Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-07
ARRIVALS At CAMP LEE
HEAVIEST OF,M0VEMENT
Total OF 1,7O0 Men Received During
Day, 206 Being From This
State.
PENNsYLvANIA SENDS s44
West Virginia Contributes 229 on
Its Third Quota-Virginia Regi-
ments Still Lack Many Draftics to
Bring Them to Full War Strength.
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CAMP LEE. VA, October 6.-To.day
witnessed tho largest receipt of Ma
tional Army men at the cantonment
since the movement OF tho third quota
began on Wednesday morning. A total
Of l,7os reported here up to o'clock
to might. 206 OF this number being vir-
Einians. The largest receipt was from
Pennsylvania with 944 men, West Yir-
ginia coming next with $50 To date
approximately 1900 men have been re-
ceived at the camp on the third quota.
Men reporting from Virginia. were
| from the following countiest Alb enarie.
t'ss Bedford. Al Orange, 16. and Roa-
noke. Z. all OF these Assigned TO the
Three Hundred and Seventeenth Regf-
ment. Henrico. 6: Lancaster. 6; Louisa.
IT: Madison, 13: Richmond County, s.;
Rockingham. So; Shenandoah. 81: Stat
ford. s: Warren. s. and Norfolk City. I.
these being sent to the Three Hundred
and Eighteenth.
VIRGINIA REGIMENTS
Snort OF FULL NUMBER
Tho Virginia regiments arc yet short
Of their full number OF men In order to
complete their organization. Several
Of the other commands in the canton
ment already have received a suff-
cicnt number of men to fll their COM
panies, and the overflow is being as
signed to tho training battalIons. With
the Virginia regiments, however, 1t
appears that there are not enough
white men left on the first draft to
complete them, or the local boards are
slow In sending in the men who they
have called for the third quota. II
there are not sufficient white men in
the State to fll the regiments. 1t may
he necessary to draw on ono of the
other two States making up this d.
vision in order to get the necessary
men. The Three Hundred md Seven
tecnth Regiment needs about 500 men.
while the Three Hundred and EiEh-
teenth requires 1900 additional
1t is believed that there are sum-
cient white men on Il Q first draft In
the State to fill two regiments COM
plete. About 5000 men are needed to
fiii the ranks OF the two Virginia COM
mands. according to the new formation,
and this leaves moro than 5000 men on
, the 1875 making up the first draft
In the State. At least $500 of this
number. II Is believed. are colored men,
which would still leav' a remainder
OF 1900 men from which men could
be drawn to fill the Virginia regiments.
MUST GET REGIMENTS
UP TO WAR STRENGTH
Approximately $500 men should re-
port on the three quotas. the last of
which is being received now. more
than enough for the two regiments,
but there Is still needed a totel of
2.700 men. II the next few days does
not bring in this number the work of
completing the Virginia regiments and
getting their instruction under way
will be interfered with, and some
the two organizations .p to their war
strength at once.
LAS usual. the Pennsylvania men re-
ceiyed at the camp to-day were of the
same motley array that came In on the
other quotas. OF various nationalities.
with bags and bundles of every kind
the men marched up to headquarters
with flags flying. and sometimes cheer
ing, but the biting wind that swept the
camp made the men think of getting
under shelter more than giving vent to
their feelings. One of the men COM
ing In wore a uniform Of light blue
cloth, which was elaborately decorated
with yellow braid and tassels. He said
he represented the organization. of the
Falcons" a body engaged in social
activities. He looked more like band
| leader when he marched by the divi-
sion headquarters.
One of the men who arrived here
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