The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-30
MORE TROOPS ORDERED
OUT FOR GUARD DUTY
Governor Calls ON Two Norfolk Com
panies and Coast Artillery at
Roanoke.
SECOND REGIMENT Is
FILLING ITS DEPLETED RANKS
Said to He Due to Many Members
Having Left the State-Many New
Commissions Issued.

Extension OF the military guard
that has been put around every vital
point in the state, yesterday caused
Governor Stuart to call out three ad-
ditionaI companies OF the national
guard. Adjutant- General w. w. Sale
yesterday afternoon, after a confer
| ence with the governor, ordered the
mobilization of the First company Of
coast artillery at Roanoke. and two
more companies OF the Fourth regi-
ment. located at Norfolk. This will
| place several hundred troops addi-
tional in the scheme of protection
| throughout the state
/ The call tor the coast artillery com
i pany at Roanoke brings two of the
three companies in the state into SER
vice. The other ie located at Fred
ericksburg, and il Is not unlikely that
II will also be called out shortly.
The two commands of the Fourth in
fantry brings sill OF the troops in
Norfolk on state duty with the excep-
i ton OF one company. II /. said that
another call ordering on. additional
troops for protection in various parts
OF the state will be issued today.
The call OF the governor yesterday
/ places the following troops in the
state service: Part OF the Richmond
Howitzers. Company A, Engineer
corps, four companies from the
/ Fourth Virginia regiment of infantry
! one at Emporia, one at Newport News
land the two at Norfolk. and two COM
ipanies OF coast artillery. one at Roa-
noke, the other at Lynchburg.
] In the federal service are the Sec
+, ond Virginia regiment OF infantry.
I Colonel Robert F.. I.eedy. OF I.urav.
i commanding. with twelve companies
and band, supply headquarters and
machine gun companies: and the
First squadron of cavalry tho Blues
consisting Of four troops, under Ma
tor f. W. Bowies
J 1t was stated Yesterday that al
though the Second Virginia regiment
numbered around 1000 officers and
men when IL returned from the Dor
der and was mustered out about one
month ago. the second mobilization
has brought out but $50 men This
is due to the fact that after the men
reached their home stations after be-
ing mustered out. they secured posi-
ltions in other states. which caused
them to give up their membership in
the Virginia national guard Re
cruiting the regiment will he prose-
cuted vigorously and II is believed
that in a short time the maximum
strength will be reached
Att ofHitFS.
| Five army officers have been desig-
mated to muster in the Second regi-
ment. and they will begin their work
in few days Yesterday Colonel F..
S. Wright. who has been on duty
here for several weeks as United
States mastering officer. left the city
| for Trenton, n. T.. where he viii
| muster in regiment Of national
guard. Colonel McClosky. who came
70 Richmond to muster out the
Howitzers, also left the city yester-
| day. going to Buffalo for muster duty.
Another mastering officer has been
| detailed for duty here. and II is be-
| lieved he will arrive today
Guards placed about the import
ant points of the city have been pa
trolling their lines so far without en-
countering trouble. Numerous ru-
mors reach the authorities from time
TO time. but investigation invariably
finds them without foundation, Out
posts have been Instructed to report
to their commanding officers prompt
~ every development. 1t was said
yesterday that one of the troops on
duty at post some distance from
the city remained at his post twenty
hours without being relieved. This
was due to some break in the schedule
Of relief. but the trooper proved HIM
self real soldier and stuck to his
post.
Commissions Authorized.
General Sale announced yesterday
that the following commissions had
been authorized: For captain: Clar-
erce H. Smith. Company n. Fourth
infantry; Robert III. Reynoid. Com
pany n. Fourth infantry; Roy r.
knight. Company l. Fourth infantry;
Mead NJ. GOODWIN. Company N,
Fourth infantry; Caesar Massie. First
company, coast artillery. For first
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