Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-26
SALE ORDERS GENERAL
RECRUITING CAMPAIGN
mands to War Strength BE.
fore July 1.
SIX STATIONS TO BE OPENED
First Effort Will Be Made to Fill
Up Ranks of First Virginia Reg
imcnt, Now Far Below Require
mentS.

Seven recruiting details 10 secure
volunteers to fill the ranks of the
Virginia National Guard before June
so. have been ordered OH duty by
Adjutant-GeneralW W. w. Sale. The de-
tails will be taken from the First Nir-
ginia Infantry, and each Will consist of
n lieutenant and sergeant. The de-
tails will be stationed In five cities.
The recruiting drive has been started
in order to fill the ranks of the Ma
tional Guard as quickly as possible.
Every man enlisted before July l will
decrease the quota which Virginia will
be called upon 10 furnish by draft. Men
recruited after July will not be cred
tied to the state.
While recruits will be sought pri-
marily for the First Infantry, IL is the
desire of Governor Stuart to bring the
organizations in the Federal service
up to full war strength without re-
sorting to CONSUMPTION. These organ
lzations arc now drawing in large num-
bers of young men from the country
districts which troops are Datrolling.
There is little chance, however. that
the two infantry regiments will come
up to war strength without draft.
ARTILLERY ALREADY
ON WAR FOOTING
The artillery commands. sigma!
corps and hospital and sanitary de-
tachments are practically on a war
footing. The infantry and cavalry.
however. need many men. The coast
artillery organizations also are IN need
of men. but are in fine condition for
new companies.
Colonel William ]. Perry, commander
of the First Infantry, received the fol-
lowing instructions yesterday.
You are hereby directed to place on
duty. beginning tomorrow. the fol-
lowing details for recruiting duty: one
first lieutenant and four sergeants for
First Battalion. Richmond; two lieu
tenant and two sergeantS for orGaniza-
tions, stanton; two Ncutenants and
two serEeants for organizations,
Lynchburg; one lieutenant and one ser
seant for company. Covingion one
lieutenant and one sergeant for com
pany, Alexandria,
state pay will be allowed, and OK
pense Of So per day for each recruiting
detail will be allowed for expenses
of transportation and printing. These
details and expenses authorized 10
continue to June so, inclusive. Request
recruiting details send daily reports
to this Office. War Department will
allow credit to State for all men en-
listed to June 60. inclusive. in selec-
tive draft. not after that date. Tho
reason for not including detail for
Company and machine gun COM
panS is that information has been re-
ceived at this Office they do not re-
quire it. II is believed that local COM
munities where these companies have
their home stations have been pretty
well exhausted, and that better re-
suits can be obtained by sending these
recruiting details to adjacent small
towns, which have not been so thor
oughly worked.
NEW COMPANY OF COAST
ARTIIIEUY Is FORMED
observation-disclosures 10 Lane Stern,
inspector general Virginia National
Guard. yesterday notified Captain Mar
shall NJ. Milton, of Roanoke. Mat he
would visit that city on Monday morn
inG ut &c o'clock for the purpose oc
inspecting company of coast artil-
lery raised there. He will he accom-
panied by Major Philip r. Ward. Coast
Artillery. United States Army. who will
inspect the company for the Federal
authorities. IF accepted the company
will make the NTH in Virginia and
the second for Roanoke
Through the Acknowledgement, Gov
ernor stuart yesterday ordered a com
pary OF coast artillery at Grundy.
Buchanan County, placed on the roster
OF the Virginia National Guard The
company has been officially designated
as ls,-y the Eoorin c:% n"nE' Coast Ar,il-
f. Powers, Flrst-Licutcnan, John q.
DauEhcrty and Second Lieutenant J ohn
Is. Charles.
The new Roanoke command has
passed the authorized strength and is
SAID TO meet the requirements. If this
is true. the company will become the
nth company and will complete Tho
battalion. Five other companies ar.
TO be raised 10 complete the coast ar
tillery regiment. Companies are being
organized al Danvillc. South KichmonI
and one jointly in Mathews and Glou-
vester Counties
Comm issions were issued yesterday
by Governor Stuart TO the officers OF
Inc battery f., or Danvillc which has
just been accepted and viii form, a
part OF the Virginia regiment OF field
artillery. The new officers are CAPTAIN
Henry a Wiseman. Jr., First Licutcn-
ants I. Taylor Morrow. Jr.. and Ashhy
Is. Rainc. and Second l.icutcnants NVu-
liam &. Spencer and Arnctt =. rallnv