Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-10
Virginia DEsERTERs
EXPECTED TO RETURN
Sheriff Addington, OF Wise County,
Induces Twelve to Go TO
sR Camp Lee.
TRAIN on LONG HIKE
OF Tin Foil and Metal
ltcs Tubes Nets $4,000 Monthly.
Soldiers Invent Device to Separate
& Grease From Dishwatcr.

CAMP LEE. May e-colonol Sidney
a. Clcman, is expected 10 arrive at
Camp Lee tomorrow TO assume com
Smand OF the Three Hundred and Seven
steentb Infantry to succeed Brigadier-
General George IL. JaJnerson. who was
erecently promoted to his present rank
land is now in command OF the one
& Hundred and Fitty-n!nth or Virginia
& Brig AIDE. Colonel Cloman comes TO
Camp Lee from Camp zachary Taylor,
louisville. Kentucky. The Three Hun
Sdred and Seventeenth is composed
principally OF Nirginians.
~ II IS believed that by tomorrow
night twenty-five Nirginians, who
absented themselves without leave
4 from their commands Will return to
the camp. Recently Governor West
moreiand Davis was advised that those
yirGinians, who would return by the
tenth would be shown leniency and
tried for the minimum offerse of being
absent without leave.
Officers point 10 the patriotic stand
taken by Sheriff W z. Arlington. OF
Wise County, who arrived at camp to-
day with ten deserters and two men
who had previously evaded the draft
law. This sheriff, soon as he heart
of the offer of leniency went to the
home OF the men and the homes OF
their friends and advised them Of the
offer OF lcniency and of his determ!na-
ton to effect their arrest after the
tenth, IL they did not surrender. The
sheriff believed that KS they were abb
sent from Camp Lee that they were
hiding in the mountains OF Wise
County, near their homes, and that
their friends and relatives knew OF
their Whereabouts. AS result Of this
personal effort the twelve men, whom
he brought to camp to-day surrendered
themselves TO him at the Wise County
Courthouse Mr.. Addington brought
them to camp to-day and absolutely re-
FUSED TO receive reward Of $50 per
man which ne could have claimed for
returning each OF the prisoners.
The First Battalion Of the Three
Hundred and Thirteenth Field Artillery
returned to-day from the Dutch Gan
Artiliery Range whore they have been
s in target practice for the past ten DAYS
The 1fen made the most successful
records of any artillery uni, at the
rang yesterday.
To-morrow, members Of the Thro.
hundfed and Eighteenth Infantry viii
hold their monthly meeting In honor
or sRefr mothers The exercises viii
be betd -imrn ediately after supper in
the Eerious company mess halls and
will he direc;eI BY enlisted men. Gre
man iron each company Will spr.r
/, sunestn unison by the members % each
company Colonel Cochcu has given
Permission that the men invite their
friends who are visiting at the camu
to attend he exercises.
ThesThree Hundred and Fifth Sani-
tary Train. which is composed chiefly
OF REPRESENTATIVES., went on thei- FIRST
ell. Gay hike to-day. This unit which
Is composed OF the Three Hundred and
seventeenth, Three hundred ond
NinetSenth. and Three Hundred ana
twentieth Ambulance Companies and
ressHupdred and Seventeenth, Three
Hundfed and Eighteenth. Three Hum
dred and Nineteenth and Three linn
dred and Twentieth Field Hospitals
made the hike with full field euuip-
2ment.
BY special order Of General Cronhhi.e
the Roman Catholic men OF lhc camp.
were Enabled to attend mass to-day.
Asccnsinn Thursday. All of the knights
of Columbus building were crowded
at the masses. which were held a,
O'clock.
Conservation is the keynote at
{ Camp Lee. and is directed by Captain
( William r. Iiill. several months ago
& the officers and enlisted men were ask
ed 10 save tinfCil from chewing gum
i and cigarettes and the tunes in which
Z shaving crenuA.and fiooth- paste are
sold. From IL. SASH boxes, which are
placed, in every har'aCk In the camp
foil. which a sold for about $4,000. Is
collected every month
Lieutenant George cakes and Quar-
termastcr Sergeant. George Lewis, have
recently completed an Invention for the
conserva ton ana collection OF grease
from dshwater, which. II proven sue
cessful. viii save millions Of pounds
of grease a wear from the cau,ourncnt.
Of the United states. The invention i.
trap device, which is placed n tho
sinks of the mess HALLS. In the school
for cooke and bakers whore the tests
have been made, /, has been found that
fifteen pounds OF grcnse are collected
from thirty-tive gallons Of water. In
washed.