Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-31
MASSACHUSETTS men
COMING TO CAMP LEE.
Work on improvements and .tddi-
lions Uninterrupted by Talk OF
ArmistiCc and Peace.
BIG BINS FOR STORAGE OF coal.
No Deaths Reported From Spanish
Observation-Disclosures Charles y.
Thicroff Promotcd-Ncgro TO BE
Tried on Murder Charge.
Especial to The Times Dispatch. !

CAME LEE. VA. October 36.-ainssa-
chusets Will furnish Tho next incre-
ment OF drafted men for Camp Lee.
Thirteen thousand men from that state
are to entrain in the fivc-day period he
ginning November IL. This is tho first
tltne IN the history of the cantoument
that q large movement OF troops has
come from, states other than PcnnSyl-
Nania. Virginia and West Virginia. This
from Washington to-day. One theory
advanced is that. as Spanish influenza
nrst MADE It's appearance in New Eng
land and has since passed as an cpl
demic In that section. that men from
massachusetts arc not in danger OF
having the disease. However. It is tho
duty OF the organization AT this camp
TO develop civilians into soldiers after
they have been forwarded here by their
local boards. and. officially. they do not
concern themselves where the men
come from.
u. There have hccn nearly 100000 mon
,ndncten into no service ut this camp.
Pennsyivania Virginia and West Nir-
Einia furnished nearly all of the others.
Ihere have been 1000 Tennessee
negroes and COO from North Carolina
while in recent months the District OF
Columbia has furnished both white and
colored drafted men. There have been
none forwarded here from other states
ne mon who are TO report on Novcm-
Der wcrf in IL movement set for DC
toocf. but which was called off OF ac-
count OF the epidemic of influenza
Besides the 1900 mon from Maasa-
chusetts. there Will be 1000 Wright.
negroes forwarded to tho camp in the
thrce-day period. beginning Novcmhcr
10.
NO LET III IN PROCESS
OF TRAINING SOLDIERS
Gormany's and .iustria's plea for an
asrnls,lcc is causing no delay in the
intensive training that is being given
TO replacement troops at this camp.
many OF whom will probably sec carly
overseas service. Neither is there any
Ia fl,4 .I,,,,.
dtions to the camp, which arc deemed
necessary in order that men may he
trained on more extensive scale.
There is several million dollars worth
or work now under construction and IL
is being pushed to carly completion by
the contractors: Work has begun on
lower end OF the camp to the area
where the detention camp tx to he con-
structed. There will be small houses.
capable OF accommodating eight mon
each. built at the extreme end of the
camp. near Prince George Courthouse
Here 1000 men who have just been for
wRrdcd TO tho camp from civil life will
be Quartcrcd until IL Ia shown that
they have not been subjected TO any
contagious disease.
Near the main entrance 10 tho camp.
foundations are being built for coal
storage bins, with capacity for $500
tons OF coal.
accommodating 500 additional patients
is also proceeding. AS are the new
quarters for nurses and new quarters;
for enlisted mcA OH duty at the hos
pitaI
The central officers training school
area is nearing completion.
ONLY TWEl.NE >EW CASES
Or SPANISH INFLUENZA
For the second successive day no
deaths We're reported from Spanish in
nuenza. There were twelve new cases
which brings the total number Of mon
who have been affected to li,5oS. There
h,l rn roc iNt
cal treatment.
The Virginia National Bank and the
National EanS of Petersburg vii! open
"a branch bank Tomorrow in tho cnmn
NeXchangc store from to i:3v in the
afternoon.
Friends q, camp arc Interested IN tho
promotion of Second Lieutenant Charles
: J.. Theron. Of WhcclinY w Va To
first lieutenant. He is now disbursine
officer at camp BcaurcSard. La. AS
q private, rhicrun was MANAGER OF
the Bayonci. the Camp Leo publica-
lion. but upon receiving his commits
sion lie was transferred to the Louis
Scrgcam, Charles y. Wright, n Vir-
Ginta negro. will he tried by gen
cral court on next Tuesday OH a charge
killed John l.. Boyle. a military police
man. whose home was in Scranton. Ia
in a lioncWnll restaurant several
weeks ago. This will be the first SOL
dicr at this camp who has been tried
on such charge. The circumstances
under which Boyle was killed have
never been divulEcd. If found guilty
OF murder, the court has within it's
iurisdIciion 10 innict the death pcu-
atty. il may prescribe that tho pris-
pncr either be shot or hanged. MI
sentences carrying the death penalty
III tho United states must he approved
10y the President. In the American cN-
Evolutionary forces the commanding,
general Of the forces must either APP
prove q death sentence or forward ii
. Washington for approval OF the
PRESIDENT.
MI men who are qualified physically
and mentally TO become officers will
w. sent TO Il training school, regard
>of the time they have been in
the service The demand is impcra
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