Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
CAMP LEE NOW HAS
$500 NEW RECRUITS
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Lieutenant S. +. Jackson Second Lieu
tenants Frederick Frantz, G. a. Barry,
E. l.. Burrell and p. w. Freeman.
Company (partially flied)-Captain
c. ]. Gill. Captain G. c. Remington;
First Lieutenants Harlan Frye. Tooney
wervynski; Second Lieutenan,s Robert
]. Franklin. C. 8. Alderman. John r.
Henson and r. ]. -Alfread.
In 3ls TO which the part OF the
Richmond quota not detailed 10 d.
visional headquarters troop have been
assigned. has officers: Company A.
Captain c. (. Goldsmith; First Lieuten-
ant Mcbride; Second Lieutenanrs Nc
Wayne, Diron and Grub. Company
ECapta;n e H Little; First Lieu
tenant Seubaue-: Second Lieuteuants
Nugen, and Cl-ich. Company I (par-
TALLY flled)-captaia Robert Powell;
Lieutenant Handy; Second Lieuteaan,s
Crane and Clemmer.
To assist n whipping the recruits
into shape. about $50 nonco1lulissioned
officers from .he regular army arrived
noncommissioned officers al Fort Og!e-
thorpe, Ga. They were distributed
among the different regiments. and in
the afternoon had the rockies out
learning the rudinlents OF being SOL
diers.
And the rockies didn't look as spick
and span as they did upon their ar
rival Shoes were covered with mud.
coats had been discarded and they
:. Were going through the evo!ut!ons in
their shirt sleeves.
Uniforms for the men have not all
arrived. Some however. have come,
! and the men were being fitted Tor
; them. Colonel Bryant H. Wells. COM
mand!aS' the, Three Hundred and
EighieeiSh Regiment. said he hoped
, 10 have all. his men in uniform by to-
night.
STRAGGLERS ARE STILL
ARRIVING AT CAMP
Among the Virginia stragglers were
, four men who arrived yesterday after
I noon from one Of the Southwestern
counties They said they had only had
= their hearts and lungs examined when
the physical examination was made by
the local board. One OF them said his
eyes hurt him when he did clerical
work and his back hurt him when he
did any other kind of work. Another
SAID his chest was caved in. Another
hernia
(, One rookie who came from the noun.
tains OF Virginia could not write his
name.
One local board sent in the cards Of
both white and colored recruits. As
the man IN charge Of The recruit SQUAD
presented his papers 10 the mastering
oflcer. he said: They've got me dow
Z, mere as Caucasian l won't st1nt
= it'u- say I'm white"
Inc storm OF Thursday night was :
severe test on the water-tightness OF
49,, the barracks. and most of them ken,
out the rain. Fortunately. no larg,
body of recruits arrived duriro r.,
',hVe were caught in II. The wind. how
ever. blew down the Y ". c. A ten,
injured. no
The deluge nevertheless was wei
y coined by the men, who made haste :,
take of their clothes and rush out int,
IL Tor baths For the water sunni,
stot Camp Lee is not yet in workin,
.sorder When the men want 10 wasi
,,.s SHAVE they go to the bitches an,
-[rvuiets that trickle through the cam
What water supply there is a, nrnsa,
mas 10 be forced through wooden nina.
ana when the pressure is increased =
the point necessary to supply the WIZ
camp. some part of the wooden pip,n,
promptly bursts. throwing tina, na y
ticular section Of the waterwnrks 'a a.,
OF commission. II is feared ~, ~
o,'culty VIII not be erad!cated uni;
All the wooden pipes are torn IN a..
IRON ones laid in their places.
~CoLoRED TROOPS ARE
EXPECTED oS SEPTEMBER J,
inc co!ored recruits drafted will M
oe cent 10 Camp Lee until the secon
quota arrives. on September 10 m.
VIII ~,sio men be assigned to the FRS, Pro
Nislonai Regiment. Quartered in ~
southern section OF the camp.
In about fortnight visiting d,v
Wiii pc established. These will prob
ABLY be On Wednesday and Sn.nrSa
afternoons and on Sunday The rookie
s., t DC aliowed vacations" on wednes
Gay afternoons and from Saturdav a,
ternooh until Monday morning.
20 far. only about dozen men hav
'becn rejected by the surgeons. Thes
men VIII be allowed mileage a, ~
rate OF l-2 cents mile from the poir
re,ection-which is Camp Let
tho place at which they were ord.re
70 report to their local boards. The