Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-15
GENERALIZATION RECORD
BROKEN AT CAMP LEE
Moro Soldiers Mustered Out There
Since Armisticc Was Signed
Than at Any Other Camp.
SEVERAL MEN FACE CHARGES
. lien Patcs, OF Labor Battalion, Will
Serve Five Years mt Fort JAY,
+ \. ", at Hard Labor for Fcignina
Disability.
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CAMP LEE, VA January i;.--More
= Lee since the signing of the armist'cc
: on November II, 1918. than at any
other camp or mastering out center in
OF December over 3o.coc men were
given their discharges here. and al
most every day since chat time an
passed through the mastering office
daily. Notwithstanding the fact that
the diScharging of men has been ON
such Il wholesale nature, the popuia
ton of the camp has not been reduced
TO any great extent, owing 10 the al
most daily arrival OF troops from de-
barkat;on ports and other training
camps from various sections OF the
country.
During the present week from 3,ooo
20 1000 more overseas troops are cN
pected 10 come in from Newport News.
The majority of these men have taken
active part in the lighting. but there
will not he many wounded men amonS
organizations and il is not expected
;hat they will he here many days he
fcre they are DISCHARGED outright or
sent TO other camps Tor fnal demobI!t-
2ation. The 800 men from overseas
who arrived in camp sunday Will nc
DISCHARGED this week.
ST Camp Lee one secs almost as
many wounded soldiers and 9th - who
have seen service as those VINO have
only soldiered IN America ENped!-
very NUNS rous here Up 20 a short
time ii go the majority Of the men sent
here from debarka ion ports We're en-
listc,i men, bat now. comparatively
speaking. the arrival OF commissioned
officers is keeping pace with that OF
enlisted men. Among them are sew
- France with the Ei-hticth Division.
THREE SOLDIERS FACE
CHANGES or DEsEnTIoN
rhrse Camp Lee soldiers charged
with assertion were hailed before the
camp Judge advocate yesterday. These
charge. bu; we're melted out heavy SEN
ionces on ;he charges OF being absent
Y .thou; leave. The offending soldiers
were Antony Maiarara. Company l.
Antonio Paravati Com
pany L. replacements. and Robert L.
Williams, Company q, TenIaIeIn ms
and Seventh Labor Battalion. was sen
fenced 10 FIVE years al marc labor LOT
disability. He Viii serve the
sentence at Fort Jay. y. Y. In mum
be- OF cases where officers and en-
listed men have been convicted Ola
court martial charges. dtshon"rap!c
d DISCHARGES have hem suspended until
their release from prison. This means
that in many cases II a mans conduct
is OF high character while he Is un
der confinement he VII ny nano Nv !"
fare the disgrace cE being ulshohoTApIH
discharged from the army
SERVICES
AS NEW IIIEATER OPENS
Impressive services marked the for
NAL opening Of the ne" Niciory / mea
santSd by BrieadierGenerai Charles a.
Gedekin. and ii was received On tNc
part Of the camp by MAJOR MI
initial performance was Jack Nor,
vorth's musical revue. odds and
Ends" The box seats were occupied by
nigh officers Of the cantonment and
frnt a. y
the prominent guests was Mrs. West
moretand Davis. wife OF the Governor
{. OF Virginia. With two large theAierN
IT, operation amus@ments are aSsnm-
ing A prominent role at Camp Lee: To-
right at the Jewish welfare huildins
the Y w. c ~ Glec club OF Peters
burg will offer a special program
which promises to be very pleasing
entertainment.
Lieutenant Cru. :. veteran French
army officer, Is In cam ana ma! nns nsT'.
Gus ~ huts VITA his talks on his
experiences AT the front lie viii re-
maiu in camp for the remainder o. ih'
week, and will speak at the big on
Saturday night. Lieutenant CRU iouG NJ
with the American soldiers, and is no"
an atlache Of the French high commits
sion &c the United States
WILL DELIVER LECTURE
on FARM LAND SCHEME
e. ]. Blanchard. OF the Department
OF the Interior, VIII deliver series
- OF lectures.llo the. men here. commcnc'
Ing JanuurX.2e. in explanation "i the
government plan Of supplying farm
land 10 discharged soldiers Rev. W IL
liam 4 sunday the noted evangelist
who is conduc,ng Il series OF revivai'
in Richmond will speak TO the soidier'
Of ,hi. camp within tho near future
q. While no definite dat. Has been ar
ranged. IL is expected that he will visit
Ter, on Monday near the last OF the
moth. -,
gence officer. is u patient at the base
hospital. where he underwent an opera
tion A few days ago.
lieutenant W ". Matthews. assist
ami 10 the carp judge advocate. suS
taited a broken arm when he ie!l iroi:
:. horse here this morning
THINKS NINE. LEBAUDY SHOT