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Show PERSIC WILL VISIT SALT LAKE Itinerary of Trip for Inspection Inspec-tion of U. S. Army Equipment Equip-ment Announced. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2-J. The itinerary of General Pershing's inspection tour of cantonments and posts, issued here today, shows the trip will, cover completely the manufacturing and training machinery-erected machinery-erected during the months of war, in support sup-port of the American expeditionary forces. More than 100 camps, aviation fields and ammunition plants will be visited in order that General Pershing may be able to recommend rec-ommend to Secretary Baker a comprehensive comprehen-sive plan for maintaining adequate facilities facili-ties to back up military establishments. Leaving Washington on the night of December 3, General Pershing and his official of-ficial suite will visit Camp Lee, Va., as the initial stop and then move through the southeastern department, arriving ar-riving at Its headquarters, Charleston, S. C, December 7. Plants and stations in the central department are next in line. The holidays will be spent by General Pershing with his son and his "sisters at Lincoln, Neb., a new start being made west about January 5. 1 Officers of Pershing's staff estimated they would arrive at Portland, Ore, about January 17 and San Francisco around January 21. Inspections in the eastern and northeastern departments has been postponed until the return from the coast. It was emphasized today that conditions in Mexico had no Influence on the framing fram-ing of the schedule. Points to be visited after Christmas Include In-clude Camp Grant, Rockford, III.; Rock Island arsenal: Camp Dodge, Des Moines, la.: Omaha, Neb.: Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; Camp Funston, Fort Rilev, Kan.: Denver. Colo.; Fort D. A. Russell, Chev-ene. Chev-ene. Wyo. ; Fort Douglas, Salt Lake, Utah; Portland. Ore.; Camp Lewis. American La.ko. Wash.; Mather field, Sacramento, Calif.: Headquarters western department, San Francisco: Arcadia, and Mash fields, Los Angeles. Calif.; Camp Kearnev. San Diego. Calif.; Douglas, Ariz.; Camp Bovd, El Paso. Tex.; Camp Travis. Camp Nor-Los Nor-Los Angeles, Calif.: Camp Kearny, San Antonio. Texas which is also headquarters headquar-ters southern department: Elllneton field. Houston. Texas; Fort Sill, Okla.; Camp Pike. Little Koch, Ark., and return to Washington. |