Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-11
CLASS OF ESQ OFFICERS
TO Be GRADUATED TO DAY
hiShty-Six Eirginlans Among TOn
Soldiers Who Return to
Civil Life,
\ MEMORY or ROOSEVELT
Senator Sterling, OF South Dakota,
VIII DC Speaker ut Camp Lee To-
MORROW Night-Dcscrter Gets Ten
Years.

tspecial to The Times-Dlspatch.r
AMl LEE, VA January 10.-The
GAS, Gas. or $50 candidates OF the central
officers training school will be grad
uated next Wednesday, the 18th, with
ceremonies OF rather more than usual
simplicity. Services OF an informal ma
ture VIII be conducted Wednesday
morning in the c. o. r. S. assembly
hall. and the young officers will be
addressed by Colonel Harry Eaton,
commander of the school. The candi-
oates VIII give farewell banquet at
me petersburg Hotel and will prob
ably also hold another big hop" as
Closing feature Among tho promi-
nent candidates are Julien III. Bryan,
or Princeton, who is the author of
ambulance i6f. New York, New Jer-
1ority of the men, with several from
Virginia and West Virginia.
Five hundred central officers school
Troops were discharged to-day and an
additional 300 Will be released about
the 18th This will leave only about
200 troops there until the final grad
uating class goes through the school
February 10.
The mastering Office discharged thir-
ty-two Pennsy!van!an. eighty-six vir-
cinia and fifteen West Virginia SOL
dicrs to-day among the 700 men who
were released. Yesterday SEQ men
we're mustered out and about the same
number VII pass through the off &C
Saturday. y number OF men will be
sent to posts IN Western States for re-
Lease, as they will he out Of the zone
limit here.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: TO
FORMER PRESIDENT
As tribute to the life and accom-
plishmcnts OF Thcordorc Roosevelt.
former President. who died the 9Th,
n memorial service will be held Sun
day night AT tho big ~" Major-tien-
eral Omar Bundy. camp commander
VIII preside over the meeting, which
Is being arranged by Thomas r. Jor-
dan. camp general ~ secretary. The
principal address will Oe delivered by
Senator Thomas Sterling. Of South Da-
kota, friend of the late Colonel Roose-
Welt. who Will arrive at Camp Lee
sunday morning Music for the occas-
ion Will hc furnished by the sixty
second Infantry band. and the choir
OF ST. iaul's Episcopal Church. Pc
tersburg, VIII assist in the devotional
services.
The Office OF the Camp Lee judge ad-
vocatc has been busy the past week
with cases of various degrees OF inn
portanct, and convictions were secured
in I'VE. The principal case was that
OF En"s MCPHERSON, private. Company
u, First Provisional Guard and Specil
Duty Battalion, who had four charges
against him. The first count was OF
being absent from his command from
October - TO October a without leave,
with additional charges OF stealing an
them Tor SLID IN order TO buy some
civilian clothes, Of wearing military
police Insignia without pcrni ssion al
bedford. Va, and OF wearing civilian
clothes while in army service. lie was
convicted on all counts and was SEN
fenced TO serve fifteen years in prison.
which sentence WAS commuted TO ten
years All the sentences except those
Jay. New York.
TEN-lEAR SENTENCE
REDUCED no EIGHT MONTHS
Private Arthur T.. IIochreitcr. Com
pany II, t'ifth Battalion, Eeplaccments,
MAS convicted OF being absent from
h!s command from August II 10 oc-
tuh.r - and o! breaking overseas
quarantine. lie WAS sentenced to serve
zen years, but when his ease MAS re-
viewed the sentence Nas ConInutcd TO
EIGHT months in prison with dishon-
orahlc discharge from ;hc array upon
his release
Private U!yssus H. Brou!cs, Company
Il, -Four hundred and Seventh Reserve
ing asleep on his post. but this charge,
unusual TO Camp Lee, was not SUBJ
stan,iated He was convicted Of hav-
ing left his post rs sentry before be-
ing properly relieved and was SEN
fenced To serve one year in prison and
receive dishonorahlc discharge.
Private Albert Cole, Company T.,
Eighth Battalion, was convicted Of he
ing absent from his command without
leave and OF breaking quarantine. His
sentence OF seven months was reduced
to six months when reviewed.
Private ilorac" Woodland. Company
g, -Four Hundred and seventh Reserve
Labor Battalion. was convicted on the
charge OF having feigned a physical
disability. which would prevent him
carrying on the usual duties OF 4 SOL
der. lie was sentenced to three years
in prison and dishono-ablc discharge
from the army, Private Ford Steven
son, Company G, Four Hundred and
Seventh Reserve Labor Battalion, con-
victcd of being absent without leave,
Of carrying a razor and being drunk
and disorderly, and otherwise disgrace
ing the United States uniform. was
sentenced to six months in the guard
house.
MlME SINKS BRITISH Slid