Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-13

and the fair officials. This opportunity
he declined to take advantage OF.
After the publication of the accvun,
of the disturbance in The Timcs-Dis
patch yesterday morning. with state.
mcnts from General Manager Saun-
dcrs. Of the Fair Association. and can
tain Il u. Sowell. OF the Police Depart.
ment Lieutenant Colonel Salomonskv
dictated Il statement which appcorcd
IN the afternoon papers yesterday.
ADMITS 100 MEN PUSHED
INTO GROUNDS WITHOUT PAYING:
THE troops were disord.rIy TO the
extent that about 100 OF the men Off
duty formed III column and wen,
through the gates without paving"
runs the statement. "Whci, they did
This Il man who said he represented
the state Fair Association reported the
facts to me. He did not partic,Ilarlv
complain that the men had passed the
gate though presume. Of course. h"
1id not like that-but said that h.. was
afraid the men might create disorder
in Wahoo Lane which WAS crowded
with great many people. including
many women and children.
u Immediately dispatched guard
TO investigate and act as circumstances
required. The guard reported that "A
i"w men were acting in :, disord.rly
manner but that otherwise the troops
were scattered through the fair and
were causing no trouble
l.icntcnant-Colonel Salolnousky then
comments upon the clash which rose
between the guard from camp and the
police In their efforts to arrest the men
who were disorderly. He also mentions
the statement attributed To General
Manager Saunders. Of the fair associa-
ton. 10 the effect that the soldiers
wcr" not particularly desired in tho
Fair Grounds
SOLDIERS ARE LIKE CHILDREN.
SAYS CAMP COMMANDER
Nearly all ,hcs" men an. Richmond
boys whose character and position IN
the city need no defense" continues
The statement. They and their fnni
lies should resent the imputa,ion in
TINS mornings papers that they acted
IKE rowdies. ANY Richmond paper
thai prints such reports should lie
ashamed Of itself. Soldiers are like
children after their work is done They
arm eight hours and then. having
nothing else Ia do. will follow any one
Wh" proposes what they regard as fun
Iheir officers have TO look after them
ana 40 look after them. When the
mems desire for amusement leads
them too far. they are. OF course. to
he blamed. hut are not to be denounced
as thugs and rowd.s who insult; WON
On and trample on children Richmond
people who know the men at camp
stuart VIII be slow TO believe such
charges
We have tried to cooperate with
the city police. and have sough. 10
avoid all possible friction and conflicts
OF authority. Until Yesterday We had
succce1cd. thought. can only ac-
count for what happened on the ground
that the cooperation Of the police
temporarily failed.
Il am sure that published reports
greatly eNaggeratct the offcnsc OF the
men. and that grave injustice has been
done them az gentlemen and soldiers:
but 10 establish the facts beyond all
question. / have appointed board
composed Of Colonel 10 Ian. stern
Major T.. W. Bowles and Major Allen
Potts I" Investigate the whole affair
and TO report without DELAY"
FEW BllES N DISORDER
SAYS ADJITANT EARNEST
The investigating committee. ap-
pointed 10y Lieutenant Colonel SnlO-