The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-16
WILL LEAVE CITY
Ibis M 0 r N | N G
Week of Hard Work Mapped
Out for Battalion-Major
Bowles Besieged by En-
ployes, City Servant
Making Most Siren
uous Appeal.

| yesterday morning by importunate
members of the Richmond Blues and
their employers with requests for re-
lief from camp duties, and driven into
hidins throughout the day, Major L.
w. Bowles was finally cornered in
the armory last night and gave audi
cnce to many applicants before he
| could attend to his military duties TO
f, one and all he turned deaf ear, as
aertlnS that the oath OF enlistment
must be observed, and that every man
! must be in line and answer to his
name al roll call this morning, when
the battalion leaves for the camp at
I Basic City.
City Employees Hind to Go.
/ The greatest pressure brought to
bear upon Major Bowles was in behalf
of Private Gamble McA Bowers, not
| withstandinS the fact that MIR. Bow
ers Is an employe of the city OF Rich
mond, and public servants are sup
posed TO he given special encourage
ment for military service. Accompanied
by Major Hunsdon Cary, his attorney.
Alr. Bowers appeared for a final hear
ing at the armory last night Major
cary was armed with a letter from
Acknowledgement w. ". Sale after
having, 1t is repor ted, made an unsuc-
cessfui effort 10 enlist the approval of
/ Governor Mann. OF course. General
Bowles in a matter OF this sort but
merely commended the case to his CON
sideration.
All arguments proving unavailinE.
city Engineer Charles L. Boiling was
summoned and added his arguments
lie represented that Mr.. Bowers, as an
employe Of his office, could Ill be spar.
ed at this time, in view of the urgency
or work on the new Mayo Bridge and
other enterprises in which the city is
engaged.
Declined 20 Grant II.
Major Bowles listened patiently but
declined TO grant the Through How
ever. the conversation was agrecable
ana Mr.. Boiling left satisfied with us
outcome. In a statement to The Times.
Dspatch the City Engineer said that
while ne fully approved OF The military
ana desired to encourage it, he hardly
'hought Ii right TO disorEanize a de-
partment of the City government be-
cause of just one man
rms was the very sort of argument
which did not appeal to Major Rowles.
Tor the reason that II was put up by
u everybody Each of the scores of ON
pioycrs VINO have made the command
ers life miserable for the past ten DAYS
mas represented his case as though IL
were the or'y one. and each has main
tanned that his own circumstances ara
peculiar and the case more urgent than
any other No one seemed to realize
the urgency was the argument I'm All
the other instances
Major Rowles thought this line of
reasoning less reasonable when ap-
pied to an employee of the city or
state than in any other case.
Many Appeals Made,
I his experiences for the past week
or Ten days have been exceedingly un-'
pleasant. and he was devoutly thank
tul last night that 1t was at an end
lie has been practically kept from the
practice OF his profession. and has
listened ny the hour to narrowing an
peais. Had he yielded to these. ho
/ would have gone to camp this morning
with few squads. or more likely the
cncampment would have been aban-
doned. Recalling the experiences of
last year. Major Rowles was deter
mined that the battalion should NJ
! this time measure up to the standard
\ of military duty.
one man who called at the armorv
last night offered 800 to pay some
| oIc to go in the place of his cmnlo>-s
J., The important positions held by a
good many OF the members OF the bat
J talon naturally added To the difficult
I ties of the situa ton. Some of thar
would not take no for an answer. but
returned 10 the charge again and
! again.
i"o ot three men WHO have served
| for years were permitted to ask for
and receive discharges from the com
| mand. One man vino is attending n
| summer course at Columbia Liuivor
F, sity, and would lose his rating were
he 10 leave for week, was furlonChed
/ Such cases were few indeed Comnarv
/ expects to take nfty-fvc enlisted
! men and three officers TO camp. and
the other three companies will prob
J ably muster fifty u
( almost the whole strength well enough
J for service.
/ leave This Morning.
| Headed by the full band of twenty
! seven men with the drum major the
! Blues Battalion will march out of the
I armory at'7:30 this morning. Tic spe
| cial train leaves at S o'clock from the
| Main street station. and tho arrival
| at Basic CITY will be at ll.3O. Tents
/ viii he pitched at once Company
/ guar ds will hc detailed for the trpir
! Guard mount will be had this after
noon, ana this duty viii be Kept up
! throughout the cncampment
! The band VIII give concerts on the
! camp grounds each afternoon under
! direction OF Chief Musician j. C. Kess-
Mich. Fred d. Gam has been made
drum major. and has well drilled
! fife and drum corps
! Garry EvcrythinG
! Problems in geometry Wee worked
out last night by tho mon OF the hat
| TALON as they packed their blanket
rolls. No baggage Is allowed and ali
| extra clothing and toilet articles must
| be placed either in the blanket roll or
| the haversack.
Time after time the men went over
the process OF packing. drawing dia-
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