Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-03
OFFICERS REQUEST
WOOD TO RELIEVE
ARMY INSPECTOR
Lieutenant-Colonel Sterrett
Said to Have Offended
Virginia Militia.
WILL BE SUCCEEDED BY
COLONEL CHAMBERLAYNE
Ranking Army Officer at Camp
Henry Carter Stuart Is
Recalled.
ATTITUDE ONE OF HOSTILITY
Made Remarks Rejecting on Virginia
Troops. Their Management
and Patriotism.
WILL BE SUCCEEDED BY
COLONEL CHAMBERLAYNE
ONE OF HOSTILITY
Made Remarks Rejecting on Virginia
Troops. Their Management
and Patriotism.

Having made himself. i, is alleged.
personally and officially offensive to
many officers of the Virginia militia.
Licutenant- Colonel Stcrrc,t. United
States Army. has been relieved by
Ma jor General Wood commander Of the
department OF tho East, from duty as
chief inspecting officer for the War
Department with the Virginia troops
Colonel Stcrrett viii he succeeded. II
is said. by Colonel Chambcrlaync, of
tho Inspector Generals Department
The exact causes which led 10 the
action reported 20 have been taken by
officers of the Virginia National Guard
in asking General Wood 10 relieve
Colonel Sterrctt from duty in Rich
moud are difficult to learn. in view
Of the position taken 10y tho officers
that military discipline prevents any
discussion OF the matter Reports
about Camp Henry Carter Stuart yes
tcrday charged Colonel Sterrctt with
many oFenscs some OF which sur
passed tho hounds OF proba bility.
SAID TO HAVE REFLECTED on
PATRIOTISM OF MILITIA
However. IL seemed generally under
Il e
made by the army officer rejecting
Upon the Virginia troops. their man
agernent and their patriotism. rather
than one specific act. which aroused
the local officers 10 take such radical
nction II is stated that ever since
his arrival, Colonel St.rrett's attitude
toward the troops and their command
.rs has been such as 10 arouse in
tc.,re resentment
Brigadier-Gcncral Cecil Y Vaughan.
,fr. the camp commander. denied last
night that he had signed request
for the relief OF Licutcnant-Colon
Sterrett Other officers At the camp
fatty refused 10 make any statement
or TO affirm or deny the reports in
circulation. g However. II was stated
that ColoneE Sterrctt had called upon
certain officers yesterday afternoon TO
make his adicus. and had stated that
his successor would shortly be on hand.
OBJECTED TO INSTRUMENTATION
or MEN UNDER WEIGHT
tmong the statements attributed TO
that probably the Virginia troops were
actuated by other than patriotic mo-
tives in Offering their services 10 the
government in the Mexican crisis and
this is supposed TO have been in
reference TO the efforts made by Gov
ernor Stuart. Adjutant- General Sale
and the commanding officers of the
various units TO induce the War De-
partment 10 accept for service men
otherwise sound aud fit. hut rejected
for minor physical defects. such as
under or over weight. this Disqualified
ton having made victims of some of
the best men in the service of the
Virginia Volunteers.
1t is said. furthermore. that Colonel
Stcrrett objected strenuously. and in
an Objectionable manner, 10 the pres
cnce at camp of some officers assigned
to duty there for specific purposes,
and, further. that his entire attitude
was one of hostility TO the militia.
Colonel Sterrett. when called by
telephone last night. at his rooms at
the Jefferson Hotel. declined to make
any comment.