Show army post an I 1 d ea I 1 sp ot 12 I 1 fort rort leavenworth la in kansas narsas Is now by tar far the largest military post in the united stasea since secretary of or root formulated his plans for tho enlargement of the united states army baa has been expended at this fort contracts amounting to are now under way and or aug IS 19 bids were opened on an uw more there ary arv now stationed at fort leavenworth 93 officers 55 candidates for commissions and 1534 1634 noncommissioned officer cero and privates in the start and general service college for officers was opened it ie Is in charge of major gen gea franklin bell and 86 96 officers have been ordered there for instruction every branch of the service la Is represented at fort leavenworth secretary root plane plans to have men stationed there permanently manent ly it la is to be the great army school of the country over men are constructing buildings and beautifying the post the sixth infantry and sixteenth battery of engineers are living in tents owing to the lack of quarters fort leavenworth Is to one of the most beautiful posts in the world and when the vast work of improvements now going on Is completed its not ural beamut will have been greatly enhanced the fort Is not only con trally located but it ideal topography for an possess possesses ideal o 0 th traI training school the am practice building ponto pontoon or a ra 44 the sloughs over of the Blis missouri which titer flows flowe beneath the bluffs ed by the garrison crown crow a heavy beavy woods precipitous hills bluffs th the numerous streams give the fi finest for lu iu fantry and nestov cavalry maneuvers to the south of the fort lies iles a stretch of level land suited for heavy beavy artillery practice admirably the war department la Is not the or only ay branch great of 0 the government at fort leavenworth represented by far the largest federal prison in ia united states the under control ot of the department of justice Is located here in it are confined prisoners the great drove of convicts is marched two miles back end rud forth to work each day this Is a perilous task and has resulted in two of the most desperate breaks for freedom ever made by a gang of prisoners the last one resulted in the death of fix six convicts and one guard the most noted convict in the prison Is to oberlin si car ter captain ex of engineers U USA S A he la Is serving a five year sentence A man may be able to argue with a woman but bat it never does any good |