Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-19
GROUND IS INSPECTED
FOR NEW CAMP RANGES
General Cronkltite and Officers Sc
lect Sites for Additions to
Training Ground.
READY FOR SECOND QUOTA
Men Reporting To-Day Will BE Ham
died rs Were First SoldicrS-Wiil
he Assigned to Duty According to
Results of Stringent Tests.
READY FOR SECOND QUOTA
From STAFF correspondent. ]


CAMP LEE. VA. September lS.--
While officers of the various units OF
the cantonmcnt were busy to-day
smoothing out the machinery for the
reception Of the National Army men.
who are TO be received at Camp Leo
Tomorrow, Ma ajur- General Adclbcrt
Cronkhite. commanding the EiEhtieth
Division. in company with several OF
the commanding officers of the bri-
Eades. this morning went over ground
adjacent and laying nearby the camp
for the purpose Of locating an artillery
and machine-gun range. This was done
pursuant TO the recent authorization
of an additional expenditure of $1,000
ooe to afford training facilities for the
men of this division yet to be as
sembled here.
No decision was reached by General
Cronkhite as to where the range would
be located. Considerable ground will
be needed. and II Is known that de-
sirable sites were found by the officers
The training OF the artillery units at
the cantonment will he on an exten-
sive scale. and General Cronkhite Is
determined on securing the best avail
able location for the range 1T has de-
vcloped that there are several thousa I'D
acres of ground Included in that
originally secured for the camp by
the government which can he used for
the range. If satisfactory arrangements
are not made for ground In the vicinity
OF the cantonment visited to-day by
the officers
The range viii! Of necessity he OF
considerable size. An OF the National
assigned To the field ..rtillery These
will consis, Of three regiments. Of six
batteries each. In edition. each in
fantry regiment will have it's machine
sun company. and there are four such
regiments in the camp.
At 1880 o'clock tomorrow morning
the officers detailed to receive the Ma
tional Army mon as they arrive at the
camp Will take their places. Two de-
tails will be on duty at the camp, and
others will he In Petersburg at both
railroad stations and still others in
Richmond. Nothing has been over
looked by Colonel Waldron the chief
OF staT. that viii insure perfect han
ding Of tho mon. The officers in Rich
mond and Petersburg Will be in con-
stant communicated with the camp.
IN order that advance Information re-
SardinE arrivals may he given.
EVERYTHING PRIMED FOR
RECEIPT or SECOND QUOTA
To-day in all of tue regiments ra
tions and other necessities for the men
were issued and. from the commanding
officers down TO the no. CONS. every
thing was primcd 10 receive thA new
men Th" exact procedure used for
handling the first quota will he fol-
lowed aud the officers know Just what
TO do. The officers IT, charge II mus
tcrins the men into the service Of the
government held conferences to-day at
which their work was thoroughly dis
cussed The mastering N OF the men is
one of the largest TENS incident to
their receipt.
preparations have been made that
VIII make ii possible to receive and
care Tor the men any hour Of the day
or night. Lieutenant Colonel T. L.
HUNT division judge advocate, will
nav" supervision OF all arrangements
in Petersburg. Quartcrmastcr trucks
ana ambulanccs of the camp will meet
the trains in Petersburg and bring the
men to the cantonment. Those arriv-
ing at the camp railroad station will
be marched TO headquarters aud there
registered. II is estimated that more
than 5000 men will hn received to-
morrow. II will take five days. at
least. for the entire second quota Of
1900 to reach the cantonmcmt
While General Cronkhite has not
been officially notified. it was reported
to-day that the depot brigade here win
be doubled by sending troops from
other camps TO this cantonment This
would indicate that Camp Lee has been
designated as point for ira ininE men
To fill the depleted ranks of divisions
ether than the Eightieth. which is
being made up here. The depot brig ade
is being organized for the purpose OF
constantly preparing men for service
abroad and sending them over as fast
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