Evening star., 1917-09-30

faring.
To begin with, Camp Meade is a good
sized city within itself. 1t has Its own
bakery. its own laundry, its own water
supply, its own sewer system and sew
age disposal, and at least the begin
nings of its own electric light and
power plant and system and its own
road system. In a way. too. it has its
own system of government. military.
of course. because it is cantonment
at which men are being trained FOR
the greatest and most democratic army
the world has ever seen. But Camp
Meade is somewhat in the same posi-
tion as is the capital of the nation
that is. military and civil jurisdiction
are concurrent.
Subject to Maryland Laws.
This is because the state of Mary
land has had a lot to do with obtain
ing the site for the camp and has aided
the government financially in getting
II ready. So Maryland civil authorities
have the right to try soldiers for in
fractions of state or local laws or ordi-
nances. and a civil court, presided over
by a Justice of the peace, is to be es-
tablished in the camp in a short time
This Is a condition which. 1T Is under
stood. does not prevail at any of the
other National Army cantonments.
Camp Meade is the present abiding
place and training ground OF the
18th Division; National Army: The
camp is Maj. Gen. Joseph f. Kuhn.
Capt. John H. Carruth is his aid de
camp. Other officers assigned to head
quarters and composing the divisional
star are: Chief of staff, Lieut.. Col.
Tenney Ross. general staff: assistant to
chief of staff. Maj. Roger s. Parrott.
general staff; adjutant, Maj. Charles
3 Moore; inspector; .,vNa MAJ Samuel inn,
MavQS
Mai. Robert F. Tate: surgeon. Lieut..
Col Philip w. Huntington: sanitary in
spector. Maj. Guy L. Qualls: assistant
sanitary inspector. Capt Robert B.
Townsend Whelen: signal officer. Maj.
George S. Gillis: statistical officers,
First Lieut.. William P. Robins, First
Lieut. George A. Foster and Second
Lieut. Caleb C. Peirce.
10000 Soldiers There.
Camp Meade this morning had a mill
tary population of about 10000 officers
and men. BY tonight this will be in
creased about 1000 and by the end OF
next week it is expected the military
population will have practically dou-
bled. When all the men Of the National
Army who are to be trained here are
in camp the total will be between
$4,000 and $4,000. 1t is confidently pre-
dicted by members of Maj. Gen. Kuhn's
stan that the present quota will re-
main here no longer than until about
February / next. when they will move
out in a general easterly direction. to
be replaced by a new draft to be
trained and likewise sent abroad
Although Camp Meade Is not as far
along toward completion as are some
a big city. Inadequate rail transpor-
tation and failure on the part of the
three rail lines reaching the camp to
appreciate the urgent need Of prelim-
mary preparation. such as new track
age. adequate yards etc. 1t is stated,
is responsible in a large measure for
the present condition of Incomplete
ness. This is being remedied as rap
idly as possible. however. and within
a couple of weeks conditions should
be materially improved
As has already been stated, the can
tonment Is laid out roughly in the form
OF huge letter U. with the barracks
arranged in blocks. generally following
the lines of the U. Five principal streets
traverse the length Of the car.tonment.
connected by other transverse streets
that cut the camp into rectangular
blocks. These blocks are lettered alpha
betically from A on through. with dou-
BILE lettering. as AA. BIB. etc, to COM
plete the designations.
Barracks Are Numbered.
The barracks are numbered: for ex-
ample, the men from the District ara
located in barracks SIS and 40. blocy, &
Most Of the Marylanders are in block F.
which Is located on the only really good
stretch OF road in the camp Block is
IN the newer part of the camp, along
the road that runs straight up through
tho camp from Admiral station on the
branch Of the electric line. To reach the
barracks of the District men after ret.
ting Off the electric cars at Admiral
cross the tracks and yards at that sta
ton. walking about the distance of two
Pity blocks. until the beginning Of the
00ad Is reached, and then proceed alons
she road until block is reached. on
the right hand side of the road
Camp Meade has about all the eouin-
ment necessary for n properly Conducted
n3 eay. vyn,s IN aaaition ~ to ample water supply
department, with chemical and other an
paratus. including plenty OF hose to he
attached to the fire plugs that stand st
every corner. a.
The camp has an elaborate system n,
sewers and a sewage disposal plant Of
eumcient size to meet all reauirements
There are no 1atrtnes such as have beer
used at former mobilization camps:
sanitary closets have been constructed
Each barracks has its own closet and
its own separate room for hot and cold
showers. and each barracks is to he
heated by steam from its Individual
heating plant
Communication Is Adequate.
Means Of quick communication tber.
are in plenty. An immense telephone
exchange is being completed and 70
now in partial operation, and a te,a0
graph Office with four operators and
several messenger boys is located in
the same building as the telephone arA
change. The Camp Meade post offic.
II = big and busy place, with soldier
and civilian clerks. 1t is Designated q =
the Meade branch of the BaItimore
city post office. The telephone az
change already Is working a force y,
more than a dozen operators. who ars
brought to camp each morning from
Baltimore and return to the CITY esch
evening. These girls arc the onI,,
ones in the whole big game, and ir is
amusing to see the new soldiers walI
past the exchange half a dozen tim 20
during an hour Just to get a glimnss
at tho girls. dozen pretty Girls IN
. city Of 10000 or SO men is a ratb.-
small proportion.
The camp also has its own bakery. which
IL turning out from 1900 to 20. 900 loa vas
of first-class bread daily. The ioaves
weigh two pounds each. which Rtves en- oh
soldier in camp a double ration of bread
equal to any baked in the best ctty ha :
keries This ration. 1t was stated TO-DAY
10 to be cut down to the regular army
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