Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-29

man. Italian and. OF course. his natIye
frehch. On account OF this. he Will
DO used as interpreter. and will other
wlso be valuable to tho officers
The men OF tho headquarters troop
are enjoying to the utmost tho c~
ccilent foods being prepared by Chef
ftames' lie is mighty popular with
INC soldiers. and they FREQUENTLY
crowd aroma him asking questions
about his former homo in Nancy and
also getting ncKt TO a French phrase
"llch VIII serve them we'll when they
SET across. All of the men OF head
quarters Will be speaking French ill r.
natives AFTER II while, with the French
soldiers TO be Chartered with them
along 'F ''i'i'
The Frenchmen stopped off Mt Fort
MFeS on their way to Camp Lee ana
'heF were received by enthusiasm nv
the mon there. They were fetcd and
uihcd nightly and treated go cordinIIy
mt 'heir opinion Of the Americans is
constantly increasing Tnev arc onorI,.
enthusiastic about them. and .,,,n ~,
me americans are the favored peonIo
or france just nov. Tho nroyra..
mace ny the American government for
participation III the war is moro d.,
pieasins' and 1t is regarded IA an
achievement 90 a."
CoLoRED SELECTMEN
CONTINUE TO ARRIVE:
Ioiorcd selected men continued to
arrive today in large numbers. an
i, A,iilntely l.So0 being the total for
tne oa!. They came from all DartY NJ
virginia, West Virginia ana Penn.vI-
wanna, and in the majority of inutonces
as the train rolled in the station at tho
e"'eohhcht, at every window of tho
No'cnes was one of the men waving n
small American flag. They chccrod
az 'heE aiiShtcd from the train, and "a
80 STOOD at headquarters being
checked Ton assignment TO their or
CARNATIONS, the same spirit was shown
virginia led with n total to-day NJ
i'oI3. with Pennsylvania coming sec
oih win total of Goa. and West Vir-
sinfa with 124. About fifty countie.
were represented in the number from
virginia, some OF the boards sending
IRON one man to III About 3.2cO Of
inc colorcd men have arrived nj the
camp. '''
inc total number of negroes to be
received at the camp is about 5000
rather than 1000 IA first announced
tcnnsylvania and West Virginia will
supply LOO each, while Virginia will
contribute $500 Four training bat
ored men. and two service battalions
are also receiving them The men
nave all been handled ut the cn,nu with
almost perfect smoothness. and they
are taking to their new life with owl
dent satisfaction to themselves and In
their officers
After several days OF leave the bond
sellers VIII return TO camp early to-
morrow with their reports. and. after
these are turned in. military activities
VIII be resumed. 1t is understood TIM,
the men who arc on leave have mct
win great success In selling the bonds.
and that they have reflected great
credit on the division
To-day was one Of the most ouiet
sundays ever witnessed at I.aup Lee
with so many OF the Virginia troors at
nome. or away from camp. the callers
were not az numerous as they have
been. Athletics were ut n standstill
Tor the want Of players. and Il Sunday
quiet settled over the camp, broken
only by the arrival of the colored
selected men.
Preparation are being made by the
officers for muster for pay on Wcdnes- |
day On that cay regimental review |
viii be held OF every command in The |
The men will receive
their second pay since coming TO Camp |
Lee about Monday week