Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-31
FIRST CONTINGENT
WILL Be ALL WHITE MEN
Five Per Cent Of Quota of Each Lo-
cal Board to Report ut Camp
Wednesday,.
DETAILED ORDERS ISSUED
Leader to BE Chosen for Each Squad,
In Whose Hands VIII Be Placed
Transportation Orders and Meal
Tickets.

| Orders have been received from the
War Department by the local cxemp-
tion boards instructing that the per
cent of their quota ordered to report
at Camp Lee September s shall be all
white men, and that they must hold
themselves in readiness to leave on "a
minutes" notice. The order further
states that it is preferable that this
hrst per cent shall he, so far as pos
| siblc. men who have had military ex-
perience or who are good cooks
The boards are notified that in sup
plying this per cent II is not neces-
| sary to observe closely the order in
| which the men arc liable to call for
! military service. However. they are
warned not to include, by any chance
men who could not be counted in tho
fuiI quota to be supplied by the board.
FURTHER instructions advise that a
| leader shall he chosen from among the
men or a single detachment represent
ing the 5 per cent quota OF any local
BOARD This leader is to be suppIicd
with tags stating distinctly the name
| OF the local boards. These tags arc TO
nc distributed among the men by their
i eauer just before reaching the mobili-
Hatioh camp. with instruction to wear
IL on a button on his coat or shirt
Moreover. the man in charge is to hold
each local contingent in a single groun
somewhere opposite the car or which
| they arrive, and should on no account
| aiio" the group to separate or mix
| with other groups until an officer OF
the camp can take charge of them and
| conduct Them to their barracks
WILL ODvIATE ALL
| CONFUSIOr. AT CAMP
| The reason why it is necessary 10
| adopt what many may be inclined to
| think. needless precaution is really
on second thought, very simple True
! enough. per cs.lt from any one To-
| CAVITY is not a very large number OF
| men But this movement of per cent
OF each Of the local boards quota in
several States will mean that n great
pooy or men Will be arriving at the
camp about the same time. and il n
great deal of care is not exercised II
VIII be the means of causing confusion
ana Unnecessary connection. Conse-
qucntly. the boards are warned 10 he
puhctlilous in following their instruc-
''ons' ana the men are also warned to
perform their first duty us soldiers by
obeyinE in detail the orders
The men are further advised that they
VIII not be allowed TO send trunks. as
| they will soon change from civilian
| 10 military clothes. Only changes of
ilncn. underwear and toilet articles are
nccded. and Il pair of comfortable shoes
10 AFFORD them change from their new
regulation marching shoes
Even though the problem of scCrceat-
| ing the races will not come up in this
trst movement. because the War De-
partment Is calling only for white men
| II Is made clear that in succeeding
movements colorcd and white men will
| be kept In separate cars according to
| the laws of the State. The instructions
~ EN-
| ments that the second in command
| should be a colorcd man. who will
| have charge of the men of his own
race In order to execute this policy
without delay and trouble, the local
| boards are instructed. in certifying
the name of n man to write opposite
the name whether he is a white or
| colorcd man.
QUICK TRANSPORTATION
| WITHOUT INCONyENIENCE
Everything has been provided in
order to give the men quick transporta-
| ton without inconvenience The men
are to receive acquisitions for tickle cts,
| which Will be exchanged for tickets
at the railroad station. In addition.
| they will be furnished with meal
| tickets that will be honor<d by all din
| ing cars. hotels. restaurants or eating
| houses to the extent Of GO cents If
the person desires meal in excess Of
| 60 cents he will have to bear the ex-
penSe of the excess
| The hours of departure from the
| starting point and the time of arrival
at Petersburg. according to the notices
or the boards to the men. will indicate
what meals the local contingent will
! require. One meal ticket. good for ono
| meal, Will be issued to the leader OF the
party. and will serve as IL blanket for
all the men in one group. There will
| be one meal ticket for breakfast one
| for dinner and one for supper-one
| ticket covering the meals of all the men
| in one party.
| For instance, If five mon leave at 6
in the morning and arrive at Peters
| burg at 10 at night. they arc obviously
| entitled to three meals. In order that
they may he able to obtain these meals
the leader will have three tickets. each
ticket calling for one meal for all five
| men.
| Parties entraininG after s A. NJ, p
M. 6:30 p. NJ. will be expected to have
| had breakfast, dinner or supper Tho
meal tickets have been issued by the
government so that the user obtains
the original. The duplicate is sent to
camp and the triplcate is kept by the
| local boards.