Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-30
IMP lee DEsERTERs
/ RECEIVE LONG TERMS
Ulcers OF Replacement Camp Will
Hold Sing and Athletic Pro-
gram Tuesday Night.
BALL TEAM WANTS GAMES
Pitts Twin Brothers and Other Well
known Players With Aggregation.
sPcnnsylvanians and West Virgini-
~ ans Arrive.

III deserted from his command at this
sscamp. returned for trial and was
nbs to-day sentenced to ten years at hard
AZ labor. Harkey was a member of the
EES$S6s utilities branch OF the Quariermas.c Ter
He had been in camp but
BHs5twelNe days, when he deserted. He
3was sentenced to twenty years At hard
pSSs} abor by the general court Colonel
I't+SJohn 5. Mallory. i'll reducing the sem
a. ;ence TO ten years. stated that he had
r. never been properly instructed con-
a. corning the articles OF war. However.
eS as ne was considered OF sufficient in
m telligence 10 appreciate the gravity OF
,f his offense. the sentence was approved
ls at ten years. 1t viii be served at Fort
IN Jay. New York
* James N McFeley. of Bellairc. Ohic
Il Avno deserted from the depot brigade
y on December %. and WAS arrested three
al months later at his home, was sem
Il fenced 10 five years al hard albor. This
i sentence VIII also be served at Fort
"a Jay, New York.
Five hundred and eighty-tou- en-
j listed men, members OF the Camp Gus
s ter officers training school. and ten
81 officers from that camp. will arrive to-
q night TO attend the central line oii-
& GERS training school. Five hundred and
+, twent%-four men from Camp Devens.
1 Mass arrived yesterday With these
Z men as students the actual work OF
: the school Will be inaugurated Mon
{ day.
q Colonel Harry y. Eaton is common
3, dant OF the school. and Captain MILFORD
81 n Fawcett is adjutani. Other officers
a who have been assigned TO duty with
q the training personnel of the schooi
N are: Mayor :. G.. Dekey Captains
+ George c. p. Archibald. IL l.. Davis,
: ID. G. Hunter. James y. Ipaaks John
$ T. McMenony. John &. Shaw. Jr. ana
Edward a. Leroy
3 Two hundred and fifty men. who VIII
!, comprise service company for the
!, school. are 20 arrive late tonight from
4 Newport News. There will be .076 en-
! listed men 10 do work at the school
! so candidates can keep at military du-
! ties.
y song fest and general athletic
y program will he held for officers of
!, the replacement camp. on the camp
n athletic reid, Tuesday night at 1880.
4 The program. which is being directed
by Lieutenant Lewis, athletic officer
& attached to the replacement troops. is
d one OF the most varied and interesting
that has yet been offered Camp Song
u Leader John y. priscoll Will lead the
Il officers III "A number OF songs. Major
q Thomas s. Duke, % Richmond, who
~ has recently returned from overseas
a VIII deliver short address to the OIL
n GERS. in which he IS expected To relate
81 tof their benefit some Of his experience
Il on tho westrn front. y number OF
n boxing and wrestling contests Will also.
be staged. The principal boxing event
Il will probably be tho one between Lieu
a tenants Wi!tncr and Tulis
II The officers ball team OF the first sec
n Ion of the depot brigade is planning
III &c play various teams in this section
q Of :he country. Lieutenant H. y SAN
" born, OF the Ninth Companv third
Training Battalion one Hundred and
Fitty-ffth Depot Brigade is tho OIL
Ger who Is arranging games for the
q team. Lieutenant Sanoorn is a former
n Dartmouth player and for several years
4 has coached V +. !. Tho team is com
Z posed, with TWO executions. Of leu
z tenants all of whom i.avc had ,.oIIorc
IN or league experience
B Heading the list arc tho pitts twi,,
Il brothers, who were graduated from tho
/ Virginia Military Insti,uto several
years ago During their four years al
lis co!lcGe they worked as a battery can
iain John PITTS was then pitcher for the
institute team ana Captain Lindsey
II Pitts was catcher. S'7rc rha, time ,hcv
nave changed their positions The for
mer ahcrnates between lcf, field ana
/ snort stop :nd tho oue-tina co,chcr
< Is now pitching when he does no, hover
7 around short. These ti.6 byd;hers AT,
d tended first For, Mayor where they
y We're both commissioned
h cther members. many of yrbo.a
names are by-words IN a,hl,,ir c;.s
= cies in this State. are Licutenants
\ Deane, formerly with V T. l. and later
4 with Newport News. first base; uins
University Of Virginia, pitcher; Roscn-
berger, stanton Military Academy.
feld; Kyle, Staunton Military Aaad,,ny
! center field; Rugg, tlamnden- sydney
4 Third : catcher, Henson ,'aro,ir.
League. catcher: Davis southern
league, FIRST base: Freeman. V ? :.
I nitcheIi Herr"d of the NV Ycrk
I Iionts, pitcher: Jack Dcu.lcr. wash
s 'ns:on Americans pitcher. Annlld. of
s. Chicago Cubs ana Dunbq second bagc.
i and Bryan, third base, both former coll
( lcgc stars.
This team is open for contest The
Fourth Of July on SUNDAYS and on
3 frequent days during ;ne week The
a plans are TO play teams Of the Virginia
A. League here on sunday
The movement OF 1900 draftecs from
& Pennsylvania West Virginia and Vir-
i ginia was completed to-day six spc-
cial trains were used in TRANSPORTING
$3.50 men from Pennsylvania and west
s4Jrginia to-day O! this number 623
Were from Vest Virginia and G57
/ from Pennsylvania The men have all
been attached 10 the depot brigade
pending their vaccination and equip
&6 ment.
Twenty second lieutenanis Of the re-
Replacement camp have been ordered
transferred 10 Camp Sewer Grecnville.
s. C. These men VIII leave sunday or
q Monday
~ Sammic Gohitza, the Albanian. who
has been in tile Ninth Company Of tho
y. Third Training Battalion OF the Depot
Brigade. was to-day honoraply dis
charged from the service on account
- Of physical disability Sammic has
n hnen the cause OF much amusement
3.a among the members OF his company.
He was unable to speak English and
there was no ono In camp who could
understand his language At his re-
II quest he was tagged when lie left here
for East Pittsburgh.
In the Liberty Thcater Monday night
r,-il1 h ll., I1c
Torrance for the open-air ampithcatcr
that Is to be erected az the base hos
4 ptal for the patients confined there.
ss7 The talent VIII be drawn from every
section of tho camp, and Includes the
Z champion lassotst OF The world and
III the champion hoop-rolier Of the world.
Launching AT Brunswick.
s5.5s BRUNSWICK, Ca June - Tho
steamship Alabet, o. $500 tons. was
Cit launched here to-day al the plant Of
s3Ssthe American Shipbui!dinp CCInn1uv