The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-01-03
DECLARES TROOPS
NEED SUPPLIES
|coMMANoER AT CAMP BOWIE is
BEFORE SENATE
|ALL men ARE WELL CLOTHED
Asserts Command Is Still Short Of
Equipment for Overseas Service
Neede Rifles and Heavy Guns
--rershina Well Supplied.

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Washington, Dec. 29.-Maj. Gen. Ed
fEin St. .. Greble, commander AT Cam
SBowie, Tex, told the senate mflitar.
lffairs committee that shortages a
hat camp ranged from SO per cent il
Hifles to 80 per cent in artillery har
Sless.
X Although all the men at CAM
N oniphan, Okla, are now well-clothed
Nhe command is still short for over
Beas service and has not enough equip
sknent in rifles and heavy guns for tho
sanost efficient training, Maj. Gen. WI
Eiam Wright, the commander, told the
Committee. General Wright and Gen
Sral Greble, both OF whom recently
etuned from the French battle front
Eere examined by the committee il
Executive session as to the equipment
1 General Pershing's foEces and equip
,nent mt National army environments
then in a public hearing they were
4 Questioned as TO their own camps.
Pershing Amply Supplied.
# General Pyshing's troops, the Off.
ers said, have ample supplies of all
n inds, including ordnance, although
post of the heavy artillery is borrowed
rom the allies. They said that the
american expedition has plenty of
othing and that the only deficiency
VA accoutrement was in motor trucks.
& Secretary Baker, in response to n
ssolutiOn passed unanimously last
Wednesday urging the war depart
bent to forego routine in supplying
inter clothing at vnrious camps, re-
3xied by letter that conditions had i'm
roved by receipt of belated supplies
4 nd that steps We're taken Immediate
| TO remedy shortages.
Mfr. Bakers letter to Chairman
chamberlain said:
WI Il beg TO inform you that the war
apartment has been in telegraphic
Communication with all the camps and
lntonihGlts for several days and an
vers have been received from almost
Nl Of them. These answers indicate
q lat the situation has improved in the
st few days, probably since the date
& your own information, due TO the ar
yal Of clothes and other supplies,
|hich had been ON the way for some
ne. Steps have been taken to imme-
lately furnish supplies to such camps
indicate a shortage.
"a full report will be sent to you
soon as all kilograms have been
ceived."
Need STA Rifles.
AT Camp Doniphan, where $4,000
In are in training, General Wright
id at the public hearing they were
ort STA rifles. There are now 12,-
d there, he said.
&Ofher shortages are in all artillery
cept three-inch guns, all trench NOR
rs, bayOnets and entrenchIng tools.
mp Doniphan. he said, has no heavy
chine guns, but has so light Lewis
"A 80 French machine rifles for train
purposes.
n detail, General Wright said much
the material he is short of will not
needed and cannot he obtained nm
MI his forces go abroad All the ma
inc guns. however. he said, are need
for training purposes Mt once.
All the men now. he said are well
thed and have plenty of shoes, and
@ added that he felt confident he
lid obtain sufficient clothing for for
IN service upon starting for Europe.
fOst Of the pneumonia cases at
np Doniphan, General Wright said,
result Of measles. Army officers
BE not surprised at the amount of
Sness. he added, especially measles.
Mningitis and scarlet fever, however,
be unexpected developments.
enator Hitchcock said all congress
D. had received letters from parents
soldiers, protesting very bitterly
inst alleged poor treatment Of the
81 in hospitals. General Wright an
red that all officers were keen" to
,Se the best possible care to the sick.
No 5roomsticks Used.
NIEB eiitIdl hilEiil SdLu HIS iIOUpS Hdu
used broomsticlls or wooden rifles.
his command was fully equipped,
lefal Wright said, its training
ia be completed in two or three
snths.
God supplies he. pronounced
e."
Despite the bayonet shortage at
Hnp Doniphan, bayonet training.
eral Wright suid, had been excel
Camp Bowie Shortage.
General Wright was followed by
eral Greble, who gave shortages
Equipment at Camp Bowie on De-
her %.
This shortage delays training"
eral Greble said. but he added that
handicap was not serious. He be-
ed the shortages due to the sending
4 Equipment abroad.
eneral Greble agreed with General
ght that Ii was highly desirable
have ample rifles, but said ta.get
tlce was proceeding well despite
rifle shortage. -g.@
We had some wooden guns sent
s n BY the ordnance department"
General Greble.
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