Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-15
CAMP LEE IS WORKING
FOR COAL OF 100000
Officers and Men Subscribing En-.
Enthusiastically for Fourth
Loan Bonds.
INFLUENZA SEEMS ON wANE
Fewer New Cases Yesterday Than
since First Day OF Epidemic.
Central Officers Training School
Graduates 475 Licutenants.

ls I2p Ii, 70 The Times pispateh.l =
Camp an notes W she soaers s5 ths
within. sixty days. or less. have taken
their place on the firing lines in France,
fourth Liberty loan. TO days reports
showed that during the week the men
had subscribed bonds In sufficient num-
ooe. lt,is hoped thar during the pres
ent week ,llc goal OF 100000 viii
have been reached.
The central officers training school
chased by the embryo officers and their
.hStructors during the week totaIed
of Ts $4,000 was made One S os
This Is the largest snbscription OF the
campaign at this camp.
the nc cam NJ. once inas who are conducting
Major John l.. King. met this ,norm,ng
IN the Liberty Theatcr and discussed
unit in camp was representcd some
OF the soldiers arc paying cash for
their bonds. while others are having
their payments deducted from their
salaries ei'
The Improvement in tho influenza
SITUATION continues. In a twenty tour
hour period ending AT o'clock there
ported, This is the smallest number
since tho day tho disease made its ap an.
totai nf u camp nn There have been
the illness. OF whom 4.164 are now re-
s SWINE medi tm treatment. 1'here were
brings the total TO 54S.
LARGE CLASS GRADUATES
FROM OFFICERS school.
There VIII be graduated Tomorrow
morning from the central officers train
ond licutenan,s. included on this MIN
6 6cr are about fifty Virginisns and 100
c renmsyaIantans. The entire class is
n In Il
The enlisted personnel OF the United
s eises w, hirm n: ~, Ths graduating eSer-
Eaton and Lieutenant -Coione i'I i,owe III
Will make short addresses after wh,ch
me men will be sworn In and receive
their admissions.
Thirty of the class are IN the base
hospital suffering with influenza. These
m W,,i pc c , stoned a, a late. day,
injured by their illness. The nhysi nei
requirements OF an officer arc mu"h
more stringent than they arc for an
The new lieutenants will be assigned
rs follows: Camp Grant, ninety-seyen en-
lamp Custer thirty-livc; Camp Sher'
oifcerS' training school. thirty-two. and
Camp Lee. one. The officers ASSIGNED to
lamp Grant and to Camp Custer Will be
replacement camp pending their trans.
Ter to their assignments. This has been
ueiayed because these Two CAMPS have
on account of
influenza against all outside points
me camp Meade men will leave on a
special train Wednesday morning
Those who will go to Camp Sherman
VIII leave on a special train Tomorrow
night; or those who were members OF
the class and who are not being com
missioned at this time, coo are beinc
carried Ca over for additional Instructions
The Infantry replacement camp re-
10 show the requisites Of an officer.
the new class in the other school
will start tomorrow. Camp Lee for.
warded nearly 100 enlisted men TO The
seh r,,,. as candidates for commissions.
the list. He was Richard c. Spaneler.
OF 200 South Market Street. Ernest
b. Cummins. of Petersburg. r. F. n. No.
}, was also included. Francis H. Wau-
leigh. former resident of Petersburg,
was Included in the men of the Prince,
ton unit of the student army training
corps.
TWO RICHMOND MEN
Included IN LIST
Richnonders in the list were percy
D. Bates aud William r. Rice
other Nirginians In the list included:
Cuthbert C. buchanan. Chiihowic;
Charles *. Common, DilIwyn: Charlie
H. ~ hn nj