Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
END OFFICERS
J SCHOOL AT CAMP LEE
Hnndred Men of Various Ranks
Are Affected by Latest
Decree.
CLASS THREE MEN
en- Single Men Have Filed Request
SN0 Rc-Enlist in Regular Army
a6ery1ce, but Discharged Men
Have Applied.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
sN.sAMP LEE, VA, March 15.-Orders
gnsll OF the Camp Lee infantry officers
&&enooL of which Colonel Harry a.
Shton is commandant. This school was
Nmeu to further train all officers
ISeHlre@ to receive commissions in the
;$Bular army. Owing to the somewhat
mGertafn future strength of the Ameri-
IAN Army it had been expected that
.Sslis school would take care of the
SStra officers until such time as it
Sguld be definitely known how many
atcers would be required 10 NIL up
Atel commissioned vacancies in the
5kgular army. Practically 600 officers
ron the ranks of colonel to second
3Seutenant will be affected.
sJtThe officia! order was first received
Camp Lee headquarters, but fur
Tier instructions are being sent TO
..solonel Eaton. commander of the
ssEhool. The exact nature OF these in
iEructfons were not known this after
;Ssoon, but the general order is explicit.
70 MORE CANDIDATES
IA ARE TO RE RECEIVED
Fit provides that all class three OH
.9Srs, which means those holding tenn
iSorary commissions but with regular
.srmy berths, shall be released unless
.3Aetr services are needed. and provides
,sarther that. no more student officers
val be received In any schools. Glass
.Haree officers Shall be used in every
sossible instance to replace officers
low held against their wishes. and 1t
~ stated that scores of officers in and
sseound these headquarters will at once
,Eaek to be released.
sa1t2 is the understanding OF Major
5hravee. personnel officer. and the adju-
ants office, however, that officers
S1uld not be sought indiscriminately
saom the ranks OF the school officers.
,snt that lists of officers seeking re-
Eases must be sent to the War De-
Ftmcnt. Of course. other camps will
= n &c yt-s1
lSlc demand how many officers can be
sE0portioned Camp Lee to remove the
SNHcers who want TO return home.
shELECTIVE DRAFT MEN
ARE NOT RE-ENLISTING
Not a single man who entered the
Taft by the sclective service route
sEis indicated his intention OF re-
NNllistinE at Camp Lee. so far as can be
harmed here. There arc more than
SsSty discharged men who will re-enlist.
ss,t they are all men of former army
'ssfrvicc. mostly noncommissioned OIL
stsrs. 1t has been suggested, however,
s-sssat these men knew about the re-
sSSuitinE work and were interested IN
= while conscript mon know little
ssoout it and may enlist after going
Eek home. but such enlistments are
fssot considered likely.
IA man who re-cnlis~s gets his $50
E3onus and cents mile commute
ssson just the same. He gets a one
saonth furlough. and this entities him
stEe ChSdp rate giving
I'm cents saved per mile on his
IL formerly provided
4S7at the men also got three months
LAY for, the first rc-enlistmcnt but
distractions from Washington are
sBsyaited 20 determine IL that army
stovision still holds good
i ninety NIRGINIANS
ARE MUSTERED OU1
Ss Today's discharge work was light.
nth eighty Pcnnsylvanians, ninety
Il
~ snians and seventy five North Caro-
ashians among the 800 discharged men.
Ifeoout 100 Will be discharged Monday
fArEinians today included Charles
5}{s.nves. Hopcwcil; George James.
I stowling Green; Andrew Purncl. Suf-
IS Elk: Wesley Randall, Windsor