Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-06
CAMP LEE FIRE FORCE
AIDED BY R|CHMONDERs
Six Draftics From This City TO Play
Big Part in Protecting
Cantonmcnt
STORM DRIVES MEN INDOORS
Wind and Rain Sweep Training
Grounds-No Damage or Injuries
hcportcd-S end Two Virginia
Companies to Fair.
STORM DRIVES MEN INDOORS
[From STAFF corrcsnondentl

CAMP LEE. VA. October Six
Richmond men will play large part
in the organization to be perfected here
by Lieutenant ntColonel James Justice
for protecting the camp from fire
They were appointed to-day members
Of the camp fire department and de-
;ached from the companies to which
they were assigned on their arrival at
the cantonment The men are Frank
kanary. Of Company l.: a. l.. Lewis.
Company Al Paul LaTouche, Jr, Com
pany b; Frank r.. Robinson. Company
+. and w. ii. Collett. Company q, all
OF the Three Hundred and Eighteenth
Regiment
Colonel Justice picked the men for
duty with the fire department on ac-
count of their previous service as fire
lighters before coming to Camp Lee.
In all fifteen men were named, bein 4
appointed from the Pennsylvania infan-
try regiments. field artillery and train
ing battalions. Around the men named
to-day the entire fire fighting organ
izatiOn at the camp will be formed.
Three iirs;-class and three regular ser
Geants VIII be named later, and il is
highly probable that Richmond men
will land some Of these appointments.
The pay for first-class serSeant will
bc s5l. and that Of regular sergeant
si4. A fire chief will be commissioned
by the War Department with the rank
of first lieutenant.
About 1,23S men from Pennsylvania.
West Virginia and Virginia reached
hero to-day, sol coming from the Key
stone State. 3l9 from West Virginia
and IFS from Virginia. The counties
sending quotas to-day from this State
were: Amelia, ]; Amherst. S; Appomat-
tox. Is; Augusta. !; Montgomery. IS;
Caroline. 3; Clark. &, and Dinwiddie. IL.
LATENEsS WORKING TO
DISADVANTAGES OF MEN
There are now due about 2,l03 men
TO complete the Three Hundred and
Eighteenth Regiment. and 900 for the
Three Hundred and Seventeenth Reg
iment The delay in the arrival of the
drafties is working to their disadvan-
tage because their training is being
that much delayed. and when they do
come In the progress of the other
troops will be somewhat handicapped.
Driven by a wind, the velocity of
which was more than fifty miles an
hour, severe storm broke over the
cantonment about & o'clock this even
ing, and for time fear was felt that
the wind would tear the roofs from
some of the barracks. The thousands
of men in camp sought their barracks.
and the troops on guard. company
of which was l.. of the Three Hun
dred and Eighteenth, found whatever
meager shelter was offered by pro-
tccting caves OF the buildings.
The fierce wind drove before II sand
from the camp streets. which was sew
eral inches thick in parts. So thor
oughly was the air filled with the sand
that 1t was impossible to see thirty
feet. and the barracks in the camp were
hid from view by the whirlinS dust.
Later, heavy rain set In and, driven
against the sides of the buildings.
made 1t impossible for conversation to
be heard notwithstanding the Sc
verify Of the storm. no damage or ac
cidents were reported and. after the
wind passed over, the rain fell steadily
for several hours, settling the dust
about the cantonment.
THE BAYoNET MEETS
WITH GREAT RECEPTION
The appearance Of The Bayonet in
the camp to-day, the first issue of the
Official publication of the Eighticth Di-
vision. was greeted enthusiastically by
the men and officers alike. and early
in the day the entire issue of 5000
copies was exhausted. This afternoon
1t was impossible TO purchase a copy
i'm the camp. and there were numerous
inquiries.
There was unqualified approval by
the officers and men rf the camp ne VS.
paper. II is full newspaper size. with
eight pages OF news matter. and four
page pictorial supplement. Camp news.
both official and general gossip. is
thoroughly covered. Many interesting
special articles were carried In the
initial issue. one by Lieutenant Colonel
w. Fl. Waldron. the chief of staff. on
military courtesy. being of particular
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