Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-09
NEW WORKERS TO GUARD
PROPERTY IN VIRGINIA
Troops Expected Hero This After
noon to Release Maryland and
New Jersey Soldiers.
ANNlsToN ORDERS EXPECTED
Blues Will Not Be Made Part Of
Twenty-Ninth Division Under New
Orders, and May Be Converted
Into Machine.Gun Battalion.

New York infantrymcn will arrive
here late this, afternoon to relieve vir.
ginia. Maryland and New Jersey troops
now on police protection duty. The
headquarters of the Forty-Seyenth
New York Infantry. headquarters COM
pany and two battauons will come to
this city. The rcSimcntal headquar-
tiers will remain here, together with
one battalion. One battalion will go to
Petersburg and the third will, be locat-
ed at Baltimore.
Definite orders for the movement of
Virginia troops to Admission. Alabama
are expected to-day. The organizations
have received their routings and will
be prepared to entrain as soon rs NOV
ing orders are received. 1t is probable
that the entire Virginia National Guard
VIII be out Of the State, with the except
ion of the coast artillery. before the
end Of the week.
II is probable that the Virginia or
g~anizations will not be kept I, the same
division. but viii be scattered. The
new divisional arrangement announced
yesterday by the War Department con-
siderably reduces the size of a divis-
ion which will require another read
Justment. Acknowledgement w. W
Sale has already been notified that
Field Hospital. No. /. will not be at
tached to the Twenty-Ninth Division.
and Il is probable that the First Squad
ron. Virginia Cavalry. will go to another
division as the new table Of orgahiza-
ton does not require cavalry. Other
changes may also be made in the d.
vision.
NEW WORKERS DUE
HERE THIS AFTERNOON
The arrival OF the New York troops
Will be the next local military move
ment OF Importance. The New York
ers are due TO leave home this morning,
and should arrive some time during
the afternoon. The ~rcgi:nental com
mander will make this city his head
quarters for the operations to be con-
Quoted here and in Petersburg and
Baltimore. The regiment forms a par,
of the Fourth Provisional New York
Brigade. which will do polio protec-
ton throughout the East.
The First Battalion. Fifth Maryland
Infantry. Will leave for Baltimore, 1,
is expected. tomorrow. Two of the
companies and the battalion headcuar-
tiers have been camped in Richmond
and the men have been doing police
protection duty. The M~arylancers Will
be relieved by the New Yor.- men.
1t IS probable tina. tho scattered
troops Of the Bides will be brought
back here within the next few days
as the squadron Is scheduled 10 go &c
Admission with the other Virginia or.
Ganizations. The decision of the War
Department not to have cavalry con
nected with the divisions may NEAR
that the Blues will have al oppor-
tunIty to be converted into = machine
gun battalion, which must be organized
for the battalion. Major f. w. Bowles
squadron commander. has had an ex
~tensive course at the School of Mus.
kerry. Fort Sill, Okla.
Although the War Department ha:
notified Acknowledgement Sale that tn,
Virginia fcld artillery regiment ha:
been recognized. nothing has been saic
In regard to the officers appointed
BY the provisions OF the law. the ap,
pointnients are not valid until aftel
they are officially published by the de,
partmeat, which has not yet been done
Major 7. ". Wortham. WHO has beer
nominated for the co!onelcy Of tn,
regiment, is still here working on tn,
reorganization OF his command, neces.
STATED by the formation of a seconc
battalion and the addition OF the stat
and headquarters.