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BE SENT TO CAMP AT FAIR GROUNDSArmy Official Believes They May Be Used to Fill Quotas.17,000 Men Needed to Fill Regiments Now in Camp Here.X early 17.000 more enlisted men will be needed at the United stales mobilization oamji if the rommning regiments are to be - raised to the newly authorized strength c«C 3.COO men.Concentration of the forces at the camp in two regiments, under way since the loth of this n/onth. has reduced some of the regiments to the strength of two companies, and other regiments? have about one-third .oi the 3.600 quota.Draft Men May Be Sent.Xo olHcliil word whether draft men are to be scut to this camp has comefrom the War department, but a highcramp onicer said recently that hv believed enough of the draft men would be assigned here to :\\\ up the quotas. *The camp as now constituted lack?-about 2,j00 officers. In some of the regiments captains arc command inf two companies. For this reason thearrival of the ^newly commissrtfnedtraining school officers Js eagerly awaited.War department announcement to-day is to the effect that eight first lieutenants of the medical corps are assigned here to join the infantry brigade being organized at this camp to complete the medical personnel of Hi is brigade. A brigade as now constituted is made up of two regiments at a strength of about 3,600 men.39th Stiff at Fair Grounds.The Thirty-ninth infantry is still housed in the Manufacturers' building, and may not move from its quarters until the end of the month, it wns stated today. Lack of cump'np grounds nt the Pleasant Bench siteisi'*ClIven as the reason for the delay.It was supposed the infantrymen would he withdrawn this week.Col. A. H. Buffington of the Thirtieth infantry wan yesterday afternoon in conference with State far authorities nnd an n err cement war reached regarding plans for a military day. A full programme of hiter-esUng features' was settled upon Cdloncl Wright requested Col one? Buffington to take over the matter.
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Syracuse Herald
Syracuse, New York, US
Thu, Aug 23, 1917
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