Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-13
INTENSIVE TRAINING
FOR SOLDIERS NOW HERE
Virginia Troops at Camp Stuart
Won't See Border Service
for Some Time.
WILL CONTINUE RECRUITING
Men Will BE Held Ready to Start on
Short Notice for Mexico or Any
Other Place-Enginccrs Arc Fill
ing Ranks.

Virginia troops In Camp stuart will
not go to tho border for somc time.
according TO a message received YES
terday from the Department Of the
East. but they will undergo Intensive
training where they are. Meanwhile.
the department orders that recruiting
be carried on with unhminishcd veor.
The message came in answer To an
inquiry sent by Captain Shipp, United
states Army mustcring-in officer at the
camp For the present. the machinery
of Camp Stuart will continue 10 turn
in the smooth fashion in which II mas
been working for tho pas; several
days. and the men Will he held ready
10 start for Mexico or any other place
on short notice. Adiutant-General
Sale received notice from Tho railroads
operating southwark iha; facilities for
transporting troops could he supplied
at any time.
Recruiting is 10 10 carried on
throughout the state ~ special points
to be designated. ~ accordance with
the orders OF the department or the
East. and every cftor, will ho made to
fiji UP vacancies in Virginia militia
organizations.
NEARLY $1,000 PAID OUT
BI COLONEL CONSOI.SO
All the men under arms At Camp
Stuart received their pay Yesterday for
time UP 10 and including July J. which
Yas in most cases thirteen days. y
total OF s?.So0 vas paid out To the
soldiers from the tent OF paymaSter
Consolvo. This work completed. Col
onel Consoivo viii leave this morning
for Norfolk.
Richmond streets last night were
more crowded than usual with the sol
dicrs. and every car from the Fair
Grounds brought others 10 swell the
multitude. With money in their peck
cts and smiles on their faces. the men
were in mood To celebrate.
While many OF their comrades were
in the city. an enthusiastic gathering
OF men In the Young Mems Christian
Association headquarters at Camp
Stuart listened to a musical program
rendered by Mrs. Robert l.. HudEins.
contralto and Miss Margaret Camp.
soprano, accompanied by James Wom-
BILE.
More than 1000 COPIES of the New
Testament have been distributed among
rho men by the State Young Mems
Christian Association. II is estimated
copies of the Testament have been
given out. and there are calls for more.
Association officers report that they
are gratifed al the attitude the men
have taken toward the religious side
OF camp life.
ENGINEERING CORPS
RtSS FILLING RANKS
The newly sworn-in engineers are
making good progress in recruiting
and expect TO have tho necessary sixty
five men for mastering into the Federal
service at an early date. There arc
reports that sixteen men recently dis
charged from the Marine Corps at Nor
folk are on their way TO enlist with the
engineers. Under the direction OF the
camp authorities. the quarters of the
| engineers have been improved.
Acting under directions of the War
Department. General Sale yesterday is
sued orders for the First Company, Nir-
ginia Coast Artillery, of Roanoke. to 20
into camp August 4-l5 at Fortress Mon
roe. for oast-defense practice.
The first case under the recently en-
acted law forbiddnG discrimination
against any man because of his wearing
the United States uniform has been be-
gun by nine members of the Norfolk
Light Artillery Blues, ercamped here
who claim that they were barred from
the floor OF an Ocean View dancing "a :
! wilton on account OF their being sol
diers ~ the men win their contention
/ the proprietor Of the resort Will he liza
bic TO a fine Of 500 in each case