Evening star., 1917-10-27
US. MEN IN FRANCE
|N0NE GREAT CAMP
Soon to Become Greatest Res.
ervatlon for Troops In
the World.
v,.!7S TO TRAIN TOGETHER
ny JUNIUS y. WOOD.

ny JUNTUS y. WOOD.
CabIexram to The Eventng star and
| Chicago Daily Nsws. CoDyr1ght. 1917.
AMERICAN FIELD EEADoUAR-
TIERS IN FRANCE, October f7-1n
few weeks the American troops In
France will have one Of tho most COM
plete military reservations in the
world. Transformed from . quiet farm
ing country IN the few weeks since they
have been here. TIL infantry. artillery.
service. will train together IN big units.
Hitherto It has been necessary to utfl-
ize French barracks and training
grounds In different and widely sep
arated parts Of tho country preparatory
to establishing their own training
camps
One Of the features will be q big
artillery range, which Is now being
arranged. When completed II will
permit tho training and maneuvering
duplicating those at the front. The
aviation and infantry units are al
ready located IN their areas. and the
artillery. It is expected, will be moved
gradually.
Club Spirit Fostered.
That prospective horrors Of war have
failed to dampen the enthusiasm of
American officers for club life was
shown today when the announcement
of the launching Of pretentious So
DIAL club in a city in the center OF the
training area was made. 1t probably
will be ono of the most unique organ
izations to which Americans, nearly all
experineced in globe trotting. have
ever belonged.
The opening announcement says tho
club has been formed because of the
conditions surrounding the American
Army in France. American and French
operation with the Army are eligible
to membership. The dues of the Of
ficers are ] per cent of their monthly
pay and the civilians. So, making them
rank with the colonies.
Lafayette is the name given to the
club, and the opening day has been set
for November 5. Four barracks. ar
ranged in a quadrangle and situated
on one of the main streets Of the city,
form the club property.
cafe. writing and reading rooms,
toilets, bedrooms for transients, electric
lights. baths and heat are the induce
ments to membership. the last two
mentioned conveniences being the
strongest in a bathless and furnaceless
city. Maj Gen. Omar Bundy is the presi-
dent.
Objects Set Forth.
I'm no other way can the friendship
between the French and American off,
GERS be more closely cemented than by
the good fellowship possible in a we'll
appointed club says the announce
ment of the organizers. The Club
Lafayette is destined to fill a niche in
our lives tat will do so much to soften
our thoughts of home and to make
stronger the ties which bind US to beau
tiful France"
Though this is the nrst undertaking
of a general social character available
to the entire expedition many organiza-
tions have already sprung up in the
local cantonments. Several fraternal
societies have held meetings and infti-
ated new members. In one of the en-
gineer regiments is a Masonic club with
a fiourishing membership. The widely
scattered locations of the cantonments
and camps have been the strongest de-
terrent to more numerous demonstra-
tions of the club and secret society
spirit SO prevalent in America 1t is
not due to any scarcity Of goats in
France for initiation purposes.