Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 247, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1917 — Negroes to Take Over Fort Harrison, Is Belief. [ARTICLE]

Negroes to Take Over Fort Harrison, Is Belief.

Indianapolis, Nov. I.—Rumors of the movement of negro troops to Ft. Benjamin Harrison became more pronounced today following the visit to the camp late yesterday of Maj. Gen. John L. Chamberlain, inspector general of the army. The rumors have become so pronounced now there is little doubt among the troops in camp that the negroes are to occupy the fort after the officers’ training camp ends. Maj. Gen. Chamberlain’s visit was shrouded in mystery. He came without warning and departed in like manner. He had little. to say and made no comment. He inspected the various units and their quarters, seemed to see everything and then hurried away. Col. James V. Heidt, in charge of the Forty-Fifth infantry, will move his men to Camp Zachary Taylor at Louisville, Ky., next Saturday. The Lilly base hospital men moved into cantonments today, but they are taking good care of their heavy tents. Recent orders from the war department have compelled them tb prepare to take their tentage along with them for service “Somewhere in France.”