Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-12
SOLDIERS At CAMP lee
EAGERLY BUYING BONDS
Friendly Rivalry Among Various
Companies for Honor of Max
ing Best Showing.
DAY IS DEVOTED TO CAUSE
Representative Carlin Among Speak
crs Who Urge Soldiers to Buy
Bonds-317th Regiment Passed
$151, 900 Mark.
DAY is DEVOTED TO c
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FROM q stan correspondent
CAMP LEE. VA. October 11.-This
was Liberty bond day at Camp Leo.
Pursuant to orders from Washington
patriotic ceremonies were held in every
part OF the camp. all Of them revolving
around the one idea, Buy a Liberty
bond" Nearly 10000 men of the Ma
tional Army located here participated
in the exercises. and had the purpose
OF the observances brought forcibly to
them by prominent civilian speakers.
Following the ceremonies each COM
pany was addressed by it's commanding
officer in the barracks. after which the
rest OF the day was devoted to athletics.
simultaneously at 2 o'clock this
afternoon every command in the cam
tonment gathered in its regimental
territory for the celebration of Lib
erty bond day" Representative c. c.
Carlin. OF Alexandria. was the speaker
OF the day for the 3lSth regiment, of
Virginia: C. T. Lassiter, an attorney
OF Petersburg. for the 317th regiment,
OF Virginia.; the 3l9th infantry. of
Pennsylvania, held a regimental pa
rade. and each OF the commands had
exercises of some kind.
REPRESENTATIVE CARLIN
SPEAKS TO SOLDIERS
Representative Carlin came down to
the camp from Richmond with Collector
Richard c. L. Moncure, of Richmond;
Norman Hamilton. collector OF customs
for the port of Norfolk, and. with Colo
mel James NJ. Love. Jr., of the 31Sth
regiment, reviewed several of the COM
panies Of that regiment. Followins
this the entire regiment was assembled
and addressed by Mr.. Carlin. Before
and after the speaking the men sang
America" and Kaiser Bill"
Addressing the troops. Mr. Carlin
stated to them the causes which led
to Americas entrance into the war,
denouncing Germany's attitude toward
this country regarding It's promises in
relation to the submarine warfare, as
the greatest piece of deceit ever prac-
ticed by any nation on another"
Why the United States adopted the
selective draft plan of raising the army
of this country. rather than the volun-
teer method, which had proven un-
scientific. Mr.. Carlin explained. point
ing to the great success of getting to-
gether the National Army under the
FORMER plan, telling that by 1t the rich
and poor, and all shades of people were
drawn together for one purpose in n
common cause. The idea Of the con-
nict being "a poor mans fight, and a
rich mans war" had been entirely dis
sipated by the operation OF the selec-
tive draft act. the speaker declared.
Referring to the purchase of Liberty
bonds, Mr.. Carlin told the men that
not only were they called upon to fight
In the war, but they were also asked
to finance 1t. This. he explained, had
been made easy for the men by en-
abling them to purchase the bonds by
monthly payments, and pointed out the
necessity for every man to subscribe
because of the need of billions of
dollars for the prosecution Of the war
over the entire wealth Of the country
Colonel Love introduced Representa-
tive Carlin. Seated on the platform
were Major Charles Sweeney, of the
Second Battalion of the Three Hun
dred and Eighteenth Regiment; Major
Dockey. OF the First Battalion, and
Captain s. ]. Raymond, adjutant of the
regiment Colonel B. H. Wells com
manding the regiment. was in Rich
mond with the composite battalion that
went to the fair.
COMPANIES BUYING BONDS
IN FRIENDLY RIVAL
The sale of Liberty bonds at the
camp is going on at a rapid rate,
and each company and regiment is
vieing with each other to make the
best showing. The Three Hundred and
Eighteenth Regiment already has se-
cured subscriptions In the neighbor-
hood of s16o.0oo, with the campaign yet
young. Tho Three Hundred and Sew
enteenth Regiment has passed the
$4,000 mark. The clocks In the camp
are ticking Liberty bond sale almost
every minute, and oficers and men are
taking the greatest interest In the SALE
Captain Evelyn F. Harrison, adju-
'4S3 Continued on Second PaRe.] m