Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-20
HOPE FOR
TRANSFER OF CAMP
No Room at Tobyhanna or Fort
Myer, Says Message
to Sale.
SITE At RADIO SUGGESTED
Unofficial Report Says Camp
Stuart Troops May Be En-
camped With District Militia.

camped With District Militia.
Virginia troops will not go either 10
Tohyhanna, Pa, or 70 Fort Mycr In tho
near future, according TO a message
received yesterday evening by Adju-
taat.Gencral Sale from the Department
Of the East headquarters at Gov
ernors Island y. Y. Each OF the
training camps recommended by Cen
e,al Sale is reported 10 have no room
! for tie Virginia organizations.
Eight batteries OF field artillery are
already in camp at Tobyhanua, says
the telegram to General Sale. and there
is no place for tho First Virginia Eat
talon. Fort Mycr is occupied with
District Of Columbia miii,iamen. and
cannot receive soldiers from Camp
stuart
Adtutant-Gcneral Sal. said last night
tina; the message apparently meant
that tho Virginia soldiers would have
to remain where they are for the pres
cnt Efforts may be made later 10
secure some other training ground Tor
the men in Camp Stuart, but neeotia-
tions no" appear to be Al a standstiil.
In appa rent contradiction of the mes
sage received by Adjutant- General Sale
came an unofficial report from wash
ington which indicated that an early
order for Virginia troops to move to
Radio. near Fort Myer, might he eX-
pected. The communication follows:
Major Fcnton, commandant at Fort
Mycr. rode over the District mlitia's
mobilization site AT Radio to-day TO
ascertain whether or not there was
room for the Virginia organization.
lie decided there was.
GENERAL SALE DISCREDITS
RADIO CAMP REPORT
The mounted organizations probably
VIII be assigned to location near the
site now occupied by the two bat
tcrics OF field artillery and the troop
Of cavalry OF the District militia. The
Field Hospital Corps Will most likely
be assigned 10 the site vacated by the
District Hospital Corps, now on the
border Accommodation for the other
organizations can be provided on the
ground left vacant by the FRS, Sepa-
rate Battalion
Adjutant-Gencrai Sale was inclined
10 place little confidence in the report
just quoted.
As JAS been stated before. Adjutant-
General Sales wish TO move the sol
di,rs from Camp stuart is not caused
by defects in the camp site. but BY
the fact that AT the regular army posts
tic nfcn can receive target practice.
both with small! arms and with the
field artillery. ard can have the use Of
the horses
\ happier crowd Of men than the
eucinecr company at Camp stuart may
hc hiding somewhere around Richmond.
hut they have not come out into the
open Tho engineers have received
their uniforms. For fourteen days
they have been tenimg on the Fair
Grounds wearing whatever clothing
they came in and hoping every day
for real uniforms.
ENGINEERS EXPECT TOOLS
AND EQUIPMENT SOON
From hat 10 shoes the new outfit is
complete. The only things lacking are
green cords 20 so around the hats to
distinguish the engineers from other
branches of the service. The quarter
masters department issued the khakis
early yesterday afternoon, and by night
the entire company Was clanoring to
go TO the city TO show off thcir now
clothes. Engineering tools and equip
ment are expected shortly.
By hard recruiting efforts the mem
bership OF the engineer company has
been raised TO more than seventy. and
the men hope soon TO go before the
Inspecting officers for mastering into
the Federal service. Ofnccrs of the
company are confident that very
small percentage of their men will be
eliminated by the physical cxamina-
tion.
On account of the scarcity of engi-
neer companies in the militia of the
United States. there is reported to be
need fog more men Of that branch on
the border. Officers of the Virginia
company think that they will he or
dered to some point in Texas soon after
they are mustered in and have received
their complete equipment,
TERRITORY ASSIGNED
no RECRUITING OFFICERS
The recently summoned recruiting
details arc still at Camp Stuart wait
ing orders. All Of the ten officers and
thirty men have been mustered in, and
are ready TO go to their stations when
ever the order comes from the De-
partment OF the East. .Adjutant- Gen
cral Sale said yesterday that he thought
the details would leave right away,
possibly to-day.
The assignment OF territory to the
recruiting officers is as follows:
First Regiment--AIajor a. B. Percy,
headquarters at Lynchourg. Territory.
Counties OF Amherst. Nelson, Bucking-
ham, Cumberland, Powhatan, Henrico.
Hanover. Caroline, King George, King
William and Westmoreiand
Captain r. E wilkins, headquarters
at Danvile Territory. Counties Of
Patrick, Franklin. Henry. Pittsyivana.
Halifax. Charlotte, Bedford, Campbell
and Appomatox.
Captain G.. w. Burns; headquarters at
staumton. Territory. Counties of An
Susta. Rocking CHAM .>lbemarle, Greene.
Madison, Orange, Louisa, I'luvanna anG
Goochland
Second Regiment--Major w. r. John
son. headquarters aY Fredericksburg.
Territory, Counties of Spotsylvania,
Stafford. Culpcpcr. Rappahannock,
Page. Shenandoah. Frederick. Clarke,
Warren, Loudoun, fau1uier, Fairfax,