The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-13
Uniforms ISSUED
TO CAMP Lee MEN
Drilling ON Extensive Scale Keeps
Recruits Busy When They Arc
Not studying Manuals.
ENORMOUS SUPPLIES ON HAND
General Cronkhitc Pleased With What
He finds on Tour of Inspection
Appoints Headquarters stan.

Especial TO The Richmond Virginian.l
Petersburg, Va. Sept. 12.-More
than half of the 2.s4o men Of the
first Increment, or per cent or
dered to report at Camp Lee on Sep
femher 9Th. have been supplied WITH
their uniforms and other equipment
and today preparations were under
way for eQuipptng the second mere
rnent Of 1880 men who will begin
arriving on next Wednesday.
TODAY at numerous points about
the camp the men had been divided
into squads and We're being put
through regulation drills. First in
structions for the men were given al
the company barracks and then the
men were taken out 10 cleared space
near headquarters where room is al
forfed for drilling on more extern
sive scale
An their drills today the boys APP
reared 10 tie vieing one with anotneF
10 make the best appearance possible
and to prepare themselves FOR non
somn issioned ranks. Not being used
to strenuous exercise they were pam
ly anxious for rest periods curing tue
drills and though the weather was
eonl each Young soldier would reach
for his pocket handkerchief iamedl-
ately upon rest beng called 10 wipe
away the beads Of perspiration, "hich
had brought to their hrows.
the hot sun and strenuous exercise
Major General Adclbert Cronkhite,
commanding officer. has announced
the permanent STAFF foc the eighteenth
division OF the national army Whleh
will be trained at Camp Lee, as tol-
lows:
Aid-Captafn Thomas 4. Terry,
coast artillery corps.
CHIEF OF Lieutenant Colonel
William Fl Waldron. infantry nation
al army,
Lynch. national army
a6iutant-Ma3or John b. Barnes.
infantry, national army.
Assistant, ad3utant--Cap plain David
oKeefe. infantry. national army
rnspector--Major Albert 6, Gooo~
wyn. infantry, national army,
Souarterna aster--Colonel Edward A
E,tnrges. field artillery. national army
,,rgeon--IAeutenaut- Thorn
as r. Rhodes. medical corps, United
Assistant surgeon--Mator Henry p.
carter. medical corps, United states
Judge acknowledgements Colonel
irwin /. Hunt, judge advocate gen.
erals department
ordnance officer Major Quinn
GRAY seId artillery. national army
sSc,aI officer, tActing} FIRST Lieu
tenant Fred " Wright, signal reserve
corps. Gu,
Engineer-Coionei George r. Spaul-
ding. engineer corps, national army
pest exchange oficer--Ca plain Har-
vev n. Hughes, quartermaster reserve
corps, -.
,Es,zstaysai .x,ronkhIte, folloNina. 3. trip
of inspection over the cantonment, ac-
commanded By Colonel w. II. Waldron.
chief of STAFF, Colonel T. u. Rhodes
rhief surgeon. and Major II c Car
ter chief sanitary officer, has passed
onon and pronounced conditions At
the cantonn7ent entirely satisfactory
or,pliuaenting especially the progress
IN the completion Of the camp.
~ Cauta!n r. 3. Hewitt, camp quar-
terneaNter, Is one of rye busiest men
at the camp. A force OF $50 men is
assisting him in the large stofsEe
warehouses piled high with the equip
,nent and numerous supplies for the
v,er Food stuffs and wearahles
crowded into the store room would
not oni, stagger smaller merchants
b,,f ts sufficient to shock the magma
ton of buyer for the larger Whote-
sale houses Of Virginia. Every heSea-
.~arv article Of clothing is now In stor-
age not only for thc 2,s0o men al the
camp but for the 1880 VINO wal De
gin arriving next "Wednesday Each
NAV will. receive two pairs OF
'hrsecnes one hal and cord, one pair
az lerg4ns, two shirts four suits o.
underwear four pairs of socks AND
one palr Of shoes, for which he must
sign a receipt specifying that each ar
tiele is TO be used by the soldier bui
not to be given away
The stores which have been com
uleted at the camp, are sufnclent &c
provide supplies for 10000 men lot
a period OF three ToTtf1E sr7ct C'1rfT7eF7
goods, -four, sugar, cured nam anc
other food stuffs are arriving By th'
carloads The roads all through the
camp are being put into excellent con
aitscn by the use Of large scraper'
drawn by six mules 1900
Members of the 3I7th and SlStl
regiments were today being yacclnat
ed and lnoculated with typhoid Sc
rum. The typhoid incubation in
wolves three injections and eNtend
over a period OF three days,
The long lines of recruits executing
oescers on a broad stretch Of ope'
field north and south of division head
quarters are attractive and Inspiring
and according TO the officers IN
drafted men differ materially IRON
Ordinary enlisted men through thel
study OF the manual and other tex
books upon retirement TO their par
racks.
batter Of SIX three-lnch fell
nieces has reached the camp and
parked near the quarters Of the Sf4tl
field artillery battery Of trencl
rnortars. pieces used for throwin
bombs al close quarters. has reache'
the camp but is not on exhibition.
Target practice viii be commence
ON the rife ard machine gun range
in the near future.
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