Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-24
make CAMP PIKE.
READY FOR |0NANS
EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS IN
PROGRESS TO RECEIVE HAWK
EYE CONTINGENT.
MUST MAKE ROOM FOR
12.467 MEN FROM IOWA
Camp Now Housing 10000 Men Of Ma
tiona Army But Large Numbers Are
Expected to Leave This Week-one
Major General and Four Brigade
Commanders to Be Assigned to Camp.

iL.ttie MOCK, ATk., S4.-~EkteHSlVe
preparations are being made at Camp
Pike for the receiving of the Iowa draft
contingent, 12,467 men who leave for
this camp in the five days period July
% to 20. At present there are about
10000 men at this camp but large num-
bersl are expected to leave during the
present week for various embarkation
points. However, the arrival Of the
Hawkeye boys will cause an overflow
at this cantonment and more than 1900
tents have been erected to care for it.
The camp at present is for infantry
and replacement. With the departure
Of the Eeighty seventh division for
Camp Dix, several weeks ago, under
the command of Major General Sturgis,
the cantonment has been in chaotic
condition but the organizing of divi-
sion is expected daily by the Pike Of
licers. At present the commanding Of
ficer is Col E. L. Miller.
However. 1t is expected that major
general and four brigadier generals
will be assigned to the camp during.
the present week. II this is done one
NtV1chSh W al NC VA6oAALOAb Al o4VlSAOu
to the regular 1921 depot brigade, the
remount camp and the base hospital.
which will place Camp Pike at the
head OF the list among the army camps
In the United States.
With the arrival Of the lows boys,
tire receiving station will be the first
halting point. The new men are placed
In the casual department and then
given an examination, followed by a
two weeks quarantine.
Provided the boys are fortunate and
no contagious diseases develop, they
are moved to other barracks, two
weeks after arrival. and then formed
into companies.
Then They Will Scatter.
With the forming Of the companies
the Hawkeye lads then part company.
They are scattered from one end of
the camp to the other Groups are put
with other groups. for training. The
first number OF the program Is run
ming races. marking time. keep step
and other exercises tending to develop
the muscles. No active drilling is UNI
/pdertaken for about three weeks.
= After the drilling has progressed
about two weeks the groups are again
segregated. The better class of men
are placed in Class Al, and are then
rushed through other rudiments and
are quickly on their way to France.
others are placed in B1. CT and D1.
The latter are classed as the physically
deficient and no good for overseas SER
vice, but Of use in the non-combatant
branches
ryo nos aA I<~<S
hopefuls and are given\ additional
training with the expectations that
they may attain the Al class.
In addition to the four classes, a
development battalion has been organ
lied at Camp Pike. This battalion is
the sitting out of the incurables. A
man failing to make good in this bat
talon Is given a discharge. il he is
considered worth while. after consider
able training, he is put in the non
combatant service. All conscientious
directors are also assigned to the de-
velopment battalion.
Seven Miles From Little Rock.
Camp Pike is seven miles north OF
Little Rock. A paved road has just
been completed between the camp and
the city. In addition the Missouri Pa
cific operates several shuttle trains to
and from the camp, during the day and
night. No electric service is afforded.
The camp is situated on high hill
and Is about five miles in length and
two miles wide In addition to the
camp proper, the remount station and
the rifle ranges at Fort Logan H. Roots
is used by the Camp Pike sol6iers.
North and South avenues are the
main thoroughfares in the camp. Both
are PRAYED and are abou six miles in
length. These two streets or avenues
run east and west and there are other
intereseeting streets about every one
hundred yards. running north and
south.
A large hotel for the accommodation
of visitors is just outside the grounds.
This hotel was erected at Q. cost of
s125, 900.
Camp headquarters are at the ex-
IRENE north end of the camp. About
five miles from the entrance. The de.
pot brigade headquarters is also about
five miles from the entrance. The
former is on North avenue and the lat.
ter on South avenue.
Two Iowans who are high officials at
Camp Pike are Maj E. D. Howell, for.
mer district judge at Iowa City but
now judge advocate of the camp, and
Capt. Harry B. Clark, who will shortly