Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-29
CAMP STUART IS
AWAITING ORDERS
FOUR Batteries of Artillery Ready
Whenever Word Comes From
Washington.
GRlMES'S BATTERY ACCEPTED
Recruited to Required Number,
1t Will Be Mustered In
To-Day.
iRIMES'S BATTERY ACCEPTED

NO orders for tho artillery to go to
he border have been received" said
iajor c. l.. Wright. adiutant of Camp
iuart. last night. General prepared
css Information was received by thc
amp quartcrmastcr about 10 o'clock
Wednesday, night. but Il had nothing
irectly TO do with our getting away
may be several days before VIC re-
Give orders to go. The only thing we
re certain OF IS that We will 20. tho
encral War Department order issued
Wednesday provides for that"
The message, which came Wednesday
iSht 10 Major Allen Potts. camp quar-
ernaster. from the quartcrmas,er-
general Of tho army. says:
Orders arc being issued for move
ncnt as promptly as possible FOR the
irst Battalion and Battery c. Field
Rriillery. National Guard OF Virginia,
rom Richmond 10 tho Mexican border.
ROUTES already given FOR these move.
&nents will be used. unlcss some change,
einE changed At the present time
hesc organizations arc routed TO san
kntonio. Tex"
The camp Guar,ermastcr Is then AZ.
ccted 20 send at once TO the Guartcr-
naster general the number of officer,
nd mon in the field artillery. Iic is
lso ordered TO requisition tourist cars
nough 10 transport these men
I.UINIES'S DAJvrEJty .ro
BE SWORN IN TODAY
Battery c, the Grimcs's Battery.
Portsmouth. will be mustered into the
'cdsrai service to-day II will be tho
asst organization in Camp stuart TO
- AXE tho Federal oath Soon after
rriviug a. tho mobilization carnp.
hrc. months ago, Battery G was re-
- uccd 10 half it's strength by the in
Il billy of It's members to pass the
'hyscal examination required OF the
cGcrali2cd militia. Recruiting brought
he number almost UP 10 tho ncccs-
AIRY minimum. and recent order from
he Eastern Department granted per-
niSsiOn To transfer enough infantry re-
ruits TO the battery TO fill the vacant
auks.
The sixteen mon transferred yester-
Hay from tho waiting infantry recruits
uak. the total personnel OF tho bat
Il cry 81 mcn and three officers. safely
,bovc The required number a slight
ielny in tho mastering I'm was caused
$ the uncertain ownership o. battery
Equipment Tho government requires
hat all property of an organization
hall be turned over by the state when
hc soldiers 20 under Federal an,hority.
board composed OF Captain William
q Of I..T stntx
md Captain NJ. r. James. of Troop &,
'irst Cavalry, took an inventory OF the
Equipment OF battery G last night and
Determined the question OF ownership
'aptain Arthur NJ. Shipp, OF the United
e states Army. viii muster the soldiers
nio tho Federal service to-day.
WILL SHORTLY ELECT
SECOND LIEUTENAS Mt
Captain I. Branch johnson commands
Sattery q. An election will be held
hortly 10 I'll the vacancy caused by
nc resignation Of Second Lieutenant
alvin Satterheld. .Tr.
Captain William r. Morrison. OF the
-nited states Army, who has served
= or some time as Inspector instructor
- q the Virginia Field Artillery, was re-
ievcd yesterday. and ordered 10 pro-
- AZ Macon for similar duty.
Tho recently organized company OF
'oast Artillery at Lynchburs has been
Inspected by the United States Army
= md recommended for acceptance by
he Virginia National Guard, according
o notice received yesterday by Adu-
ant-Gcneral Sale. Lieutcnant-C Colonel
10 Lane stern. inspect or general Of Vir-
- .in!a militia. viii inspect the company
rithin short time. Upon his ap-
lrovai the organization will be accept
d by the state and supplied with
Iuipmcnt II VIII be known as the
H'ccond Company. Coast Artillery, Vr-
Inia National Guard The officers of
he COMPANY arc Captain Frank l.. VAR
lcy, First Lieutenant Emmett u. Eutts
= nd Second Lieutenant Frank j. Bresch
RAILROADS READY TO
MOVE on SHORT NOTICE
For the purpose OF handling the bat
cries OF artillery concentrated at Camp
- icnrN Carter stuart which have been
ordered to the training camps at the
Mexican border. l.. :. Moore. rcprcsen-
alive OF the American Railway Asso-
ation. VIII arrive i'll Richmond this
uoInine. Mr Moore. who has head
quarters in Roanoke was designated
Y the railway association some months
20 to supervise the handling Of troops
rom the Virginia camp, and was in
richmond when the First and Second
regiments of the Virginia Nationa
iuardsmen we're sent to Brownsville
Railroad men said yesterday. Will
hey had not been advised when III
roopS we're expected To leave Rich
uond. tina, they could provide TN
necessary equipment on short notice
chesapeake and Ohio officials sa; D. hey
lad assembled equipment in Rich
- nond several times for the movement
md that they could move tho soldier:
vithin twcntyfoir hours after forma
loticc. The artillcrymcn arc expected
o leave Richmond over tho chcsaj,c:ik
md ohio and Norfolk and Western
railroads. At i;ristol those travelling
,v the Norfolk and Western will y,
transferred 10 the Southern Railway
,hirh road will also receive tboSc ns;p.