New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09


soldiers in wholesale quantities the IN
slant the first delivery Of raw material
is made.
The schedule calls for an initial de-
livery Of 200 potential fighters TOR
democracy at precisely noon MONDAY,
and if the Long Island Railroad
lives I'D 10 i,s part of the contract
there is no reason TO believe that the
highly organized machine will remain
idle for a single moment after that
hour.
The intensive preparations that have
hocn rushed forward by Major General
J. Franklin Bell and his STAFF, AIDED Dy
an army of engineers and laoorers'
came to temporary pause this after
noon and the builders scrutinlzed tne'r
work at leisure for the first time. ne
Closeup of the site Of the new soldler
fac,orv reveals a tract Of land two ana
one.half miles by a mile and one-hall
in size that had been Transformed IN
less than five months from wider
moss of pine trees and underorusn 70
something approaching city
Pine board Offices, barracks, cottages;
moss houses and rest rooms stand
along properly designated streets
Tractors and steam shovels still mum
over the stone and macadam ROADS
that wind through the wilderness
Scars on the landscape tell OF scientlhII
callv constructed sewers, telephone ana
teiagranh conduits. Mounted police
men at important street intersections
advertise the high order Of govern
mental supervision, and bring to MIND
a Fifth Avenue crossing rather than a
once lonesome spot on Long Island
that was not designated by so much as
dot on the map five months ago
Praised by Allied Experts
Military men from France and Eng
land who have inspected the camp
freely admit that il constitutes the
most wonderful organization Tor the
turning of citizens into soldiers they
have ever seen. In the five months 1t
has been under construction the gov
eminent has accomplished as much as
England has in three years, they, say
But the most efficient stenograpners'
lawyers. students and clerks that can
be found are not soldiers. The heads
of the new National Army realize II
will take careful polishing and con
scientious training TO accomplish the
leyelling process that will turn them
into fighting units. That is the reason
they think the classification raw ma,
terial" is especially apt when applied
to Mondays consignment of men.
Il will be welcome news 10 the con-
scripted men who drew orders 10 en-
train for early service as part OF the
city's first 5 per cent, however, TO
learn that it is an intensely human
machine into whose nav they are 70
pass The theory of the average civil
ian that the military organization Is
cold, calculating one, that overlooks
the individual and his likes and dis
likes, is about to undergo pleasant re-
vision.
Every detail of the comfort and well
fare of the recruit has been worked
out by those who have been planning
for his coming. Although he will not
be asked to do much thinking for him
self at the beginning Of his career as
soldier, he will be delighted 70 learn
that a high order of thinking has been
done in his behalf.
Recruits Needs All Provided a
Every move from the time ne boards
a Long Island train at the Brooklyn
or East Thirty-fourth Street terminal
of that railroad Monday morning,
until he retires to a brand new bed,
between clean, new blankets the same
night, has been foreseen and planned
for him. For his benefit and that OF
the worried mothers. wives and sweet
hearts, who probably imagine the
transition from citizen to solder must
be accompanied by painful shock, like
the pulling of an obstinate tooth, the
-. 4 in OF
When the nervous 1900 alight from
their train at the camp at noon the
gates will be thrown open. revealing
approximately 1000 youthful but
scrupulously conscientious officers VINO
will Immediately take the part Of
guides. philosophers and friends TO
them. A group, including one captain,
a first and second lieutenant, will take
charge Of the men from each registra-
ton district according TO assignments
made yesterday.
Under the general supervision of a
casual officer-whO is anything but
casual. by the way--tne men will be
divided into lots of 200 each and
marched 20 the barracks TO which the
door of pine still cIings and to which
there still is welcome newness. In
edCN DhEEhCh VIII NC lOuho 'hc lOIIO"-
ing articles:
A range.
Ice chest
Six lanterns.
Five days wood supply.
Three cooks.
Two hundred beds.
Blankets.
Cooking utensils
Bread box.
Fire buckets.
Rations for two days for 200 men.
Three walters.
Two hundred bed sacks tlled with
new straw.
Mosquito bar.
Still better news TO the student
soldier is the statement that the last
named article is almost unnecessary
Cold nights and careful work By gov
eminent engineers have all but elimi-
mated the mosquito, the deadliest ally
of the Kaiser working on this side of
the Atlantic One man died as re
suit of mosquito bite at the camp
and nobody knows how many laborers
we're driven away by their pestlferous
attentions until they finally were put
20 route BY oil and weather.
First bless 1T 1889.
When the men have reached their
barracks the officers in charge will col
lect from the district leaders the reg
istraton cards OF the men. That will
be the last the holders of the cards
ever will see of the numbers that re-
suited in their final farewells to Offices
and homes TO become soldiers.
At 1880 o'clock the first mess will
DC served. Right here it may be said
that no matter what one thinks of
the uniform as a leveller, there is moth
ing that can compare to the ness table