Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-19
DEPOT BRIGADE REMAINS
INTACT FOR SOME TINE
Indications ART That General Hedc-
Kin Will Soon DO Transferred
= to Another Cantonment.
STILL HOLD WESTERN noYs
Many Applications for Discharge Arc
bctug Filed on the Grounds AZ
Dependency. but Soldiers Must
Provo Up Statements.
lspccIal 10 ZINC Timcs. Dispa,ch. ]

Especial Ia Tho Times. Dispa,ch.l
CANT LEE. VA. December 49,
Among the organizations at ,!rs
camp which will in all probabil-
n%.,remain intact Tor some time,
Is the One Hundred and Fifty
MIA Depot Brigade, which unit
wss organized in September 1917, ann
''incc that time has been tho rccciv-
ing station OF ;he maJority OF drafted
men sent 10 this camp. The depot
brigade has hoen reduced from twelve
ia four battalions with an approN,mat
strength Of 1000 men. Ruinofs wore
aroat hc-e to-da% tina, tho depot bril-
:ahe would be separated fsom tho scrv-
Ice and tho entire pcrs"nci discharged:
this was dscrcditcd however. by Major
who said no Information hoarirx out
This fac, had been received. and that
inc organization will remain for the
purpose Of taking care Of casuals. who
VII hr forwarded here from time to
lime
peN:o Utilization or Other units has not
lowed down. rnd within the next few
da"s 5000 additional men Of tho re-
niar.men; camn VIII have received their
oik1h,rgcs This organization will,
within 'he. next week. he reduced TO
battalion. and will bc composed Of l.
90 men Tho rcplacemcnt troops are
%no" commsndcd by RriEadicr- General
'narlcs \. Iiedokin, who was until n
snnri Tine ago commander of tho ca,np.
While no INFORMATION is at hand. it is
tnonght that General Hedekin will bc
Iuturn. No provisions have been made
FOR the mastering out of the quarter
n,assnr corps medical detachment aud
inc strty-second Infantry. a unit Of tho
Eighth Division. which is composed OF
men t0rincpailv, from, the states 81
Washington. Oregon and California
camp three "~"ks ago from Camp
Mills Long Island.
WOUNDED FROM EIGHrIETH
NOW At CAMP LEE;
The declaration made by men Of the
tor sn Tran Di J., Nv, when they ler here
cat fhfs Christmas dinner at home does
no, no, seem far wrong for some OF them.
- say ~" lrHst, member. OF this or.
sani@a 'ion who have been returned
fsre will minelc with relatives and
trends who Will visit them during III.
no!idayf Several men ct the Eigh;ieth.
VINO We wounded In France arc now
2. ihS Ease Hos2i:aI and the casual
convaiescent detachment Others arc
expected a; any time. In fact. the camp
Is on It's toes In anticipation OF the ar
rival or the wounded heroes who
trained ~ THIS camp. Considerable in
,,.f"s; .'as manifested in tho news or
,"rk nnd there Was Speculation that
;':h' .'r!sio:. SO! If, ght be .'ni-- z
nc t:i-i wounded which tho ship
the other hand. officials believe that the
wounded 'r"ops ,slated for this~ camp
IN, IN arrive IT N"wro-t News. Among
were: J"n.s A. rSshisii portsmoutr.
Va. Thr"a llrnGied AID Thirteenth AR
COMPANY l.. Seven Hundred and seven.
teenth Infantry; Henry Miller. Alex
1,ndria: Va, Fifty-nin,h Infantry.
hieton. Va. Th.rty-eishth Infantry.
iirse men are me-. ,rrs II tLu con.
valescent detachment and will not be
discharged Immediately.
APPLYING FOR DISCHARGES
ON DEPENDENCY CLAIMS
Numerous applications for DISCHARGE
on the grounds OF dependency are be-
inE Aied. The man here who 1Ies such
ground up. for authorities realize that
!: me Claims arc not investigated men
may take advantage OF this privilege
and seek immediate release. The thor
ouGhness OF the investigation is evil
Gisnh srr BY the fac; A,h;a, Snly a few
granted.
Four hundred and nifty men let camp
ms inoir,n,iPe for other camps. where
bred and twenty-three men and four
officers came in to-day on n specia!
train from Camp UPTON, y. Y. and will
week.. The population OF Camp Lee
is very transient one While thou
sands leave daily, new troops arrive
from other points. which brings the
total number OF men here up TO about
$1,000.
WILL RETAIN MEN WITH
RAILWAY EXPERIENCE
Among the men who will not be dis
charged at the present time are those
who have had experience in a railroad
ticket office. Every available man with
this qualification is on duty at the To-
"a! station, which is one OF the busiest
places in the entire environments. AS
far as the hurry and rush Is concerned
the Pernsylva MIA Station in New Yori;
has nothing on the little frame termi-
nal OF the Nor!olk and Western Rail
hours of the day and night. and every
man is eager % he the first III line
10 purchase the ticket for which he
has been longing since the first day
he arrived.
3. Many iu-loughs arc now being grant
cd TO those men who will be in the
service for some time TO come. Instruc-
. tons have been given that organiza-
: ton commanders allow the members
cf their respective commands to absent
themselves from camp for period OF
the :urlopehs will be governed by the
distance the men are from home. Off
GERS VIII be allowed only five DAYS
Some time in January there will be
a sale of 500 animals. including horses
and mules. at the renount depot These
animals will he sold at public auction,
and it is planned that they he sold to
farmers through this ana other States.