The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-04
FRENCH OFFICER
VISITS CAMP LEE
Lieutenant Colonel Reycille Is Given
Warm Welcome BY General Cronk-
hite and staff
MEN BUYING LIBERTY BONDS
Great Campaign TO Be Waged I'm Camp
Lee for Subscrtptions-Alrea Many
Have Subscribed Fire Company
Being Organized.
(By STAFF Correspondent

Camp Lee, Va, Oct 3.-Today was
a notable day at Camp Lee as mark
Ing the first Official visit to its con-
fines of an emtssary from the French
army 4 telegram was received by
Major y neral Cronkhite in the morn
ing ( + ii Lieutenant Colonel Emil Re
veille. Of the One Hundred and Thir-
teenth Heavy French artillery, stain !
that the signer OF the message would
call formally on the commanding Of
Acer of the cantonment at 10 o'clock
Captain Richard A Dobe was detail
81 tn fra get Caionst 5Reveilie at The
railroas station and escort him to the
camp, but owing to delay in the ar
rival at Richmond OF the train con-
veying the French officer. he did not
reach this city until nearly ! o'clock.
On entering the camp, Colonel Re
veille was at once shown by Captain
Dohie to the Office Of General Cronk-
hite, who welcomed him warmly. In
Productions to Colonel w. H Waldron,
CHIEF OF staff: Colonel / H HINT,
Judge advocate. and Major r. A. Lynch
followed. the Frenchman charming
everyone by his gracious manner and
hts fluent use of English, albeit a
pleasing Partisan accent was notice
able,
New Men Coming In.
The third increment consisting OF 20
per cent OF the total number of n1enl-
beers of the national army. who VIII
he trained at Camp Lee. began arrtv-
ing today at the cantonment. Dur
ing the morning eleven men came In
from Tazewell county and were as
signed To the Three Hundred and Sew
epteenth regiment. To the same unit
also went one man from Amelia. A
company Of twenty-five bearing in
large yellow letters on broad sashes
across their bodies the legend, eve
are men from Loudoun." put in their
appearance late In the afternoon and
they, with one representative from,
Warwick, FIVE from Norfolk. and six
teen from Richmond, were slated as
members of the Three Hundred and
Eighteenth regiment. Thirty three
came from Russell at o'clock, and
West Virginia was represented by
three men from Marshall county and
twp from Brooks. These went to the
Three Hundred and Fifth engineers.
An officers meeting was held this
morning to formulate definite plans
preparatory TO the campaign which
VIII be carried on IN the camp for
The sale Of liberty bonds Canvasslns
the different companies will be under
the supervision OF the captains, and
to aid the spirit OF emulation in pur-
chasing these promissory notes of the
United States government dials will
be placed in where they NAV be cas-
ily observed. and these will show the
relative positions of the units as e.
CARDS the numbers Of bonds they have
absorbed.
Interesting 1t is to note here that
Captain Sentus Raymond, adjutant OF
the Three Hundred and Eighteenth
regiment, almost casually. laid the
matter of bond purchase before a
number OF soldiers belonging to his
unit yesterday with the result that Ito
Of the bonds were subscribed by mem
oers OF Company G. fifty-nve by Com
pany z. and twenty-three by Company
A. the denomination Of all being $50
At Work on Athletics.
Forty members of Company A in.
GLIDING several Richmond ana Peters.
burg men are endesvoring to make"
the football team. and Ideutenants
MeWane and Deron who have charge
OF this part of the athletic work ara
up against tough proposition In
selecting from the bunch or fine ma /.
terial the very best, to form the
eleven
Company 6. of the Three Hundred
and Eighteenth, has subscribed for
30 bonds of 80 denomination. One
member OF TIE company subscribed
for twenty and so far Company @
leads the cantonfnent for the larg-
Get mum Der of individual purehS~srs
of bonds. -, w