Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11
CONSIDER CAMP. LOCATION
FINE FOR GENERALIZATION
Climatic Conditions and Surround
ings Among Best In This
Country.
VIEWS OF BRIGADIER-GENERA1.
Close Proximity to Newport News
Also an Important Factor as
Suitable Point for Massing Men
Returning From France.
Especial TO The Times

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CAMP LEE. November 1o.--"Camp
Lee is very favorably located and ii is
highly probable that 1t will be used as
the Generalization camp" said Briga-
dier-Gencral Charles a. Icdekin, camp
commander. while discussing the effect
OIL the arnisiice upon this camp. The
camp has been favorably criticized as
to It's climatic conditions and surround
inss ny every authority that has ever
VISITED mere. l,s close proximity TO
Newport News also Is AN Important
FACTOR in it's favor AS a decentralization
point. All troops who have departed
LOT overseas from this camp in recent
Ioint from whs.h place they embarked
iof a port OF emb..rkation and europe.
h RAJ. a, were no, used. ON their re-
turn trip from Europe The entire jour
hey Will be possible by water.
IN event the camp Is used as a de-
nooliizat:on point. General IIedekin be-
iicNcd mat the cantonment VIII be oc-
cupled Tor two years: A permanent
camp force, small compared to the num-
b ber OF iii i'e n thst are now quarter:d
handle the details incident to the mus
t,erins out OF the returned conquerors.
However. with division after division
arriving here to be mustered out OF
the service. the daily strength Of the
camp through fiuctuation will be nearly
as large as the present daily strength.
WIDE DIFFERENCE OF
OPINION AMONG OFFICERS
There was 2 wide difference of opin-
ION among officers as TO the disposition
III iex ;ne me, men ALREADY in samp Some be-
70 go to Europe. while others went
iurther and stated that they, believed
would be sent TO the camp and subse-
puent drafts would follow.
Private Thomas p. Moran. quarter
Camp Lee hy local board No. 10 OF
pittsburgh; has been sentenced to five
years at hard labor for series OF
At Fort Jay, New YORK. Moran left
his command Oh September IL, but was
arrested arrested few hours later on train
between Petersburg and Richmond. He
was tried on charge OF desertion.
bu, wa, was found guilty of being absent
when he refused to obey that officers
command that Il don't believe in nj on
archy. All army officers are mon
Private benjamin Lewis. negro. OF
Hiueheld. West Virginia. was given five
oHenses, including INSTRUMENTATION and
rsiusinE to obey The command Of his
served at Fort Jay.
CLASS WILL RECEIVE
CONFESSIONS NOVEMBER 30
I he class at the central officers
training schools; which was scheduled
receive their commissi ms second
lieutenan:s on November 30. Previous
y that time, however. a limited num-
Der of select candidates will probably
be commissioned on November 90 in
order to allow them to report immedi-
ately TO Camp Fremont. Cal, TO assume
positions Of instructors in the officers
training schoo! that is TO be esta hlshed
IN that camp. AT present there ar.
1869 men In the class Included in the
number are many Pcnnsylvanians and
EirGirians. On November 10 a class OF
more than 100 Will be graduated from
the school