El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-02
PLAN IS CAMPS
INSTEAD Of g
Lack of Funds, Material,
Labor and transportation
Facilities Responsible.

Washington, D. C.. June 1.-The
war department announces that the
100000 men to be called to the colors
IN September viii be concentrated in
1s environments instead OF 50. 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 influ-
ences in the decision to reduce the
number OF environments. The pre-
vious plan to build 80 of the camps
was reached. IL was explained, alteE
congress had appropriated Stf,VV9,VOo
on the theory that there would De
only Is. For a time the larger num-
Der seemed practicable. but that would
have made a much greater demand on
the over-taxed resources at the de-
partment's command
Plans Badly Upset.
Although the change will upset ali
tentative plans for camp locations
made bv department commanders, IL
is not expected to delay beyond Sep
TENDER / the mobilization Of the great
draft army. Four Of the 16 conton-
ment sites provided for under the new
plan already have been selected. ana
E0OlcE OF the OLutLc ID CAPCCNCA
Secretary Baker indicated that build
ing would. proceed as rapidly as pos
sfble The four sites selected are at
American Lake. Wash, Atlanta. Ga,
Ayre, Mass, and Wrightstown, n J.
Use Tents in Southern Camps.
A more plentiful supply Of canvas
than expected made il possible TO put
some of the troops under tents A
canvas shortage was largely respon-
sibIe for the original plan to mouse
The army in wooden barracks, LOT
army officials have preferred tenting
from the start Most OF the tents
used probably will be placed at south
ern camps
In making the announcement. sec
retarv Baker said also that forces IN
excess of those which could De cared
Tor in the 16 environments Woulo De
r,iaced 7lnder canvas. This was taken
as referring TO the national guard d.
visions, although the militia bureau
has received no Instructions IN TINS
regard.
There is no Indication Of an inte1-
ton to alter the plan for formation
Of Is divisions Of the guard Inc
question Of filling these up to war
strength probably viii not be settled
until selection Of men for military
service in the draft army begins. II Is
possible that il viii be found better
al that time, il the state forces nave
not been recruited 70 Lu1l SlIcns III
10 consolidate into a smaller num- !
Der Of divisions, but under the law
either the regulars or guard can be !
filled I'D with men from the selected
lists II that is desired
Guard Has Some TentaEe.
Meantime, the national guard units 1
Of the eastern portion Of the country /
will be drafted into the federal armies i
on July Is. Undoubtedly they will be
put under canvas as rapidly as divis- /
ional mobilization is ordered, and the /
plan Of training virtually all guard /
divisions in the southern section OF /
the country will be adhered to- The 4
guard already has a considerable /
supply Of tentage and the machinery
of the council Of national defence is
at work endeavorinE to secure
enough for all forces with little de-
lay.
er 40 Gnardsrnen Do Police Work.
All OF the guard units viii have
been drafted into service by August
. That does not mean, however, that
All will have been ordered TO divis-
iOnal training camps at that time
Presumably the best equipped and re-
cruited forces will be made ready
first for duty abroad. but there has
been no announcement as to the pro-
cess to be followed.
More than $4,000 guardsmen now
are engaged in police work. guarding
bridges. factories and other struc
lures, and that work viii have to be
kept M.