Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-16

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On the return of the detail series
of talks on the subject will be given
the organizations in camp. and every
man urged to take advantage OF the
insurance.
On account OF the fact that it can be
secured ut a very low rate. it is be-
lieved that the insurance will appeal
to the men In the cantonment Officers
and men can insure with the govern
ment in any amount from $500 to slo.-
600. the policy to be made payable to
some member OF the family Of the in
sured. In the event of death the
policy Is to be paid IN 240 inst; lIrnents,
s5.75 ITO be received by the beneficiary
monthly for each $1,000 of insurance
The cost OF the insurance depends on
the age and varies from !. premium of
63 cents a thousand a month. when the
insured is fifteen years old, to a prem
ium Of 1888 month a thousand. when
the insured is sixty-fve years old.
ALL SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
ELIGIBLE: TO INSURANCE
All members OF the military and ma
val forces OF the United States are eli
giblc to the insurance. This includes
I the army nurse CORPS. composed OF
female nurses
Nine hundred men were this after
noon transferred from the depot bril-
Eade TO the Three Hundred and Eigh-
teenth Regiment. This organization. on
account OF the scarcity of men in the
eastern section OF the State, from which
/ 1t draws it's quota. has not been able
/ 10 recruit TO full war strength. only
about 1000 men having been assigned
/ TO the regiment on its full strength
OF $500 men. The troops transferred
to-day are from this part of Virginia,
and were put In the training batta!ions
on their arrival here temporarily. With
/ their transfer to the regiment. there
still remains n shortage OF about 700
men. which will be filled from the next
contingent Of mon to be sent to the
camp.
/ The arrival OF the men from the
depot brigade to the regiment this af-
ternoon made IL possible for many Of
J the companies TO be brought up to full
strength. In many cases they have
! been at the minimum number OF $50
men. which has prevented the company
commander from going ahead with his
unit organization. Now that many OF
the commands are flied the men will
, enter into their military duties strcnu-
! ously. and progress can be made as
/ a whole. rather than having il inter
/ fered with by tho arrival OF addition
/ al men in small numbers which meant
a handicap To the other men in the
| company.
INFA NTRY HAND
MAKING PROGRESS
The Three Hundred and Eighteenth
| Infantry band is making real progress
/ now that it has been able to obtain
| some music Under the direction Of
! iandleader Moore. many men who have
had no previous instruction in band
music. have shown remarkable develop
ment, and soon there will be we'll
rounded organization. To .dav tn. band
played At the rcgimertal guard mount.
The little town of Brookneal, located
in Campbell County. had five OF its
sens promoted yesterday TO noncom
missioned ranks in Company l.. OF the
Three Hundred and Seventeenth Reg
iment. The first announcement of non
CONS in companies of this regiment
was made to-day. those in Company L
being as follows: To be sergcants-
| Rutherford Smell. Brookneal: Hubert F..
Walthan. Brookneal; Ernest l.. Mat
tox. Leesville. Va: cambridge Murre!l,
Lynchburg. To be corporals-James II.
Flippen. Crewc; Robert H. Baker.
Brookneal: William A. Baker. Brook :
neal; Henry L. Foster. Brookneal: Cor
con Adams. Crewe. and Stanley H. Cow
ington. Brookneal.
The officers of the company have in
augurated school which is being held
for the benefit OF the enlisted men who
desire to better their penmanship and
to study English. reading and similar
subjects. The instructors are enlisted
men. who volunteered for the work
They are a. Is. c. Sykes. Lawrence c.
Smith and olney Owens. Captain ].
II. DeBaus is in command of the COM
pany. and the other officers are Lieu
tenant IT. b. Dunn. a. II. Campbell. T.
H. Booker and G.. V. Baum.
APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED
IN 3I7rI REGIMENT
The following appointments were
announced yesterday for Company Z.
OF the Three Hundred and Seventeenth:
To be sergeants-Ernest G. Kyle,
Staunton; James L. Hardy. South Bos-
ton; Hoke l. Horne. Tacoma; Isaac
Moore, Victoria; Isaac w. Robinson,
Galloway; Samuel T. Johnson. Spotsyl-
vania; William G. Werth. Norton; Fred
erick J. King, Dante; Algcrnon r.
Meredith. Lawrenceville, and James T.
Rosenberger. To be corporals-Rae-
burn Fl. Llewellyn. Wise; Robert II.
Wesson.. Lawrenceville; Stuart L.
Clough. Clifton Forge; Henry +. Fox
well, Lawrencevlle; William G. Kiser
Tazewell; Robert p Litz, Coeburn;
John D. Kramer Monterey; Harrison
II. Dudley, Martnsville; Benjamin c.
Harrison. Rocky Mount; Arnold w
Strohkorb Victoria; John H. Newman,
Graham, and Oscar w. ellis. Bedford
Company T. has organized a baseball