Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-12
BAYONET PRACTICE DRILLS
ARE RESUMED AT CAMP
Shop for Repair OF Soldiers Watches
Established by Sixty-Second
Infantry.
CENTER FOR coNvALEscENTs
Big New Barrnck Bullding-Coloncl
Iayman Retires From Active Ser
uce-Many College Men mt OIL
GERS Training School.
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CAMP LEE. VA, January 1I-Al-
slsts Of but a single battalion. com
posed or TOUR regular companies. mill
tary activities Will not be dispensed
with In any degree. Last Monday the
!uV men taking the course OF ingtruc-
non given by Lieutenant I.ewandoski
IN the use OF the cold steel" which
was one or the most important factors
IN taking the nerve out OF the Germans
overseas. Other activity that will
army work will continue.
mere i* no Immediate possibility Of
any consolidation of what is left of the
camp Both units have been cut down
from time to time and discharges Of
aaditional small detachments daily are
Slowly wearing down tin. size OF the
organizations. but there is little pros
pect OF unifying the commands 1t
VII require special order from the
change in the status OF either unit
The mastering office hns had COM
psrative!y light duties during the past
week. as there has been but a small
numocr or now men arriving here from
overseas for discharge or transfer or
oi o. additional men from other camps
camp The work OF cleaning up tho
scattered units. such ;ts the school
troops OF the officers training school
tho veterinary -rainin, school and the
Temount station, continues. but the
Total number released was low The
ga.e,mobilization Of the 1890 men of the
Elghth Division. in accordance with
War Department orders 10 muster out
nall nal. the the command. IS getting under
left for home. Mos, OF these men arc
from Western States. California Idoha
and Montana having large number Of
representatives in this command
has been established by the Sixty
second Infantry; and hereafter chro-
put In proper shane to make the APP
proach OF retreat without going out
OF camp, This is the frs, timepicce
repair shop ever prepared for this
GONZALES CENTS WILL
STAY SHORT TINT:
The establishment Of convalesccnt
center in the area just evacuated by
the casual camp provides accommodate
lions for between 1000 and 1900 SOL
diers who are recovering from wounds
or sickn SIS Some of these men Will
come direct from the base hospital
while others viii he shipped here from
other camps. The convalcscents viii
only spent two or three weeks in this
6 6enn M, nu' every arrangemccn, has
assigned here will be those who do
not require further medical treatment
The largest building in camp il the
now barrack building being construct
ed on the left OF the main barrack
group OF the base hospital This is
two-story structure built as a hollow
square, around a large court. and is
really FOUR barracks combined In one.
The building is approximately 800 feet
long and Will be ready for use in
Advice has been received here from
Washington that Colonel Charles +
Tayman. upon his own application. had
been retired from active service. Col
onel Tay'nan has been in command OF
the One Hundred and Fifty-nfth De-
pot Brigade for several, months, and