The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-03
SIGNAL CORPS TO
GETFULL NUMBER
Preliminary Plans for Organiza-
ton OF New Company Not IN
tcrruptcd by Recent Order.
MAY TAKE TEN DAYS MORE
War Department Wants Seventy
Two Enlistcd-Ov One
Third Have Signed Up.

Confronted unrxpectcdly with IN.
problem Of securing tn" maximum IN
stead OF minimum number Of recruits
on the start. the hackers of the move
ment To form field company Of tho
Signal Corps az An auxiliary nf tho
state militia, hav. frightened up their
belts and viii cndcavor To sign the
necessary number within tn" next ten
days. It was At nrSt thought that
twenty men would be- sufficient to start
with. but il is now believed that IN.
War Department VIII not accept the
command unless it immediately meets
the requirements.
Lieutenant Frank $ Splatt. recruit
ing officer for the new organization.
has already secured NOR. than Il third
OF TIL" specified nun!b.r, which under
the regulations, is set at sixty-ninc en-
listed men ANA three. officers II. has
bc.n slow in cnlistin@ his men. work
ing OH the theory that 4 small mum
b"r Of good ones 10 start with was pre-
f"rahlc To = large command Of indit-
fercnt recruits
Earle iutz, WHO carls in the summer
signed sixty-onc recruits for an in
tautry company ia he located in south
liclinond. on learning that tn" pro
posed company would not be accepted
unless satisfactory armory facilities
We're provided NJ once. is using his in
fluence 70 get these men 10 transfer
To the Signal Corps. Many Of them
have agreed Il do 50 and h" is get
ting after the others as speedily az
possible.
The new command, when accepted b.
tho military authorities. viii be given
quarters IN the First Regiment Armory.
Major Lawrence T. Price has promised
II large and cou,modious room for
meetings and has another large room
which can be used for equipment. The
company viii use tho drill hall and
J.
Expensive Equipment Ready.
Acknowledgement Sale has tine OK
pensivc equipment for the company In
whenever the command complies with
the War Department requirements. Tho
organization. in the Held. will he
mounted. and will have charge OF all
lines Of communication. including tcle-
graph and telephone, wireless wig
"agging. semaphorc ana Photograph.
All Of tho necessary paraphcrnuiia is
now ready for issuance.
Tho proposed Organization VIII H. a
distinct and separate branch of the
service and is one that should prove
attractive to men who have already
served AN enlistment in another branch
and have tired of the routine drill
but wish to remain in the service. The
work viii be Instructive. dealing as II
does with biography and electricity.
Men with a technical education are
highly needed for positions as non
commissioned officers. number OF
expert tolcGraphers have already
joined the organization. and several
( beginners have applied for adm ission.
/ Applications should be sent to Lieu
tenant Splatt o. Mr.. Lutz, both or
whom will give all necessary nfor-
nation ii "egard 10 the company and
Is work
General Sale has written To tho War
I Department IN regard TO the admission
OF the command, and has asked per
mission 10 enlist the men at once, in
stead OF waiting until seventy-two are
signed up. y reply is expected early
this week.