Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-27
CANTONNENT CONOR.
PLEASED WITH LAYOUT
Drafted Men May Select Their
Work At Camp Meade.
KUHN ON INSPECTION TOUR
No Sunday Calm At The Camp Off
GERS, Mechanics and LabOrers
Rush Work Al Admira


officers and other workers at Camp
Meade didn't dnd much time TO oh
serve the Sabbath yesterday More
than 80 per cent of the mechanics and
laborers remained on duty and
usual weekdays quota of work was
accomplished At the divisional
headquarters some little business of
official nature was transacted. but
most of the Ctiicers spent the day in
a general review of the camps lay
out.
Maj.-Gen. Joseph r Kuhn. accom-
panied by several officers who will oc-
cupy places on his stam. made a gem
eral tour of the camp shortly after
o'clock. Every building was visited
and the new chief Of the training
camp expressed his appreciation of
the manner i'm which the structures
were erected. The arrangement OF
the cantonments was also favorably
commented upon by the General.
Colonel Ross. chief of Stan. remain
ed at his Office most of the afternoon,
The Colonel intimated that the stories
which were circulated before the draft
TO the effect that a drafted man had
no choice as TO what unit he might en-
ter were absolutely groundless The
Colonel said that the men who enter
the army as a result of the selective
draft will be placed az whatever work
they are accustomed TO, so far as such
an arrangement is possible. II Is the
hope of the Seventy-ninth Division
officials that sufficient cooks are
among the men who will be trained at
the camp to permit the establishment
of a training school for this branch
Of the service.
Other officers insisted that no dis
tinction will be made between the men
who have volunteered their services
and those who enter the army as the
result of the draft.
When they will go over there"
said a lieutenant-colonel they will
fight together and a great many Of
them die together so why should a
distinction be drawn between them?
h0 -ANn WnO are VI dlAfH CANNOT UH
classed as slackers II is the men
who are attempting to dodge the draft
who are the slackers When the men
arrive at this camp they will be treat
ed as American citizens and gentle
men No officer will ever make refer
ence to the fact that some of the men
entered the service against their own
will"
Just what the daily routine of the
drafted men will be has not been made
public. II is supposed that a uniform
program will be. issued by the War
Department and, under each major
general, these orders will be carried
out at the various camps. General
Kuhn may be depended upon to see
that the men get the proper treatment
at all times. He is said to be a stern
drill master, but when a man knows
his place and does his duty he IS the
Generals friend if he is the lowest
private in the ranks.
A few new officers arrived al the
camp yesterday, most OF them being
first and second lieutenants. The
present squad Of cooks are worked 10
the limit to look after the officers
mess quarters.
Bright and early this morning Cen
eral Kuhn "buckled down" to work
He gave some attention to the fire de-
partment and went over the water nl-
tration situation with Major Proctor.
For the first Sunday since work Oh
the cantonments was started there
were no visitors in the camp. This
rule went into effect last Monday and
Colonel Kleine's New York infantry
men have enforced it by guarding
every entrance to the camp Admit
tance to civilians during the past
week was granted only when they had
a pass from Major Proctor. Yester-
day these passes became void, and be-
ginning today. no civilian will be per-
mitted to enter the regimental city un-
less given a pass by General Kuhn.
Preston Jackson, a negro laborer,
was painfully injured yesterday after
noon when struck by an automobile on
the road leading from Admiral to the
headquarters barracks. The labor
er's left leg was badly lacerated and
he received probable fractures Of a
couple Of ribs and his left arm. He
was given first-aid treatment at a con
tractors dispensary.