Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-09
Vaughan RELIEVED /.
Of DUTY AT CAMP
Succeeded by Lieutenant-C Colonel
B. w. Salomonsky as Com
mander at Camp Stuart.
STAFF OFFICERS GO HOME
Headquarters Force Is Being Re-
duced, Following Departure of
Two Regiments for Texas.

Lieutenant Colonel Bernard w. Salo-
inonsky. of the Fourth Regiment. to-
day VIII take active charge as com
mander OF Camp Henry Carter Stuart.
succeeding Br!gadier-General Cecil c.
Vaughan. Jr. Of the First Brigade,
who because Of the marked diminu-
ton In the ranks Of soldiers assem-
bled at the concentration point. has
been relieved or further service by the
ing officer, several other officers desig-
mated TO assist him In getting the
troops in shape for border service Will
return TO their home stations.
With something over two-thrds of
Virginia's quota of the volunteer army
speeding toward their border destina-
ton at Brownsville, scarcely a full
regiment. made up OF the artillery, the
cavalry. the Signal Corps and the Hos
pital and Engineering Corps. is left In
the mobilization camp. The relief of
General Vaughan was made at his own
request, the commander seeing no
further need for his services. unless
there should be a call for the full bril-
gadc on the border.
STAFF OFFICERS ARE
RELIEVED FROM DUTY
Other officers who have been relieved
include Major Israel Brown. OF the
Medical Corps, who was designated by
Chief Surgeon Lynch 10 supervise snnl-
tary conditions Al the camp; Captain r.
baldwin Myers. of the commissary
corps of the Fourth Regiment, who let
contracts for the commissary supplies
for the concentrated forces: Captain
"a, ,,l.. .
Fourth Regiment First Lieutenant
Blair Wilson, of the Fourth Rcgi-
mcnt: First Lieutenant r V. Will
Hanson, OF the Medical Corps:
Second Lieutenant George II. Kcesec.
aid-dc-camp, and Second Lieutenant
franklin Edwards. aid-de-camp Major
Wright still retains his position as
camp adjutant and Major Allen Potts
"a camp quartermastcr.
Soldiers in camp yesterday chafed
under the delay I'm getting started to
the border. Acknowledgement Sale had
received no definite instructions from
the War Department. and could not
say when the forward movement would
come. II may come any minute or II
may never. General Sale is anxious
that the commands which still remain
In camp be given an opportunity of
taking advantage of the training at
the border concentration point.
CRI,IEs's BATTERY
OFFICERS RESIGN
orders were Issued yesterday from
the Office Of the Adjutant-Gcne
for an immediate election of officers
by members Of Battery c, Portsmouth,
To succeed Captain L. p. Macdonald
and Second Licutenants Mason f. Lee
and Aaron Il. Olsen, whose resiena-
tions were received and accepted dur
ing the day. The battery, which is
familiarly known as Grimes's Battery.
has now a single commissioned officer
First Lieutenant w. J. Tenncnt. Cen
cral Sale has expressed himself in
favor OF electing Portsmouth men to
head the organization.
Owing to the fact that It's strength
is now below minimum, due to whole
sale rejection of enlisted men by mus
terns officers, the Portsmouth bat
terry has been mustered out of the
First Battalion, Field Artillery. and
has been superseded by the newly
organized Hampton battery. Recruit
ing, however, is going steadily for
ward. and the battery hopes to regain
its strength within Il short time. 1t
Will probably be unattached, losing It's
connection with the First Battalion.
which. with the Hampton battery, has
the required number of organizations
Every command at the mobilization
camp, except the Engineering Corps
has been mustered into the Federal
service. ana is ready to begin at any
time the forward movement to the
border. Trains are ready to take on
the men AT moments notice. The
troops themselves are anxious for the
call. Commanders would welcome the
opportunity for training at Browns
vile.
REJECTED MEN HAVE
LEFT FOR THEIR HOMES
None of the men of the First and
Second Regiments who, for physical
untltncss or other reasons, we're re-
jected by United States mastering Of
iicers Is now in camp. About 500 of
them, carrying honorable discharges in
their pockets and whatever pay was
due them, began the journey home
ward. General Sale received n teIe-
gram during tho day from the War
Department., vesting him with author
ity also TO bring about an almost i'm
mediate discharge Of any man now
in camp whom he thinks should be
relieved of military service. 1t is prob
able that all men with families depend
ent upon them will be discharged.
Tho Fourth Regiment may be at
Camp Stuart for Its annual summer
encampmcnt within the next few weeks.
The cncampment, however, depends en-
tirely upon the action of Congress,
which as yet has not made the appro-
priation for maneuvers by commands
which are tot under mobilization
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