Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-03
TROOP MOVEMENT
DELAYED ON ORDER
OF GENERAL WOOD
No Virginia Soldiers to Go
Forward Until After
Fourth of July.
FIRST REGIMENT MAY
ENTRAIN ON WEDNESDAY
Artillery Companies Still Lack
Men and Are Not Mus
tered In.
MANY VISITORS IN CAMP
Signal Corps Requires Seven Men
to Make Up It's Full
Quota.
FIRST REGIMENT MAY
ENTRAlN ON WEDNESDAY
MANY VISITORS IN CAMP
Signal Corps Requires Seven Men
to Make Up It's Full
Quota.

SuOtd
After the First Virginia Regiment
had packed its baggage and commits
sary supplies yesterday, preparatory to
departing for Brownsville, Texas, early
this morning a telegram was received
from Major-[iencra Leonard Wood. COM
mandnG the Department OF the East.
directing that there be no prepare
tions on Monday and Tuesday look
Ing to movcmen; of Virginia troops.
The delay OF two days is supposed to be
TO relieve congestion on the railroads
over the Fourth Of July, when the cx-
cursion business is heavy and when
there is usually a shortage of cars. and
may be a great congestion Of trains on
s!ngle-track roads In tho South
+. s. Moore. the special representa-
tive of the railroads. detailed by tho
American Railway Association to as
sist in the movement of troops in and
out OF Richmond, said last night that
the movement TO the Mexican border
had been held up by the military au-
thor!ties. and that the railroads were
prepared to handle the soldiers at any
time.
RAILROADS READY TO
MOVE WHEN ORDERED
Both the Southern and Seaboard Air
Line railroads. which have been desig-
mated by military officials TO handl.
the first movement of troops out OF
Richmond. have been prepared for sew
eral days to handle any number OF men.
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its yards for more than a week, while
the Seahoard likewise rushed into Rich
mond large number of passenger
coaches for use in an emergency These
are being held by the roads subject
TO call at any moment
1t is now anticipated that the move
ment OF Virginia troops TO the Texas
border will begin Wednesday morn
ing. Prior to the receipt Of General
Woods telegram last night the First
Regiment, equipped for heavy march
ing order and ready to take the field
had been instructed TO be prepared to
entrain for BROWNSVILLE this morning
The Second Regiment, according to
semiofticial announcement, was to have
followed tomorrow morning. The
Field Artillery Corps. if 1t was ready
in time. was 10 have moved on Wednes-
day morning, and the First Squadron,
First Virginia Cavalry (the Richmond
Blues). on Friday.
VIRGINIA TROOPS WILL
GO TO BROWNSVILLE
All the Virginia troops. it was stated,
Will be sent to Brownsville. where
preparation for their coming has been
under way for some time. Captain
Arthur NJ. Shipp, United States Army,
notified General Leonard Wood. COM
manling the Department OF the East,
over the long distance telephone yes
terday that he was ready to move the
First Regiment, and was informed that
orders would he issued.
All the wagon transportation of the
First Regiment was loaded aboa rd
cars by yesterday afternoon. Trains
of tho Seaboard Air Line were held in
readiness for tho transportation OF the
troops.
News that movement was likely to
begin at once worked it's way through
Camp Henry c. Stuart yesterday by
that grapevine method of transmits
sion which no censorship can stop. It
was flashed over Richmond, and in
the afternoon the concentration camp
was crowded with parents. relatives
and curious visitors, come TO bring n
farewell token and to say good-by
There was no lack of woman's tears.
They flowed copiously beneath many n
half-drawn tent. Mothers took their
sons aside in company street or in the
shelter of surrounding trees to say n
a ct nf
dentally, to ask If their socks were
darned and If their buttons were sewn
on tight. Fathers shook their sons.
hands and patted them on the shoulders
Wives told their husbands to be sure
to write home regularly every day.
Thousands of small packages of Gig
arettes. sweets, little comforts for the
field. locks of hair from the children,
and other tokens of home and friend
were distributed by those who will re.
main behind.
THOUSANDS OF VISITORS
GO OVER CAMP
Fully 10000 people visited the camp
during the day, the crowds flowing
In continual currents from end TO end
Of the inner field. in which the two
regiments are encamped. and from tho
grand stand to Sherwood Park, where
stand the tents OF the Field Artillery
and the Field Hospital Corps. Hum
dreds Of automobiles threaded their
way along the race course. and many
were parked SO that their occupants
could watch company inspection and
hear the lectures from the COM
mnnders. 1t was an, Impressive scene
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