Arizona republican., 1917-10-29

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 SUPPLIES ABE READY No more men will be sent to Camp Funston or to any other national army camp until there is sufficient cloth ing and proper accommodations for them.
 This very interesting information is conveyed in a letter received by Con- gressman Carl Hayden from Newton i D. Baker secretary of war, and is in answer to Mir. Hayden's complaint by wire after his recent visit to Camp | Funston where he found many men. in- cluding Arizona men, suffering from 1 a lack of clothing and bedding. 1 According to the letter from the sec retary of war to the Arizona represent ative, great quantity of clothing, blankets and other articles had been ordered to Camp Funston and were on {, the way on October 16, the day of the visit of Congressman Hayden to Camp ] Funston, but much of it had not yet arrived. Undoubtedly this amount has now been received at the camp, to- gether with much more, matter of news which will be of decided interest to the friends and relatives of the men already at that camp or who are ex- pected to go soon.
 In the list of clothing and other things then at Camp Funston or on the way, some of the articles were 5Q excess of the 39,533 men then at the camp, while some were below the number to supply all It is interesting to learn that at that date there had been shipped only $500 guns of all kinds to arm the 39, 533 men at the big camp.
 The letter received by Congressman l Hayden from the secretary of war is as follows:
 War Department,
 Washington, October 20, 1917. Hon. Carl Hayden,
 House of Representatives,
 Washington, D. c.
 My Dear MT Hayden:
 1 beg to acknowledge receipt of your telegram of October 16, relative to your visit to Camp Funston, Fort Riley Kas., and was gratifed to learn of the excellent spirit predomnating among the selected men at that camp.
 There had arrived or were en route to Camp Funston on the date of your visit 39,533 men. Of this number 14,, 900 are now under orders for trans portation to other national army and national guard divisions.
 The following uniform clothing haG been shipped to the camp on Octo. Der 16:
 Bedsacks, 47,344; blankets, 1121S7 brooches, cotton, 64,329; brooches woolen, 42,504; coats, woolen, 29,056 . coats, cotton, 4S,660; drawers, summer l5,000; drawers, winter 157,262; hats 4S,6O9; leggins, 35,151; overcoats, 32, GAS; shirts civilian, 7S,026; stockings cotton, 97,367; stockings. light woolen 51,S02; undershirts. summer, 27,51O undershirts, winter, 129,509 shoes 92,427.
 The following rifles had been ship ped to the camp on October i6:
 krags, September 100 Krags, September 21 $50 U. S. Springfield. Sept. 12 ... 10 U. $. Springfield Oct 10 .220
 Total 1880
 Whether the above supplies had ar rived at the Camp by October 16, tn department is unable to say
 The department is making every eff fort to complete the equipment of tn camp as well as the other nations guard and national army camps a quickly as possible. No more selecte men will be called to Camp Funsto or to any other national army cam until there is sufficient clothing an proper accommodations for them. \ Thanking you for the very great ir terest you have shown in this matte believe me
 Very sincerely yours,
 NEWTON D. BAKER, Secretary of War As I stated in my wire to the see retary of war" said MT. Hayden la night, T found the spirit of the me at Camp Funston to, be excellent. The had little fault to find with things an were prepared to make the best of Many of the complaints sent out frol \ the camp I believe to have been exae = gerated, as the first two weeks of tt men at the camp is the hardest. When man who is used to sittir at desk or at some other light occl | patton has to get up at five o'clock the morning and drill until at nigl every muscle in his body is sore, l is apt to look on the dark side things" said MT. Hayden. But
 the main, found the boys in the be of spirits, even though they did lac some clothing that they really needed ' -O--