Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15
. COL. ALLISON TO HEAD
SIGNAL CORPS CAMP
OMcers' Training School for 500
Candidates Part Of Program
Planned September 10.

1t was announced yesterday in
Washington that Col James b. Allison
Of Fort Leavenworth. Kan, would
command the 1900 men to be sta
toned at the new Signal Corps camp
here about September is, the date
when 1t is expected the addition will
be completed.
Col Allison will have charge Of eight
cen training battalions, two telegraph
battalions, school for 1000 'buzzers''
and an officers training school fitted
for 500 candidates. In addition to this
there will be school where 200 COM
missioned men will study specialties
an the signal work In view of the
size OF his task it is not unlikely that
the colonel will be made a brieadier
general.
Tne officers training school will be
under the immediate direction of Col.
John b. Christian, now in charge OF a
similar school at Leon Springs. Tex.
All the signal work will now be cen-
tered at Meade. It was stated posi-
lively that there will be no aviation
held established here.
Meade 10 to have the first out-and-
out Signal Corps camp in the United
states and 1t will be the most modern
thing in its line in America. Four
million dollars will be spent on IT.
Camps, heretofore. have been built
vita the, IDEA that soldiers can drill
a an al. al kinds OF weather, regardless
entirely. When the wintry winds
plow and rain, hail or snow beat
GOWN from the heavens the signal
men in the camp at Kelly's crossing
z00x3O0 feet, one Of the largest doors
In the country.
Smaller Buildings.
That's the newest thing in the COM
struction line in the Army. The bar.
RACKS, generally, will be seventy feet
long. just about one-half the length
Of the buildings in the "old' camp.
This compact idea is believed to be
better in every way.
new section.
Provision is being made for fifteen
Da .d.li Of IT, 500 men each. making
ton to men assigned to headquarters
and special duty and to various
schools and officers training section.
There will be telegraph school and
U1AOSkACA AOA OuAZOE6s 4nGSG OullQlnkS
will all be near one another, SO there
will be little time lost in going from
one lesson to the next.
The camp will be about one and
one-half miles long. and perhaps a
mile wide in certain parts. Many
buildings have been completed al
ready and lumber and other material
10 coming In rapidly-in fact, at the
rate Of about 100 carloads q day-so
that the $40 buildings now planned
Npf11 ha AmfaHn6 IN
The country Is rolling and sandy,
with q great deal of woodland, so the
boys will have plenty Of shade. Con-
nections with the regular camp water
pipes are now being laid. There will
be Q complete system of roads, in
Guiding gravel and concrete, connect
ing with the main camp and the Bal
timOre thoroughfare.
Mai. Denell Old Hand.
Maj. R. A. Denell. construction
Quartermaster for Meade, is In charge
Of. the work, which is being done un-
der emergency contract with Smith.
Hauser & MacIsaac. the firm which
built the original camp. The addi-
ton will be known as Project No.
8" The major. Is from Chicago and
has been in charge OF construction
work all over the world, including
Paris. He does things in q "big way"
characteristic of ChicagOans and the
Army has the utmost confidence in
his ability. He has associated with
him. Capt CASTOR, distant cousin
of Brig. Gen. CASTOR, camp command
or.
The majors motto is Work and
keep num-" and he says results are
satisfactory, but he is not making
any promises about when the job
will be completed. He came here
July 4. and since then things have
been moving"