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Show oo TENT CAMPS ARE TO BE DISCONTINUED "WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. The sixteen six-teen so-called tent camp! originally constructed as training centers for national na-tional guard divisions will bo abandoned aban-doned as soon as practicable, General March, chief of staff, announced today in a war department circular. No additional ad-ditional tents or supplies will be sent to these camps, nor will any further construction be undertaken at them not absolutely necessary for the cure of the troops now there or to be sent there for demobilization. The only exception will be the base hospitals at tho camps, which the circular cir-cular directos be maintained. The announcement, it was learned at the department, docs not mean that tho sites have been definitely rejected reject-ed as possible locations for permanent military posts. On the contrary at least two of them are known to be under consideration in this connection. i |