New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-24
limited States Urged to
Make Camp Backbone of
Nations Defence.
{, 100000 ANNUALLY
COULD TRAIN 100000
p,s,aredress Men Want Centres
throughout Land-Naval
Cruise Starts August Is.

v,rolnent Of 1877 recruits yesterday
-. .bs Plsttsburg military camp
,.,rgS, the total number Of enlist
-,-t, FOR tire summer training up 70
az List yesr 1900 attended the
camp.
Military Training Camp Association
,3,is,s estimate thst il the Federal
-,~.-rnent took over the expenses Of
-. camp IL could run it for $50 man.
-. nrssent per capita cost Is about
,so legislation has passed both houses
e., ,pproprtate money for this purpose
~ 10000 men are willing 70 pay
ESQ 20 get the training. YOU can figure
On, hov many would 60 if the govern
-,,-t Maid" an officer Of the associs-
10, said Yesterday. "Say 100000 men
attended the various camps in the eoun-
.-v eseh year-that would cost the gov
eminent 100000 a yesr. The militia
hin now in Congress asks for $4,000
nm q wear for the state troops. Fur
her COMPARISONS may sound odi"u5'
tu, these figures speak volumes.
Camps Will Help Nation.
we claim the training camps, with
10000 men year attending them
would in FIVE years produce 8 trained
reserve OF 100000 ready to be thrown
.. once into mobilization camps IN case
ofreed With SIX weeks training there
he men would be in shape for service,
s7d 100000 is only one-ffteenth OF
t75OOOO0o" ,
O@cisls az the civilian committee o.
ne Naval Training Cruise. at 81 Fne
Stree. announced II had fund PLEDGED
tor sending number OF men on the
,-uiss without cost. The expense Tor
hose uho can pay is $50 for mantle
vance and the uniform. which becomes
the recruits own property.
The cruise runs from August 10 TO
-eptember 70. Nine batteshlps OF the
Atlantic feet have been set apart Tor
,. the Maine and the Kentucky beng
assigned 10 the New York district from
which / 900 men can be accepted. In
roing 70 sea for thirty days the men
win not be cut of from their homes OF
business. The wireless on the ships
viii keen them in touch with the shore
and arrangements will be made %
transmit important messages. In case
~ need any recruit can be put ashore
81 the nearest port. This IS the first
tin,es civilian cruise has been held.
Tournament Cases Adjourned.
Troubles that have beset the Sleeps
head BAY Speedway military tourna-
r,ert were reinforced yesterday by the
vsrn, which closed 10 for the day. Ii
will be opened again to-day If the
weather permits. and tonight there
p7ll be a special aviation programme
Including q spectacular fight by Cath
crime Stinson, the schoolgirl Eyer, who
u1ll use an illuminated machine and
send OF fireworks
Events Of the afternoon session vii
be designed especially for school chill
dren Mayor Mitchell has promised Il
ro-iew the troops. He will arrive a
c:30 o'clock, escorted by the lst Cav
airy Tickets sold for Yesterday vii
Cases against Everard Thompson snC
Y T Boucher. IN charge Of the tourna
rert. and against 1--WE employees, who
we're summoned for violating the blue
laws ir running of the show Sunday
we're adjourned yesterday in Coney
Island police court until May 81. !
Gardner Stevenson, counsel of the Sur
DAY Law Society was m court. Hf
threatened 10 extend the action into 4
general crusade against all the Sunday
attractions ~ Conev Island.
Harry s. Hardness, who has gUsrsn.
iced the show. Is not discouraged b.
the setback He said he was willing
% lose 100000 If the show would give
'hs country lesson IN preparedness
Ths full programme sill be run of
zach day.