Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-06
VICE IS BARRED
AT CAMP MEADE
Attempted Invasion by Bal
timore Characters Nipped
in Bud by Officers
t1oUOR ALSO TABOO
By a staG Correspondent

c.up MEADE, Admiral. Md. Sept. c.
80. 10 as much chance for vice to creep
~ Iris cantonment as there is for kaiser
,y ,w,,' N become Mayor OF Philadelphia.
rnis is not overstating the case either for
-, officers in command at Camp Meade
80. s..s nerfected simple little system for the
n.,ha,,ns of vice that Is a model
ps,sev the gang that thrives on vice and
Il E.sr,otes Il to the advantage OF their
yy.,re,books cannot get foothold here.
~. gane tried II, but was routed. Major
n.ceral Joseph L. Kuhn and his officers who
~ 70 train more than fourteen thousand
sns,,sJelphans for work in the trenches are
~ rssious of the morals of their charges
~ hermit anything sinister to get footing.
"rod.v II became known that this phase
.,r.mn Meade life has been given serious
sasntion by General Kuhn. Inciden ALLY.
~ 'was learned that the officials. of Anne
arundel County are hunting man who
tried to establish connection between
s.,,In,ore's underworld and the camp.
n appears that one night early in the
...st a taxi rolled over the road from
ps,,in,ore. a distance Of twenty-five miles.
"a drove into camp. A sentry. one of
,he boys of the Tenth infantry. New York
national Guard. challenged the driver and.
an opening the door of the car, discovered
woman and two male companions. One
~ the men was recognized as former
worker at the camp anu was io'Ncu up
the woman. described by the Admiral Of
details as a Baltimore character, was told
to leave town.
LIQUOR ALSO BARRED
rAll such characters" said an army Of
Noer 'are not only barred from the camp,
but from the surrounding territory" What
apples In such cases as this also applies
10 persons who think that it win be
profitable to set up liquor establishments
near the camp.
I'VE do not propose to give anybody
chance TO operate and as this rule will be
adhered to during the time the camp is in
existence there is little likelihood that vice
will flourish"
Major General Kuhn today announced
that the camp is being erected for serious
business and that the best thing the citizen
soldiers can do Is to forget their love at
fairs Incidentally, he smashed the hopes
Of Philadephia's draft soldiers concern
ing frequent visits to Philadelphia.
- "Oniy' in rare instances will men be
granted leave from the camp" said Cen
eral Kuhn "If soldier loses a relative it
Is only Just that he be given permission to
attend the funeral but only in such emer-
sences will the privilege of leaving camp
be given.'
Camp Meade Is developing definite form
very rapidly and despite the apparent con-
fusion of motortrucks, freight trains and
mule teams persons who visited the canton
nent today were able to get better idea of
its ultimate appearance. This is due to the
rapdty with which the barracks are being
erected and the fact that huge gaps between
the buildings which gave the camp a slip
shod and unsightly appearance are being
filed in.
Although the War Department will not
permit anything like comprehensive
story Of the camp to be printed at the
present time, 1t is not violating the censor
ship regulations to assert tina Camp Meade
Is constructed on what is known as the u
plan. To be palmer, the buildings, of which
there will be more than 500 when the work
Is completed, are arranged in the order or
the letter U, or on lines that resemble a
horseshoe. Running around this horseshoe
are two roads. One which is for heavy
traffic Is to be rebuilt of concrete, while the
second is of gravel.
NOT TO BE UNSIGHTLY
As the big tract is cleared of the scrub
pines and heavy underbrush, the graceful
lines Of the horseshoe stand out prominently
ana disclose that the camp will not be as
uhsghtly as many believed when only n
few of the buildings were up.
Twenty-Five new buildings a dav Is the
aim OF Major Proctor, construction engi-
neer This means that 10000 feet of lum-
per must be carted from the freight yards
ana put In place each day. This record
was established yesterday, and contractors
promise to make it a daily stunt.
MOI only Is the camp taking on more
Deautliul lines, but a notable change for
me better has been recorded in transporta-
non Iaciiities. Officials of the Washington,
Sat'more and Annapolis Railroad system
nave improved the passenger service con-
s"ei a. aoLy tnis week and promise to make
better before the draft arrives.
although visitors are shown every
courtesy In the camp. they are not en-
eouraged to call again" One reason for
tns Is the hazard attached to the trip
around the horseshoe roads that are filled
=. ~',n y. motortrueks and mule teams. Again,
.. ~ 70 very difficult to find your friend who
Is stationed at the camp. The officers who
arc mere are being shunted about each