Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-04
TWO COMPANIES OF BLUES
WILL co ON POLICE GUARD
Troop 4 to BE Sent to Roanoke and
Troop Q to Lynchburg, ReIiev.
ing Coast Guard.
INSPECTION OF CAMP SITES
Captain Frank L. Hines, Of United
States Army, to Go Over Proposed
Locations of Mobilization Encamp-
ment-BlueS Have Mounted Drill.

Fcdcrali2cd Suardsmcn arc to re-
lievc tho state military organizations
as soon as arrangements can be made.
according TO information received by
Adjutant- General w. W. Sale yestcr-
day from the Department of the East
III conformity with this plan. the first
Squadron 90 Virginia Cavalry will go
on police protection" duty to-day.
two troops being sent to other cities
and two remaining here.
Troops 4 and G will be sent TO Roa-
noke and LynchburE. respectfully. to
relieve the First and Second Com
pancs. Coast Artillery, which will go
10 Fortress Monroe as soon as mustered
into tn" Federal service. there to learn
to handle the big roaSt-defense guns.
Troops Is and - will remain here. and
will relieve two companies of the Rich
moud Grays' Battalion. The companies
to he relieved will I've selected by Major
y. Fulmcr Bright, battalion com
mandant.
Captain Frank I. Hines. United
states Army, under tho pilotaEe of
Majors Alien Potts and 10 Lane Stern.
yesterday inspected Sherwood and
Williams Parks. the site OF mobili-
cation camp IN event Richmond is
Wow tho site offered by Petersburg.
Other sites will he visited later in
the week. The decision. it is cx-
pcctcd, will be made within the next
few days, and that work on the sow
craGc and water facilities will he start
cd at once.
ENGINEER CORPS STILL
IN FEDERAL SERVICE
Captain ". +. Il. Griffith, of Com
psny y. Engineer Corps. has returned
from Washington with information that
his command is still in the Federal
service. Tho Acknowledgement was
Informed by tho mastering officer on
duty here that the company had been
mustered out, and he then called it
into the State service for guard duty
The company is still performing the
duty. IL in tho State service the men
will draw double pay. The state au-
thoritics would be relieved to know
that the company was in the Federal
service. rs il would relieve Virginia
of big expense in pay and subsis-
tence. 1t is only question of days
before all remaining units Will be
called out by the government.
The Richmond Blues held mounted
drill Yesterday in big field near the
y. T.. 1iill Monument. Tho squadron
with thirty-two mon to each troop.
went through number OF spirited
maneuvcrs, including two charges. both
in troop form. One of the charges
was as foragcrs and the other as
skirm:shers. Major l.. ". Bowles was
In command At tho drill. Another
drill will be held to-day. being prob
ably the last in several weeks. as tho
squadron is TO be split UP to do police
protection duty.
TWO TROOPS ARE
TO he MOVED TONIGHT
Captains Marion S. Hewitt and
James p. Fuller command the troops
ordered 10 Lynchburg and Roanoke.
respectively. These commands Will
probably leave late tonight for their
scenes of future activity. The mon
viii take sufficient tcntage for field
service. No horses will be taken on
the trip. the men being used dis
mounted.
Major Brigh, will select tho two
compa MES To he relieved here from
duty. 1t is probable that tho strong
est. numerically. will be relieved, in
order that the others will have an
opportunity to continue recruiting
me companies are now above peace
strength. and will have no difficulty
in coming up. to war strength when
the call comes.
TWO companies have this week
elected second lieutenants. Company
+ has elected First Sergeant Earl u.
reynolds to MI an existing vacancy
caused by promotion of other officers
ioiiowinE the resignation of Captain
n. u. cousins. Sergeant u w. Mere
attn has been elected TO fiIi the va
cancE IN Company a caused by the
resignation of Second Iicutcnant
Lester T.. nellinger