Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-12
43l,SOO RECRUITS
NOW IN TRAINING
Great Mass OF Articles Has Been
Furnished Men
SUMMARY FOR CAMP MEADE
20,330 Troopers Are Now There :
England Firm For Restoration
OF Alsace.


The first detailed statement showing
the clothing and sleeping equipment
furnished TO the sixteen national army
cantonments, as issued by Secretary Of
War Baker, shows that nearly13,000.
600 articles have been provided. The
total number OF men in these canton
ments is AL .1S0.
The figures given out show that the
men are in need of bed sacks, wooden
breeches, cotton coats, wooden coats,
eyercoats, and heavy wooden stock
ings For the 431.1S0 men only 12,975
heavy wooden stockings have been
provided 10 date. but more than 1,000,-
900 light wool stockings have been dis
tributed The number of articles sent
to the sixteen cantonments are as fol-
lows:
Bed sacks, 432,346; blankets, 1902
$50; cotton breeches, 453,749; wooden
breeches, 259, S05; cotton coats, 267,-
SIS; wooden coats. 204.72S; summer
drawers. 912,272; winter drawers, l.
CAT $50: hats, 607 ,374; leggins. 49,
SO; overcoats. 2S9,7l3; iannels hirts,
797,997: cotton stockings, 1,606,532;
light wool stockings, 1,276023; heavy
wool stockings. 1895: cotton under
shirts, 1,O19.O93; shoes. 937,734; grand
total, all articles, 12,974,111.
Shipments of clothing" said the
Secretarys announcement. ARE keep
ing pace with the filling up of the can
tonments The manufacturing indus
try of the country has made wonderful
response to the demands of the War
Department Deliveries have been
made that seemed impossible a few
weeks ago 1t should be considered
that. with the outbreak of war, the
manufacturing establishments of this
country had no large reserves, owing
to domestic consumption and large
foreign orders. These industries were
organized quickly for our own needs;
additional looms, spindles and other
facilities have been provided, and
there has been a remarkable mobili-
zation in manufacturing.
At Camp Meade, sthis county, where
there are 20,330 men, these articles
were distributed: Bed sacks. 100000;
blankets, S0,532; cotton breaches. TO-
096; wooden breeches, 21,295; cotton
coats, 16,961; wooden coats, 24.1SS;
summer drawers, 50,S17; winter draw
ers. 1851; hats, 42,062; leggings, "a
III: overcoats, 22.034; flannel shirts,
1896; cotton stockings. 66.S7S: light
wooden stockings, 41,453, cotton un-
dershirts. 4S.315; wooden undershirts,
77695; shoes, 36,642
Regulate Fuel Supply.
The Fuel Administration has issued
an order directing the zoo coal mines
which are served by the Pennsylvania
Railroad to supply that company on
pro rata basis with the fuel needed for
its operation. The order came in the
form of demand and not request,
and it was stated that others would
fellow, affecting the various transport
tation lines. using either bituminous
or anthracite coal
It was announced further that sec
ond series of priority orders which
would give definite directions for the
distribution of all coal output to the
government and private interests
would follow within a short time
Operators were warned to withhold
coal shipments to firms needing fuel
the least, and it was stated that indus
tries engaged in production for war
needs and the necessities of life
would receive preference.
This was accepted as definite evil
dence that the Fuel Administration
and the Priority Board were determ-
ined that the government war plans
should not be hindered by lack OF
fuel. and that if any suffered because
of shortage. firms manufacturing
"luxuries" and non-war commodities
would have to bear the brunt of the
new conditions.
For Restoration OF AIsace.
Premier Lloyd George, addressing a
delegation of insurance committees.
which called yesterday at London to
urge a readjustment of health insur-
ance and the establishment of a Min
istry of Health, said that all the ma
TONS thoughts and energies were
taken up by the terrible demands made |
in defense of liberty. He wished he |
could see the end. but the task which |
the nation had taken in hand must be |
The Premier said he could not think |
of any statement more calculated to |
prolong the war than the assertion OF |
the German Foreign Secretary, Won |
Kuhlmann, that Germany would never |
the making of concessions
to France respecting Alsace-Lorraine
However long the war lasted. said |
Mr. Lloyd George, English intended to
stand by her gallant ally, France, un- !
til she redeemed her oppressed chill
iren from the degradation of a for
aign yoke This meants that the coun-
try must husband its resources, and,
when demands were put forward for
here and there, his
answer was: Concentrate upon
victory"
For the moment every claim upon
he exchequer must be considered in
he light of the terrible possibilities
Of the war and when the war was
over. in a freer. happier atmosphere
he country could begin to recon-
;truct and regenerate.
CARD OF THANKS.