PLATTSBURG YORK. NE J. S. GOVERNMENT MILITARY TRAINING C A Ni !?nn p Military Training Camp Eastern Department, U. S. Army Northern Section Plattsburg, N. Y. 1916 First Camp Senior Division, June 5-July Second Camp Junior Division, July 5-Aug. Third Camp Senior Division, Julyi2-Aug. Fourth Camp Senior Division, Aug. io-Sep. Fifth Camp Senior Division, Sep. 8-Oct. The Junior Division comprises unde graduates in colleges, universities and thoe students in public and private schools wll have reached a grade equivalent to Senidi Class, High School.* The Senior Division comprises graduab of colleges and universities, and other citizei between the ages of 21 and 45 who have r ceived an equivalent education.* * Detailed information as to camps is contained the bulletins issued from Headquarters, Eastern D partment and may be obtained by application “The Officer in Charge” Military Training Camj Governor’s Island, N. Y., indicating wh ; you wish to attend, i.e., Northern or The same methods obtain ^ both c and other details may diftt 5b OTV-fl 'P 1 'far/ Traiqpg- Camp . lr^sbui^NY the line of the ' -*e & Hudson Company. I | Lake Champlain Plattsburg on Lake Champlain P LATTSBURG is advantageously locatec on Lake Champlain at the mouth of th( Saranac River, with both the Greer Mountains and the Adirondacks in full view Noted for its scenic charms and its virile his tory, rich in memories and associations dear t( the heart of Americans, it also ranks first amonj the cities of the Empire State in the ven important matters of health and longevity The extensive campus and barracks of th< United States Army Post are in the outskirt of the city; two miles southward is Cliff Havei (Catholic Summer School of America) and 01 the sightly Bluff Point, three miles away, i the famous and fashionable Hotel Champlain 2 Saratoga Springs On the Way to Plattsburg T HE Adirondacks and the lake region of northern New York, served by the Del- aware and Hudson Company, offer a resort of unsurpassed charm and novelty. Moreover, they can be reached with only a few hours’ ride from points in New York and at no great expense for those who prefer an economical vacation. North of the State’s Capital, Albany, is Saratoga Springs, in many respects one of the gayest summering places in all the land. Health resorts have been, from time im- memorial, notably pleasant places. Saratoga Springs offers varied opportunities of sports and play for the robust as well as the milder distractions for the invalid. The month of August attracts thousands to the beautiful racing park. Saratoga Springs is still the “Queen of opas ’’still the Saratoga of great hotels and handsome private residences, of parks and shaded boulevards. As a tonic for the over- worked, aninvigorator of the physically ex- hausted, the Saratoga waters are unexcelled. 3 Its springs have been proven by medical ex- perts not only to parallel in healthful qualities, but even to excel the waters of Marienbad and other European resorts now inaccessible! to us. Nestling in the foothills of the mighty Adirondack range Saratoga Springs possesses all the charms of mountain and lake country. Breezes from the pine-laden forests of the Adi- rondacks temper the air so that the humidity and sultriness of other places are unknown. The broad avenues are lined with towering elms and sturdy maples, which invest the place with the charm of a sylvan retreat. Its shady streets afford many attractive prome- nades and the well-kept lawns of its villas, and the old-fashioned gardens add immensely to the attractiveness of the resort; while its lovely parks are the admiration and joy of the ! visitor. Northward into the Mountains From Saratoga Springs northward the scen- ery begins to exercise its magic spell. The great wooded hills take on the proportions of mount- ains, with exquisite lakes cradled at their bases. Was there ever anything finer in England’s celebrated lake country than the 4 Racing at Saratoga Springs mirror-like Placid or Lake George shimmering under the radiance of a summer moon? To the north lie the Adirondacks. Their 5 lakes and rivers, their peaks and chasms, their forests, that stretch on and on beyond the reach of the eye are not surpassed in grandeur and beauty and interest in all the world. Cupped in the mountains is Lake George. Here is enchantment and rest for the weary traveler. It is a paradise for vacationists. Lake Champlain, further to the north, has more grandeur. From its bosom the eyes reach to the east and search the Green Mountains, beyond whose peaks the misty summits of the White Mountains cleave and pierce theAfkf* like Babel towers. To the west the rugged peaks of the Adirondacks beckon and call. On Fair Lake George Beautiful Lake George is rich in romance. The imagination of the traveler rises up, meets and embraces the marvelous legends that abound and abide in its wonderful waters and shores and gives life to them all. Here one never stops to consider the verity of en- trancing traditions. One is content to let fancy roam, to cast aside the keys to the gate of logic and to indulge in a mental frolic amidst this elysian fastness. Lake George and its environments are the 6 Speeding on Lake George perfect gifts of nature. The hand of man can- not improve them nor does it attempt to. The lake is in tune with the elements. It sparkles radiantly in the sunlight. It dreams and shimmers romantically in the moonlight. Its hilly shores veil themselves in maidenly mystery when the over-fraught clouds come down in the tempest’s passion. To summer on its wave-lapped shores and on its gentle bosom is the unalloyed gold of joy. To explore the treasures of its little inlets and graceful bays is fraught with pleasure as personal and as intoxicating as those which a lover feels as 7 he weaves his way into the secret recesses of romance in a young girl’s heart. And its moods, gentle, scintillant, petulant;, pensive and passive, melting one into another; are the moods of a dear mistress, to be jealously studied. It is the woman of waters, courted by the sun, the clouds and the mountains. On the mild waters of the Lake the canoe darts gracefully. The motorboat draws its white line of speed. Fish leap and splash at play. Songs echo from summer camps. Birds sing their most mysterious and alluring melo- dies. Lake George is thirty-two miles in length by three-quarters to four miles in width, and its islands are popularly supposed to correspond in number with the days of the year. The majestic mountains that enclose it are the 8 w Hotel Champlain eastern bastions of the Adirondack system. The refined social life of this charming sum- mer resort is no less attractive than its natural 9 beauty. The hotels are first-class and are well- filled during the season. While the physical and elemental conditions make it one of the most restful of places, socially it is one of the liveliest and gayest. The Lake George Steamboat Company runs a line of handsome, large steamers that stop at all principal points on the lake. Lake Champlain Lake Champlain is historic to a degree beyond any other body of water in America. It is also the culminating loveliness of that most picturesque region of northern New York known as “The Summer Paradise.” 10 Lower Ausable Lake You can sail one hundred and thirty miles in a straight line from north to south on Cham- 11 plain, and its bays, deep and many, offer separate studies for the artistic eye and give the lover of nature fresh and pleasurable sensations. From no other lake in all the land can one behold such mountain scenery as from Champlain. To the west for one hundred miles loom the Adirondacks, with their myriad peaks cloud capped or clearly outlined against the farther sky. To the east the Green Mountains of Vermont lift their lofty sides verdant to their summits, while in the lake itself float islands of all shapes and sizes. Pleasure yachts dot the blue waters with their sails, and thousands of cottages with their summer colonists add color, life and gaiety to the shores. Along Lake Champlain Shores A ride either by rail along the shore of Lake Champlain or on one of its steamers offers variety enough to satisfy anyone. The highest promontory on the lake is Bluff Point, from which there are unobstructed views over many miles of beautiful country in every direction. There is a flourishing cottage colony at Bluff Point; also on the west shore of the lake is Port Kent nearly opposite Burlington, Vt., and here connection is made with the Kees- ville, Ausable Chasm and Lake Champlain Railroad which takes the traveler inland to the famous Ausable Chasm, a miniature Colorado Canyon, whose beauty and charm are unsurpassed. The steamers afford opportunity for visits to numerous interesting places, among them being Fort Ethan Allen, a United States cavalry post; Fort Montgomery, and the historic remains of the forts of Crown Point and Ticonderoga. The latter fort has of late been cared for by the Federal Government 12 The Lake from Hotel Champlain and preserved from impending decay. Bur- lington is reached in forty minutes by steamer. Plattsburg is thirteen miles north of Port Kent and is accessible by railroad, steamers or automobile. Catholic Summer School All tourists visiting the many interesting places along Lake Champlain will do well to include Champlain Assembly in order to see the summer school and delightful social life at this charming spot. Here at Cliff Haven is the Catholic Summer School of America. The school is instituted for the purpose of provid- ing the Catholics of the United States with the means of meeting during the summer months 13 in a place where, amid the delights of natural beauty, the pleasures of social intercourse and the accompaniment of healthful recrea- tion, they may learn to know one another better and enlarge the scope of their educa- tion. Ausable Chasm This great natural wonder, the Yosemite of the East ranks next to Niagara Falls among nature’s masterpieces and should be visited by every one in search of the extraordinary and beautiful. The Ausable River in its passage from the Adirondacks to Lake Champlain has chiseled this vast fissure through the solid mountain. For countless ages this erosion has continued. The walls of the chasm are a most interesting example of river carving and a fascinating study for the geologist. The rocky cliffs, now overgrown with trees and ferns, rise precipitously on either side of the stream to the height of over a hundred feet in many places, while the lateral fissures assume fantastic forms as if symbolic of the thought of the river Titan. Rushing over its sandy bed, the river leaps from a precipice 70 feet high into the Chasm, forming the beauti- ful Rainbow Falls, its misty veil tangled amid the wildest scenery. The length of the canyon is nearly two miles, and the grand tour is made by means of long galleries, new steel bridges and stone stairways, and by boat over the rapids. An excursion through this marvel of Nature is marked by novelty, adventure and many delightful surprises. What a playground i t is for the “ big children” of the eastern towns. And not only for them but for other children, big and little who know 14 Ausable Chasm and appreciate the beauties of the great North Woods and travel to them from every state in the Union every year for rest, health, fun and frolic. With all this wealth of fair land, is it any wonder that northeastern New York has come to be known as “the Summer Paradise?” 15 A Letter from General Wood January 17, 1916 I Dear Sir: You will find herewith a bulletin containing full information in regard to a military training camp with the hope that you will I be interested. You will note, first, that applicants are desired principally from I those who have had college, university, high school (or correspond- | ing school) education. Non-graduates are not excluded but each I case will be decided on its merits with a view to maintaining a level in the progressive scheme of development. The training given at these camps is very intensive, covering in a period of four weeks as much as possible of the fundamental education of an I officer. This calls for a well trained mind. In the second place, I past experience has shown that this class of young men is the first I to join the colors in time of war and many of them regardless of I their skill in military matters receive commissions. This has been I the procedure in times past. It is right and necessary that these I young men should be fully informed as to the tremendous re- | sponsibility which will come to them with the command of men | and the irreparable loss which may be caused by unskilled leader- ship. Furthermore, as citizens of military age and as members of the unorganized militia under the constitution, it is necessary for the I intelligent discharge of their military obligations that they should I be as well informed as possible on these matters. The President I has said in a recent message * * * “It will be right enough, right American policy, based upon our accustomed principles I and practices, to provide a system by which every citizen h o I 16 will volunteer for the training may be made familiar with the use of modern arms, the rudiments of drill and maneuver, and the maintenance and sanitation of camps. We should encourage such training and make it a means of discipline which our young men will learn to value.” * * * At these camps great stress is laid upon personal hygiene and camp sanitation and a serious effort is made to teach men how to take care of themselves in camp and at maneuvers, as well as to familiarize them with the use of arms. The conduct of the camps tends to establish habits of promptness and exactness, and to the careful observance and prompt execution of instructions. 17 will volunteer for the training may be made familiar with the use of modern arms, the rudiments of drill and maneuver, and the maintenance and sanitation of camps. We should encourage such training and make it a means of discipline which our young men will learn to value.” * * * At these camps great stress is laid upon personal hygiene and camp sanitation and a serious effort is made to teach men how to take care of themselves in camp and at maneuvers, as well as to familiarize them with the use of arms. The conduct of the camps tends to establish habits of promptness and exactness, and to the careful observance and prompt execution of instructions. 17 V serious effort is made through lectures to convey a sound and orrect idea of the military policy of the United States as exem- plified by our past wars, and particular attention is given to the eneral subject of military history. Secondary to these more serious purposes of the camp, there is o be considered the physical benefit of a healthy, out-of-doors fe, vigorous exercise, discipline, good food and association with fine lot of men from every section of the country with whom, as ast experience shows, a very intimate bond is formed based on ard work in camp and maneuvers and the consciousness of ?rving a good cause. For these reasons national statesmen and legislators, famous iwyers, great bankers and merchants, and many high state nd city officials have stood elbow to elbow in the ranks, at such imps, with men who labor for a daily wage, and both are proud f it. The whole effect of the camps has been excellent both from the andpoint of increasing the sense of each man’s responsibility to ie nation for service and his obligation to fit himself to render it Tectively and efficiently. I believe all men who have attended iese camps have left them better physically and morally, and ith a higher and better conception of their duty as citizens. Attendance at the camp will not increase either the legal or toral obligations of those who attend. The intention is merely to jiuip those taking the course of training to fulfill with more jhciency and usefulness obligations which are already laid upon iem as citizens of the United States. Very sincerely yours, (Signed) LEONARD WOOD, Major General U. S. A rmy 18 . The Diary of a Columbia Man at Plattsburg By M. L. Cornell, ’05S Reprinted by courtesy of “Columbia Alumni News” At a late day I registered for the first Platts- burg Camp. I was persuaded by Bull Mac- kenzie’s description of the Englishman’s amusement at our general military ignorance. I also expected a profitable month’s vacation. At six a.m., August 10, we piled out of the two New York specials and first saw the camp through a steady drizzle. The tents were up, arranged in eight double rows on a slope from the west shore of Lake Champlain. We were a mile and a half south of Plattsburg, one mile from the post. I joined the first long line to register and deposit thirty dollars. I found myself behind a man I knew, and with a friend of his com- pleted the rounds, at our request being assigned to the same company. 19 Writing the folks all about it 20 Richard Harding Davis cleaning his Trusty Bayonet 21 We passed under the doctor’s eye with special attention to feet. At the quarter- master’s tent we got our equipment of three blankets, one-half a shelter tent, poncho, and sweater. We then got our ordnance of rifle, cartridge belt, knapsack, frying pan, bacon and condiment cans, knife, fork, spoon and canteen. We were assigned to a tent 14 feet by 14 feet in E company street and received cots, mattresses and a lantern. In the after- noon the Boston train came in some four hundred strong, and three Harvard men ’94, ’05 and ’08, completed our tent full. After supper we had our first lecture, this on the objects of the camp. Taps at ten p.m. August 11 the schedule started in earnest, up and into the lake or under the showers at 5.15, and so through a busy morning of drill. This afternoon each company was graded by height, formed in squads of eight and reas- signed to tents by squad. I lost my two friends. My new tent mates are Yale ’02, 22 Harvard ’05 and ’08, Tech. ’93 and a citizen of Phoenix, Arizona. August 12, in the afternoon the elective courses started. Cavalry, artillery, topog- raphy, signalling and hygiene — cavalry prov- ing most popular. I took artillery. We had two 3-inch field guns and dropped imaginary shells on all prominent points in the landscape, correcting the luse, angle of site and range to create the greatest havoc. Later using .30 bullets, we shot floating targets in the lake, firing direct or sighting south and shooting north at a masked battery. August 12 to 15, saw us slowly grasping the 23 manual of arms, drill by squad, drill by com- pany, and the principles of sighting a rifle and shooting in the vicinity of the bull’s eye. August 16, Sunday, was without duties. My impressions of the first week were: That being on your feet four or five hours per day is tiring. That strangers soon become intimate at camp. That our regular officers were clean cut gentlemen of infinite patience and vast knowledge. That I was delving into a very complete and thoroughly organized science. August 17 to 23: We learned something of skirmish line and open order drill. We had 24 our first engagement. My squad, patrolling, met three enemy squads in the woods and was annihilated to the last man. We shot for practice on the range and for official record. Some men shot the wrong target and claimed a string of bulls. Two men missed all the tar- gets ten times and were sent home, to the company’s great relief. Stuyve Pierrepont bet he could beat me at 300 yards rapid fire and did it, 41 to 37, costing me twenty ice cream cones. We made up our pack rolls, one blanket, poncho, one-half of a shelter tent, towel, un- derclothes and socks and learned to get under the burden. Capt. Dorey Conducting Class My impressions of the second week were: I That shooting a rifle embraces a knowledge of some sixteen sciences. That a 35-pound pack is intolerable for more than a mile’s march. That the camp holds a collection of rare good natured spirits. August 23 to 26: Finished our record shoot- I ing, each man sure he could have done better. Drilled in outpost work and took innumerable positions by fierce squad rushes. The regi- I ment was reviewed and gave a creditable sem- ! blance of straight lines and even step. I ! learned that two hours spent on cleaning a rifle would slightly reduce the officer’s scowl 26 Stacking Arms 27 at inspection. One of our company was com- plimented on his rifle. We look at him as a strange superman. August 27: We started the hike, all rather nervous about how we would last. The man in front of me is lame, peaked and looks about 50. I decide I can stay with him. We march an hour, rest ten minutes and on again. Reached camp site at noon. My pack had doubled in weight and I was hollow. “Come and get it, E Co.” from the cook, seems about the best cry you ever heard. We pitched tents but the ground is too wet and we are off again to a hill top two miles away. We pitch tents again and the wagons come up. Each squad has a roll aboard, two extra blankets and a sweater per man, and in the squad bag, an extra uniform each, a pair of shoes, socks, etc. The ground looks hard and I overhear a man by the campfire vowing that a hundred 28 dollars a night won’t keep him in one of those little tents. The next day we miss him. August 28 to Sept. 4: We march, hunt the Red Army, find them, deploy, charge and rout them or else wait for reinforcements while lunch hour goes by. The man then with any chocolate left has a hundred friends. The sham battles are interesting, but we can sel- dom see the enemy. The umpires control the advance, estimating the opposing fire. My squad shot two red cavalrymen Saturday, but with no umpire near they waved us a salute and galloped off. My corporal was captured Tuesday by red cavalry when stuck on a barbed wire fence. Later he was freed by the umpire and the cavalry declared out of action from our fire, which had been withering. A lecture every night on the day’s work makes it fairly intelligible. We also get rumors at the lecture of the enemy’s position and learn our mission for the next day. The ground is getting softer and the packs 30 as Preparing for Tent Life 31 lighter. There is considerable singing around the fires at night. Kidding is universal and never stops. Other favorite sports are ice cream cones, pop, and writing picture post cards. Mitchel, ’99, figures in the majority of these. September 5: We break our last camp at West Plattsburg, and take the seven miles home, including a final review at the post, in record time and on our toes. A reflection on the first weary march of two miles, four weeks ago. Monday morning sees the camp deserted. I am sorry to go. I have learned something of a large science. I have made some very en- gaging friends. I am in better shape than at any time since leaving quarters ten years ago. I am going back next year. 32 Memorandum from Committee of the First Training Regiment organized at Plattsburg, N. Y., 1915 The men of the First Training Regiment, composed of i, 800 men who attended the Plattsburg Camps (Senior Division) in 1915, are deeply interested in the extention of the training camp movement. So strongly do they believe in the importance and value of these camps that we are undertaking to bring the purposes of the camp to the attention of as many as possible of the young men of the country and to utge them to attend the camps. While the patriotic motive must and should be the most powerful consideration to impel men to attend the camps we can testify to many advantages from the individual standpoint. The out-of-door life and hard exercise, the strict but sensible discipline of the Regular Army officers, the interesting study of a subject outside of our normal work, the opportunity 33 of associating in a common cause with a vigorous body of men drawn from many different communities and occupations, make the experience both interesting and inspiring. Finally, we venture to state that from this experience comes a stronger patriotism and a more intelligent comprehension of our military situation and our personal obligations to serve our country in time of need. Robert Bacon, New York. William Marshall Bullitt, Kentucky. Philip A. Carroll, New York. J. W. Farley, Massachusetts. Grenville Clark, New York. -y.y R. M. McElroy, New Jersey. John Purroy Mitchel, New York. George Wharton Pepper, Pennsylvania. William Cooper Proctor, Ohio. W. McM. Rutter, Illinois. Executive Committee , First Training Regiment Organization. 34 Wig-Wag Signal 35 Headquarters, National Guard N. Y. New York, January 17, 1916 The question is sometimes asked whether there is any conflict of interest or of effort between the organizations of the National Guard and the training camps for college and business men. This question may not only be answered emphatically in the negative, but it may be affirmatively stated with equal emphasis that the training regiments have been of benefit to the National Guard of this State at least. A very considerable number of men of the Plattsburg training regiment have joined organizations of the New York Division, some as commissioned officers and some as enlisted men. Wholly aside from the foregoing there is another aspect of the training camps which should not be lost sight of. There are in some localities men who desire military training, but who are so circumstanced that they cannot make available for the purpose the amount of time demanded by service in the National Guard. Some of the men in this class find it possible to devote thirty days for training during the summer months. The training camps furnish the needed opportunity for men in this class. These camps are therefore performing a service to the nation in respect to such men, which it is not possible for the National Guard to perform. I have no hesitation in urging upon officers of the National Guard throughout the States their fullest co-operation in support of the excellent movement represented by the training camps. In New York State facilities have been provided in some of the armories for detachments of men of the training camps who desire to continue the work begun at Plattsburg. (Signed) JOHN F. O’RYAN Major General N. G. N. Y. 36 Report of the Advisory Committee of University Presidents on the Summer Military Instruction Camps for Students November 17, 1915 These camps have now been in operation for three successive summers. In their growth and admirable management during the past two summers of 1914 and 1915, they have more than fulfilled the expectations of those endorsing them, based on the first year’s experience in the summer 1913. The camps of 1913 and 1914 were held before the breaking out of the great war abroad, which has brought into greater prominence than before their value to the nation. We repeat the hearty endorsement given in our reports on the camps held in 1913 and 1914. This year they were visited by a number of the members of our committee, and the committee as & whole has given attention and thought to their educational use- fulness in the summer season. The students attending are under careful oversight. The excellence of food, sanitation, and medical care, has been well maintained. The students have an ideal five weeks’ outing, pleasurable and beneficial to them; and the instruction, drill, cavalry exercises, field maneuvers, field surveying and field work generally give them in the continuous five weeks’ training, an insight into military matters. p They are, in addition to this regu- lar work, given ample time fdrjrecreation and rest. We commend the camps to the authorities and students of the universities and colleges of the country. We believe that the training and instruction which the students attending receive not only emphasize the dangers and losses of wars lightly and unpre- 37 paredly entered into, but we also believe that the training given is excellent, and a great benefit, mental and physical, to the students attending. President John G. Hibben, Chairman, Princeton University. President A. Lawrence Lowell, Harvard University. President Arthur Twining Hadley, Yale University. President John H. Finley, University of the State of New York, and Commissioner of Education. President H. B. Hutchins, University of Michigan. Superintendent E. W. Nichols, Virginia Military Institute. President Benjamin Ide Wheeler, University of California. President J. G. Schurman, Cornell University. President Edmund J. James, University of Illinois. Chancellor J. H. Kirkland, Vanderbilt University. President A. C. Humphreys, Stevens Institute of Technology. President H. A. Garfield, Williams College. President George H. Denny, University of Alabama. President Henry Sturgis Drinker, Lehigh University, Secretary. 38 OFFICIAL BULLETIN 1. QUALIFICATIONS Applicants must be (1) citizens of the United States or have taken out their first papers, (2) of sound physical condition, capable of severe physical work of drill, and maneuvres with full infantry equipment; eyesight normal or corrected by glasses. In addition, applicants for the Junior Division must be at least 18 years of age and qualify in one of the following classes: (a) Undergraduates of Colleges and Universities. (b) Graduates in 1916 of Colleges and Universities (c) Students in public or private schools who have reached a grade equivalent to Senior class, High School. (d) Graduates under 21 of such schools with above grade. Applicants for the Senior Division must be: (a) Graduates of Colleges and Universities under 45. (b) Other citizens between 21 and 45, not included in (a) who have the equivalent of a college education, i. e., a good ele- mentary education which has been supplemented by business or professional training. This to be stated on enrollment blank. 39 2. PERIODS OF GAMPS First Camp, Senior Division, June 5— July 2. *Second Camp, Junior Division, July 5-Aug. 8. Third Camp, Senior Division, July 12-Aug. 8. Fourth Camp, Senior Division, Aug. 10-Sept. 6. Fifth Camp, Senior Division, Sept. 8-Oct. 5. *If applications warrant, additional camps will be held for J unior Division. 3. LOCATION The camp will be held near Plattsburg, New York, on the shore of Lake Champlain, adjoining the military reservation of Platts- burg Barracks, now garrisoned by the 30th Infantry. 4. CAMP EQUIPMENT The Government loans tentage, blankets, cots, pillows, mat- tresses, ponchos, sweaters and ordnance, including field equip- ment. City furnishes camp site, drill grounds, running water and electric lights (latter in mess shacks, Y. M. C. A. tents, officers’ and orderly tents, rears and showers). It also pays for damage to crops by troops on maneuvres. 40 5. UNIFORM AND PERSONAL EQUIPMENT Each man must have: 1 pair tan marching shoes (broken in), medium weight socks, 1 pair light shoes or sneakers, underwear. 2 pairs of olive drab breeches, cotton; 1 pair leggins, regular pat- tern; 2 olive drab shirts, wool; 1 blouse, cotton; 1 campaign hat and cord (special for military training camp); toilet and other necessaries. Articles of uniform may be purchased from Army and Navy Co-operative Company, 16 East 42d Street, New York, 1123 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pa.; Sigmund Eisner. 103 Fifth Avenue, New York; The Harding Uniform Co., 22 School Street, Boston, Mass., from camp store, or from any military outfitter. The Munson last shoe is recommended, but any good tan leather tramping or hunting shoe will be permitted. Bathing trunks or suits are recommended. Civilian clothing, etc., in trunks and suit cases will be properly stored. 6. TRANSPORTATION Plattsburg is on the Delaware and Hudson R. R., between Albany and Montreal. It may also be reached by boats of The Champlain Transportation Company. A Pontoon Bridge 41 42 m 7. EXPENSES Exclusive of 5 and 6 above. Junior Division — A deposit of $22.50 (to be made on reporting) for mess and $5.00 to cover loss or damage to Government prop- erty. Senior Division— A deposit of $30.00 for camp expenses, mess, and $5.00 to cover loss or damage to Government property. If there is no such loss or damage the $5.00 deposit will be returned at expiration of camp. 8. INOCULATION It is strongly recommended that the typhoid prophylaxis inoculation be taken at the camp or before, if preferred. (No charge for this treatment at the camp or for approved applicants at Governors Island, N. Y.). Not obligatory. 9. INSTRUCTION The instructors are officers of the Regular Army. Each com- pany will have attached to it one or more sergeants. The purpose of the camp will be to give each attendant as much of the fundamental education of an officer as can be imparted in the duration of the camp. A certain definite routine will be pre- scribed for all, including infantry training and rifle practice. Special opportunities will be offered for training in various branches of the service, Cavalry, Artillery, Engineers, Signal Corps, First Aid, Camp Sanitation, etc. 10. ORGANIZATION Attendants at the camp will be divided into war strength com- panies of Infantry commanded by officers of the Regular Army, I whose duties cover not only those of instruction, but also super- vision and the health and general welfare of their commands. Attendants are on a Cadet basis. 11. EXAMINATIONS No examination is required, but the regular officers on duty at the camp will make such recommendations as to individual quali- fications as they may deem proper, to be filed with the War Department. 43 12. BOOKS ON MILITARY MATTERS It is recommended that the following books be read before attending camp: Infantry Drill Regulations; U. S. Army Field Service Regulations; Manual of Military Training, by Capt. James A. Moss; Studies in Minor Tactics, published by Army Service Schools; Military Sketching and Map Reading for Non- commissioned Officers, by Liuet. Grieves. The above may be obtained from the Army and Navy Co- operative Co., 16 East 42d St., New York; U. S. Infantry Associ- ation, Union Trust Bldg., Washington, D. C.; the George Banta Publishing Co., Menasha, Wisconsin, or from any book publish- ing company. For further information apply to OFFICER IN CHARGE Military Training Camps Governors Island, N. Y. 44 The Delaware and PUBLICATIONS Issued by the Passenger Department These publications are for gratuitous distribution, and will be mailed on receipt of postage. “A Summer Paradise” A handsome illustrated descriptive guide to the famous north- ern resorts, Saratoga Springs, Lake George, Lake Champlain. Hotel Champlain, Ausable Chasm, the Adirondacks, Coopers- town, Sharon Springs, Lake St. Catherine, Lake Bomoseen, and many other charming cool country places along the picturesque D. &. H. Postage 6 cents. “Book of Views” Covering the Adirondacks; Lake George and Lake Champlain in lovely photographic scenes. Postage 4 cents. ‘‘Saratoga Springs, the Gift of the Great Spirit” Illustrated booklet, postage 2 cents. “The Gate of the Country” The wonderful history of Lake Champlain, Lake George and the Adirondacks and the delightful vacation life in their cool re- treats graphically told in narrative form, illustrated with unusual photographs. Postage 4 cents. Folders containing complete time tables, maps, etc., will be mail of each new issue as published will be sent The following representatives of the D. &. H. Company located respect to tours, fares, time J. T. Hayden, Southern Passenger Agent \ *354 Broadway F. E. McGrath, Traveling Passenger Agent / New^ YoHc City James Fitzsimons, General Canadian Passenger Agent F. B. Moffitt, Canadian Passenger Agent, 286 St. James Street, Montreal, P. Q. F. J. Forster, Division Passenger and Freight Agent, Troy, X. V W. J. Mullin, General Traffic Manager, Albany, N. Y. Additional offices where copies of adv Philadelphia, Pa. . . W. H. Chase, General Southern New York City F. A. Farnsworth, Gen. Agt. Fi Boston, Mass. F. H. Wheeler, New England 1 Montreal, Que J. E. Hawkins, Can. Frgt. Agi Pittsburg, Pa Stephen Y. Baldwin, Gen. Ag Chicago, 111 W. J. Walsh, Gen. Agt., Frgt. 1 St. Louis, Mo. J. B. Stewart, Gen. Agt., Frgt. I Buffalo, N. Y J. Deuel, Com’l Frgt. Agt., 802 Burlington, Vt D. A. Loomis, Gen. Mgr., Champ E 7730 45 Hudson Company Golf Directory of Golf Courses in the Summer Paradise. Describing the many excellent golf courses reached by D. & H. lines. Brief and to the point. Free. The Summer Paradise in History A Compilation of Facts and Traditions. In this book of 144 beautifully printed and well illustrated pages is described every really important incident whether historical or traditional, en- acted in the territory of the Delaware and Hudson Company. Copies will be mailed, boxed and prepaid, on receipt of 25 cents, currency or stamps. “Canoe Cruising’’ Booklet descriptive of canoe trips on the Saranac Lakes, Saranac River, Lake Champlain, Lake George, the Upper Hudson and the Susquehanna River. Postage 2 cents. Complete Time Table. Of the Champlain Transportation Company, with birds-eye- view map of the Adirondacks, Lake George and Lake Champlain. Postage 1 cent. Map Folder of Lake George Pocket size, containing accurate and revised map. Postage 1 cent. “Camps and Cottages’’ List of camps and cottages located in the Adirondack region for sale and to rent. Postage 2 cents. |on application. To any one sending a permanent address copies thout charge for a period of one year. the offices named below, will cheerfully furnish information with bles, maps, guides, etc. O. W. Jordan, New England Passenger Agent, 210-211 Old South Building, Boston, Mass. J. J. Coyle, Division Passenger and Freight Agent. T. J. McNamara, Traveling Passenger Agent, Scranton, Pa. W. F. Sheehan, Traveling Passenger Agent, Albany, N. Y. Max V. Beckstedt, Division Passenger and Freight Agent, Kilmer Building, Binghamton, N. Y. M. J. Powers, General Passenger Agent, Albany, N. Y. ising literature may be procured. t. Agt., 616-618 Bourse Building. Dept., 299 Broadway t. Agt., 313-314 Old South Bldg., Washington St. 286 St. James St. , Frgt. Dept., 1001 Bessemer Building. >t., 649 Railway Exchange t. 618-619 Pierce Building, licott Square. n Transportation Company. 46 THE EDGELL PRESS XJ. S. GOVERNMENT BURG YO R K MILITARY TRAINING C A Ivl P