Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-25
EXPERIENCED OFFICERS
FOR RICHMOND TROOPS
Men Commanding Local Boys at
Camp Lee See Service I'm
Many Wars.
MANY NATIONALITIES THERE
Poles Are Numerous, but Hindu and
Chfnaman Are Among Latest Ar
rivals-Sitteriing to Help With
Athletics.
MANY NATIoNALITIEs THERE
[From a Stan correspondent.7

lFrom Stan Corr espondentl
CAMP LEE, VA, September "a
With less than $40 men to arrive. the
second quota OF 40 per cent Of National
Army men. numbering about 1900,
for the Eightieth Division are safely
within Camp Lee. and in a short time
will be we'll on their way in instruc-
tion which will Mt them to take their
places In the American forces abroad
To-day approximately 2,o30 men
reached the cantonment, and the re-
mainder due Will be stragglers from
the three States comprising this divi-
sion, About 1854 selected men have
been received at Camp Lee since last
Wednesday,.
Notwithstanding the rush incident
to the receipt Of the men. to the large
number which have arrived at the
camp and the many perplexing de-
tails which have arisen, tonight the
major portion of those received have
passed through the hands Of the mus
tering officers. and many of them
have already been instructed in the
rudiments of military life. So COM
pletely and smoothly has the vast
machinery for handling, the mon
worked that even the officers are sur
prised at the facilit- with which 1T
has all been accomplished.
Virginia was only slightly repre-
sented to-day in the men received,
seventy-two putting in their appear
ance. These came from HopeweN.
which city. it appears. kept it's men
until the last moment. II under
stood that this number is only half
of the total 1t is expected to send
The remainder may be sent to the
camp tomorrow. The Hopewell men
were assigned to the, machine-gun
battalion on account of their famil-
iarity with machinery, It having de-
veloped that the majority OF them
are machinists of long experience.
The County of Buckingham has not
yet had its quota arrive. and there
was no Indication tonight as to tho
probable time of it's arrival.
Both West Virginia and Pennsyl-
vana had substantial quotas to reach
the camp to-day, the former sendin:
sos. the latter 1,263. or the West Vir-
ginians, 555 were assigned to the
Three Hundred and Fifteenth Reg
iment of Field Artillery. and 345 were
placed into the Three Hundred and
Thirteenth. The Pennsylvanans were
assigned as follows: TO the Three Hun
dred and Twentieth Infantry. 471 men;
Sixth Training Battalion. 191. and
Fourth Training Battalion, sol.
HINDU AND CHINAMAN
NOW SOLDIERS AT CAMP
While men from West Virginia and
Pennsylvania have been of various
natitonalities. many Of them being
Poles, all of them Of fine physique.
and excellent material for soldiers. a
Hindu to-day put in his appearance.
The man is extremely dark and, when
he was discovered by the captain of
the company which he had been as
signed. the advice of the chief mus
terinE officer was secured as to whether
the man was acceptable. Colonel
Lee ruled that he was, and the only
Hindu in Camp Lee, accordingly took
his place alongside men from other
nations. The man is of good educa-
ton, having received. 1t is said, COL
lege training. IT developed to-day
that there is one Chinaman in camp.
quota from Norfolk.
iaStiSdiy VI tnS COtT1du0S III
the cantonment have been filled to the
minimum strength and mustered In.
Even the training battalions have about
their full number. With some of the
regiments the headquarters, supply and
machine gun companies have not been
completed, but this will be done in a
day or two.
Colonel James M. Love. Jr.. is con-
ducting the muster Of the men from the
Eastern section of Virginia, and he has
built up mastering organization that
works perfectly. All of the men pass
Ing through his hands are for the
Three Hundred and Eighteenth Regi-
ment. Colonel Wells commands the
regiment, and Captain S. j. Raymond
Is adjutant. The Three Hundred and
Seventeenth Regiment, composed OF
men from the western section Of the
State, also Is making rapid progress
with mastering in the men. 1t is un-
derstood that the regiments will be
issued their clothing tomorrow, and
CONTINUED on Second PaEe.)