The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-19
CAMP Lee To HAVE
GREAT RANGE FOR
ARTILLERY PRACTICE
Five housand-Acre Site to Be Utilized
In Playing War Game With
Heavy Guns.
COST OF PROJECT Is
ESTIMATED AT 81 200, 900
First Edition of Camp Newspaper to
Appear Saturday-Effects of Recent
Heavy Rains Disappear Promptly,
Due to Good Drainage
(By stan Correspondent. :,

Camp Lee, Sept. 1s.-Provision for
practice in trench warfare and light
and heavy artillery at Camp Lee has
been made by practically determining
the location of 5,oo0-acre artillery
range near this city. Announcement
of this was made today, though par
ticulars OF the location are not as
yet disclosed. to prevent imitation Of
values where purchases of land will
ultimately be made
The artillery practice win include
the barrage fire. a term borrowed
from the French and signifying in a
word the simultaneous aiming and
aFfHas 81 sFeat-nttffsh Der Of pieces,
TO the end that the projectiles rising
to a height previously calculated will
fall on or about line a certain dis
lance in front OF advancing infantry
The object is to protect the attackers
from the men in the front line of
the enemys trenches, and the falling
of shells forming as they do a shield
of explosives are sometimes called
collectively curtain of fire.
Two million dollars is the estimates
cost of the buildings and improve
ments involved by the establishment
OF the range. Employment will be
given TO several hundred men and
quarters will be arranged for several
regiments Of artillery. There with be
a storehouse for munitions.
Area Four Miles Long and Mile Wide
1t was stated by the officers who
have the matter directly in charge
that the area of land purchased will
be approximately four miles long and
a mile wide. A further and detailed
description OF the project will be given
out within a few DAYS
The effects of the heavy rains of
this week and last have almost disap-
peared a t Camp Lee. so porous and easy
of drainage is the soil AL, the com
panies were going through routine
drill today without difficulty such as
would have been encountered from
mud. At a conference OF the officers
recently the project was preached of
building a cement roadway entirely
through the camp which, with the
matchmaking of the present roads.
would give excellent means of commu-
nication in all weathers.
Camp Newspaper launched.
The camp newspaper has been offi-
cially launched on its career. The first
issue will appear next Saturday, tho
22nd. and from the personnel of its
board of management and Its tenn
porsry STAFF. promises to be
thoroughly popular and high-class ne
dunn for Tire dissemination of all the
news OF the cantonment. The official
statement of those who will direct the
policies of the paper which will chroni-
Gle the events of Camp Lee. is as fol-
lows: Board of managers. Lieutenant
Colonel J. L. Hant, division Judge adj
vocate: Major A. G. Goodwin, division
Inspector: Captain Fl. II. Hughes. Tenn
porary stan, Managing editor, l. B..
Kivinski. second lieutenant 32oth In
fantry; business manager. " n Weiss
olatt, second lieutenant 32oth infantry:
assistant. L. L. Cchpoerh1r 1tui eli
supply Officer.
Reception to Omeers.
4 rsesDtion was Elysn at Grace