The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-22
THREE ARMY SITES
STAY IN OKLAHOMA
u,,tnhan, sill and Post Field IHS-.
taIned for Special t-cs--
,rowclI Announces Plans.
FINAL POLICY WAITS PEACE
,..,,p. VIII Ir Jscd for Dcmobili-
,Ation Purposes at Prc-'nt-
other Iscs After War.

tltntT Z NtN fNiif "''s
AuIINGTON. March 2l De
..r ~ the war department 10
,,nre,I with thG purchas" of M"
,,c. ~ - army camps and , bal
40, and Tying fields over lh"
,,,.,t-y was announced today hy
,.r.rt. Secretary CrowcIl Less than
e. oun 00O will hc involved, Nj
',,oaV said, and II will not hc
,.,s,ss,-y TO await action by con.
,reas as the department now has
me necessary funds.
2 W,,h thesc purchases completed,
bo army VIII have 80 training
INNS including the original lG
b c,r.numenls constructed for the
,,,ir.rp of the national army and
"a aviation Ccntcrs most of which
.n he In the southeastern states,
rs,,s and california The new
,cIJa 20 hc retained in the north
vii no regarded as summer flying
,cr.frg only
Nhandon 81 Camps.
TVcrt,. seven camps ana H. ayilr
ton fields will hc abandoned or
ds,s already have gone out FOR the
abandonment NJ 90 Of the camps
/. ',-lgl.nr nearly all Of the national
: guard training cenicrs set up after
,he United states declared war on
Gcrmany Construction work ON
tho q, camps. according 10 var de-
nar,ment figures. represents cost
NJ unfortunately $4,000 600 ~
uf.rh tl3.OOO.00e was spent ON the
lS'our omhavNation onntonmon'. -
Nils NoW York Merritt, Ncw lcr-
,cy and stuart and ;illi Ncwpor.
NcWs
Most NJ tho 20 camps are being
usod as dcWohilizl'!un ccnters. bu'
m definite plans for thcir employ
rrrt after th" war army is dis
handed have been evolved II was
p e,paincl that the whole problem
~ ihc future u-c Of the camps de-
. rsnded upou tho nations military
policy and that no conclusion as to
'ha' c0uld Doe FL reached .untl the
peace conference a. Paris had rcn
dcrel 's decision az 10 world dis
f1maWcnl,
"" Policy waits,
Announcement already has been
made that only two flying fields ac-
,ually would be used In training
army ayIuiors In peaC" time and
that others purchased or now
owned would become storage plants
'or material on hand or under con-
tract Location OF the fNiuE cen
'ers 10 b" retained shows a plan
20 have three general training cen
'srs. ono In the FAR west and ono IN
The southwestern part OF the Couu-
try and one in the southeast with
different fields In each section
close enough together 80 that clc.
mentary and advanced training will
he provided within reasonable
area Total expenditures on the 10
flying and balloon fields 10 bc re-
'ainod represent about 100000 600
The cantonmcnts to be retained are
Camps Bragg. custer, pevens. Dix. |
Dodge. Gordon, Grant. Jackson.
Knox Ire, Meade. PIKE, sherman, |
Taylor and Upton.
In Addition TO tho cantonmcnts
Secretary CrowclI said the general
s,af' has recommended that thSfol- |
loving camps be included in the war
departments program for various
special uses: CAMPS poninhan
Okla Eusts. va. Funston, Kas:
sNN' i'bUl pm fNN, ' u &
Jesup Ga, Johnston. Fla Kcar- !
ney Cal, Lewis wash Mcclellan. |
Aa, Normoylc Tex. PIKE. Ark: !
SilL Okla. Travis. Tex. and Ben
ming. ca
Aviation and balloon fields now
owned hvHhc government 90 hc re- |
AIned are. Langley field and Loo |
.a'. Va. Kelly 80. ! Tex Post
'e,d Okla Rockwell field. CAT. |
ana Fort Crook Nrh
Aviation nolds, which arc TO be .
npIi'ohas"i b, the department are /
,,h'nu'r' Camp scott H.. SouthNr. !
~" byrr and Carlstrom Fla |
brooks tc'd, Kelly No. ? and filling |
ION. Ick March, Arcadia ana Ma
me-, Cal. Sclfridgc, Mich. anSpark |
Az o'hor fy,ng and balloon fields
.SN N cNsicnco ultimately viii be-
aSplndoned, a. although tho purchase
Va Sone sites viii bc CONNECTED and
,n' ANA soIi later by the govern
m.,h. was explained thar mi,
,'.,S' mad been determined upon
PNFrn, tho government aand-
sgE a loss ~ several millions Of