Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11
VIRGINIA RE EG|MENTs
LOSING THEIR IDENTITY
Troops From Other States Fill
Ranks Depleted by Frequent
Transfers.
OBSERVE L1NCQ1.Ns BIRTHDAY
DR.. Douglas freeman Will Deliver
Principal Address When States
Legislators and SeIectmen Pay
Tribute-Captair Dies. M
oRSERvE L1NCQI.N's BIRT1lD.A
rFrom a STAFF Correspondent,

CAMP LEE, NA.. February l0--There
Is danger Of the Virginia regiments al
Camp Lee losing tholr identity as. es-
senually representatives, OF this State.
/ Both the Three Hundrod and Seven
ttce:ith and Three Iandred and
Eighteenth regiments have been de-
plc;~d bJ transfers. principally TO the
regular army, and they are now each
1000 short Of war strength. Where
the men are coming from 10 fiji the
organizations is not known, but IS Viz
gi"ia is due but fifteen men on the
first draft it is cvldcn, that they can
no, come from this State.
TO wait to fill the regiments with
men Oil the second draft would mean
TO delay those who arc trained and
who desire 20 see early overseas duty.
The same condition exists in the West
Virginia regiments. The balance OF
that states quota will he forwarded d
TO Camp Meade. Pennsylvania is alone
assured that its regiments Will remain
essentially representative OF the Key-
stone State. Three thousand draftees
vi! be forwarded on February IS from
the local boards Of that State. These
can DC utilized in filing tile rennsyI-
vania regiments to full strength. They
are ZOO men short. II Is anticipated
| that as soon as the men come from,
the state thSt thoec OF particular skill.
SUCH as mechanics. eiectricians. c,c.,
viii! be assisncd to. duty where their
| Skill will be OF tho greatest value 10
the government
KEEPISG auOTAS OF STATE
TOGETHER FOSTERS SPIRIT
BriSa dicrCeneral Brett stated today
that he wouid seriously regre, TO eco
The TcEinentai units filled with mon
from other States than those which
they no" represent. Ie believes tha,
the State spirit ana pride, developed
through this method. is valuable 70 tho
organization. T'.!or to the asserabItrr
" mon hy the draft method, General
Brett and other army officers or THIS
division advocated that in the regular,
army men should 'be Assem- blcd acco-S- :
ING 10 State or States. However. un-
less men arc sent here from the Ma
tiona! Gua:d, which IL en,iroiy i'm
probable. there IA no way that eypari-
creed Virginia ;roors can be obtained
10 III the regiments with men f-op,
this STATE.
General Brett stated to-dav .h,. +ns
division has full equipment, ipc,udi,.
Clothes for fun var strength. and IL WIS
hopcd That adGitiona! men would be
for wardcd.
Captain Lewis V. Maaspcaker, o: the
engineers training school. died IN The
base hospital th.s morning of pnc,-
inonia. Captain Manspeakcr uas from
Champa:en. Mich, and was ,l,ir,v
Years old. Ills. was the fourth death
OF sm officer IN the base hospita. within
Inc last four days of pneumonia. Pre-
vious 10 las, sunday only two officers
had died in the division.
tcd Gilbert. o: Cleveland. Russell
county. Va. aas returned 10 camp to-
DAY prisoner, Gilbert has been T.,
deSer;ion since November q Previous
70 that time he had left his comu,ard
wiihou. leave and was allowed To re-
turn with minor pvn;shment. He vii
taee general covr, within the near
future on the more serious charge OF
deser;ion. wh:clt Eas maximum,
penalty of death.
VTRGiSiA'S REPRESENTATIVES,
FAY TRlRUTE TO LINCOLN
Nrsinia's Representatives. in tho
Legislative halls of ,ha State VIII io;n
with Nirgn!a's representatives in tho
National Amy In the celebration T..
be held here Tuesday. the birthday q T
Abraham Lincoln. AS the tribute pa!d