Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-29
.PAC|F|sTs CONSTITUTE
ONE CAMP LEE PROBLEM
War Department Man Coming To.
Day to Determine Disposition
Of Conscientious Directors.
PENNsYLvANIANs REACH CAMP
Men From Keystone State Brought
In on Four Special Trains-Ncariy
All Per-ons Al estcd at Seven
Pines Released.

tatiye Of the Third Assistant Secretary
OF war Will arrive ut Camp Lee to-
VIII be made of the conscientious OBJ
}ectors now stationed at this camp
Under the selective service law. men
religious crceds which were opposed
TO war should be allowed service In a
branch that the President should de-
me as noncombatant. The disposition
or these men Mt the various camps
nave presented one of the most difficult
propositions that has arisen in connec-
law. When the EigAtieth Division was
here one Virginia and two Pennsyl-
Sahians who refused to answer the
each ten years at hard labor for deser-
tion. Several months ago a board
which was appointed by the President
then Mt this camp. Ten of these who
refused all form OF work were sent TO
Kansas camp. where their cases were
recently to Camp Meade TO appear be-
Tore board sitting ut that place. One
hfuIndred and six are now working on
month being paid by the farmers TO
whom they are hired. From all re-
ports these men are making excellent
farm hands and without exception are
giving satisfaction to their employees.
a large number have been given non
com n,, service in this camp;
jectors in camp. who refuse any form
OF military work. Thirty-six OF these
have applied for farm furloughs. that
Is Is for permission TO work on farms.
Two have agreed to be sent TO France
TO participate In the war relief work
that is being performed by the Friends.
four refuse to perform any service
of any nature watever.
The men are principally Quakers or
Friends. Mennonites and Christndel-
with the Quakers than those of other
beliefs. In applying for noncombatant
work one objector recently stated that
that he would like 10 get on tho
psychiatric examining board OF the
medical department.
DIG BUNCH OF KEYSTONE
DRAFTED MEN ARRIVE
Seventeen hundred and twenty-six
men arrived to-day from Central Penn
the First and Second Bat,alions OF the
Depot Brigade. Four special trains
were used IN the movement.
Lieutenant Colonel George B. Sha-
rom of the infantry replacement. was
Sharon has been director OF rife prac-
tice on the rife range. He will be
sYcceeded in this capacity by Colonel
been appointed senior Instructor in the
-a1 Eirh;Ev rrepla .onnen ,,c camp.
yates Of the fourth officers training
school at Camp Sherman reported to-
day to the infantry. replacement camp.
OF the l63 alleged slackers who were
arrested at Seven Pines. near Rich
discharged from Camp Lee stockade
after having presented satisfactory
PROOF that they were not draft cvaders.
Five negroes have been inducted into
The service. Three negroes and three
white men are still in the stockadc
pending the final disposition OF the
case.
In so far as 1t Is practicable. mem
bers OF the Jewish faith stationed at
Camp Lee will be allowed to observe
the two Jewish holidays that fall in
next month Secretary OF War Baker
has directed that IL 1t does not inter
fera with public service. furloughs be
granted Jews from noon September S,
TO the morning of September 0; this
Is for the Jewish New Year. For the
Day of Atonement, fur,oughs may be
granted from noon September II. to
the morning of September u.
Pennsylvania soldiers stationed at
Camp Lee are showing little interest in
the approaching election In their State.
From what little that is heard. very