Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-15
CEN. WOOD INTIMATES.
WILL Be BIG
MOBILIZATION CA NJ P
1t viii Go to City of Atlanta S
Size and Railroad Facilities
Commander of Southeast
Declares
speciaI Dispatch to The JournalD


CHARLESTON. :. G. May l4.-Atlan-
"a will get the big southeastern concen-
tration camp. according to Major Cen
eral Leonard Wood, who arrived in
Charleston Saturday TO take charge Of
the Southeastern department OF the
United tSates army.
General Wood did not announce this
definitely. but he stated that the camp
must go TO a city with Atlanta's size
and Atlanta's railroad facilities, and
with this statement. he leaves little
room for doubt that Atlanta will win.
u have not made my Official deci-
sion yet. BUY YOU can state that for
what it's worth" he told a representa-
tive of The Journal. on his arrival Sat
urday night.
Men, munitions ana food crops" was
General Woods answer 10 the question,
How can the United States win the
war;
Huge sums of money must be spent
by the government. increased numbers
of men must be trained, more food crops
must be planted than the country mas
ever known. he said. Il would say
TO the young men of this country that
their country needs them now, not later,
when the battle may be half lost: ]
would say TO the man behind the pillow
that in him lies the strength of the
nation"
General Wood outlined other plans of
the government for the southeast
among them the establishment of vol
unteer training camps and CONSUMPTION
camps. and of more training camps for
officers to take care OF the overflow from
Fort Mcpherson and Fort Oglethorpe
He considers the sand hills around
Augusta and ideal site for training
camps for young men between the ages
of eighteen and twenty years and nine
months. who are exempt from conscrip
ton, but who will volunteer for short
term enlistments. Augusta and Co
lumbia, :. c., he considered suited to
such camps because the sanitary con-
ditions are of the best. He mentioned
Macon. Ga. and Montgomery. Ala. IS
favorable sites for CONSUMPTION camps.
He also stated that he will recommend
the establishment of an additional re-
serve officers training camp at Fort
Moultrie. Sullivan's Island, 6. {.
We need men. lots of men. and Of
f7cers." he declared Where we are
to get them, is the question that is
puzzling the army staff We must make
every effort to get as many men AS
we can into these training camps, IS
soon as We can. In three years the al
lies and the United States can win the
war. IL the United States puts into The
Er-T,H s@r r..
muster"
General Wood will open at once
twelve camps where men under the
conscript age can obtain nine months
OF training TO better fit them for service
when they reach the liability age
Since the department was opened
here on May I General Wood has been
actually in command. although not at
headquarters in person, so that his ar
rival did not alter the staff routine
One OF his first acts today was TO
appoint Lieutenant Colonel W. 3. Ladue
corps OF engineers, and Captain J. c. II
Lee. corps Of engineers. to the duty
OF making an inspection Of possible
camp sites in this territory. for the
selection OF twelve places. where that
many divisions Of about 10000 men each
selected under the CONSUMPTION act are
TO 90 into training.
THESE TWO OUcerS VIII leave IN the
next few days on their tour of inspec-
ton. and among places under considera-
ton are Columbia. s. C.. Greenville. s
G. Macon Ga. and Augusta, Ga I'll
is likely that all Of the nine states in
this department will be visited on the
tour The recommendations of these Of
ncers will he forwarded to the war de
partment, and until action il taken on
them. no announcement OF selections
will be forthcoming.
The sites will he chosen strictly be-
cause OF their suitability, the welfare
or the men being the first consideration.
and healthfuIness Of environment will
he a cardinal requisite At this time
there IL absolutely nothing definite to-
say about locations of these'big train
ing camps. as the recommended tons
following the tour Of inspections must
nc awaited