The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-04-28
TWENTY OR MORE BIG CAMPS
WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN
UNITED STATES,
LARGE AREAS ARE NECESSARY
Members Of Officers Reserve Corps
Already Are Receiving instructions
CLEARING Contrast Between Amer
lean and German Preparedness.
BY EDWARD B. CLARK.

of the United States.
1t Is possible that the number OF
camps authorized will be increased
beyond the number given. This will
depend upon the facilities which the
selected places offer not only for drill,
but for the caring for troops In san
itary sense.
An army of half million distribut-
ed In twenty camps would mean about
25,000 soldiers to camp. 1t VIII he
seen that the ordinary army post VIII
not be large enough in the area Of Its
drill grounds to accommodate such
multitude. Therefore it Is possible
that some of the existing posts which
are well situated will receive COM
paratlvely small number of troops for
| instruction. and that Mt some great
open spaces in the land the training
| of the greater numbers, equivalent In
some cases to army divisions, will take
| place.
Army men who have made study
of conditions throughout the country
believe that less than one-quarter OF
| the young men gathered together for
instruction will have had any prelimi-
nary instruction. There will be In the
ranks, of course, many men who have
attended private military schools, and
others who have received some first
soldier lessons in the state universe
ties or In the high schools of the
cities, but the great mass of the re-
cruits will be green, and will need
complete lessons in everything from
the position of soldier to maneuvers
In extended order.
| instructing the officers.
In these dispatches prior to this
time the need of officers for the great
army which is to be raised has been
discussed. 1t is understood to be the
inter don to establish officers schools.
Already men who have taken or who
are TO take examinations for the OIL
GERS reserve corps are under instruc-
ton Mt some of the posts of the coun'
try. At the engineer barracks In
Washington something over hundred
young men from the departments who
are skilled in certain lines of work
necessary for the supply Of an army
In the field are taking lessons In the
duties of junior officers.
II Is expected that In the ranks OF
the new army will he found enough
nsan who have been given military In
struction at good schools to enable
the officers in charge to select mate
rial for the noncommissioned ranks
The army of 100000 men, whether
, raised by the volunteer method or b!
CONSUMPTION. ought to contain sOm'
fairly well-seasoned m, terial. Thu
thing that must be done, however
even TO those who have had sOm'
years Of military drill Mt private In
= situations. is to teach them the spir
= Of the regular army discipline, tn
self-rellance and the knowledge o
how to enforce orders without arous
. Ing the resentment OF men unaccus
toned to receiving orders. So II 4
that the task will he not only one o
drilling raw recruits for places In tn
ranks, but Of drilling men whose dut,
II will be to make the raw recruit
capable of holding their places In tn
ranks
What the Camps VIII BE Like.
The camps which are to be estah
lished will present at the first rathe
motley appearance. Presumably me
will be sent direct from the recruit
Ing stations or the conscript stations
whichever they are to be called. TO tn
encampment grounds. The Americas
training camps will be counterpart
of the English training camps Of tw
years ago. Thousands of men In G
Villains clothes will be receiving thei
first lessons in the school Of the so
der while waiting for the uniform
which may or may not fit. as the god
and the tailurs may decree. OF cours
the uniforms Of the United State
army will be huIlt on .unvarying line
but at the first the men probably wi
have sort of catch-as-catch-can tim
OF II In getting uniforms. Later ever
mans uniform will be made to At hin
What difference there will be b,
tween the condition of John Smitl
American, who reports for mlltar
duty, and Hans Schmidt, German, VIII
reported for military duty in German
three years ago JOHn s1ultH VIII II
port In civilians clothes and probabl
will continue TO wear them for Ion
time while he is learning to squai
his shoulders, depress his toes, max
an about face aud do the settlng-u
drill. Hans Schmidt, although he ma
have been out of service for year
reported direct TO n military depo
where he found a uniform from Shot
to cap which had been made for hi.
personally, bearing his name an
ready to put on. In addition, Han
Schmidt found his military equlpmel
In place and In order and Intended f
him personally, Hans, with his pr
vious military training, was read
within n week 10 take his place
I the fighting line.
n That was Gcrmany's preparation
far ms It's man power was concerne
Uncle Sans preparation is about
begin.