Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-22
WILL RETAIN SOLDIERS
TO MUSTER OUT men
Men Who Fought the Hun Are Now
icing Drilled in Manuel
OF Arms
ARE DRILLING ALL DAY LONG
Sergeant Is Given FOur-Ycar SEN
tcncc to Fort Jay, n. y, nt Hard
Labor, After Conviction on Charge
OF DcScrtiUn.

NHMP LEE, VA. January 2l-Any
nope mat the domestic soldiers OF
N"ihp Lee may have entertained fol-
rowing the recent announcement of
General March that all draft forces in
the United States would be discharged.
win the exception Of those that will
be needed in the process Of demobili.
zation, was dispeiled to-day in an
announcement by Major John l.. Graves
camp personnel officer. With the cy
cept!on OF few hundred overseas
men in the depot brigade, who already
soldiers on duty here will he needed in
INC work OF demobilization. according
to Major Graves.
me war Department order bearing
on inc subject, which was made public
by the chief Of staff OF the army
SATURDAY. has not, yet been received
a. LAMP Lee headquarters. but. new
ertheiess. It's provisions already are
being carried out, Major Graves said
and hundreds OF overseas soldiers are
passing through the mastering Office
every day for final examination prior
20 discharge.
$1,000 MeN NOW
STATIONED AT CAMP
The strength Of the camp. as shown
This date. Is $4,000 men. the figures
Including the men who came here from
Lor,: Of debarkation for demobiliza-
CONNECTED with various branches Of the
quartormaster's corps, tho medical
CORPS COZ the dental 'n CORPS and the per
remaining battafions OF the depot bril-
sade: These men, It was said, will
no. pc discharged now. and as they
factory operation OF the machinery OF
capitalization. 1t Ia probable that they
VIII be here for many months. or until
such time as Camp Lee Is abandoned
as - rehabilitation center
Tho units that were not regarded as
necessary to the work OF ,demot LIZA
been mustered out These included the
officers Of the training camp, the re-
placement camp, the veterinary train
Ing camp end various other organIza-
tions. .
MEN WHO FOUGHT HUNS
LEARN MANUAL OF ARMS
Overseas soldiers here who have
charged over the battle fields of France
to-hand combat now spend their time
going through the manual OF arms and
other simple military training which
To j visitor the camp appears to be
just as much in action as IL was any
time when men were being trained
drill field at 1880 o'clock in the morn
ing. and are on the go until tho bugle
ANNOUNCES that the mess hour has ar,
men. special duty men included. are
required TO drill and take physical ex-
ercises. No one IL excused, not even
cooks and Kitchen police, the order
being more stringent than amy Issued
prior 10 the signing of the arnistice.
aIAJOR-GENERALD ISDY
TO ATTEND BANQUET
Major-General Bundy, camp COM
mander, and all of the officers at camp
headquarters will attend the annual
General 4. p. Hill banquet, which Will
be held az the Hill Lodge Building.
in Petersburg, Tonight. General Hill.
the great Confederate leader, was killed
during the siege OF Petersburg. which
took place on the fields near the To-
cation OF this camp.
Sergeant Ralph Lucus, candidate
at the central officers training school.
was sentenced 10 four years at hard
lapor by 4 general court-martial here
tI.Lav Sergeant Lucus, who is ma
tive OF Buffalo, ~ y, was charged with
desert!on. and was first sentenced to
ten years. but the reviewing authori-
tiec reduced the penalty TO four years.
lie is the first officer candidate here to
DE found guilty Of such serious Of
fcnso.. lie will serve the time at Fort
r!.:Ige Will he suspended.
Eppa Lee Williams, who had been
sentenced TO fifteen years at hard Ia
Dor, and who escaped from camp few
days ago, was brought back this morn
ing md placed in the stockade. VIII
iiams made his escape while driving
:, team. and the guard was unable to
apprehend him. lie was captured near
Richmond by civilian authorities. 1T Is
not known what action VIII be taken
relative TO his last onense.