The Harrison times., 1917-07-07
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STATE CAPITOL
NEWS LETTER
(BY CLIO HARPER.)

LITTLE ROCK, July Bach weel
witnesses the Strengthening of tn,
hold that Little Rock has upon tht
military situation of the country. Th'
location of the divisional camp herr
has given Little Rock a pTOminenc,
that ii never before possessed, and has
put the newspapers in some Of tht
adjoining states on notice that Little
Rock is one of the live, progressive
towns of the United States. It's recog
milton by the United States govern
ment is making it one of the siXteer
points in which the attention of the
Union will be centered during the sue
ceeding months and years, possibly Of
intensive military training.
The National Army that is to be
selected during the present month
through the selective draft, from the
states comprising the Twelfth Diyis
ion, will be mObilized here at once
and by the middle of August the camp
will be increased by thirty to sixty
thousand troops in training. In the
meantime, the construction of the
camp, which will cost more than five
million dollars, is being pushed rapid
ly. A railroad spur has been con
structed to the camp from Levy, on
the Fort Smith road, to facilitate the
handling of building material and
equipment, The general contract has
been let the contracts for material are
all in hand and the actual work has
commenced By the end of this week
every carpenter who is able to WELD
a saw and hammer will be able to Sc
cure employment in the construction
of the camp, which must be completed
by September l. The first draft will
be for an army of 100000 men, the Of
ficers for whom will be secured from
the training camps such as that which
has been maintained at Fort Logan H
Roots for the past two months.
A second training camp will be open
ed on August 27, continuing until No
vember 26, for the training of officers
for the second draft of half a million
men, whenever that is made, While
the first army is in training the Off
GERS of the second will be in the max
ing.
1t is announced by Captain A. j
Cooper enrolling officer for Arkansas
that he will receive applications from
none but Arkansas men, and has re
quested that applications be sent iT
as rapidly as possible to Obvate q
rush at the close of the enrolment
period. The applications will be sem
in and received up to and including
July Is, after which Captain Cooper
with an army surgeon, will visit yari
Gus localities in the state to make {
personal examination of the men anC
certify those who are qualified to en-
ter the camp.
The quota from Arkansas in the sec
ond camp will be only 2i2, yet it is
desired that three times that number
be examined in order that a more
careful selection may be made.
These who are eligible to apply for
admission to the camp are
Members of the line sections Of the
Officers Reserve Corps who were un
able, through no fault Of their own, to
attend the first camp; reserve and
staff officers under fifty years of age
who have had at least two years war
experience; oncOmmissioned officers
of the regular army unable to attend
the first schools, and who have been
recommended for appointment in case
of war resigned officers in the regu
lar army, not over fifty years of age
and certain classes who have beer
qualified under previous acts Of con
gress; citizens not over A years old
who have had war experience in the
present war as officers or non.com
missioned officers of the line in the
armies of allied powers; men of ex
ceptional ability, not over fifty years
old, who have rendered their services
to the government prior to June 6
1917, and who have been listed in gen
eral orders; and others who have
demonstrated ability for Leadership
and general fitness for commissions
Those who are accepted will be re
quired to enlist for a period Of thre
months, and will be paid 500
month while in training The govern
ment will also provide transportation
uniforms and subsistence, While tn
government will provide the uniforms
applicants are requested to secur,
their own in advance.
Members of the National Guard i
the Federal service must apply to tn
commanding officers, and if accepte