Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
MILITARY DISCIPLINE
WILL BE MAINTAINED
Two Convictions Announced Siucc
First of Year on Infrac-
tiOnS OF Rules.
COAL TO KEEP Up FIRES
Camp Lee Has Supply Stock Forty
Feet Wide, Ten Feet High and
Nearly Mile Long Near Hope
we'll Road

Especial 10 The Times Dispatcl.l
CANT LEE. VA, January 3.-Therc
VIII not be the slightest lct-up in mil
itary discipline. despite the fact the war
is over. and the results Of several recent
urt-marttal cases prove this. Two
convictions have been secured since the
advent OF the new year. Private Will
liam outlaw (coioJcd), Company l..
-Four Hundred and Seventh Reserve
Labor Battalion, was convicted Of de-
Sert;on and was sentenced to ten years
in prison, but in reviewing his case.
Major-General Bundy, camp COM
mander, committed his sentence to two
years. He had been absent from his
command from September 10th until his
arrest in Norfolk. Va. on November :;
Private Guy Giansante. Company T.
second Battalion, requirements, got a
teh-Eear sentence for disrcspcct shown
ms commanding officer Lieutenant *.
n smith. His sentence was cut down
TO i've years when reviewed.
NO matter if severe winter weather
docs set In. Camp Lee soldiers will not
be cold, as the camp quartcrmaster has
made ample provision for even another
winter us severe as the la ST one There
Is pile OF coal forty feet wide. ten
,G hiEh and almost I, mile long near
the lioDewell road, which assures an
apundancc OF coal, and Il pile OF cord
wood half mile long completes the
order for sure-fire first "A id prevention
against chills and frost bites
EIGHTEEN CASES OF
INFLUENZA AT CANE.
There arc eighteen now cases of in
iluenEa IN camp to-day. so tho muster
ing force had things easy. The urc-
VaiIinE damp weather Is supposed to
ne aEGrarated the disease. but there
is 20 danger seen by the camp surgeon
OF an epidemic. There are several cases
oil pneumonia, but in Il comparntivcIv
mild form.
Office to-day centcrcd on iaj,in. ~, re
or the 100 men of the One Hundred,
Eleventh Casual Company. which AR
rived mere from Newport News this
charged at once. but only one NM
passed through the Office 10 dav. Ah'
di,ionai men for discharge will nroh-
nnIS arrive here in dctachments daily
busy with these transients. even r. M
Speciai effort is made TO release fur,
tner forces of the present camp organ
There will be plenty OF opnor,uri,y
Tor men Of ability to receive nronsy
PROMOTION in the merchant marine &c
TI%TT I!hss TO Thomas c. McMcnaman of
discharged men here who are snei,in,,
sea service. Those men who arc ns7
p,, qualified as engineers or in
nortn, seaman IN branches will have OPP
Tor 70. unity 20 enter government schools
~. framing as ncrchan; marine Of
na afr, r riIi -, without special aualiii-
tainmS VIII h,n he trained for places on
nave opportunity for service on fnrc;rn
ShlnpinE boards. The men will be feI
ana ciothed at government cXpense for
me SIN weeks OF the ira lining course
\. w. &. A. TO DECIDE.
on FUTURE COURSE
number Of important questions
ia Mn the future course 10 be
. lax by the y: w. G. y. at Camp Lee
soon With Mrs. Ncdder, secreinry 81
mere in few days. The stems To- bn
taken concerning the colored hostess
mouse IS one OF the main things 20
be considered. This building has hcn"
virtually completed, but no stems a.
Yet have been taken thnt will ,IrSv;'i"
iufther for its furnishing and oncnim.,
Tor use by the colorcd troops OF his
VI 't's
CAPTAIN L: V. Weir. assistan, c,,,,
morale officer and IA former rernI.,rr
~ my man, who has seen service in
me fhil!ppi ines, Cuba. on the Mcyicam
order and numerous other niacrs
mhcrc the American regulars have
'','oh, was discharged here to-day. Ills
h"nhe Is IN Pittsburgh
beHcral interest is being taken horo
~ me Visit or Lieutenant Albert Hous
."h' VINO Is IN charge OF the Richmond
, 49,, -, station, to- this camp IN the in
i i'e o. establishing naval station
tt,ci ME nothing official can no
on."inCd ms 10 tn" possibilities. IL is
generally believed that The advan,,,a
oUs location OF Camp Lee in rera r.,
. IN. sea will appeal strongly I'm fs"ar
station. "" =" "aSc