Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-04
.HOW|TzERs NOW NEED
ONLY TEN MORE RECRUITS
Battery Will Be Brought to Full
Wal Strength In Day
or Two.
AWAITING MOVING ORDERS
Guns Already Shipped to Fort Ogle-
thorpe, and Officers Are Advised
That 9 Horses for Battery Have
Beer Sent to That Point.

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Only ten men arc needed nv tho
Richmond. Howitzers to bring the bat
terry to tho full war strength of 100
men. and efforts will be made during
me next Two days to enlist the re-
CURED number. that the organization
may have Its full quota when orders
are received for entrainment for the
training camp at Fort O~glethorpe. Ga.
Four recruits were enlisted Yesterday
and 1T Is expected tina a like number
or even more Will be enrolled TODAY
Captain William NJ. Myers said last
night he did not doubt that the bat-
terry would secure tho men needed to
bring 1t to war strength.
or the ten men needed by The bat
terry. there is especial need for the SER
vices OF one saddler and one horse.
sheer. The remaining eight men will
be assigned to other duties in the
artillery, which is said to be ono OF
tho best branches in the service. Will.
no definite orders has been received
last night. preparations are being mado
for an early departure for the training
camp, and orders are expected In the
next day or two.
Captain Myers was advised yesterday
by the War Department that I3I horses
Tor the battery have already been ship
ped to Fort Oglcthorpe and will be
ready at the camp on the arrival of
the battery. The Howitzers' field
pieces were shipped from Richm ond
sunday night. and the men are momen-
tarily expecting orders directing their
ntrainment Tho battery has thirty
eight horses In Richmond in addition
10 the number shipped to the camp.
"hlie all the necessary clothing has
not been provided for the men, oficern
were advised yesterday by the War
department that 1t would be shipped
Immediately. 1t was not known. how
ever. whether the supplies would be
SnlDned 10 RIchnnnDl ~ -
the training camp.
Already a detachment of the Howit-
zers has left for training at Fort Oxle-
thorpe under the command OF Lieuten-
ant John T. Wood. and ina prepara-
lions arc being made at the armory for
the departure of the battery. Onicials
OF the Richmond Howitzers' Associa-
tion are completing arrangements for
the entertainment OF the battery before
Its departure. and for the organization
OF home guards to All the places OF
those called into Federal service.
DANvILLE PROTESTS -.
UNFAvoRABLE REPORT
Major T. NJ. Workman discussed with
Captain II. A. Wiseman. OF Battery T.,
Field Artillery, located at Danville,
yesterday afternoon over the long dis
lance telephone a report on the bat
terry sent to the government by Lieu
tenan Minor. OF the Department OF tho
East. who went to Danville to inspect
the battery. The report is u~nfavora-
BILE. II was stated last night, the allie
cation being made that the people Of
that city We're uninterested in the bat
terry.
Adviccs from Danville last night
stated that there was also some state
ment regarding the armory question.
the statement being made tina there
was no proper provision being made for
the battery. The Danville Chamber OF
Commerce took up the matter last
night with Governor Stuart, and the
secretary was advised that the Gov
ernor would protest against any de-
cision based on the report. Governor
Stuart spent the night In Danville on
his way to Chatham. where he Is to
speak to-day, and a committee will con-
fer with him this morning concerning
the battery.