The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-03
Battery c, of Portsmouth. Will
Leave This Morning at 10
for Journey South
ENTERTAINMENT WAS
WITHOUT ACCIDENT
Howitzers, Norfolk Blues and
Hampton Battery Given
Rousing Send-of by Large
Crowd of Friends

Final entertainment OF the Virginia
artillery will take place this morning
at 10 o'clock, when Battery c. OF
Portsmouth. composed of four officers
and 1876 men, start on their way over
the Norfolk and Western Railway for
the Mexican border This battery will
be in command of Captain Ira +.
johnson. and will proceed direct 10
San Antonio.
with Battery c there will be the
provisional company OF casuals num-
bering sixty seven men, in charge Of
Lieutenant J. F. Taylor, OF the Hamp-
ton Battery, who rename here to
accompany the recruits for the First
and Second Regiments OF infantry to
Brownsville. After their arrival
there Lieutenant Taylor viii return
to his battery at San Antonio, Lieu
tenants J. VI. Hughes and e G.. Gates,
dental surgeons Will also accompany
the casuals.
Battery ( will leave over the Nor
folk and Western Railway, continu-
ing over that road 10 Bristol. ana
from there reaching Memphis over
the Southern Railway TIE troops
WIN 20 from that city 10 Worcester
over the Rock Island then % Fort
Worth over the Frisco Road. arriv-
Ing a; San Antonio over the lnterna-
onal Grea: Northern Railroad.
Other BATTERIES Leave,
Yesterday afternoon the three bat
fetle~ Of fel3 artlllery--the RICH
mend Howitzers Norfolk Hlues and
Ia sqtou Battery started On their
t-Io South Al OF the commands left
INC city over the Chesapeake and
TN railway in special tourist cars
taxing with them sixteen horses Of
the forty-three at the camp, only this
auuher being considered suited for
nso on the border There was a total
Of 427 men and 1fteen officers in the
battalion In command OF Major t
NJ Workman
Battery A. Of Richmond Howltze~s.
left the city at i:3u o'clock, under
he command Of Captain William NJ.
Myers. AZ 3 50 o'clock the Norfolk
Bues, commanded by Captain Kcar.
pulled out and Battery T.. of fiamr-
ton in charge or Captain Couch,
started at O'Clock. Everything went
along smoothly. the loading Of the
cars with supplies, equipment and
field pieces being accomplished with
little difficulty Not single acct
dent occurred at the camp during the
busy hours preceding the departure
Of the troops
\ Vacancy Filled.
vacancy OF the office Of
first lieutenant in the Porths-
mouth Battery was filed by the
election OF j. NJ. Moseley, of Rich
mond, to the position. Lieutenant
Moseley enlisted in the command af-
ter its arrival here. and his election
was unanimous by the commission
He accompanied the battery to san
Antonio
All day yesterday a large number
Of mothers sisters and swccthearts of
the Richmond Howitzcrs thronged the
n INN IA Z.
demonstration when they left 1t was
said that larger number of persons
saw the artilierymen OFF to the bor-
der than were present when the
trains bearing the two regiments OF
infantry left the city.
There are now but few more than
500 troops at Camp Stuart. This
number Is made up of the First Vir-
ginia Cavalry. formerly the Richmond
Blues. the Medical Corps. Engineer
Corps and Signal Corps 1t IL be-
ueved that all of these commands
will leave the camp in about two
weeks, and 1t is the general impress
non that the Engineer Corps will
leave somewhat in advance OF the
others.
Cavalry Has Few Mounts
Twenty-seven horses were left in
camp by the artillerymen, and they
have been turned over to the Blues
Tor practice use. This number was
considered unfit for military uses, but
the cavalry is much pleased to have
them. and there was JOY in camp
when the animals were declared to
be useless for work In Texas
Captain j. A. Coutchins of the
cavalry. Judge advocate in the court
martial of Major Henry S. Barrett
who will be tried for utterances pre-
judicial to military service. has been
relieved of his command in order
that he may prepare the papers in the
case. The trial has been called for
October
Major Barrett, who is of the Fourth
Maryland Regiment OF Militia. is
charged with declaring that he was
generally Disguised with the national
guard. and that there was a marked
lack of efficiency among the officers.
These statements. 1t Is said. were CIV
en- to the newspapers and will be
used against him in the proceedings
OF the court.
Thirteen officers from Maryland.
District of Columbia. West Virginia
and Virginia have been named to sit
in the trial. All of the officers will
be from the National Guard. except
two. who will be of the regular army.
While thirteen officers are named, the
proceedings can be held with only Ave
of them present. For this reason the
vacancy caused by the absence of Ma
5or T. M Workman, who is named to
sit at the trial. will not be filled.
Sold Liquor without License.
Harry Allen, colored, was arrested
yesterday afternoon by Officers Wat