The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-10-12
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Al Army Elements In Training.


Everywhere throughout the United
stntes the outstanding features Of the
trimming camps have been enthusiasm
with which all concerned have thrown
themselves Into the work, and "a n
necessary sequence, the generally high
level Of accomplishment. Regulars.
national guardsmen, reserves, reserve
officers training corps. and civilians
Of the military training camps have
worked side by side with growing
appreciation of the necessity for euch
element In the national defense, and
Of the role each Is to play. Conse-
qucntly the work Of this summer In
believed to constitute long step to-
wards uniting the several elements
Into one homogeneous citizen army.
The organized reserves made their
first appearance this summer In the
Trailing camps Of the new army. Suf'
fcient funds we're available for calling
less than 5000 into camps. The great
or part Of those attending had been
commissioned officers during the World
war. Programs for their training ac-
cordingly were calculated to refrseh
their memory rs 10 war time methods,
and Ia acqualnt them with the changes
In organization and tactics since the
close of the war. strong element IN
the undoubted success of these camps
was the work Of the carefully organ
ized and prepared teams sent out by
the army service schools at Leaven-
worth to conduct the more important
pnrts Of Of the instruction. The re-
serve officers generally left camp with
the strong feeling that their period
therein had been distinctly profitable,
and that the reserve organizations 10
which they belonged could no longer
be Justly called n paper army, but that
IN reality they represented most pow
erful element In the real military
strength Of the nation.
Nearly three times as many citizens
participated in military camps this
summer as In those Of 1921. lnstruc-
tion IN all was So organized as 10 get
the greatest possible results with the
least expenditure Of time and energy.
10 the end that the government would
attain substantial results towards the
beticrment Of its young man power
without overworking the individual.
Life In the camps was made as pleas
ant MS possible 10y the selection OF
camp sites in agreeable surroundings
by providing such entertainment fea'
lures both In. aud In the neighborhood
Of the camps ms local conditions per
mittcd and by leaving ample time
from purely military work for recrea-
tiun and amusement. Instruction was
carried on by experts. many Of whom
were recent graduates Of our special
service schools In addition TO In
structors from the regular army, each
corps area used about 100 reserve Of
ficcrs.
Peace Use for smokeless Powder
Tests made by the United States
bureau of mines show that large
supplies of smokeless powder left
In the possession Of the federal
government at the close Of the World
war can, In the form OF comminuted
smokeless powder. be used effect
lively for certain industrial blast
ing purposes. Field tests made by
the bureau at the explosives expert
ment station nj Bruceton. Pa, nave
demonstrated the practical value or
this powder for stump blastin. boul-
der breaking and ditch digging pur-
poses. As the result of experiments
previously made by the bureau look
Ing toward the industrial utilization
81 other types Of military explosives,
more than 34.OOOOOO pounds of sur
plus trlnitrotoluene. 10000 900 Of pic
rio acid and about 10000 pounds of
grenade powder have been allotted by
the War Department To other depart
ments OF the government These allot-
ments have been used In Industrial
blasting. on n great variety Of gov
eminent projects, with entire salts
faction.
The adaptation Of smokeless pow
der TO use as an industrial blasting
agent is due To the discovery by Maj
John Herbert Hunter. ordnance de-
pnrtment. T. :. A.. that when smoke
less powder is ground to fineness the
ground material can be detonated by
No. @ detonator, and therefore may.
IN this condition. he used as blast
ing agent. Major Hunter has dedi,
Gated 10 public use in the United
States the patent granted To him for
this discovery. Therefore all are free
10 use the process without payment OF
ROYALTY. In his specifications Major
Hunter points out that the rate OF
d.tonntion Of this comminuted smoke
less powder varies with its tineness
os measured by sleeves OF 5 10 ~
mesh: Il Is possible. then. by regulnt
ing the grinding and sitting. t. pre-
mare explosives having differently de
termlned rates Of detonation, thus
suitable for various kinds of blasting.
lie provides that In use this 'omm'
nuted smokelpss powder shall he
packed In cartridges. as Is the orac-