Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-24
TROOPS At CAMP STUART
ARE GIVEN DAY OF LEAVE
Many Scatter to Their Homes for
Weekend, Leaving Few
on Guard.
GETTING USED TO HEAVY RAINS
Recruiting Details Leave for Their
Stations and VIII Open Offices To-
Day-iSlues' Hike Is Postponed by
Muddy Roads.

Sitting silent in hia tent, Licuten-
ant-Coionoi Salamonsky. commander
Of Camp Henry G. Stuart, broodcd yes
tcrday over an empty field OF canvas
Only the men on guard remained for
duty. Their steady pacing along their
posts. tho occasional shrill laugh OF
girl come to visit soldier friend
and tho rare chuEging OF an automo-
hlle were all that broke the Sabbath
silence. I'm front Of headquarters
stretched the empty mess halls. Fur
thor down the line were the almost
empty tents OF the rockies.
In Sherwood Park there MAS tho
same monotony Of silence = few men
sat under the shade of tho trees 10
talk about the situation on the border
and TO wonder aloud among themselves
whom they would he sent away. visi-
tors fingered briefly. When night fell,
a COW chewcd her cud in solemn re-
ncction upon the strange ways Of man,
and the hcld-larks called To their
young III Sherwood Park, nil unboth-
cred save by the call OF sentinel as
stranger warilv approached.
Colonel S;,lamonsky Eave general
leave II absence to tho mon. and most
OF thcm awaited themselves of tho op-
portunity To leave camp for the day.
All the Richmondcrs went TO their
homes for lunch aud a good Sunday
dinner. and those who live in nearby
cities also sought a days relief By
visit to friends or parent. That cx-
plains tho contcntcdncss OF tho COW
and the pleasant call of tho ncld lark
from her solitude. Only those forced
by military duty to some service re-
manned In camp.
ANOTHER D0wNPoIn
KEEPS CAMP ~ DtMPNESS
The grounds had become dry from
the preceding nights downpour. and
tents were unfurlcd 10 the western
breeze. Rut. between . and s O'Clock.
storm clouds came up again and a
torrcntial rain descended. Within n
few minutes tho dry spots We're food
ed. and the holes were more deeply
filled with water. Jupiter Pluvius has
rendered II practically impossible TO
keep the camp dry for more than a
few hours at n time. But the soldiers
have bocome used now TO the variable
weather. and n sudden furry OF wind
or unexpected Gownpour brings no
disheartening or discomfort.
The men relieved OF camp duty and
permitted to go out Of camp will re-
port at rcvcille this morning, the bu-
giA sounding at 5:45 o'clock.
The recruiting details were sent to
their stations yesterday afternoon.
They are positioncd as follows: Ma
jor Percy, LynchburG: Captain Bid
good. Petersburg; Captain Burns,
stanton; Captain Mitchell. Roanoke:
Captain wilkins, Fredericksburg; Ma
jor Epcs, Cape Charles; Lieutenant
Wilson. Norfolk and Portsmouth. Lieu
tenant Dent. Wytheville Lieutenant
Bondurant. Bristol and Major John
son, Suffolk The recruiting offices
Will be opened to-day.
Captain James W. Graves. of the
l1a tor - TlAT,
tered ont on Saturday AT his own re-
quest. lie assigned business reasons
in his application 10 be mustered out
OF the service.
The hike OF tho First Squadron.
which wac to have been held yester-
day, was postponed on account Of tho
conditions of the road. 1t will prob
ably he held some time this week. |
The First Squadron expects 10 make
three-day trip to Ashland and back. |
The hike Will be undertaken without !
expense to the government.