Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-01
WAR DEPARTMENT RECALLS
sTUDENT-RELEAsE ORDER
hescinds Rule Relieving From Ser
vice Men Who Expected to
Enter College.
AFFECTS sIXTY-THREE HERE
"ithdraws Also Provision Allowing
Discharges on the Ground of De.
pendent felntivcs-Pay Inspection
ut Camp Stuart.

students expecting to be released
from military service in accordance
Win the recent order issued by the
Eastern Department had their hopes
shattered Yesterday by another order,
providing for their retention The or
der also serves notice that no men
VIII be discharged under the depend
ent relatives plea, on applications
made after August 30.
No explanation accompanied the Or
der. Omcers at Camp Stuart have no
knowledge Of the cause OF the action
on the part OF the department.
"rhc army appropriation bill makes
provision for tho discharge of men
having dependent relatives" SAYS the
order. NO discharges on that account
Will be granted in cases originating
after August 20. No individuals will
be discharged from service on account
OF being students or teachers. All or
ders. heretofore issued dischargine stu
dents to take tiIect after September |
arc revoked"
SIXTY THREE HAD
APPLIED FOR RELEASE:
The Eastern Department issued an
order several weeks ago which an
nounced that all members Of the fed
eralizcd National Guard who could
give bona fdc evidence of their in
tcntion to enter schools or colleges
after September / as practicable. The
! order made the discharge conditional
OH the military situation at the time
being favorable to such action. The
names of SiNty-threc men in Camp Stu
art were sent to the Eastern Depart
mcnt two weeks ago rs applicants for
discharge as students, and until tho
receipt of tho order yesterday these
mon expected to nc released within n
few days.
Lieutenant Colonel Bernard w. Salo-
monsky, the commander OF Camp
Stuart made the monthly inspection
for pay yesterday. The inspection OF
personnel and equipment occupied the
morning. Ray day will come the early
part Of next week.
Orders were received yesterday for
the discharge OF three men in Camp
Stuart on account of dependent rela-
tivcS. The men are Sergeant Wavcr-
ly G. King, of Troop y. and Private
T. G. Rawlings. OF Troop a. First
Cavalry. and Private Morris l.. Bur
| bank. OF Battery ID, Field Artillery.
ARMY RECRUITING STATION
ENLISTS TwENTY-SIX
Recruits for the United States Army
sent forward from the local station
during tho month of August numbcre"
twenty-siX, eighteen of whom enlist
| ed In Richmond. The remaining eight
recruits were secured at branch Of
| fees in the district. Although below
| the mark OF forty set at the local
| station in July. the number OF en-
| listmcnts is slightly above the aver
| age.
Under the new law recruits for the
army may be accepted by postmastcrS
| of the second third and fourth classes.
| In attempting to secured men by tho
| new means, the local office sent out
| advertising matter last month to 9;l
| post -offices in Virginia and about 20"
! III North Carolina. No recruits have
Yet been received from the new
sources
FROM the three stations in this dis
/ trict, the United states Marine Corps
recruiting station in Richmond sent
forward eighteen men during August.
About the same number of applicants
were rejected