' ... Rite (laettlr which)? .... ) tiuxh ) .. abmro an l were and that they are true. (lifeatare at aura) TROOPS URGED TO CONTINUE Russian Army Told Kaiser Would En slave Nation No Separate Peace. Potrograd, via London The council of soldiers' and workmen's deputies lias issued nn appeal to tho army, in which it declares that German imper ialism is seeking to destroy revolution ary Russia and enslave tho Russian people. It appeals to tho soldiers to defend Russia with all their power and declares that a separata peace is im possible. Tho appeal says that tho only solu tion of tho war must bo a general penco among all nations by common agreement. It assorts that tho council is aiming at penco by calling for a rev olution among tho workmen and peas ants of Germany and Austria-Hungary, but that peaco cannot be achiev ed unless tho enemy at the front is checked.