Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-19
ADJUTANT- GENERAL SALE
MAKES Recommendations
Wants State to indemnify Soldiers
incapacitated in Military
Service.
APPROPRIATION FOR AsMoRlEs
Would Give Troop Trains Right of
Way Over All Railroads i'll Time OF
Riot or Other Emcrgency-Would
Form Maclline-Gun Companies.

The annual report Of tho .Adjutant-
!! General OF Virginia for the year end
ing October 20, 1915. was filed ycstcr-
-. day in the office OF Governor Stuart.
\ 1t contains a complete record of the
, past years activities Of this depart
meni. rs we'll as the recommendations
! Of Adiutant -tieneral Sale for the com
i ing year
! According 10 tho report. thrr" arc IN
( the service us officers and $50 mon.
! II total OF Boss
| Following the figures regarding the
! entire department Is the roster ot the
/ various companies. giyin. the officers
and number az men in each Of thc
I companies III the state. The raIncs
/ OF the cities and towns. with ;nc num-
/ Der OF men in the companies. is given
4 III great detail. with a record OF trma-
mont
i The Adiutaut- General announces that
/ tho formation OF maci'ine-Gun coinpa-
4 MES is greatly desired. and advocates
such formations in the immediate flu
E. turc
Some of the companies did not have
+ the required number ot men, and from
sixty TO ninety days has been allowed
Tor them TO make M the necessary
NUMBER. or to be d!sbandcd. In case
the various deficient companies arc dis
banded there ar. three compani.. a.
ready ciamorinE for atinission-at
l.ShchburE. Roanoke and Ncwport
News The Adjutant- General refers to
thosc companies. and states that he
VIII be able to fill the places OF those
companies that drop out.
! The report discusses bricil, the oisci-
pline. aid to the civil authorities and
crlticizcs the State military law 10 some
extent The formation Of an ambu-
ihncc ana engineering corps is also
discussed. The various camps and
I rlhc ranges arc each given special
mention. and recommendation for each
/ Is made ut this time. The courts mar
tiai during the past year arc commented
! upon. though no specific cases are
cited.
Ihc state appropriation last year is
given at sTS.l93.0G. and tho approprin-
ton for the year given in the report
shows that S2.Si0.5S more is aDproprl
atcd to the department, The great
need for storage warehouses is stressed
! ASKS EOR IMrORTANT
NEW LEGISLATION
Tho report ends with tho rccommen-
/ datinn for the passage Of a number OF
laws. rs follows:
y recommendation that a uniform In "
he passed that ali towns and cities he
! required Ia strike tho fire bell fifteen
. times or three SKIES" in case OF n call
Tor the militia.
] To indemnify soldiers who arc in
. rapici,at"d in service
4 To have ut once proper adjust
! mont "f tho property losses and To have
/ tho proper official proceed ut once to
\ Washington IL adjust such losses.
.Nn annual approximation OF So 400
! is asked for the building of ar.nories
until all companies in the State are
/ properly housed.
I THAT proper storage place and
warehouse 10 erected for tho storing
OF the property OF the Virginia Nolun
I icerS
/ Tina, in the ease of the movement
of troops the transportation companies
! give the right of way to troop trains.
7 Asking that Il sergeant instructor for
ARTILLERY batteries be appointed. ana
ono who is also familiar with the i'm
/ struction necessary for the Signal
/ Corps.
! The advocacy OF suitable rife ranges
! for tho various companies In the state.
! The final recoiune ndation was that
machinc-g gun companies he formed as
/ soon rs possible The Adjutant-Gcn-
cral pointed out at some length the
advantage that would accrue 10 the
| departmcu, were several such compa-
! MES to lie formed.