Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-28
Rushing Water Supply.

Work on the water supply IS pro-
crossing nicely and. although 1t is not
finished the camp Will soon poaSt OF
an established water supply. the large
pipes of the sewer system are peins
laid as fast as they arrive.
Each day it seems more certain that
the District men in the Natlonal arils
will be drilled by Washington ofhcers.
Although there was a rumor TO the
effect that all the new officers of the
10Th Division would be the graduates
from Fort Niagara. \. y. 1t Is hiGhiE
improbable and many officers VINO re-
Va. are almost certain to be stationed
at Camp Meade.
About LOO young officers are now
in the camp and at present are ar
tending classes. the purpose OF when
is to further the military education re-
ceiyed at their training camps.
Every vehicle arriving at the camp
yesterday brought one or more ofcets;
number of majors were ihciuueo
among the new arrivals. and one of the
newcomers was seen to be wearing the
insignia of colonel. Because OF the
fact that an official news censor has
not been named by Gen. kuhn. the
names of the field officers in the ranks
of the new arrivals were withheld
Col Tennie Ross, chief of staff. spent
a busy morning accounting TOT sup
plies. Enough stationery poured INTO
the divisional headquarters yesterday
to stock the offices of any business con-
Germ At dusk the supply wagons were
still carrying typewriters. adding ma
Chimes desks and world charts to the
headquarters.
Mai. Gen John +. Kuhn was hard at
work all day. and scarcely left his Office
at all. In the afternoon. however. he
made tour of part of the camp to
look over the progress of the work.
Brig. Gen. Nicholson and Col. Rose.
chief of staff, We're not in the camp In
the afternoon, being away on business.
Brig Gen. +. f.. Hatch. who has been
slightly under the weather for the last
two DAYS, is better now and is able to
be about again. Gen. Andrew Hero and
Walter H Gordon are expected to ar
rive at the camp very soon
A large number of the officers of the
3O4th Regiment of Engineers, including
the commander, Col. James 2. Jerver.
arrived during the day. They will look
over the camp and get acquainted with
the details. after which they viii be
trained along the lines which they Will.
in turn. teach the future engineers of
the 10Th Division.
The strict guarding of the canton
ment against sightseers and civilians
generally is being enforced Any per-
son to enter the cantonment must have
pass from the commandant. specify
ing exactly where he is to be allowed to
go while in the camp,
To relieve speculation among the
drafted men and their families as to
what they may expect when they are
sent to Camp Meade, The Star has Sc
cured the following authoritative state
ment:
AS they are brought to their quarters
they will receive the necessary field
equipment. including uniforms and
other accoutrements. and as they pro-
coed with their training they will re-
ceive rifles and guns, according to the
advance in their efficiency. The i'm
mense barracks which. but a week ago
were but skeletons of framework. are
now being walled up and made ready
for the roofs. while some are completed.
To ward off the cold winter winds a
coat of tar paper is put on just inside
the walls, and after this comes Gov
ering of boards which makes an addi-
tional protection and a pleasing in
terror. These barracks will be heated
by large stoves and in sufficient num-
Der to insure comfort The officers
quarters will be kept warm by steam
heat, however
The training Of the men will consist
first of the elementary duties of the
soldier, and no other training will be
attempted Immediately. After they
have mastered the practical work of
their new life then will commence a
series of lessons in modern worfare
Those of the infantry regiments will
be taught trench digging, bomb throw
ing and all the new ideas which the
great war has brought out. In the ar
tillery divisions big guns will be used
the size of which are equal or greater
than these employed in the European
countries.
Lieut. Col James p Jervey, Corps of
Engineers. at Norfolk, Va. has been
assigned to the Goth Engineers, al
Camn Meade Annapolis Junction Md