Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-04
ENGINEERS SWARM|NG
TO CAMP LEE SCHOOL
Men From All Parts OF Country Ar
rive TO Begin Special
Training.
WILL TRY FOR COMMISSIONS
LIMO officers Training School VIII
soon Open and Candidates VIII
Bc Notified To.Day-Colonel Love
in Charge.
Especial to Tho Tlnes-Dispu,ch.,

Especial to Tho Times DispntchD
CAMP LEE. January 3.-From every
section OF the United States men ar
rived at Camp Ice to-day to enter the
engineer Officers Training Camp
from the PARKWAY State OF Washing
ton and from icy Maine men who are
70 become officers in the engineering
DIVISION Of the army reported for duty
&c Lieutenant Colonel Dewitt c. Jones
who is commandant OF the school. From
Fort Logan. Texas and from balmy
tiorida there were representatives.
who as civilians made progress as en-
gineers. Men from the Regular Army,
from the National Army and from the
National Guard were received. A large
proportion Of the 900 men who have
already been commissioned as reserve
officers reported for work. 1t will be
the largest engineering school ever at
tempted in the United States. at least
1000 men re expected. One-half will
be enlisted men, and the other will be
men who have already received their
commissions. All will receive the Same
course OF instruction while at tho
school.
The different commands in the camp
have detailed certain men who will do
such routine work as Is not essential
for the training OF the men. While in
the camp tho enlisted men who are
working for commissions will receive
the same pay as they were receiving
prior to their entrance to the school
ENGINEERING SCHOOL
WILL BE CONTINUOUS
1t il thought that tho engineering
school will be continuous for the period
Of war, and as fast az one class ad
rances an additional class will be
started. AS soon as a man, who Is IN
the service shows ability that would
qualify him for q commission In the
engineering department he will prob
ably be transferred to this camp for
training.
Camp Lees quota to the engineers
camp had not been completed to-day.
Tho majority of the men will come
from the Three Hundred and Fifth
Engineers. but there will be few
from other units OF the division. 1t is
thought that the complete quota from
the camp will be less than thirty.
Onicers of the engineers school In
clude Lieutenant-Colone Dewitt c.
Jones, commandant; First Lieutenant
L J. Flanagan. adjutant: Major Al
bert Il. Z. Lyman. senior instructor.
COLONEL LOVE IN CHARGE
OF LINE OFFICERS SCHOOL
O6icers or the line oHlcerS ecnool
have been laboring to get things In
readiness for the opening Of their
school on Saturday. in this school
there will be approximately 500 men.
One hundred and seventy-four will
come from selected schools and the re-
, mainder from this division. The eS-
aiming board has been working to CONF
plete it's work and the men who Will
attend this school will be notified to-
morrow.
Tho commandant OF the school IS
Lieutenant-Colo James NJ. Love.
Colonel Love is well-known In Virginia,
having been inspector of the National
Guard OF the state. File was also an
examining officer for the officers train
ing camp in Kentucky and other
States. He is regarded as particularly
fitted for the development Of young
ofYicers Associated with him Will be
Captain A. p. Cronkhite, senior en-
ginecrins instructor; Captain !. ~
Powell. adjutant; and Captain 4. r.
Comb signal officer.