Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-04
FIRST DAYS ARRIVALS
At CAMP LEE ONLY 1923
or These, Virginia Sends 124, While
West Virginia Contributes
Five.
ALL ARE PROMPTLY HANDLED
Expected That Entire 20 Per Cent
Will BE in Cantonment Within Pre-
scribed Four Days-Soldicrs Come
to Fair on Thursday.
ALL ARE PROMPTLY HANDLED
[From a Stan correspondcnt.1

lFrom STAN Correspondent
CAMP LEE. VA. October s-only
l2e National Army men arrived at the
camp to-day of the third quota OF 90
per cent which began mobilizing this
morning. or the total received. 1924
arc from Virginia. the remaining five
coming here from West Virginia. The
first day OF the movement Of troops
always brings in small number OF
men. due to the fact that they do not
entrain until various hours of the day
and do not reach camp until the second
and third day of the movement
Men arriving here to-day from vir-
ginia were as follows: from Norfolk
city. Division No, 2. S; Patrick County,
20; Richmond city. Division No. /, Q,
and Division No. 3. s; Russell County.
aa: Loudoun. %: Pittsylvania, IL. and
Henry. 16: West Virginia. Brook
County. 2. and Marshall, 3. The Vir
gin!ans were assigned to the Three
Hundred and Seventeenth and Three
Hundred and Eighteenth Regiments,
while the West Virginians went to the
Three Hundred and Fourteenth field
artillery.
On account OF the small number Of
men arriving at the camp. they were
promptly handled by the mastering
oHcers. Medical examiners were on
hand, and lost no time In putting the
men through, while the officers who
TOOK them into the Federal service
were equally rapid Notwithstanding
the small number of men arriving to-
day, II is believed the entire 90 per cent
Will be at the cantonmcnt within the
prescribed time of four days
CAMP IS VISITED
BY FRENCH OFFICER
Camp Lee was visited to-day by
Lieutenant Colonel Reille of the
French army. This officer is a member
OF the field artillery commission, which
Is composed of officers who will be dis
tributed through the sixteen canton
men,s in the country for the purpose
OF advising with the American officers
in training the artillery units. Colonel
Reille will remain here until to-mor-
row. when he will go to Washington.
He is being entertained by General
Cronkhite.
On the arrival of the French officer
this afternoon. he was joined by Major
Charles Sweeney. who was an officer
gether with Captain Dobie, aid to Cen
eral Cronkhite. the trio called on Cen
erai Heiner, commanding officer of the
field artillery in training here. Later
Colonel Reille made tour over the
cantonment with Captain Dobie.
1t is believed that Colonel Reille will
be one of the French army officers who
will be assigned to Camp Lee when
the artillery instruction reaches
more advanced stage. He has been
on tour to camps in the South, COM
ing to Camp Lee from Spartanburg.
S. c.. where he visited the National
Army cantonment.
THURSDAY "CAMP LEE DAYn
AT VIRGINIA STATE FAIR
1t was announced to-day that Thurs
day. October 10, had been selected as
the day when the battalion Of troops
here will be sent to the Virginia State
Fair. The best-drilled company from
each of tho four artillery regiments in
the company will enjoy the trip, and
a review will be held In few days
when the commands will be selected.
Company +. known hero as the Rich
mond company because 1t is composed
almost entirely of boys from the capt.
tai. are on their toes in an effort to
prove the most worthy to represent
the Three Hundred and Eighteenth
Regiment at the fair. Captain John
Crum, in command of the company, la
working to have the men mako a good
showing when the review Is held.
COMPANIES SUBSCRIBE
TO LIBERTY LOAN
Three companies of the Three Hun
dred and Eighteenth Regiment practi-
cally started the Liberty loan cam
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