Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-16
VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN
PLANNED IN CAMP LEE
Officers and Men Are Preparing for
Final Drive for Sale OF
Liberty Bonds.
SUBSCRIPTIONS NOW $500, 600
Wonderful Spirit OF Rivalry Shown
by Soldiers in Lending Their
Money to Government-Annou
mcnt Of Amounts OF Commands.
IFrom a STAFF Correspondent

CAMP LEE. VA, October 15.-The
final days for the sale of Liberty bonds
will see vigorous campaign conducted
among the officers and men Of the can
tonment. the results of which, il is be-
lievcd. Will be far beyond the hopes or
expectations Of the officials here
Every man will have the loan brought
to his attention and explained in de-
tail. and it is believed that Camp Lee
will occupy prominent place among
the encampments Of the country when
the totals of the subscriptions are made
public.
Nothing will be overlook ed in making
the idea OF the Liberty loan clear to
all Of the men OF this division. So far
I the spirit shown among the troops in
purchasing the bonds has been admir-
able, and once they understand the ad-
vantage their personal interest in the
loan will be to the country. and to
themselves as well, officers are con-
fident that the men Will make a record
for the division that will be known
further than the limits OF the canton
ment, or even the State.
TOTAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
MORE THAN s5OO,OOO
Already the total subscript ions 10 the
Liberty loan totals in excess of $780,
| GOO. The spirit shown among the men
who have subscribed and their willing
ness in lending their money to the gov
crnment has evoked commendation
from the officers. In the Three Hun
dred and Seventeenth Regiment espe-
cially has n record been made that
will stand as an admirable example
to commands. not only of this division,
hut of all the cantonments.
To-day Captain G. II. II. Emory. ad-
jutant of the Three Hundred and
Twentieth Infantry, and Second Lieu
tenant Charles NJ. Jones. OF the Three
Hundred and Seventeenth. were put in
active charge of the Liberty loan cam
paign in the camp. These officers will
map out a program for the next week
that will bring forcibly to the atten-
tion Of every man OF the camp just
why the Eightieth Division must make
the campaign here It's first victory over
the Germans.
The Three Hundred and Seventeenth
Infantry of Virginia leads the score to-
day with slGO,05o subscribed. with the
Three Hundred and Twentieth Regi-
ment of Pennsylvania. following sec
ond. with "a total of S9l.95o. In the
| former regiment the per capita rate Is
s4aSa or nearly bond for each man
i'm the command. The officers have
! centcred their attentions on the sue
| cess Of the loan in their regiment, CIV
ing frequent talks to the men and GO
inc into the matter individually. Great
competition was developed between
companies and battalions. and the
troops were eager in their desire to
subscribe to the loan when the real
sieni,icancc was clear to them. In the
Three Hundred and Seventeenth Reg
! iment there are no large subscriptions.
tho total representing a widespread in
tercs. in the bonds.
| The score for the camp AS announced
! to-day is as follows:
! Three Hundred and Seventeenth.
/ sl6O,o50 per capita. Si9.S2.
I Three Hundred and Twentieth. SOL
! 500: per capita, $29.36.
| Depot brigade. s62lo0; per capita
slS2?.
! Three Hundred and Nineteenth In
| fantry. s52.S5O; per capita. s16.7G.
/ Three Hundred and Eighteenth In
/ fantry. s50.300: per capita. s22.20.
Three Hundred and Fifth Engineers,
! 1850; per capita. s27.24.
Three Hundred and Fourteenth Field
Artillery. s2a.560; per capita. s2o.4o.
! Three hundred and Thirteenth Field
Artillery. s22.25o; per capita. 1857.
! Three Hundred and Fifteenth Artil-
lcry. $20.450; per capita. sl2.20.
| Three hundred and Fifth Trench
| Mortar Battery, sli.l0O; per capita
| S77.90.
Three hundred and Thirteenth Ma
chino Gun Battalion. $500; per capita
SlO.53.
| Three hundred and Fifteenth Ma
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