Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-25
SALE IS APPOINTED
Discussing OFFICER
Will Handle Federal Funds in Con.
ncction With Registration and
Sclcctivc Draft.
STERN ON INSPECTION DUTY
Will Keep Tab on Troops on Duty
in This Vicinity, in View OF Recent
Complaints From Settling Basin
and Other Points.

ON tho recommendation OF Governor
Henry Z. Stuart. the War Department
yesterday appointed Adju,ant General
w w sale as disbursinE officer and
agent of tho United states General
Sale will disbursc all funds in con-
ncction with both the registration and
sclcctivc draft and will pass upon all
matters pertaining to the latter.
General Sale was recently dcsiEnat-
cd to take fun charge of tho rCEiStra-
ton OF men OF the prescribed age IN
Virginia. and Major Clinton l.. Wright.
OF Norfolk and "A large clerical force
now have tho details we'll in hand. AS
disbursing officer. General Salc will sec
to all payments To he made in conncc
ton with tho registration. while he
Will have extensive duties in comcc-
ton witt, the draft in this state.
Governor Stuart yesterday ordered
Lieutenant Colonel 10 Lane stern. as
sistant inspector general. Virginia Ma
tional Guard. on duty. he was order
cd to report to the Ndjutant General
for assignment and will carefully keep
tab on all troops now on duty in this
vicinity. This move was taken on ac
count Of numerous reports which have
been made recently against EuardSmen.
Colonel stern last summer was on duty
at the mobilization camp as inspector.
and Captain Arthur II. Shipp. United
states Army, tho senior mastering Of
iiccr. attributed much Of the good
health record OF the camp TO his cf-
ficient services. During the camp.
".ioo men passed through The camp.
the majority spending five months
there. Not single case OF serious
illness developed. and there was not "a
death. with the exception Of TWO killed
by train while on leave Of absence.
WILL RECRUIT ARTILLERY
COMMANDS At ONCE
The Acknowledgement was author
tied Yesterday to order two artillery
officers on recruiting duty Captain l.
Branch Johnson. Battery c. Ports
mouth. will he on duty in that city to
bring the organization un To full war
strength. First Lieutenant !. =. Pol
lard Will lac on duty here to recruit
the Richmond Howitzcrs. Battery II.
at Norfolk. is now above the maNimum
war strength and has "a long waiting,
list. The other batteries. however.
were hit hard by the order discharg-
ing men with dependents
Major Wright who is assistant post
master of Norfolll. had a lonG-distancc
telephone talk yesterday with AsSis-
tant rostmastcr-Cicncr r. &. Moons
in regard to shortening the post-oflice
hours throughout the country on June
3, tho registration day under the sclcc-
tive draft. Major Wright suggested
that no mail be dispatched between the
hours OF i and - o'clock III the morn
ing. The suggestion was we'll received.
and ii is probable that sunday hours
"a; least viii prevail on that day in
order that the thousands OF govern
ment employees can register in COM
pliancc with the law.
CAN GET CARDS
FROM CLEH> AUGUST
Mayor Ainsle notified Major Wright
Yesterday that City Clerk Ben T. Au-
gust is now prepared to issue regis
iration cards to nonrcsidcnts Of Rich
mond There are thousands Of these
men in Richmond and IL is suggested
tina, tho applicants visit Clerk August
as soon as possible as his office in not
prepared for a rush the last aay
NonrcSidcnts must get their signed
cards in the mail in time to each their
home precincts on registration day.
The registrar at the home precinct
mails back the registration certificate.
provided a stamped envelope is sent
him
All of the Indians on the ramunkey
Reservation near White House will
register at the regular county pre-
cincts Those on national reservations
vii! he registered by the Governmeu,
agent. but the Pamunkeys are under
the control of the State and not the
, Federal authorities.
Captain George w Burns. Fourth
Virginia Infantry, has resigned his
commission the resignation having
been accepted by the President. as he
has been in the Federal service for
several weeks