South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-24
News Times Special Service :

CAMP ZACHARY TAYLOR,
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 24.-Just as
soon as the war department is no
titled by Mai. Gen. Harry c. Hale
that sufficient clothing has been re-
ceived in camp 70 equip the select
ed men not yet ordered to report,
the 50 per cent of the first draft
still at home will be sent on here.
Dispatches from Washington say
that the war department has re-
quested the Information as TO cloth
ing from the commander and that
the provost marshal general hopes
to be able to get this 80 per cent
10 Camp Zachary Taylor some time
during January. They number
about $4,000 men.
The military population of the
camp Will be increased materially
by the first of the year Three thou
sand recruits Will be sent to the
cantOnment from Columbus bar
racks. O., and Jefferson barracks,
st. Louis. These are men who en-
listed in the army before Dec. Is.
Just what disposition will be made
of the recruits upon their arrival
has not been ascertained. How
ever, il is considered likely that they
viii he assigned 20 the two regi-
ments Of regulars the 45th and
i6th.
With the additions made TO the
orisinal plans. the camp was built
TO accommodate $4,000 troops. OF
those who reported with the first
increments, 1000 were rejected be-
cause of physical disabilities and
nearly 5000 were transferred TO
other points Officers have been
anxious 70 get all their men TO fill
up the various units. fearing that
delay in training will be a result.
To Increase strength.
The soldiers in camp are making
good progress and will be so far
in advance OF the others that il
viii be hard for the new men to
catch up The present strength of
the camp is less than $4,000. 1t
has been pointed out that the send
ing of nearly 5000 recruits here
from Missouri and Ohio barracks
Will bring the military population
of the camp above the strength of
division under the new tables of
organization.
Use of sugar and lard has been
limited at camp in the campaign
for food conservation. ORGANIZATION
commanders have been instructed TO
have the coffee prepared in their
organizations sweetered before be-
L. L.
will use a maximum of seven ounces
Of sugar for each gallon of coffee. In
baking not more than one pound
of lard and one pound Of sugar
will be used with every 100 pounds
Of flour.
The arrival here of hundreds of
graduates from the second officers
training camps gave practically ev-
cry organization in camp a surplus
of commissioned officers. This fact
coupled with the transfer of some
5000 troops 10 other camps makes
the various ORGANIZATIONS appear Oy-
erbalanced.
More Officers Than Men.
1T reminds me-" said one veteran
regular army man. "Of Hoyt's Milk
White Flag. in which there were
more officers than men"
Yes" answered another. BE
fore war was declared there were
not as many officers in my outfit
as we received in this regiment Sat
urday."
Wei, 1 guess not spoke up a
colonel "Durin1 the Spanish
American war there we're only 10
officers in the regiment in which l
was serving when ] went TO Cuba"
Now that we've got EN-. what are
we going 10 do with EN-? was the
question that confronted the regi-
mental commanders. while the ar
rivals were asking each other.
What are they going 10 do with
u.s." The answer 10 both questions
was-WOrki
Work il WatchwOrd.
Accordingly the young officers
were put 20 the task of doing things.
Work is the watchword al Camp
Zachary Taylor and the new officers
have caught the spirit and are en-
toring into the plan Of things with
a vim. Their LOT is harder than
those who preceded them. The
drafted men were then green" and
failed TO detect a mistake by their
superiors. But the latest graduates