Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-15
RICHMOND SOLDIERS
WILL NOT GET LEAVES
Anticipated Homecoming Banned
by War Departments Order
Canoeing Holiday.
INTERPRETED TO EFFECT ALL
1T First Thought Men Whose Homes
Are IN TroIleying Distance Of
Camp Would He Permitted Five
Day Furlough.
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! CAMP LEE. December l4.-R!chmond
men. who arc members OF tho National
Army Will spend Christmas holidays In
their barracks. Until to-day they had
| hoped that the newspaper reports from
Washington. which stated that the
Secretary OF Wars order We've that no
| men should be given i,ve-day furlouEhs
| unicss they were in trolley distance Of
| the camp. would enable them to obtain
their tu,loushs - they had originally
planned.
Tho first Official information that tho
camp has received WAS published on
the Daily bulletin this afternoon. II
merely stated: The Secretary of War
has placed ban on the granting Of
Christmas leaves and furloushs. The
present ruic, regarding this subject
VIII continue to be operative"
An Official interpretation OF The
ordor AZ applied TO Richmond and Pc
tcrsburc men was asked and the an
nouncement was made that all men
would be treated alike whether or
not they wore IN trolley distance or
lived in sight of the camp. Officers
and men vii! share slikc. Any pos
sibllity OF doubt ~ 20 that va. dis
~lcnres and fu-louEha." Leaves amply
20 officers. Burroughs apply TO enlisted
men.
The men VIII hn given holiday
Christina. Day. and al! unnecessary
work will be eliminated. There will be
no drills. and Il IS possible thu. part
OF tho men Will be allowed 20 loavc
hero Christmas morning and return for
revciIe on the dag after Christmas.
~ 10 NJ tn. t,o1i
ut the camp.
by noon Tomorrow mess scrGcants
must inform the coannissa-y depart
men, as TO tie number o: pounds OF
turkey they viii need 20. Christmas
dinner. Each man Is allowed one and
one-hat pounds for his Christmas meal.
On Thanksgiving 5000 pounds were
consumed. a anal!er quantity will be
needed for Christmas, AS there have
been several thousand men transferred.
Tho price OF turkey is S.c353 pcY pound.
This is cost TO the government
no ATTEND BANQUET
At JEFFERSoN HOTEL.
One hundred and twcnty-Nve mon
from the camp will attend a bunoue.
10 be given In their honor at the JET
fergon Iiotc! In Richmond on Saturday
afternoon at $50 o'clock. Rev. \. y.
Robinson. pastor Of tho United I'resby-
terrain Church. OF Tit,aourch. has been
In camp for two weeks whiting the
men from, his city. and on behalf OF his
church no will be- hos. to the United
Presoy tcrians Of the camp. The car
fare and al! expenses o. the men are
borne by the church from the tim.
they leave Camp Lee until they return.
Eighteen men were received Into the
hospital uE'.a or the camp az the re-
cyuittrE office at tho base hosn!,al to-
day. The oeFicc will remain open until.
!" O'Clock noon tomorrow, which Is
tHe time limit fnr sill mon Of tho DRAFT
age TO voluntarily enter the army All
t,'pes Of help are needed. Ambulance
drivers, clerks. photographers. male
nursea. shoemaker and BARRIERS are
particularly needed
Prom Pittsburgh and Columbus
'~~naters. urtstieta ard other ca:'cn.iais
FOR tho comfort OF the men that r,uat
come from the women Of tho country
have been received by the members OF
the Three HUNDRED and Fifth sanitary
train. Including Ambulance Company 40.
al9. which ~ commanded b. Captain
Lewis. OF Richmond. ari whose per-
nernel Is composed alrncs, entirety OF
Richmond men. Tho knitted woo,crs
we're received through = sre~ia' story
appearing In one Of the Pittsburgh
newspapers. However. all OF 'hc mon
are not equipped. and additional sweat
err are needed.
Censorship resula'iona hive .ust -er.
,r!'ted tho publication ~ tic loyalty
expressed BY negro soldiers. About r.
month GEO men OF the scrHtcc hat.
ta'iors IN which oesrocs iron IVES,
Virginia and Pennsy,vanis oerc as.
signed were given the opportunity Of
stating rhethcr or not they wish ed 20
see immediate service IN France. AMI
of 5000 addressed. al! save Atty vciI,.
teered for immediate service. 4 large
part OF these have already lef. camp
Although drill nelds were .t!N COW
cred With snow and ice, numbers o.
companies In camp had full drills .h.a
afternoon aioat OF tho Virginia COM
Panies cleared tho snow FROM tho cora
cany str.cts. and drills were held on