Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-26
RIFLES ARE ISSUED
TO CAMP LEE TROOPS
Krag Type Being Used for Training,
but Fighting Will BE Done
With Springfields.
ALTER PLANS FOR NEXT CALL
Only 90 Per Cent Will Be Sum-
monsed as Third Quota-No Ne
groes Includcd-Cantonme Pop
ulation Now 2O,85O.
ALTER PLANS FOR NEXT CALL
tFrom a Staff Correspondent. ]


CAMP LEE. VA. September 25.-The
second step in the military instruction
Of the National Army men of the
Eightieth Division who are under
training at Camp Lee was prepared
for tonight when the division quar-
termaster issued rifles to the infantry
commands in the cantonmcnt These
arms Will he used for training only,
and are of the Krag type. When the
troops are sent abroad they will be
supplied with the Springfield rifles, 1t
was stated.
Machine guns and artillery pieces
which will be used for training the
men assigned to those branches will
be received at the camp in short
time, when they will be Issued In
no case viii the ordnance be sufficient
to furnish each infantryman with
rifle. or the machine-gun compa nies
or artillery batteries with full equip
ment. Juat enough will be distributed
az will enable each command to receive
NEEDED preliminary instruction in the
handling OF arms and field pieces
Up to this time the training has
been without arms. the drills being
confined to the rudiments OF military
practices. Such rapid progress has
been made with this that ii was de-
cided to take up training with arms
at once. Beginning tomorrow morn
ing. the infantry regiments will be
seen on the parade grounds for the
first time going through their PAGES
with rifles. From now on the instruc
ton Of the men will be pushed viEor-
ously
WILL ISSUE UNIFORMS
ON THURSDAY MORNING
1t was also announced to-day that
on Thursday morning clothing will be
issued to the men. and within few
days all of them will be completely
uniformed. The work of getting the
men into the regulation army dress
VIII be carried through on exactly the
same line as was that of the first 5
per cent quota, and will be accom-
plished in comparatively as short a
time The quartermaster has ample
clothing for all of the men, and, except
In cases where a man is difficult to fit.
there will be no delays in giving each
man his complete supply.
few stragglers from Virginia and
ance to-day. but the bulk of the sew.
eral hundred men who are yet due
nave not as yet been heard from. Even
Hopewell, which is the nearest point
TO the camp from which men are due.
mas not sent In its complete quota. 1t
is believed that the remainder of the
men will arrive at the camp in broken
numbers, and II will be several days
before all of them reach here.
Colonel Waldron, the chief of STAFF.
announced this afternoon that he had
been notified that only 90 per cent OF
the selected men will be started to the
camp on October 3. It was originally
stated that 40 per cent would be got
Ten under way at that time, but this
mas recently been changed There Is
no intimation when the fourth quota
VIII be ordered to report In the 20
per cent to be received next month,
none OF them will be negroes.
PLANS ARE ADOPTED
FOR HOSTESS HOUSE
Flans were adopted to-day by the
| camp administration for the Hostess
House. which will be erected here for
the wives. mothers and sweethearts of
the enlisted man swho come to visit
them. The building is being provided
by the Young Women's Christian AS
sociation, and has been assigned To-
cation near the big auditorium of the
Young Mems Christian Association,
which is now under construction The
knights of Columbus building is also
being erected rapidly, and will be
ready for occupancy in a short time.
Within few weeks the recreational
features of the camp will be in full
| swing.
The Hostess House will be used as
| a meeting place for the men and their
relatives and friends. and will have
every convenience for the comfort of
the visitors. The building will be
equipped with large tea room, q
iounging room. reading and writing
| rooms and will be encircled by broad
porch. Representatives Of the Y. w.
c. A. will he in charge.
Each regiment In the cantonment Is
| supplied with Y. VI C. y. building
| F (COntinued on Seventh Pare \ FEI9--