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Show " hltuke m get TWO CITIZEN GAMPS Inexperienced Recruits to Be Kept Separate From Advanced Students. DIVISION IS ASSURED Captain W. B. Elliott Says Fort Douglas Is the Ideal Site for Work. Two citizens' military training camps have been allotted to the inter-mountain inter-mountain country by the war depurt- ment for the year 1017, according to information received by Captain VJ. B. Elliott of Fort Douglas, who believes that Salt Lake City has an excellent opportunity to land them both. It is exceedingly probable, in his opinion, that the two caoips will be held at the ; same place, but they will be entirely ! distinct from each other. Following out a plan to systematize the work of the camp so as to obtain the greatest efficiency and the best results re-sults geneiallv, separate camps will be arranged next year for the experienced and inexperienced. For instance, those who attended camp last year aud those "who are specially fitted for advanced work will occupy one camp, while' the inexperienced will be placed in a camp by themselves. This idea will be followed fol-lowed out still further at Flattsburg, for instance, and at other points where camps have been held two or three successive suc-cessive years. Arrangement Advantageous. By such an arrajuiement those who have attended former camps or who have had training especially fitting them tor more advanced work may take up the work where they left off the previous voar and wilt not be hampered in their progress by the first-year men. The arrangement iil be equally advantageous ad-vantageous to the fi i L tnr nun. They ir:iv devote their eim--1 time to primary pri-mary work, as.it wer, a;.d will not be rcquinvl to do double work to keep r.jv with the more advanced men, wliicli n':ves;:r;ly would mean that certain ponioi: of the work must be slightest 1o g'.-t through the full course for both js-k's in the allotted thirty days. l -iptain Elliott also is of the opinion that the camp next year may include n.oro than one arm of the service. For instance, there will or may be one section sec-tion of the camp devoting its attention to the cavalry, another to infantry, an- other to artillery and possibly other sections to the hospital and signal corps f work. This, however, has not been deliJ V nitely decided, but the tendencies seem to be to enlarge upon the citizens ' military training camp 'idea in every . way possible to gfive the civilian the most thorough training in all branches of the service or in the particular branch in which he is most interested. Fort Douglas Location ideal. Captain Elliott considers Fort Douglas Doug-las the logical place for the D17 camp in the mtermountain region, but asserts that the matter will be left open for the time being and will be decided by the city which shows the most interest in the camp. He believes that fcf.alt Lake will receive full consideration in the selection of the 3 017 camp because of the great success of last year's camp. By those familiar with the camps throughout the United States the Salt Lake camp was considered a model in everv respect and one of the most successful suc-cessful ever held. The results obtained were equal to those obtained anywhere in the country and a great deal better than in most places. The discipline and morale were not excelled by any citizens citi-zens ' military training camp ever held in the country. Hnwrver, if Salt Lake desires the 1917 camps Captain Elliott believes that it behooves the citizens to get. their proposition before, the war department as early as possible. Along with the announcement that two camps are (planned for the inter-mountain inter-mountain country came the information that three camps have been allotted to California and two to the northwest. Various other allotments have been made to other sections of the country. |
