The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18
Petersburg
Cantonmcnt Camp Discussed At
Dinner.

Cantonmcnt Camp Discussed At
Dinner.
Petersburg. Va, June iii ohm L.
Vaughan, returning from Washington
last evening, where he attended a final
conference yesterday in the office OF
the chief of staff of the army. regard
ing the establishment of the canton
ment camp at fakemont, rendered a
dinner at the Hotel Petersburg to the
Rev. Father Haier, w. B. McIlwaine,
Samuel Nicholson, Richard Epps. II.
s. Seward, S. w. thinner. l.. A. Rosen-
stock, Captain T. F. Heath, John e.
Harveil. r. p. Jones. William NJ. Mar
tin, Robert Cabaniss and NJ. A. Finn.
During the evening Mr.. Vaughan
went freely into the matter OF the
Lakemont cantonment camp. explain
ing at length the many difficulties en-
countered in securing the camp for
Petersburg and setting at rest any
fears on the part of the public as to
the establishment OF the camp here.
Boy Scents Leave For Farm Work.
Scout Executive John G.. Norsk and
the Advance guard Of Petersburg coun-
Gil Boy Scouts, who have volunteered
to GO to the Eastern Shore for several
weeks to aid the farmers there in saw
ing their potatoes and other perish
able crops. left here at BIS this after
mum IOT 1NOT1Otk. 1 ne advance party
consisted of Executive Norsk, G.. H.
Bowman. Jr.. William Reilly. Jr.. w
Y. Burge, Jr., Aubrey Andrews. Earl
Andrews and Expert Cook Ernest
Jones. The party viii arrive in camp
on the Eastern Shore tomorrow morn
ing and will proceed to prepare the
camp for the other boys. NUMBERING
about seventy, who will leave here
Thursday afternoon. Executive Norsk
will return Tuesday night to arrange
transportation for the remainder of
the party.
Prohibition Nioiator Arrested II
Quarts Captured.
Patrolman James NJ. Stewart placed
under arrest early this morning at the
Union station. r. L. Gray, claiming
to he a resident of Suffolk. charged
with violating the prohibition law.
Gray arrived here on an early train
from Washington over the Atlantic
Coast Line railway. His actions as
we'll as his suitcase attracted the at
tcntion of Patrolman Stewart. Gray
was arrested and upon examination of
his suitcase. it was found to contain
fourteen quarts and one pint of whis-
key He is being held pending grand
jury action.
/. Burglars Scared OF BY Patrolman.
An attempt to hurglarize the safe OF
the Woolworth Five and Ten Cent
store by two or probably three men
about 3 o clock this morning was frus-
trated by Patrolman Kns. The men
had gained entrance to The Building
through side window in tho tear
They were detected by OfiCey King
just as they pulled down the shades
over the glass doors and switched off
the electric lights. Tie officer 'phoned
for assistance and Patrolmen Cameron
and Pulley were dispatched to aid in
the arrest of the men. Patrolman
King directed his assistants to the rear
of the building through the Nirginian
theater. and returned himself TO the
front of the building TO learn that the
men had heard the alarm and made
good their escape through the front
door, leaving behind them a new
twelve pound sledge hammer. wit h
which they hoped to effect an entrance
to the safe. The men have thus far
eIuded arrest
Nine Scouts awarded Service Badges.
| Executive Norsk. OF Petersburg
council, Boy Scouts of America. has
announced the following boys as VIM