The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-17
DISTRICTS DRAFT.
ARMY TO TRAIN
AT CAMP MEADE

Secretary of War Baker today ap.
proved a plan for the reassignment
Of national army troops to camps
| whereby the drafted men OF the Dis
trict and Maryland will train not at
Petersburg, Va, but at Camp Meade,
Admiral, Nd.
The 1,022 drafted men of the Dis
trict will train at Camp Meade with
the troops OF southern Pennsylvania
and Maryland. Maj. Gen. Joseph z.
Kuhn. chief of the Army War Col
lege, will be commanding officer.
Whether the realignment OF troops
will AFFECT the assignments previous
ly made Of officers from the District
to Petersburg camp has not been de-
cided. Major Oliver p. Newman Is
one of the District men assigned to
artillery command at Petersburg. It
Is likely pressure will be brought to
bear to have him transferred TO Camp
troops.
Details withheld.
Details OF the reassignment OF
troops are withheld by the War De-
partment. The changes were necessi-
tated by the fact that under the old
plan OF distribution some camps were
over divisional strength, while some
were below strength. The changes
made Will equalize the numerical
strength OF the camps.
Camp Meade is only an hours ride
from Washington by interurban. The
location OF the Districts drafted
force there will make It much more
convenient for relatives and friends
OF the men to visit them while they
are training in preparation for ser
vice with the armies in France.
Orders were sent by the War De-
partment today TO thirty two major
--1erals and 12S brigadier generals
citing them to report one week
from today at the national army and
| national guard camps to which they
have been assigned as division and
brigade commanders.
Maj. Gen. Joseph E. Kuhn, president
Of the Army War College. and the Of
ficer most prominently mentioned as
the next chief of staff of the army, is
assigned to Camp Meade, at Admiral,
Md.
Morton to Command Mt AnnlstoH.
Command OF the national guard div
ision at Camp Mcclellan, Admission,
Ala, where all OF the District units
except the InlTQ REGIMENT VIII tram,
has been given to Maj. Gen. =. G. Nor
ton. The First Separate Battalion.
the colored organization. which 1t had
been planned to hold at home for
guard duty, will accompany the Dis
trict troops sent to Admission.
Maj. Gen. ]. F. Morrison will COM
mand the division at Camp Sewer,
Greenville, S. c., where the Third
Regiment, District national guard,
has been assigned.
Brig. Gen. William E. Harvey. COM
handing the District national guard,
will not accompany his troops to
camp. but will command one OF the
infantry brigades OF the Indiana-Ren-
lucky guard division at the Hatties-
burg. Miss. camp.
Brig. Gen. George II. Harries, for
mer commanding officer OF the Dis
trict guard, will command the depot
brigade OF the Thirty-fourth national
guard division at Deming. N NJ.
All the department commanders
have been assigned to divisional com.
mands. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood,
commanding the Southeastern De-
partment, will go to Fort Riley. Kan.
to train the Missouri. Kansas. and
Colorado division OF drafted men.
General Bell will go to the Yaphank,
l. l., cantonment: General Barry to
the Rockford, Ill, cantonment: Cen
eral Edwards to the Charlotte, n. c.,
national guard camp: General Parker
to Waco. Tex. and General Liggett
to Palo Alto. Cal.