The Washington times., 1924-11-11
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General FarnsWorth Sees In
terest IN Training Camps
on Increase
~ InternatlonaI News Service.

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The total number Of infantry Of.
ficers in the United States Army on
June 80, 1894, was S.5es. Of whom
Sass participated IN the World War,
according to the annual report of
Major-General Charles 8. Farms.
worth. Chief or Infantry, to this
Secretary Of War, made public to.
day.
A comparison Of the strength Of
the officers in the Reserve Corps
shows that there are now 2S,246
ready to assume active service when
called, an increase Of l,426 during
the year. Also during the year
1885 graduates Of citizens military
training camps were appointed
second lieutenants in the Reserve
Corps, or given certificates Of eligi-
bility.
Increasing interest.
General Farnsworth said. in his
report, that he had noted q marked
increase in the record Of tho va
rious infantry units he had inspect
ed during the year, particularly in
craftsmanship. From opinions he
had gathered from the heads of
camps and schools where military
training was being given, he re-
ported, he aecertained that there IL
| a continuing and spreading interest
in reserve officers training camps
among educators, AZ we'll as ar in
oraound fntasrauf q stanvNcg &hn afa1AkS1afa
themselves.
Among recommendations General
Farnsworth makes is the establish
ment Of crack company Of infantry
at West Point In order to give prac-
teal instruction and observation to
the cadets there. He also requested
that serious consideration be given
to the manufacture Of rifle and ma
chine-gun ammunition.
Since the end Of the war. he re-
| ported very little ammunition OF
this class has been manufactured
because Of decreased appropriations,
and as q total OF 152 ,632, 76O rounds
1850 caliber and 54,652, $50 rounds
OF .46 caliber ammunition was need
ed annually, exclusive of any
amounts required TO build up a
reserve supply for emergency, the
question was one which demanded
the attention Of the War Depart
ment.
New Clothes For Soldiers.
The American doughboy, q sarto.
rial sight to behold in the summer
time, Is to become more of q fash.
lon-piate among the martial men
of the world.
Recognizing, what ordinary civil.
ians have long contended. that the
American soldier looks elouchv
sloppy and totally unprepossessine
in his ill-fitting summer uniform.
Major General Farnsworth. in ais
annual report to the Secretary az
War today, recommends thaf some
new and more satisfactory material
be substituted for the cotton Khaki
now used In manufacturing sum.
mer uniforms.
General Farnsworth's sentiments
are echoed by every private In the
army. as well as by officers Of all
ranks IN the service: but. II is
pointed out, during the world war
the United States made extremely
neavy purchases, and the quarter
master oepots are filled with thou.
sands OF bales Of uniforms and
cloth.
II General Farnsworth's sugges.
tlons were to be carried out 1t
would mean the scrapping Of uni.
forms and cloth that cost the Gov.
eminent millions of dollars, so
there appears little likelihood that
Secretary of War Weeks viii order
2 change sin the summer uniform
OF the army.