The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-25
COMP .A.I.N||.lES;;
MUSTERED, in.
Enough Available to Form q
Third Regiment.
ATTENDANCE At. I B ON DRILLS p Ri, s:
They Have Increased Considerably
y Since the Strike Here--R esigna-
tor Of Lieutenant OH
5s TX! err News. ~

New military companies have been au.
thorizcd by the Acknowledgement at Pc.
tersburg, Chase city and Front Royal.
and viii now be mustered in without
delay. These companies for the present
will remain Unattached, Increasing the
number OF unattached companies 10
twelve. or enough for full regiment,
making the third regiment. Whether an
! other regiment will be organized or
these companies will be left unattached
has not becn announced, II Is SAID that
the companies at several points nave
made such poor showing a inspection
in three or more cases that they are
likely to be dis bandcd. Unless company
shows a certain percentage at the annual
inspection, It Is the policy Of the Inspect.
Ing officer to recommend the disarmament
Of those companies.
ATTENDANCE ON DRILLS.
It will be gratifying to military mon and
the friends OF the militia In general to
know that since the recent strike service
here the Tendance at drills by members
OF the local companies has shown In.
crease and improvement In every case
save that OF one company. At the time
OF the strike It was predicted generally
that the effect OF that service would
either be the making or the destruction
Of the military service OF the State The
Increase OF the interest shown by mem
bers OF the Richmond companies since
tho strike service Is taken to indtcate
y that the military spirit Is growing. and
that with the receipt Of the new uni-
forms for which rcauisnion has been
made, and tho arming OF the men with
tho new United States magazine rifles
will bring about n great revival OF MILL
itary enthusiasm. ca plain. T. 9. Bnptiste,
Of Company II, who was the first OF the
local officers to make reaulsitions Tor
now service uniforms, Is the first to re-
ceivc them. The new uniforms nave ar
rived, and will soon be In use by tho
men. The shipment includes caps, service
hats, blue shirts. blouses and trousers
and cap ornaments for sixty-ffve men.
Rouuisitions for the other companies OF
the regiment have been put In, and these
will be filled as fast as the government
quartermaster's department can dispose
of them The uniforms are ordered by
sizes and are expected to fit nc men oct
ter than the old ones. t&
HAVE AN E,NCAMPMEN'T.
An cncampment OF the State militia
will probably be had next summer at or
near Old Point or, Ocean View, al which
the militia and the regulars from Fort
Monroe. and possibly the cavalry from
Fort Myer, Va. will participate. All
the expenses Of the encampment VIII DO
paid by the United States government,
the encampments and field man
I oeuyres i being an noyation ~. pro-
ylded for under the term OF the new
government bill. known MS the DICK Dill.
I The State troops and the regulars. VIII
| be given a taste of field service side ny
side, the idea being TO bring the militia
I as nearly UP to the standard OF the reGu-
lars as practlcable. ~
NEW MAGAZINE RIFLES.
1t is expected that the new United states
magazine rifles. an Improvement on tho
krag- Jorgensen pattern. will be received
here within the next sixty days. and the
old Springfield rifles, which have been
used for many years, will then be dis
cnrtled. These rifles are OF smaller call
hre than the Springfield. 3o-calthre,
whereas the old rifles are 45-cnlibrc.
They are Of much greater penetrating
power, and will shoot through whole Tile
of men ut moderate, range. The maya
zinc carries five cartridges. thus per-
hitting five shots to be tired In rapid
succession. This pattern OF rifle IS now
| used by the regular army and many OF
Ithe states Instead OF the old triangular
| bayonet they carry a sort OF sword bnyo-
net. which is not attached over the bar.
| rel OF the rifle. as In the case OF the old
! Springfield weapons. The use OF the
| bsyonet for stacking has long fallen into
| dislsc. even among troops armed with
tho old rifle, the swivel stack being used
row altogether
| LIEUTENANT r RESIGN
The resignation OF Second Lieutenant
Roy Mcintosh. OF Company X, Seven
tieth regiment. has been received and
approved The reason assigned for the
resignation Is the removal OF tho officer
to another State. It Is expected that an
other resignation for the same cause VIII
soon be received.
! Company II. Captain Baptiste, had very
good drill last night This company IS
| regarded as one ri the best, and the In
tcrcst in the service is we'll maintained
| among the men.
| There are now two full regiments OF
twelve companies, and Including the
three new companies Just authorized, an
other regiment OF twelve com MES.
Three Of these unattached companies. the
two at Roanoke and the ono Mt Pulaski
may be dIsbanded. owing to the poor
showing made al inspeoton. That would
| reduce the number to nine ompanies IN
the event Of their disarmament,
| Here arc the companies OF the SEVENTEEN
regiment with thlr -lrtters-Company a.
Richmond: Company p. Richmond: Com
many G.. Richmond. Company D. Char.
lotesvlle; COMPANY F. Lynch5urg: Com
| nnny II, Richmond: Company G., Alcxan-
drln Comrnny TT, Richmond: Company
| T. Tarmville: Company K, Staunton;
romp,ny l., fredericksburg; Company NJ,
| Donvle,
THE sTv1HNTY.T1RsT.
snvonty-frst observation-disclosures A,
Norfolk; Company p, Norfolk; Company
| g. Newport News, Company D, HAMPTON.
romnanv r., Norfolk. COMPANY r., SUI
folk; con,nanv q. Newnort News; Com
ranv II, smithfleld; Company ], Frank
In; Company X. Portsmouth,; Company
~ Portsmouth, Company NJ, Emporia,
1 Tho unattached comnanes nre-Com-
nHrics a md 3, of tho Richmond light
I1rrrntrv blues battalion; the Roanoke
/ Jirht Infantry. the Roanof" Rlmes, both
4 ~ Rnnnoko; tho Hoqe TYLER Rifles Of
PULASKI: tho chiffon Foree Rifles: the
I stnunton Rifles: the CnlpenerE Minute
4 Men, Tho Page Rifles of Turny; md the
A rev comnonies lust authorized mt Peters.
\ Nurg chaee rYv end Front Royal. The
Two Roanoke commands and the one t
\ PULASKI are said 10 be likely to be dis