Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-23
ElGHTY THOUSAND BARS
OF CANDY EATEN DAILY
Oter 1000, 900 Bottles Of Soft
Drinks Consumed Monthly by
Camp Lee Soldiers.
mo, ICE CREAM CONSUMPTION
Two Hundred Virginia Negroes Ar
rivc-Hcalth Conditions Excellent.
Mule Breaks Mans Ammo
Piano in Officers Training School.

each day to the men stationed at this
sss are an 'P prinsipa il ' shoso S so
diers purchase other packages OF candy
ION much smaller scale. Beside the
Ss&cakcs and 5000 1s-cent cakes every
day. All OF this is sold to them prac-
s's setff q. a-t sGss' are consumed on the
same mammoth scale. Each month
IS l.iee. 900 bottles OF soft drinks are
w 10 99 sesn s ;hf i6 SFT az he Th
{ Is an average OF 1855 bottles every
day. TO NEE; this demand it takes
s fcrr Petersburg eo;;linE plants Three
~ OF tie plants SIN serve their immed!-
s.s iessi :rade but one SENDS its -f Sn
1 ineSeased :our-fold within The past
N addition the camp consumes l 10
sss;oee cigarettes monthly and $4,000
so s 81 zee s'E2q f5sTy ss
q quota OF $50 that is to be forwarded
Be- sh ss n ssss II 6 the ss 6
q Columbia and Ss2 from Pennsylvanis.-
On Monday 1900 white Pe rms w,
will come from every section of the
keystone State.
CAMP LAST MONTH
Camp Lees health conditions con-
tinue excellent. During July but
stwslve deaths occurred among the 49,
600 men in the camp This is .ss death cath
ssne-han the normal death rate among
men OF draft age in civilian life. The
sse en,ir. mop 5Gm vas a but is DER
q thousand
An unusual accident at an inoppGro
hostess house. c. Luther Lowe. ac-
sompanied by his family and rSla-
tiyes. were about 70 complete the her
Il hostess house at Camp Lee. where they
fveEe to NEE, his nephew, nrivate
Lswe Of JUST the in ihe ITnscf in
( " hici Mr.. Lowe was riding was turn
= ing in at the hostess house team
D cut his arm to push mules head into
q Rafety. The mule gave, quick thrust
a of his head striking Mr. loves arm
"a slho~. He WAS Immediately carried TO
the base hospital where his arm was
d Set. He was then removed to the
~ Sixty-one men have reported from
ensineefs repinsemeni iDs e"mn al
ofhcers' training school where they
will endeavor TO qualify as second
Iieutenants in the United States Army;
IS eficers' training school This fact was
noted by Colonel Harry 0. Eaton. the
Commanding officer, who remarked that
at the last officers training school
with which he was connected friends
OF the school had provided every COM
pany in the area with piano.
; Probably. as an evidence OF the an
ticipated need OF officers to command
the immense army that is 10 be raised,
orders have hecn received at camp
that the proper officers shall recon,
mend three per cent. OF their enlisted
~ strength each month for attendance
ss3 at central officers training school
sin addition to the three per cent. an
s-unlimited number Of men who are
qualified. will be sent each month 10
TX the artillery and machine-gun school s.
s The educational requirements for the
1.-two latter schools are more severe tnaA
the infantry school. 1t is imperative,
5 said the order. that more artillery and
fmachine- gun officers should be obtain
ed. Heretofore Two per cent. heye
sEbeen forwarded each month 20 ne
ssthree schools. The H.w order pract.-
sfcaliy allows 100 per cent. increase
In the number OF men who attend 1tf-
9 lcers' schools. The Hrst step .p- z-g
ienlisted men . t7E= . ea,=- -
aischool is ihroEEa MS COMPANY --1-
( fmander.
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