Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-24
|CAMP LEE READY TO RUSH
MASTERING IN OF new MEN
All But Seventeen of Men Arrested
at Seven Pines Have Been
Released.
STUNTS" NIGHTS ARE popULAl:

Largo Variety of Sizes Carried in
Stock to Equip Soldiers With
Clothing-Coloncl Laubach Nomt-
mated Brigadier-Gcncral.
SAMr LEE. VA, August IA
mastering office and the special de-
tail from the Quartcrmas,er depart
ment, who will have charge of fitting
wardcd to this camp. Every thing Is
in readiness for the installation of the
new system tomorrow. y Bridge OF
signs has been built from the medical
examining office to the special build
ing where the new. soldiers will he
equipped. The first detail who will be
be virginia NEGROES. who began to
arrive at this camp, yesterday. Men
one room , they viii n'u undress ' and pass
before the doctors. II they success
fully pass the. physical examination.
TO the ,quartermaster building where
they will be completely equipped at
the rate OF man a minute.
The first article that the naked men
Will receive is a barracks bag. At the
first stop for clothing they will receive
Two suits Of underwear One of these
into the barracks bag. Next they Will
receive three pairs of socks. two pair
trousers one belt. two shirts. one coat.
pair OF shoes. AS they emerge from
the Quartermaster building in their
new s uniforms rms they vii. go into the
ton cards and records will be pre-
pared.
viii be "t es,aSished. ana uS the PG men 0 Mili
be required TO ship their civilian
clothes home.
An unusual variety OF sizes is neces-
for the smCrpSSfnl N
the new plan. There are in stock
shSeS from sizes "a TO LIE shirts
to forty eight. Hats run as high as
seven and three quarters. In charge
OF The clothing end OF the new system
town. Pa. while Lester Herr. OF Lock
Haven. Pa is in charge or the shoe
department; Each has FORCE OF twenty
ter work at the mastering building
is under Major Timmons. Major Bald
s sr,s is In charge Of the medical en- sS.
charge of the actual mastering In of
the men.
On previous drafts rs many as HOO
into the service in one day. At that
time, however, there were two forces
OF medical examiners. On account OF
the shortage OF doctors only one force
will examine the prescn, draft: To
he ndle the work connected with the
equippnG and mastering in OF the men
quired.
Those who fail 10 pass the physical
examination will be immediatcly dis
charged from the service. In recent
drafts 10 per cent of the men who
have been forwarded here by local
boards have been found unfit for mill
C0MMANDING OFFICER
Is GIVEN PROMOTION
Among the colonies who were yes
terday nominated to become brigadier-
generals in the United states Army
for the period Of present emergency
mandnr officer OF the Replacement
troops at this camp. Colonel Laubach
was born in Pennsylvania hut was an
was graduated from that institution in
1898. when he was the Youngest mem
Der of his class. He reported 10 Camp
Lee from a Texas camp. where he was
an instructor in a school for National
Guard colonies. He has been IN COM
nand OF the replacement troops since
Camp Lee was turned into replace
OF the twelve dc@ths at this camp
during July , were from pneumonia.
bcrculosis. two from drowning. one
from accident and one from suicide.
hall teams will play on the camp ath- |
ictic field Sunday afternoon at a:oo |
o'clock. Admission is free. The Camp /
Lee team: on S"ptember |. will journey |
games with the Norfolk naval training. |
station. one will be played on Sep /
tcmber /. and another on September /
Fifteen hundred negroes have arrived /
in the past Two days from Virginia. /
special trains have been used In the |
movement. while hundreds Of the men 1
have used regular train service. They |
ar" all being temporarily assigned to
the Eleventh and Twelfth Training /
BattalionS Of the Depot Brigade. Many /
Of the men have already received their .
,sN chiatric examination.
In connection with the training Of /
negro troops as infan'rymen in the !
replacemen; camp. there have recently 4
been forwarded 70 this camp five ne
Gro> st-iicutcnants and two negro |
ccond-iicutenants. They are assigned /
10 the negro companies at tho replace
500 MEN TAKEN TO GAS
HOUSE For INSTR cotton
The 500 candidates who Will DO grad
uatcd from the central officers train !
ing school were to-day carried 10 the |
gas house where they were given in |
ssr r frar in how to protect them m
means of the gas mask. Beginning
with Monday, 1000 men from the in
instructions in the as-house every
day. All have previously been taught
how. 70 adjust the gas mask
as alieged slackers at Seven Pines.
near Richmond. last week. ali but sew
.ntccn have been dismissed from the
"O ilaNS diIttuE ptcu IN
Quoted and four more will be indicted
as soon as the proper papers are re-
ceived from their local boards The
remaining twelve still claim that they
are no; slackcrs and are awaiting the
arrival of proof to that effect.
The stunts nights. which are held
every Thursday in the Big y hut near
Twenty Street, are proving
the creates, drawing-cards that the
precipitation has ever. put on; The
building seats more than 1000 men.
and 1t is always crowded. Special pic
lures are shown on Tuesday and Sat
urday nights and these also draw large
crowds. The program last night CON
sisted of music from the band from the
first section Of the depot brigade. The
Base Hospital quartet drew continu-e
the Base Hospital. was next. with an
acrobatic stunt. Lieut. Is. Lawrence
pleased the audience with several dra-
matte reading. CORPORAL Martin: In
baritone solos, was next on the pro-
gram. Pictro Pugini was one of the
features OF the night with his accord
laxative sorccrer measured up to his
advanced notices. Corporal Joe Wren
m q vaudeville S1S q