Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-18
VIRGINIA TROOPS LEAVE
TO Join REGULAR ARMY
Transfer Of 1000 Camp Lee Men DC.
casion for Big Dcmonstra-
tion at Cantonment.
SING GOD HELP KAISER BILL"
seicctmcn Chorus Popular Song rs
They Depart - Many Friendships
Broken by Change = Austrians
Constructed Roads.
from a STAFF Correspondent.

From Staff Correspondent
CAMP LEE. December l7.-Yirsinia' 3
proportionsto number Of the 1000
troops that are being transferred from
the National Army at Camp Lee 10 the
regular army entrained to-day and by
morning will have reached their dcsti-
nation. To the men that left and to
those they left behind il was sad
event. For three months they have
lived together. and many warm
friendship has been formed that was
cut by the necessity of the transfer
or the men, who believed that they
were together until the war was over.
Good-by, pal. will meet you in
Berlin" was the farewell words that
accompanied the hand -shako of the
men as they bid friends. new and old.
Eood-by. In front OF company bar
racks they formed. approximately thirty
men from each company, and then by
tours they formed one long line and
marched toward Germany" The
! Three Hundred and Seventeenth In
| iantry band led the march through the
company streets, and the cheers from
the comrades of those who were leaving
as they bid them bon voyage" rcsound-
cd over the camp.
! AZ tho men went toward the station.
Somc ono started tho camp tavoritc,
which is heard on all public occasions
and whenever the men march any dis
lance. And we'll all 60 to Germany,
then God help Kaiser Sill" and the
hundreds OF voices took up the
frain Frequently different songs were
heard. but, as the last man entered the
cars. il swung back into the favortc
and the last words heard when the train
! rolled out was God help Kaiser Bill"
NEW INCRIsMEN'rS MUST
DE TRAINED At ONCE
The Withdrawal! of this number o.,
men from the regiments means add
tional work in training new incrcments
in order that the regiments may main
tain their proper efficiency in capabsl-
ity and numbers. Officers AND men
hated TO be separated. but accepted the
order with the best of spirit. rcaliz-
ing that 1t was for the good OF the
cause.
Pennsylvania regiments. the Three
Hundred and Nineteenth and Three
Hundred and Twentieth lnfantr!es
have been particularly hard hit by the
withdrawal from their commands OF
cent OF tho electricians vino were in
the enlisted personnel at the camp
were former employees Of the west
inGhcuSc Company and were mem bers
OF the Pennsylvania regime ntc These
and other skilled workrcn have been
transferred in small numbers. but at
frequent intervals. to the regular army
and to other cantonmcnts that were in
need Of skilled workmcn. The ma
jority Of the men that were sent from
here 10 tho National Guard came from
the Pennsylvania selcctmcn.
Four hundred and seventy Austrians
were recently Withdrawn from active
service from The Three Hundred and
Nineteenth Infantry. Now tho ncccs-
sary withdrawal OF the propor;ionate
part from these regiments for tho reg
ular army will reduce the ENLISTED per-
sonnet to approximately o,2oo mcn.
NIRGINIA'S FIRST QUOTA
NOW PRACTICALLY COMPLETE
Nirgin!a's quota for the National
Army on the first draft is practically
complete. Less than seventy-five men
arc due by tho local boards of tho
State. This is quite Il contrast 10 the
status OF the boards from Pennsylvania
and West Virginia Seven thousand
men are ye. due from PENNSYLVANIA
and 1000 from West Virginia.
Aus;r.ans who were recently with
drawn from their commands and as
signed to the depot brigade arc con-
struct.ng concrete roads through the
camp Other members OF the National
Army will aid in the work. Tie men
VIII uorl in shifts OF eight hours each. |
and the work will be continuous night
and day until the roads arc completed
There arc two roads under construction
ono viii be built through the nrtillerY |
reg 'mcnts. parallciiEs the Hopewe!l
y,rh. IL
diagonal direction. through tho infan- |
try regiments and depot brigade to a
point Within TWO miles Of Prince |,
George Courthouse.
Captain Alexander Cronl;h::e son Of !
ajor-General Adelbcrt Cronkhte. Of
the E!@htieth Division. has recently |
h""n assigned to duty at Camp Lee |
Captain Cronkhite is West Point |
graduate and. prior TO his transfer here !
was stationed at Washington Barracks. |
Washington. H. G.
APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS
or MEN ARE ANNOUNCED !
The following nonoommissioned Of.
hcfrs have been appointed in the Head
Quarters Company. Three Hundred aud |
Sey"nteenth Infantry:
To hH ScrGcants.- L.rtridSc |
Frederick Whitehead. Alonzo Monday.
clarence u. SlaubauGh. william L..
hisGS. Joseph x. Grill and William II. |
Inucll.
I" DC corporais, hcndauarterg COM
p"n| james l.. Sexton. john II. Adam. |
Thomas s. EurgGs". T. j. Johnson |
I"n2s \. lcarcy. Herbert W. Rudlsil |
and William w. Berry. Company l.
Hoy, !" Rhodes and William Il. Sic
bury
INC hostess house was the meeting |
pi"'c OF numbers or women and SOL |
va" hostess. and her associates were |
present during the entire day. The |
nous" Is in need of rugs. tables books. |
mar" and other comforts OF Il rest |
room. AID Mrs. Eddy appealed 10 the |
Women or i;ichmond for aid. Tho war
council OF the y. w. &. y. presented and |
partially equipped the building Five
hundred dollars Is needed
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