Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28
IMP lee SOLDIERS
SLEEP IN DUCOUTs
Q Special Trains Arrive With t.
~ itecruits From Pennsylvania,
and More Come To-Day.


W ltecruits From Pennsylvania,
ana More Come To-Day.
o NEGROES ARE SENTENCED
II Cases Arc Refusal to Obey Or
crs-AnOther Man Given Six
iontis for Northumberland ion
D Recent Arrivals.
Special TO The Times Dispatch
AMP LEE. April 27..--Virginia
ctives will receive the most reals
training yet experienced by any
OF the division. when the md
talon Of the 3lSth Infantry, under
|,Imand Of Major Sweeny. moves 70
ar divisional sector Of trenches
,day morning for twcnty-four
rs stay. Here the men VIII sleep
duGouts-thirty-f feet under the
und. and otherwise realize service
/ Editions in so far as 1t is possible
make them. Food Will be prepared
L field stoves.
he End battalion will be rclicv-
Il Tuesday morning by the 3rd bata-
r.. under Major Burdick. ANA on
,dneSday morning the LIST battalion
II Major Dockcry In command VIII
,,iplcte the 2iSth stay. The 3i7th
| relieve the 3lsth.
we've hundred white sclcctivcs ar
I'd al Camp tonight. making n
a or 1000 that have arrived from
4 'nsElvan!a on the present Increment.
= men Travelled on ave spec!a!
ns. Twelve hundred additional
cults from the Keystone state are
cctcd TO arrive tomorrow Only
u 'y-two negroes. all from Virginia,
l:cd today. on Friday ;no negro
l:ct!vcs from this State reached the
|np.
40 battaiions OF the Sl7th imam
|! celebrated the first Saturday after
IN work that they had performed
k,e they were sent 10 camp By dig
3 trenches on the divisional sector.
night hundreds OF tho men hurried
Petersburg and Richmond ilnmedi-
ply after supper.
wo negro soldiers. members o. tho
ct brigade. yesterday received
ID labor sentence for refusing to
~ commands of the superior officer.
reducing tho sentence OF Frank VI.
Key from TWO years ut hard labor
dishonorablc discharge fsoln the
vice 10 one month o. hard labor 20
performed al the station % his
frpany, General cronkhi,c said:
Tho accused. colored soldier. was
en- typhoid prophylHXis on one
ming and being I'll thcrcfrnr,. was
rked for light duty the next day.
m
united while In this condition. He
been IN service but one month. and
had 20 little Instruction In that
9 that ne d.i not even know ho"
salute. Under these circumstances
is not surprising that he should
q considered Il n hardship to he
lpolled TO do police duty. The cx-
ise OF l.tt!c patience on tho part
the officers and nou-commISsl Toned
GERS concerned would probably havo
lonstrated TO tho accused tho error
=, he was committing In refusing 70
form the duty required OF him"
'oXey refused 10 OBEY orders from
,,ain David II. Ex;iN and Corporal
rit Liggcns.
rivate Robert Banks pleaded
lty 10 refusing 10 obey orders OF
Itatn Thomas u. Crirler ana Lieu
ant Harry NJ hrnstead. and was
fenced 10 one year az nara labor.
? sentence was approved.
l'riNate Ice T.. MrDo"e!', depot
sadc. was tr!eh on des"rtio"
rye. ne p.eaced u4!'y 10 absent
h''hSci without !eh'e from ms
nmahd on "hlch charge he was
no Euii,y' lie was given one year
nara !"ooF' "hiCh was reduced 70
thoh'hS oy '"e c~'hhahdihS gen
l.
Pr Il. w. b!a%eoFook' OF INC Fed
pss hat'ohat hcauq"ar'eFS' OF WASH
ton. was AT me camp to-day on
OF Inspection.
'Hcharo - worse honorary general
Fetary OF lhe NJ I. a. Tor North
eFich' Is a VisItoF ht me camp. lie
delivering series OF lectures 10
members OF the NJ I. a. train
schoo!. ohtl! three years ago Mr..
rise was aet''e sec:etAr! OF inc as
iation:
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