The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-27
If Necessary Although It is Al
most Fifty Years Since He
Left Military Service.
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WASHINGTON, d. c., April ~
West Virginians are keeping up their
regulations for patriotism and large
numbers of them are endeavoring to
obtain commissions In the volunteer
army. Members of Congress are be-
ing deIuged with letters from those
who would OFFER their services, ask
ing for assistance in getting commits
sions. Few applications are being re-
ceived here for assistance in getting
to be privates.
General Con, Major Nicely and Cap
tain Avis are the West Virginia veter-
ans in Congress now. General Con
Is pretty old to volunteer, and so it
Is not likely that he will undertake
to renew his career in the army al
most fifty years after he left the mill
tary service of the country. Should
he be needed, however, 1t is believed
that the old general would again
place his services at the dlsposaI OF
the county and show that he has not
forgotten how to- fight. Major Nicely
has already declared that he would
like to get into the army again. He
saw service in the war with Spain, en-
tering the volunteer army at that time
as a private. He has said to friends
here that IL the situation becomes
such that he believes he could serve
his country better in the army than
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seat in that body and endeavor to Sc
cure a comm ission. He does not want
to be a soldier in times of peace, but
If there is going to be a real scrap
with Mexico he would not be con-
tented till he got into 1T. Captain
Avis. another veteran of the war with
Spain. does not at this time long for
the army life. He is ready at any
time he is needed by his country, and
would not hesitate to enlist when
called upon, but he is not of the opfn-
ion that he is needed at this time, and
therefore win wait till conditions
change before enIisting. OF the rest
Of the West Virginia delegation In
Congress- there is not one who would
not offer his services to the country
in a moment, If he thought they were
REQUIRED, but there is none who Is
seeking an opportunity to rush into
the army until he feels it is necessary.
Congressman Sutherland has taken
Iup with the war department the re-
quest of ,Ad1utant General Charles ID.
Elliott that West Virginia be permit
ted to furnish a brigade of volunteers.
There are already two regiments IN
the state and 1t is asserted by the Ad-
Ijutant General that the applications
on file Indicate that there would not
be the least trouble In recruiting an
other regiment in the state, making
a brigade. 1t is no secret that Cen
Ieral Elliott would like to. be the bTt-
lgade commander, with rank of Briga-
der General, even II West Virginia
does not furnish the entire brigade.
1T might be that a Pennsylvania regi-
Iment or one from Ohio or Maryland
might be brigadeCi with West Virgin
las two regiments and that he would
be placed in command Of them.
! Congressman Avis, as a member of
the House committee on military af-
fairs, was in charge Of a joint Teso-
tuition introduced by Representative
Hay, chairman of the military affairs
committee, which was passed by the
House Saturday. 1t was the first
measure which Capt Avis has had in
charge and he put Ii through without
Opposition and after only few expla-
lnatiens bad been reauestad The