South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-10


parture OF the saith division for
Camp sherman A. Chilliocthe, which
Is now taking place viii net anect
the military population at this camp
for any great length Of time on
cial word has been received t~Om
the war department that u. 900 Sc
lectives will arrive over a fve-day
period beginning June "a AS part OF
the call of 100000 men.
The number schedule 20 arrive
here viii slightly exceed the pres
ent strensth Of the division, minus
the 159th field artillery brigade,
which is 20 remain here. BarrinS
further troop movements. the next
increment will bring the canton
mcnt population up 20 nearly its
maximum capacity. $4,000.
10 has been announced that the
nelJ artillery camp al West Point,
Ky. Will be increased fOurtold.
enough 10 accommodate tgO bril-
gades of artillery. approximately
10000 men. Canvas Will be used 10
shelter the men during the summer
months and before bad weather sets
in in the fall. barrack Will be con
structed. These barrac ks, however
will not huse the 327th field artil-
lery. the central Illinois regiment
now there nor the 525th or 326th
LIGHT artillery regiments, for these
viii have left here by September.
Instead the new draft-proba the
Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky incre-
ments newly arrived-will occupy
these environments and continue big
gun practice during the fall and
winter such are the recommenda-
lions 10 the war department made
by army officers sent 10 West Point
to look over the situation
May BE Artillery Camp.
The transfer of the S8th division
and official announcement that the
cantonment Is to be used as an artil-
/ lery replacement camp. operated TO
full capacity. verify the reports that
the activities at the range are 10 be
/ increased on large scale. 1t IS
understood that the artillerymen are
10 be stationed at the range at all
| seasons of the year.
Sunday drew a ecord-breaking
crowd of visitors 10 Camp Zachary
Taylor Thousands OF relatives and
friends of men in the division have
decided 20 remain behind here. even
thoush Louisville is not their home.
Home folks" from Kentucky. Indi-
ana and Illinois came 10 bid the
men goodbye.
The magnitude of future opera
tions at this camp depends upon the
decision of the general staff at
Washington and the secretary of
war after going over the recon-
mendations Of the artillery officers
who thoroughly inspected the can
torment and its auxiliary. the field
artillery range at West Point, Ky.
Just how far the authorities Will
carry out the recommendations of
the artillerymen cannot. of course,
he forecast. It is understood that
the board of inspection recommend
ed centralizing a great number oil
artillery units for training here and
al West Point, which would neces-
state the erection of additional bar
racks at the latter place, as has
been previously mentioned
Camp To House $1,000 Men.
If these plans are perfected, the
strength of Camp Zachary Taylor
and the West Point camp Nill total
about $4,000 men. IL was the oris-
inaI intention for the national army
environments 10 house $4,000 men.
Barracks were built with a view OF
each quarterinS "A company Of 200.
However. before selects were called
into the military service the "a bles
of organization were changed TO
so men TO a company and more air
space was allotted TO each soldier.
SO that three barracks. built TO ac-
commodate 500. are now occupied
by 800
Some additions have gradually
been added 10 Camp Zachary Tay-
Tor so that It's present capacity is
estimated az $4,000. Whether the
force in the office of Mai. II. A. Gil
bert, constructing quartermaster.
viii supervise the erection OF the
branch cantoument at West Point i'm
the event of its authorization. is not
known.
The proposed enlargement viii
necessitate extension of the remount
station on the AshbOttom road. an
other Of the cantonment adJuncts.
capt. IA l.. Harris. commando. and
his men. large Illinois selectiVes Will
have 10 handle more than 10000
animals for artillery instead OF about
1900 for a division. He Is seek
in2 large tracts of pasturase There
are now 300 horses and mules AT
the station and approximately g.
GOO were 10 be turned back when
the division left
Population Heaviest Now.
The function that camp ZACHARY
TAYLOR has performed thus far IS
not generally known or appreciat-
ed To date I'm the neIshborhood OF
1900 men have been received into
the national army az this station.
Approximately 1000 were rejected
because Of physical defects. The
present military population IS a.
GOO the largest i'm its history which
was 20 be reduced by 12.000 with
the departure of the division prop
err More than so. 900 soldiers
trained here have been sent 90 other
examinations and camps and a great
number Of them are over there.
Casing of the newly arrived