Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-14
V|RGINIA MUST SUPPLY
1895 MEN IN new army
Apportionment by Cities and Coun.
ties Being Worked Out by
Adjutant-G General.
STATE HAS CREDIT OF 1859
Tha: Number Includes Soldiers Who
Havc Volunteered In Regulars and
National Guard-Draft Of Negroes
Will Rest With Chance.

VIII Rest With Chance.
with Virginia's net quota for the
FIRST army draft fixed by the War De-
partment at 1896 men, Adjutant-Gen-
eral w. w. Sale is facing the arducus
task OF making tho State apporticn-
ment by cities and counties, each being
given credit for it's sons already en-
listed for military service. To mako
the apportionment means a tedious
search OF all records pertaining TO
men in the military establishment,
Virginia being given credit for 1859
national Euardsmen and regulars, the
determination of whose homes is a
complicated matter. but necessary
one in order that each county and city
may be given justice.
The official Virginia apportionment
was announced yesterday by the War
Department In telegram to Governor
Henry C. Stuart virginia's proportion
WAS fixed at 2l.354, based on "A popu-
for 3.692 guardsmen In service on April
!. and 2.992 enlisted since that date.
together with S38 men in the regular
army. A further deduction of thirty
seven men. In census adjustment,
vas allowed. bringing the net quota
to 1875. No credit was given the
State for men enlisted In the navy and
marine corps.
DRAFT WILL DE SLIGHT
IN SOME PARTS or STATE
The Acknowledgement will apportion
the quota among the cities and coun-
ties. Before that Ia done. search of
the records will be made to determine
the home of each man. II Richmond
man enlisted in Norfolk command
the former city will be given credit
for him. II North CaroIinian en-
listed In Richmond command, Rich
mond will get credit for him. Some
of the counties will show so many men
In service already that the draft will
be slight. while others will have to
furnish practically every man appor-
TONED to them. The city of Richmond.
It is estimated. will be called upon for
1873 men. The city has probably half
that number now in service. Its net
quota being In the neiehborhood of
500 men out of total registration OF
1920.
Twenty clerks are now on duty at
the Office OF the Adjutant-General. en-
the $4,000 registration cards sent in
from all parts OF Virginia. After being
filed. an index and cross-inde1 will be
made. This task will require several
weeks to complete. The Office force is
working day and night on the big Job.
With the drawing OF the men for mil
itary service. the Adjutant-General
three for record and one for each COLI
script. This means that he must sign
his name approximately $4,000 times.
Unless he is permitted to use rubber
stamp-and request for such permits
sion has been made-he will be con-
fronted by an appalling task which
few persons would desire.
Virsinia's drafted men will be
trained at Camp Virginia. Petersburg
AS yet nothing has been said in regard
to the separation of races. and II Ia
present to train both colored and white
men at the same place. In that event
II is probable that they will be ar
ranged in separate regiments in order
to prevent any outcropping Of race
prejudice.
Just how many or few negroes will
be drafted from this State is matter
Of chance. While the registration cards
were marked In such a manner as to
show which registrants were white and
which were colored. the allotment of
numbers was made Unfortunately.
and II will be a matter Of chance how
many OF each race are drawn.
Plans are now going forward for tho
calling OF the Virginia units to the
colors on July Is. The First Infantry.
signal corps. field hospital. ambulance
company and several companies of
coast artillery Will be called out
on that date. The Second and
Fourth Regiments. four batteries
Of neld artillery two companies of
coast artillery and a squadron of cav
airy are now In the Federal service,
The call of July 20 also includes the
enlisted reserve OF the National Guard.
The enlisted reserve OF Virginia is
small however consisting only Of those
mon whose terms OF enlistment expired
after taking the Federal oath last June.
The plan for raising recruit bat
talions for the regiments called to the
colors will not be pushed at present.
although arrangements had already
been made for camp. The recruit bat
talions. however. must be formed in tho
near future, under the terms of the
national defense act OF last year.
Virginia suardsmen will be trained at
Admission. Ala. according to Information
received here yesterday. 1t had been
expected that the Virginians would be
sent TO the camp at Spatanburg.
S. c. but the War Department made
change in it's plans. Major
General Leonard Wood will still
be In supreme command of the Virginia
troops while they are being trained for
European service.