Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-19
SALE RECOMMENDS
TROOP TRANSFER
Would Send Militia Where More
Efficient Instruction Can
Be Given.
TElEGRAPHS GENERAL WOOD
Recruiting Details Ready for In
tensivc Campaign to Bring Com
mands to War Strength.
TELEGRAPHS GENERAL WOOD

In direct answer to impatient SOL
diers at Camp Stuart comes tho recon-
mendation of Adjutant-Gcneral Sale
recently sent TO the Department of the
East that the troops now under arms
in Richmond be dispatched at once to
some training point, where proper in
struction and equipment may be
secured. The recommendation comes
as verification of the statement made
by the Adjutant General the other day
TO the effect that he intended sending
tho militia away
The text Of the message TO the East
ern Department follows:
From: The Adjutant-General Of Vir-
ginia.
To: Tho commanding general. Eastern
Department. Governors Island.
New York
Subject: Recommendation as to the
movement Of troops from Camp
Henry Carter Stuart. Richmond.
Va, TO army post for instruction.
l. This State now has in it's mobili-
zation camp at Richmond one battalion
field artillery, n separate battery of
field artillery. one squadron cavalry,
one type ID. field company Signal Corps,
one field hospital company and also
company Of engineers completing it's
Il
eral service.
.. All of the above organizations, eX-
cept the separate battery of field artil-
lery and the company of engineers.
have been mustered into the Federal
service. and are fully equipped. with
the exception of the required number
of horses. y complete report concern
ing their condition and equipment has.
/ believe, been submitted by Major
Johnson. of your staff. with the in
formation that these organizations, as
noted, are ready to move when desired
WOULD GO WHERE BETTER
INSTRUCTION CAN HE GIVEN
,. Owing TO a great number of the
officers and enlisted men being citizens
OF this locality. this office and the com
mandinE officers of organizations arc
continually importuned by business men
and relatives OF the soldiers TO relea Sc
thcm from duty, in view Of the fact
! that they are under no orders for i'm
mediate service. In addition TO this,
the organizations arc greatly handi-
capped in the matter OF mounted in
s,ruc,ion by the lack of horses; also
in target practice and range firing.
His EXcellcncy, the Governor. will,
therefore. recommend that. if practica-
BILE such of the acknowledgement or
SaniZauons as are properly equipped
and mustered into the Federal service
be ordered TO some army post or place
OF encampment where the necessary in
struction, equitation and range firing
could be given the members of tho
organizations.
T. In making these suggestions. His
I:xcellency would respectfully call at
tcntion to the fact that there is no in
clination on the part of himself or this
I office to interfere with any arrange
/ mcnts that may have already been
made in reference to disposition OF
these organizations. but merely To en-
deavor 10 have them instructed rs
much as possible before ordered into
actual service, and would suggest that.
il possible, your department send the
field artillery and Hospital Corps to
Tobyhanna. Pa. and the cavalry and
Signal Corps TO Fort Myer for the
a aoove mentioned instruction.
(Signed) SALE,