The Sentinel=record., 1917-06-02
TRAINING CAMPS
 REDUCED ID 10
TENTS WILL BE USED INSTEAD OF WOODEN BARRACKS AS
 FIRST CONTEMPLATED.
Original Intention Was To Have Thlrty-Two Training Camps, But Lack of Funds Made IL Necessary To Concentrate the Forces.

" 'oohiHslOA, June l.-d III pOIldut re- visions in the plan for training the war army have been made by the war department, which announced to- day that the ha million men to be called to the colors in September will be concentrated in 16 endorsements instead Of 32 and that many of the forces probably will be put into tents instead of wooden barracks.
 Lack of funds, material, labor and transportation facilities, Secretary Baker said, were determining infu- ences in the decision to reduce the number Of csntonements The pre- Vf-us plan to build 32 Of the camps was reached it was explained after congress had appropriated $77O00,00 on the theory that there would be only 16
 For a time the larger number seemed practicable, but that would have made a much greater demand on the overtaxed resources at the depart ment's command.
 Although the change will upset all the tentative plans for camp locations made by department commanders, it is not expected to delay beyond Sep tember l the mobilization of the great draft army. Four of the 16 cantone- ment sites provided for under the new plan already have been selected and choice of the others is expected soon. Secretary Baker indicated that building would proceed as rapidly as possible The four sites selected are at American Lake. Wash; Atlanta, Ga; Ayre, Mass and Wrightstown, N. l.
 A more plentiful supply of canvas than expected made it possible to put some of the troops under tents. A canvas shortage was largely respon- sible for the original plan to house the army in wooden barracks. for army officials have preferred tenting from the start. Nest of the tents used probably will be placed at south ern camps.
 In making the announcement Secre. tary Baker said also that forces in excess of those which could be cared for in the 16 endorsements would be placed under canvas This was taken as referring to national guard divi- sions, though the militia bureau has received no instructions in this re. gard
 There is no indication of an inten- ton to alter the plan for formation .of Is divisions of the guard. The question of filling these up to war strength probably will not be settled until selection of men for military service in the draft army begins. It is possib tha it will be found bet ter at that time if the state forces have not been recruited to full strength to consolidate into a smaller number of divisions, but under the law either the regulars or guard can be filled up with men from the SC. lected lists, if that is desired.
 Meantime the national guard units of the eastern portion of the country will be drafted into the federal ar. mics on July l5 Undoubtedly they will be put under canvas as rapidly as divisional mobilization is ordered and the plan of training virtual ly all guard divisions in the southern section of the country will be adhered to. The guard already has a considerable sup ply of tentage, and the machinery of the Council of National Defense is at work endeavoring to secure enough for a l forces with little delay
 All Of the guard units viii have been drafted into service by August 5. That does not mean. however that all will have been ordered to division al training camps at that time. Pre-. sumably the best equipped and re- cruited forces will be made ready first for duty abroad, but there has been no announcement as to the process to be followed.
 The task of building a contonement is a big one Miles of roads. water. sewer and light construction must be put in More than 2,0O0 buildings must be erected in each camp and railway connections must be estab- lished,