Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-27
THREE ADDITIONAL UNITS
ARE PLACED IN SERVICE
panies i'm lynchburG, Nor
folk and Einporia.
STRICT GUARD MAINTAINED
Military Conferences Are Held All
Day-ScCond Regiment and Rich
IpOnd Grays Busy Recruiting Up
to Full Strength.

10 Full strength.
Three additional companies of the
Virginia National Guard were ordered
into service yesterday hy Governor
Henry {. Stuar; The companies are
located ut LynchburE. Norfolk and
Emporis, and will be used to protect
all property. either Of military or
public Importance. until tho Second
Virginia infantry, which :ins beer
brought back into Federal service, can
he assigned to duty.
Strict precautions to guard public
and private interests in and around
Richmond were taken Yesterday. five
compani being on duty here. one
company WAS ON duty ut Newport
News and another AT Petersburg. The
three companies ordered out ycstcr-
day bring the state force up to une
full companies with an average of ffty-
five men each.
There was nothing spectacular in the
work of the Eusrdsmen yesterday be-
You'd tho Seizure Of a kodak OF tour
list in Capitol Square. The men in
uniform wcrc to he found in a dozen
points. armed with rifles and bayo
nets. but no excitement was created
by the presence OF the soldiery. Rail
road bridges and public utilities were
carefully watched and all persons APP
proa ching the posts OF the guards
mon were kept under surveillance.
MILITARY CONFERENCES
ARE HELD ALI. DAY
Military conferences were held all
day. officials being in constant COM
munication with Governor Stuart. Late
in the afternoon Mayor George Ainslic
was hastily summoned to conference.
following the publication of reports
ha nj ntt nj discovered
MI of the available members OF the
local police force are now worktn
in plain clothes. tracing down rumors
and keeping tab on suspects and stran-
gers. Federal officers arc also work
Ing here in connection with allies ed
plots.
With troops being mobilizcd for de-
Tense purposes. plans for mastering the
Richmond Blues out of the Federal
service have not been changed. The
squadron il was reported oihcially
yesterday, will re-cn,er the State SER
vice this morning. United States army
officers yesterday mustered out the
details held over from the Iiichmond
Howitzers and the Signal Corps. in
GLIDING the artillery battalion head
quarters. All OF these men had been
retained in tho Federal service to aid
i'll putting the property into condi-
ton When tho Blues arc mustered
out, the SQUADRON will he available
Immediately for state purposes. and II
is possible that the mon will be placed
on guard duty at once. Several squads
OF c;ivalrymcn were on duty last night.
REPORTS from al. over the State show
that the Second Virginia Infantry is
being modified quickly The com
NAMES have been ordered TO assemble
in their armori"S and TO recruit pend =
ing the arrival OF mastering officers
and the examining surgeons. ~ soon
as mustered in the companies VIII nc
under the direct orders OF the Depart
ment OF the East. an1 will probably
take the place Of companies ordered
into service by the state.
t:RAYS ASSEMBLE WITH
QUIET EFFICIENCY
The assembling OF the Richmond
C;rays' Battalion WAS accomplished
with quiet efficiency. Many Of the men
reported for duty on sunday night,
hut others were harder 10 reach. Those
reporting Sunday night Went on guard
duty almost at once, and Yesterday
Major ! Fulmcr Bright. commander
OF the battalion. had 2l2 enlisted men
and fourteen officers o. duty The
Engineer Corps. commanded Ey Captain
w. T. L. Griffith had siNty-fvc en-
listed men and Three officers on duty
here Company 6. Fourth Infantry.
was on duty ~, Newport News. While
Company q, SctG.ud 'l'hfantiy. q Pc
tersburE. is cuardips railroad prop
erty and bridges in that vicinity. The
second COMPANY Coast ARTILLERY
Lynchbure; COMPANY II. Fourth In
iaMt-y. Emporia. and COMPANY Il.
Fourth Infantry. Norfolk. are doing
guard duty i'll their respective cities,
having reported Tor duty within few
hours after being ordered out
Railroads throughout the State arc
eager to cooperate with the state in
handling and SunDlteS a nd
several have offered To carry the men
free. No definite orders to movo have
heen sent out by the War Department.
and IL Is probable that the Second In
fantry Will Iemain at the home alta
lions of the companies FOR al least i
week
RECRUITING Is G0iNc
on WITH ,!GoR
Recruiting is being done hy the
companies. under orders OF tn" Nd
jutant-G General Fifteen recruits were
accepted yesterday for enlistment in
The Richmond Glnys battalion. While
Two applicants for the Signal corps
were refused 10y the medical examiners
The recruiting. however. is not cA
rected 10 he brisk until an ,ctuaI
declaration OF War Is mace or a gen
erai mobilization call issued
Twelve OF moro officers OF tho Vir.
Enia National Guard Viii he in at
tendance At tho meeting ar the Na-
iional Guard Association iu New Nors;
to-day. The Governor lad appointed
thirtyfve officers as delegates. but IN.
calling OF one regiment and nine com
{. panics into the r'id prevented many
from attending. Important matters re-
lative 10 the National Guard arc To
he taken UP, hut IT rs expected ,hat
the attendance ct the association meet
ing viii be greatly reduced H.. tho
= acute situation