The Washington times., 1917-06-04
MARINES TO INVADE
CAPITAL In FORCE
Hundreds Coming Tomorrow
From QuanicO Camp.
PAY DAY FOR SEA SOLDIERS
Great Training School Being Con-
structsd in Virginia.
PAY DAY FOR SEA SOLDIERS
Continued from First PageJ

belng among the tirst united states
/ fighting men to get a chance at the
Germans.
While the 1900 marines now at
Quantico. most OF them veterans of
campaigns in santo Domingo. Haiti.
Vera Cruz, and brushes with rebels in
Central American countries, are &C.
cupying temporary field quarters. an
army of LOO carpenters, plumbers
and laborers is constructing 2Nl
frame buildings to be used as lar
! racks. warehouses, lighthouses. and
officers quarters.
An unimaginable transformation
| has been worked at Quantico since
| the Navy Department ana Maj. Gen.
George Barnett. L. S. NJ. g., selected
| il as the site OF a marine concentra-
| ton and finishing camp. The Govern
ment is using about l,U'o,0OO feet
! of lumber in the construction Of the
frame buildings. and paying at jeaEt
SI.s, 500 a day to the ARM Of workmen.
each Of the carpenters receiving from
I So to $50 a day, and the laoorers
81 or more.
Dense Wood vanIshea.
A month ago the site was dense
wood. II was quickly cleared OF with
saws and axes and several tons Of
dynamite were used in n'asting out
stumps and Ioosening the earth for
grading and leveling.
To hack up the great stacks OF
lumber and the contents Of scores OF
unIoaded freight cars, several saw
mills have been constructed. While
the carpenters mingle the music OF
their saws and hammers with the
blare of the bugle summoning the
marines TO drills and meals, another
army of laborers. with mules. scoop
shovels. plows and harrows Is making
a EridIron OF roadways through the
reservation which covers 1000 acres.
A thoroughly modern sanitation sys-
fem has been Installed by officers I'M
der the direction Of Major Seth VII
liarns. L. s. NJ. c.. who has charge
OF establishing the camp. The ofncers
have taken charge OF the little vii
Iere's sanitation facilities and mod
ernized them. A drainage system
has also been established by laying
miles OF terra Gotta pipe, and divert
ing branches. creeks ana Overflow
Of springs into these drains. All OF
the ravines have been spanned with
substantial bridges and a sanitary de-
TACnmenI mas URN 49, ~
stroyed the nests and breeding places
of insects.
Great Concrete Tank.
On a steep hill near the ouantieo
hotel a -concrste water tank with a
capacity Of 100000 gallons is being
constructed. II is estimated that the
camp, which is beng established to
accommodate at least 10000 men. will
REQUIRE that much water each day.
The present water supply Of Guam
tico ts a well. $40 feet deep. with q
capacity Of $50, 900 gallons day. An
other well OF equal depth and capac-
ity will be finished before the end of
this week.
The camp il separated into two sec
lions by railroad tracks that run
through Quantieo. The proximity Of
the tracks has facilitated delivery OF
building materials and food supplies.
Each train that stops at Quantico
leaves great quantities Of meat and
bread shipped from Washington and
Fredericksburg and countless boxes
Of canned goods from Norfolk.
On the west side of Quantico. just
below the railroad station, IL the hill
on which most OF the barracks are
being constructed. The barracks
for each company consist OF
buildings about 100 yards long In
which the men will live. sleep. and
keep their supplies, while back OF
these is structure fifty yards long
fitted up as a shower bath and lava
tory.
Living In Tents
On the east side Is a level stretch
OF land overlooking the Potomac river.
On this site the 800 marines are liv-
ing in khaki tents. The canvas
houses are nine feet square. with two
or three marines living in each. The
tents are arranged In long. regular
rows. extending from Chopowamsic
creek to the bank building at Broad
way and Potomac avenue, where the
commanding officers headquarters
are located The tents are kept a.
perfect drainage.
Three companies Of marines which
reached Quantico Saturday. after a
record-breAkinE trip back from San
Domingo, are temporarily CHARTERED
in the three-hundred foot long quar-
termAster'E warehouse opposite the
railroad station
All OF the facilities for teaching the
marines how TO meet the conditions I'M
der which they will be called upon to
fight in Europe are available at ouanti-
co. The lay Of the land 10 ideal. while
the location Of Quantico Is such as TO
prevent distractions.
on the lever field the marines will he
drilled in companies Of 30. just twicA
the size Of the companies before the
European war West Of the wooden
barracks a 3.5oO-yard target range has
been established for the marine artillery
battalion The marine aTtilleristS use
three-inch guns drawn by motors.
To Reproduce Trenches
Beyond the range signal towers have
been constructed for the marine wig
waggers. number OF locations have |
been selected for use by radio companies. !
while several hundred acres have been |
picked out for practice In digging |
trenches similar TO those used by the |
French and British on the west front
When the camp gets under full head !
Of steam, which probably VIII be within I
three weeks, the marines will construct
barbed wire entanglements. dig trenches I
back Of them, erect wireless and other I
signaling outfits In the second line OF
trenches. and plant artillery on the hills /
overlooking the trenches, thus reproduc- /
ing the scenes in northern France. Bat 4
talions will be pitted against battalions .
in sham battles, and in the trenches the I
marines will he schooled in the throwing
OF hand rrenades. making bayonet !