Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-02
ARTILLERY GRADUATES
GO TO FORT JACKSON
Pittsburgh Rookie Tries to Cut lii.
Throat ut Camp Lee. but lie
VIII Recover.
LSpccLal % Tho Times n!snateh.l

CAMP LEE, May l-Richmond men.
artillery graduates Of the third line
officers training school, which was
concluded at ih.s camp ten days ago
arc included in the -. embryo arti!-
lery officers who were ordered TO-DAY
TO Camp Jackson, Columbia. :. {.
The 81 graduates OF the school re-
turned to-da! after ten days fur
Tough. Thirty-nine infantry graduates
o: the school. who were Forwarded
here from the National Guard Or tn
Regular Army. were ordered 10 rcpori
Tor duty at Camp Gordon. Atlanta. Ga
The al men from this camp who wer.
graduated u the infantry section OF
the school have been assigned to III,
infantry regiments OF the division
These men VIII report TO their new
duty tomorrow All have been recon,
mended 20 become second lieutenants.
One o: the recently arrived rockies
from Pittsburgh attempted suicide this
afternoon by cutting his throat with :,
pen knife. He was hurried to the
base hospital. where prompt medicaI
attention saved his life. At the hos
pi;al the name OF the man was re-
fused
!; IS now Major-Generai Charles E
Farnswor;h and Brigadier-Gencrals
George Is. Jameson and Ora Hunt
These officers to-day wired their ac-
c'Ptahcc OF tAe rank 10 which they
had been appointed by the Presiden,
with the consent OF the Senate.
General Farnsworth was tho COM
'nandinG officer OF the Virginia brigade.
He was originally from Pittsburgh from,
which place he was appointed 10 Yves:
Point
General Hunt has been in command
OF the Three Hundred and Twcntieth
Infantry composed OF Pennsylvania.
Il
commanding officer OF the Three Hun
dred and seventeenth Infantry. COM
posed OF Nirginians. General Hunt is
from California. and General .amcrson
from Martinsvllc. Va.
Who will succeed any OF these Of
fccrs is not known AT the camp An
nouncement is expected within the next
few days when these generals are
notified TO wha, point they will be
transferred.
The $lS,h Infantry completed it's
stay in the trenches tonight. when
the LIST battalion under the command
OF Major Alfred Dockcry was relieved
by 2nd battalion of the 2ltth infantry.
under the command Of Major William
y. Clifford. Each battalion is staying
twcntyfour hours in the trenches. The
3l1th was accompa MED ny General
George Jamcrson. who spent Tonight
in tho trenches with the members of
the command.
Two Virginia towns have the honor
of furnishing two each of the four
Sergeant Major of the 3lTth Infantry
who were appointed to-day. Corporal
Walter II. Williams. OF Victoria was
appointed rcSimcntal SerGcant-Major
and Sergeant Isaac Moore also Of Vie
toria. Va. promoted TO Il battalion
Sergeant Major. Sergeant Harry l..
Miller and Corporal II. Il. Adams Of
Sig stone Gap. Va. were also appointed
to battalion Sergeant Major
Fifteen surgeons of the division we're
to-day advanced in rank from Captain
to Major as follows: Hugh Z. Nelson.
Jr.. Charles II. Duttercr, Abcr, \.
EaGGs. Richard s. Davis. Joseph Cal
l.. Kelly. Lawrence L. Bowlin. John l..
Sands. A. NJ. Robinson, Clyde w.
Sample.
Tho S2oth rcgimcntal baseball team
will journey to Washington Saturday,
where they will meet a team represent
ing For; Myer. From there tho entire
team will go on tivc-day passes TO their
homes in Pittsburgh. where they ry-
pcct {" play series OF games. Joe
Harris. last year with Cleveland. is act
inE as manager of the team. other
big lcaGucrs with tho team: arc Mckay.
formerly catcher for tho Giants. and
Miljus, last year pitcher for Brooklyn.
Other members of the team arc Sea
man. righ, field: Ross, first base Lloyd.
left field: Young short stop: Anderson.
catcher Letter, center field. Emory,
third base; Davis, pitcher: RoGkcy.
pitcher.