Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-16
HONORABLE DISCHARGES
FOR CAMP LEE STUDENTS
Moro Than .FiveTThousand at OIL
Gers Training SCHOOL, Arc AZ.
fcctcd by New Order.
CUPS ARE AWARDED ATHLETES
Private Walker Osborne, Oh Russell
County, Va. Sentenced to Ten
Years at Hard Labor for Absent.
ing Himself Without Leave.
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Sraphic instructions were received at
The Central officers. Training School.
today to honorabiy discharge from
TIC service any candidate IN the school
Who has no. successfully completed
Inc course and who requested his dis
'harSc. This Oruer, which affects Sal
enlisted men who are now training 10
become officers. Is Interpreted Il. in
dicat:He Of an early rehabilitation OF
al men now in training at this camp.
ne camp mastering once mas already
begun 10 anticipate disqualification AMI
- preparing TO handle the necessary
details incident to such procedure, No
Official information was given which
would indicate when the mastering
process would begin. AS a matter "
tuied upon orders from Washington.
and as yet no such orders haze been
received. However, many believe ina;
Inc mastering out process Will begin
within the next few weeks
AT the training school It is esti-
aEa., hat h a majority or the theme, men MI
Is equally effective insofar as. 1t ap-
pics TO civilians who reported to the
school from civil life and enlisted men
VINO were drafted into tho service. The
majority OF the men at the school were
drawn from the latter class II also
applies TO 1900 men who began their
course OF instruction AT the schoo!
Yesterday The order further states
that, ii shall be optional with the stu
Dent whether he shall be Immediately
discharged from the army or at any
time prior TO the completion OF the
course. Men who were forwarded TO
The school from the student army train
ing corps Will be allowed the further
option of transfer back TO the college
which forwarded them To the school.
Those who continue the course and
successfully complete IL will he com
missoncd In the officers reserve corps.
BULLETIN Is POSTED
At CAMP HEADnuARTERS
In Issuing the announcement to the
men bulletin from the school head
quarters stated:
1T is advised that candidates con
slider carefully the value OF the course
and the possible opportunities which
holding commissions in the officers
reserve corps. This applies especially
to those who have completed sub
stantial portion OF the course
1t is possible that in the enlarge
'nent OF the regular army. which is
almost sure TO come. officers holding
given an opportunity to enter the reg
War army under much more favor
able terms Than Will dc given TO those
who enter from civil life without hav-
Ing held such COMMISSIONS,
The order as received does not az
fee, officers attached to the school or
members OF tho schoo! troops. 1t APP
pics only TO the 5.7ti candidates.
The work on the new school area,
which is practically completed. was
constructed at cost OF ;i.5oo.uOq. As
provemcnts 10 the base hospital which
are being made al cost OF 100000.
Iha WORK OF constructing roads Is Also
beng continued.
Several hnmdred carpenters failed 10
make .heir appearance to-day as a re-
suit OF Ina sorucT issued yesterday cut-
eishi hours II was in no. sense OF
the word strike. and was hot con
s,dered 80 by the men who quit nor
the contractor by whom they were en-
pioycd.
WINNERS or ATHLETIC
EVENTS GIVEN GERS
The loving cups and medals which
esre Nv won II The a,h!e a,n meet conduct.
schooi on last saturday were presented
10 The winners this Afternoon III. The
colonel Harry Eaton: commanding Of
hcer OF The school. The battalion cup
rs presented TO the Fourth Battalion,
he cup for having company honors
Medals were presented TO the men who
Won first, second and ihiru places in
the individual events.
captain Loving. colored. whose COM
mission is In the regular army. was
Z visitor at camp headunartcrs Today.
pine constabulary band, which won first
prize at The Panama Pacific Exposition.
RUSSELL COUNTY PRIVATE
GIVEN SEVERE SENTENCE
Private Walker Osborne. Of Grundy.
Russell County, Va. has been sentenced
10 ten years at hard labor for absent
ing himself without leave from his
command. and for breaking an over
sea quarantine. He left Camp Lee on
August 20 and was arrested in Russell
County on October 4. Osbornes army
career. has been very unusual. His ar
rest was effected through his wife, who
through loyalty TO her country, re-
ported him. While in the guardhouse
awaiting trial. Osborne was injured by
an explosion. He claimed that the
cigarette which he was smoking ex-
ploded. and. for awhile his story was
credited and the sale OF the particular
cigarette stopped in the post exchanges.
An official Investigation showed that
Osborne could not have been injured
by an explosion from the cigarette in
the manner In which he. indicated. The
sentence Will be served at Fort Jay,
| New York.
Private fred Smith, of Scranton. Pa.
who deserted his command on August
! :, and was arrested in his home town
on September 80. was given three years
at hard labor after having been f5und
guilty on charge of desertion. His
sentence VIII also he served al