The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-23

TROOPS MASS
Are Camped at Fort Lewis,
Washington, for Month
of Maneuvers

FORT LEWIS, WASH. Apr. %.
-(UP).-Thousands of. peaked
army tents sproutcd on the plains
Of this huge military reservation
today as the Sd Division modified
almost all its STRENGTH here for
month of spring maneuvers.
Testing their modern. motor
lied equipment, about half the T.
500 soldiers who will participate
arrived by motor convoy from
barracks in four states, Washing
ton, Montana, Utah and Cali
fornia. Others came by train and
marches.
The troops will engage in tacti-
cal mancuvcrS over hundreds of
miles Of criss-crossed drill roads
within the reservation until May
%. Not only will they have the
benefit Of the vast size Of Fort
Lewis, said to be the largest mill
tary grounds in the United States,
but also the Washington National
Guard drill fields. Camp Murray
and Camp Alvin II. Hankins. Both
adiOin Fort Lewis.
WAR STRUCTURES
STILL USED
Fort Lewis grew during the
World War when hundreds Of
thousands Of young men were
concentrated here for preliminary
training before being sent over
seas. Wooden structures, hurried
" constructed i'm l9l7-l8 and
used for quarters, have been con-
vcrtcd into ware houses and now
house supplies of food and equip
mcnt. They lie near the new brick
homes which were built a few
years ago for the special troops
stationed ut the fort.
The large troop movement fol-
lowed preliminary rcconnais-
sancc without mishap and demon
stratcd the ease and speed with
which large bodies Of soldiers
could be shifted in wartime.
All the Sd Division is involved
in the mancuvers but troops sta
toned at Chilkoot barracks, Alas
ka; the Bird Battalion; 4th Infan-
try at Fort Lincoln. North Da-
kota, and the I'd Battalion Of the
10th Field Artillery, Preside of
Monterey, California.
Seventy trucks went to Salt
Lake City's Fort Douglas to bring
back l.l5O officers and enlisted
men. making four overnight stops
as the 975-mile trip was made in
easy stages. The men from Fort
Douglas are members of the 3Stf
Infantry.
PRESIDE SENDS REGIMENT
Up from the south came the
3Oth Infantry from the Preside
of San Francisco, utilizing its own
motor equipment and that OF
other organizations at the presl'
dio.
Troops from Fort Missoula,
| Mont. Joined those Of Fort
George Wright. Wash, and pro-
cccdcd here nv train. The sixth
Engineers of Fort Iawton, situat.
cd lust north of Seattle. arrived
in their own trucks. Those Dor.
rowcd from Fort Lewis brought
the 18th Infantry Of Vancouver
barracks. Wash. -,
The 9th and 10th Field Artli,,
lcrv units and special troops, all
stationed ut Fort Lewis. also Will
participate in the maneuvcrs'
which will include drills with air
planes and tanks.
Last week Of the encampmcnt,
will be taken up with pistol ana
rifle matches and athletic con
tests.
The various units will return t.,
their bases in motor conveys ana
"shuttlc marches" In making a
Shuttle march" the unit is dlVla-
cd into two sections. One starts
the day on foot and the other
travels in trucks. When the trucks
have gone about so miles. the
troops unload and start marching,
while the trucks return for the
other section. When the convoy
ovcrtakcs the advance section, the
procedure is repeated.