Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-03
| CAMP MEADE FOR
BIG TRAINING POST
Guard Of Three States
agton To Use Can
comment III Summer
,.Rcft OUTLINES PLAN

tIAR( El III lAsAlN - ~ q -
d all be a training head.
fafiil. mol only for the
8e but f0r the National
sand and adjoining
Gen, penton G. Marsh,
.fi. let II be known yeateF.
allaer The War department
aes III National Guard
!ehout tie country as
lt various army canton
selt viii be permanently
and engage In divisional
al camp Meade the Nat
44d of Maryland, Virginia,
s.s and the District Of Co
81 be assembled. and they
drilled as single division
,sefy under the same kind Of or
,,e isill IS they have had during
i.er times Camp Meade Will be
t.f4i, II ts Il headquarters and man
center for j division Of regu
asd General March also stated
Congress adopts plan Of
S. ts.,F military training, each Of
n. comments viii also be used as
=. 0lia eenters
VIM III ManeuyeF Center
r,iff hprilore. al certain periods the
sat..ui divisions throughout the
,,,atltrg viii engage with other d.
siS,ls ii corps maneuyers on huge
s.9lr Camp Meade being one al the
f.aier4 81 tllnsn operations
q,be war department scheme,
. 6lelI Wlll be submitted To Congress
I'm liz appropriation bills have been
1,.a,sr,I 81. said General March.
arisfles for Tie retention Of the
beftaaneIi national army environments
sealed which We have pure hased Of
.fe about to purchase as great man
.8rsr grounds where divisions may be
t..ff1la eftly stationed and where they
I'm illse room for active exercise uIls
aer 4 permanent general and q per.
g.4Ip,ut stan trained III command 81
ntir troops The places Will also he
Available for the National Guard when
lAeg are called out for their training,
and II amy form OF universal military
raining is adopted by Congress, We
aIiI have these plants ready 70 take
4 Ii ihp men Whn viii be called iii with
lit any additional expenditure of
satiey. We viii have tile overhead
8aned officers and men who could
~ these Young men military train.
AZ II the most Intensive way That.
IL ! e.lrt az the general scheme. The.
,aaa wovides military training, not
spansory service.
10 Abandon Old Posts
FHe utilization OF the old army
Ill lllstf Ne have nll over the Tint.
states nov ii problem which is
asryly separate fronNthis divisional
sltounent scheme. We IRE going d
sasadou tie old Indian posts In the
gst II Ne can A number Of posts
AaYe been turned into hospitals and
lale stations for minor training of all
siads Ilte eoast artillery forts are. Of
course. iitrt III our permanent defenses
j lhe seacoast and will remain The
olhfr pests will be utilized for some
Government purposes or sold. and the
pnree'ls converted into the general
fund tpr military purposes under this
4helne tut lie army viii be cen
tered around the idea Of having al
xss he lttger units Iii actual train
Eg s when called upon ut any
lailesst Mtti not be necessary to gather
iaeether TITLE units from MI over the
tasilry lulder The command of men
EkQ tfstse never seen them. but these
WITS SEQ &c filled up from peace
sfeaeil var strength by bringing
tlts iiatfom priyates who have
fa'i MILITARY training and who are
ttsi'iS 81 'i into the ranks On call
l0 Ketain Famous Divisions
fif SONS have been given the
alttssssg divisions that have done
2fsFlfil'li service in this war We
rs eaIilF enlleayor 10 lacalize the
efsiSieis much as possible, getting
7AiH tlle section III the conn.
II The division Is located
Nllaf Ne plan. il this scheme IS
aaeli,. hs.ye these divisions Or.
sel1E re corps with corps
IS centrally located with
gfatlps of five divisions,
tl3a ditrMg the year we Will
fs#tIfs function under the
~ tilttsr as q real corps Il