Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-19

camp and 6si from tina, asct!on OF the
State tha; mas previously forwarded its
men 10 Camp sherman. at Chillicothe.
Ohio.
wes. virg!n!4's apao.t:onn.ni. &C
cordins to tho information from the
provost, marshal generals Office /.
I.ai.
Tacse men Viii a-s. DC assigned TO
tho Depot brigade.
OFFICERS or TWO Bi,IGADEs
LEARNING "AIINOR TACTICS"
Field officers OF the One Hundred and
Fifty-u:n;h and one Hundred and SIX
t!cth Infantry BriGadcs are receiving
a course OF instruction in minor tactics
under the direction OF Lieutenant-Co
onel W. u. Waldron, chief of staff. The
class was !nauEurated day, and Will
extend through the week. The instruc-
,ion work is being conducted by
series Of tactical walks covering the
various subjects included in the domain
OF minor tactics, including advance
guard, outpos;s. pa;ro!ling. flank guards
and the selection OF defensive posi-
tions.
Licutenant-Colonel Waldron Is one OF
the foremost authorities on the subject
OF MINOR actlCS III the Army.
Chaplain Clifford l.. Miller reported
for duty to-day. and has been assigned
with the Five Hundred and Tenth
negro) Service Battalion. He is the
first and only negro with commission
who has been forwarded 10 this camp
for duty. Hc is first lieutenant
Lieutenant Miller is native of Ten
nessec. He holds the bachelor Of arts
degree from Fiske University and
bachelor OF divinity degree from Har-
ward University. After graduating from
Harvard. he returned TO the South to
work among the members of his race.
He reports to Camp Lee from Tai
ladega, Ala, where he was pastor OF
Il Congregationalist church. There are
scvcra! thousand negro soldiers at the
. camp. and negro chaplain has an en-
cellent field for service.
vIRGINIANs SALUTE
UNIFORM HE WEARS
In passing this lieutenant, white SOL
dicrs will. Of course. he required to sa-
| lutte. Your correspondent followed him
/ through the Virginia regiments to-day
and when Virginia soldiers met him
face TO face they saiutcd the uniform
that he wore. In recent Interview
concerning the necessity CT saluting
negro officers. Major-General Cronkhite
said:
"Ive met some junior officers who
| said they weren't keen on salut:ng
negro officers They wouldn't feel that
way II they understood the spirit OF
the salute. IF one of them came from
| Il town where they was an old negro
character. one Of those fellows who do
| odd jobs around and is known to
everybody. he'd at least nod his head
and say lIowdy, uncle Now suppose
through some freak of nature. this old
negro should he transpianted i'm an
officers uniform: the salute would be
merely saying to him, IIowdy, uncle
in Il military way
SHORTAGE OF QUININE
| CAUSES IT'S USE RESTRICTED
| The scarcity of quinine in the nation
| is being felt at the camp. Orders
have been issued that it shall only be
used fer tho treatment OF malaria, and
that malaria shall be recorded as
malaria only when the diagnosis Of
| the physician has been confirmed by
microscopic examination.
beginning Wednesday night Colonel
L. ID. Giles. general staff, British army,
will deliver n series of eight lectures
to the brigade and regimcntal COM
mandcrs. general staff officers, brigade
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