Evening star., 1918-07-21
WHAT The GOVERNMENT is DOING

RNMENT is DOING
experts seg. with Leghorns than with
the general-purpose or any of the
heavier breeds:
Much interest has been aroused by
the announcement that the geological
survey is preparing
Mapping the special maps Of
cantonments. the National Army
and National Guard camps and can
tonments. Maps of Camp Sherman,
Ohio. and Camp Upton. Long Island,
N. Y, have already appeared, and
work on the others is being rushed
to completion. The two maps just
published show, in addition to the
usual topographic features-culture.
drainage and relief-the boundaries
OF the camps themselves. and they
bear text-interesting and valuable
to the fayman as we'll as the scien-
tist-describing the historic and geo.
logic events that have occurred IN the
region. The author OF the Camp
Sherman text tells the story OF the
imprints OF =. rude civilization now
represented by earthen mounds and
walled Enclosures; Of the founding OF
Chillicothe, one of the Oldest towns
in Ohio and its capital at Intervals
between 1903 and 1915: of the original
lov Of he rtru the changes
brought about by the processes OF
nature. and Of the soil and vegetation
Of the region about the camp.
The Camp Upton map offers a sug-
gestion as to the nature of the coun-
try whose picturesque hills have been
utilized as building sites by wealthy
New Workers. The description IN
cIudes Interesting details OF Long
Island
No development of the Navy has
been more marked than that OF train
Ing stations. The
Training Men old-time method OF
sending a young man
Tor the navy. to sea as soon as
he enlisted has been abandoned. ex-
cept in cases Of emergency. Even In
war, when the commissioning Of new
ships makes a heavy draft upon the
enlisted personnel. the Navy has
sought, when military necessity made
1t possible, to carry on its established
policy of giving several months OF
training to the recruits before sending
them to sea.
At the opening of the war there were
four training stations located az New
port, Norfolk, Great Lakes and near
San Francisco. all together being able
to accommodate about 5000 enlisted
men. The training facilities at these
four chief stations since the war De,
gan have expanded several times, until
now they can accommodate many tunes
the pre-war time number.
Through these four permanent train
ing stations more than $4,000 men
have been sent into the service. AL
Newport alone more than 2o,ooO nave
been trained since the war began. In
addition to those stations named. which
have been in opera ation for years, tenn
porary stations or barracks have been
provided at many of the navy yards.
Provision for radio schools and other
special schools in various places have
been made. so that the Navy now has
facilities for 1860. virtually all Of
which has been created since the war.
1t will be seen that the growth has
been from a possible 5000 in the four
training stations to 113.650. OF course.
this does not include the increased
facilities at Annapolis. where l:75o
young men are now under instruction.
nor the schools of paymasters. medi-
cal officers, electrical engineers and
civil engineers.
Moreover, every naval vessel is a
training school. and education is car
ried on along varied lines to secure
men. Particular attention has been
paid recently. officers of the Navy
Department say. to the use OF suitable
ships for the extensive training Of
naval reservists and NATIONAL naval vol
unteers.
It is believed that the facilities pro-
vided will be adequate when fully
completed, at least for the present
year; but to provide well trained men
for the many ships under construc-
tion, to train armed guUds for mer-
chant ships and to give full training
to the $4,000 reservists. training facili-
ties in camps. stations and ships must
demand consideration.
The expansion and development of
the station on the great lakes. near
Chicago, has been more marked than
provided at once for the thousands of
Young men from the middle west who
went into the Navy Immediately after
the President issued his first call. It
was also a great stimulus. 1t is said.
to enlistment. This must remain as one
of the main stations for the instruction
Of enlisted men. 1t is believed that Con-
eress will mako provision for retain
ing and making permanent much of the
expanston that has contributed so
largely to the rapid training of the
young men in the early months Of the
war.
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