The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
HOPE OF THE CAPITAL FOR MILITARY CAMP AROUSED BY WOOD
HonOred Guest at Flag Rais- ing Intimates He Is Fa- vorable to Montgomery
 for Site

{ Montgomery. June 14-(Special) Montgomery will be the site of one of the military camps and will have between 30,00O and 10000 soldiers in training throughout the war. Maj. Gen. Leonard A. Wood, commander Of the southeastern department, said so Thursday, but in such a way that he would not be forced to take back step in the event the city was not selected. General Wood told the com mittee of the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce that every indication was that this city would be selected He would not say when the announce ment would be made
 General Woods speech indicated ev- cry confidence that Montgomery would be named. He was so positive he did not go into details about the city's fight merely switching from the sub ject of Montgomerys selection to an appeal for the protection of the sol diers while in Montgomery. He de- clined to say what kind of camp s would be located here, but as the final "cantonment site was selected Thurs day it is not believed this city will receive more than tented town.
 SITE INSPECTED
 The site which was inspected by General Wood Thursday contains about 4000 acres. It is east of the city and adjoins the city limits. Two trunk line railroads touch the property, two highways run through it, and it has city water, electric lights and street C., the land which affords natural bathing facilities.
 General Wood came to Montgomery to make the principal address at flag raising on Court square late Thursday. He arrived at $50 Thurs day morning and was escorted through the city and county in an automo- bile He visited the capitol, where he called on Governor Henderson, and later was the guest of citizens of Montgomery at luncheon with 300 bus mess men of Montgomery. During the afternoon he made an inspection of the sites proposed as locations for the camp.
 Estimates are that 10000 people were present at the flag raising. State Senator w. W. Hill presided and in- troduced Congressman s. H. Dent, Jr., chairman of the House committee on military affairs, who has led Mont gomery's fight for a camp. Congress- man Dent declared that he was proud to come to Montgomery to assist ia the entertainment of General Wood, who is doing so much to prepare the American people for the long war with Germany Congressman Dent intro- duced General Wood
 APPEALS TO PEOPLE
 General Wood called upon the peo pie of Alabama to realize now that America has entered a long war and that great sacrifices must be made by those who would support the na- tion. He said the south s1nustzs bear much of the burden because it must produce corn and other foodstuffs to feed the armies of America and the armies of the allies, and must pro- duce cotton and things which will ciothe soldiers and civilians He sad cooperation is necessary and that when the United States ceased to make war on the country which made war first it would see that the people as union were able to accomplish great CT results than ever before had been dreamed.
 A military committee met General Wood at the station and remained with him throughout the day. This committee included Gen. K. F. Steiner. Col. w, A. Skunk, Col. J. M. Jenkins, Col. J. M. Arrasmith, Col. w. P. Screws, Col. Bibb Graves, Col. W. J. Walden, Col. Allen Crenshaw, Col F. M. Mad dox, Col. C. L. Sturdivant Capt W. F.. Carlton, Captain A. B. Kaempfer.
 After the flag raising General Wood was escorted to the home of Dr. Charles A. Thigpen, where he was d guest of honor at reception of the noaric1p Rcd Cross SOciety