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Show Streamlining the New United States Army In hundreds of camps dotting the country from Maine to California, Cali-fornia, the War Department is rapidly molding America's largest larg-est peacetime army in to an effective ef-fective fighting force. That army is scarcely more than four months old, but officers are already proud of its acheivements. They say that training is well ahead of the World War period when 3,000.000 men wer placed in France in IS months. The new armv in different differ-ent organization from that of 7 -18. Troops are now being trained to be specialists. Training has been somewhat hampered by bad weatrer, delays in construction and the fact that the arm's task has doubled since last June. While a training period of 18 months to two years probably would be ed by results already obtained preferred, officers are encourag-and encourag-and are confident that fairly competent com-petent soldiers can be developed in the alloted time. More will be known after the First Field Army holds field maneuvers this summer sum-mer with 300,000 men. When training periods are over, the Army hopes that Selectees and Guardsmen will be Improved physically phy-sically and mentally. It is confident confi-dent that the health of the men will be improved as a result of the training. The Armv is paying closer attention to soldier morale than in the past war. Now the War Department assumes full responsibility for its soldiers while on post. Each camp has or will have recreation buildings playgrounds play-grounds and amusement centers with organized athletics. Attention is being paid to the welfare of the men during off hours when he may visit nearby towns. Adiacent communities are beinc- asked to provide means of healthful recreation and to rM their towns of vice conditions. Because many older trainees were drawn from families and private iobs. consideration is now hing given to pronosals to rhanee lavs co that onlv voun-er men are inducted. Until a strong fitrhting forre is built. the War Penart-ment Penart-ment armies ae-ainst rhani--in2' the ap-e i;-nt. However, if Cr,i srress derided nnon a svptem of nnive'-ai r'Mtarv training. Mv-outlook Mv-outlook that younrrer men vil! he called. |