Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-27
OFFICERS AND men STUDY
DILIGENTLY AT CAMP LEE
Glasses Attended Regularly by
Those Mt CantOnment.
EXPERTS IN EACH COMPANY
Efforts Being Made to Develop High
est Efficiency for Battles With
Dochcs-FrencI, and English Off
GERS OF Great Aid.


CAMP LEE. VA. November 20
Camp Lee Is like Il large university.
Every day. morning and afternoon.
claSscs are held for the instruction. of
officers and men In the arts Of war
tarc. and then again at night thou
lands Of tho men gather in mess halls
FOR further study. Wednesday after
noon. which is consid cred a holiday.
is not so now with a large number of
officers for many Of the classes are
held then and, in some instances. Sat
urday afternoon is also set aside for
instruction.
sunday is the only day in the week
when there Is an absolute ccssatio
from things military, and even then
industrious officers can be found in
their quarters lIboring over some rart
Of the instruction they are to give
their men.
The day Of each officer in camp is
:iready crowded with multi.udinous du-
tics. but the schools take Importance
over all Of them. and consequently
the officer spends a, least two hour.
every day receiving instruction in the
latest methods OF bomb throwing, bay
onet work. machinc-g gun operation and
Tie numerous other ways O: fighting
tho Germans.
The division school Of arms Ia,
branches OF all the up-to-datc m"thoda
of hShtins AS prarticcd by tho Frcmci,
and British. and since all o. ti:c OF.
!cerS cannot attend the infantry
schools. which have been established
at various points IN the country the
only way TO bring this kaowIcds" to
the individual soldier iH TO have the
schools AT tho camps, and the officers
receive training there.
FOREIGN Ot'FICEUS AID
CAMP LEE MEN GREATLY
y; Camp Lee the French and British
attaches have played an important part
in planning tho instruction given the
officers These foreign oGiccrs are an
experts in some particular line OF
lighting. and their aid is Invaluable
They have brought the Knowledge and
experience of long lighting on tho
western front. Every ono OF them have
been up against the Eoches in the ha l.
est Kind Of lighting. and they are tell
:nS the officers and men here What TO
c~pect when they battle with the Ger
mans and how 10 meet The situation
While the division school of arms
Was formed principally for the lns;ruc-
non Of officers. It's benefits viii b. cx-
t'nd"d 10 the enlisted men as well. and.
IN order tina; a; least orc man IN each
company MAJ he an eXpcr, In some
particular line. il has bccu crdc ed ;ha;
uoncommissioncd officer ;-om c.,c.
command attend the schools.
Schools Tor military instruction are
SoinE on both day ;.n,i-n night. but. IN
addition. there ara classes held ever.
light for ;hc assistance OF tho enlisted
men in the division who al. behind in
their academic training. These schools
arc held by tho men. the more edu-
:ated members of the companies acting
as Instructors. The men are anxious
I" further their knowledge In various
studies, and each class night finds
large numbers Of men assembled.
These classes are not compulsory. bu,
they are encouraged BY The officers.
Major j. w. Stiiiweil in charge OF
the division school Of arms. who has
been spending some time at the War
College ia Washington. has returned
20 the camp and resumed his position
a. the head or tho school. Ia his alb
*tncc, Captain Grover l.. Moore. OF Tho
Three Hundred and Eighteenth Infan~
try. had charge OF the Instruction.
Ten officers from tho camp have been
ordered to report at For, sill, Okla
!Iorna, December |. for Il course Of
Instruction OF one month in the in
;Hntry school OF arms. ON their re-
turn they VIII be attached to the
school III arms here.
OFFICERS ARE NAMED TO
ATTEND FORT SILL SCHOOL
The officers ordered 10 report are as
follows:
First Lieutenant Samuel L. Hanlil-
ton, Three Hundred and Seventeenth
Infantry; Captain Clarence Il. Gold
smith, Three Hundred and Eighteenth,
infantry. second Lieutenant Edward
l.. Hnrrell, Three Hundred and -Four.
tccnth Machine Gun Battalion: Cap,air
lanes Montague. Three Hundred ano
Nineteenth Infantry; Second Lieuten.
ant Theodore l.. Cogswcl Three Hun
drcj aud Nineteenth Infantry; Second
Lieutenant Samuel w. stephens. Three
Hundred and Twentieth Infantry; Firs
Lieutenant Morris l.. Mitchell, Thre,
Hundred and Fifteenth Machine GuI
battalion: Captain Norman H. Kane
Three Hundred and Fourteenth Fiele
Artillery: First Lieutenant George W
anderson. Three Hundred and Thir
Lieutenant Aaron \. Mclnicker. Three
Hundred and Fourteenth Field Artil.
cry.
\ war risk insurance bureau ha
hccn established at division headquar
ters. In charge of Lieutenant Charlie
Nj. Jones. TO solve questions arisu;
constantly in regard 20 the insuranc,
law. and in order that the work o
having all the points OF the insurance
allotment and compensation clauses OK
planned may he facilitated.
because of the compulsory allot
mcntS. which take half and some
times more Of the monthly pay o
tho men. II has been decided to defe
The payment on the Liberty bonds
which many Of them purchased an,
and on account Of their aIlotment
have not now the money left to pa,
the installments. About 5000 men il
the cantonment will be permitted e
defer their Liberty bond payments OF
this account.
C.. c. Pinckney. Of Richmond. VIII,