The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-09

entered the army since war was de-
clared
The war department is moving
largely along the suggestions of Mar
shall Joffre that men be sent to France
with little training and undergo a
course of intensive preparation be-
| hind the line there The plan which
became known TO-DAY is a modiflca-
ton OF Joffres proposal
Have Nucleus OF Regulars
The recruits Will be sailed" with
balancing force of trained regulars
Many have already had several
months training here and probably
VIII get in month or two before
they are sent to France.
These volunteers Will compose the
second force to go overseas The
third movement viii be that of the
five divisions of national guardsmen
already reported,
message TO the war depart
ment from General Pershing today
announced his safe arrival at Brit
ish port He will proceed to France
Immediately. there to confer with the
oftcers leading the French and Brit
ish armies actually at the front. He
VIII inspect the camps already pre-
pared for the American troops and
arrange for the routine to he followed
by the first $4,000 on their arrival
Pershing's staff
Accom- panvinS -Genaral PeFshiag OF,
his journey overseas were the follow
ing personal staff:
Captain Nelson r Margetta, field
artillery. Captain James NJ Collins,
cavalry; First Lieutenant Martin c.
Shallenherger. Infantry. aides-de-
camp
General staff corps Major James
g. Harboard, cavalry. chief of staff;
Major John MICA Palmer. general
stan; Major Dennis f. Nolan. general
staff. assistants
utant generals depa rtment:
Colonel Benjamin Alvord, adjutant;
Major John L. Hines, assistant.
Inspector generals d partment
Colonel Andre w Brewster, inspec-
tor; Ma or Fox Conner. Major Rob
ert l., Clark officers reserve corps
as assistants.
Judge advocate generals depart
ment: heutenant-Celonei Walter A.
Bethel. Judge advocate Major II. A.
Payne, officers reserve corps. assist
ant
Quartermaster's corps Colonel DAN
lei f. Mccarthy. quartermaster Leu,
tenat1tCotonei David S. stanley. Lieu
tenant Colonel Harry f. wilkins. Ma
lor Charles f. stanton. Major Sam
uel d Rockenbach assistants.
Medical department: Colonel Alfred
r.. Bradley surgeon; Colonel Merritte
". Ireland. Major George ?. Peed,
Captain Harry Beeuwkes. assistants.
Corps of engineers: Colonel Harry
Taylor engineer; Captain Ernest
Graces, Captain Robert CT Alexander,
assistants
Ordnance department: Lieutenant
Colonel Clarence G. Williams. ord
nance officer; First Lieutenant Olney
Bonar. assistant.
Signal corps: Colonel Edgar Russell,
signal officer; Captain Parker Hit, !
Nineteenth infantry; Captain James
y. Taylor, assistants; Maj or Townsend
B. Dodd, aviation. off1cer.
Attached officers: Lieute tenant !
Colonel Robert II. Dunlap, marine
corps. Major John j. Parker, Twenty !
fourth infantry, Major Logan Poland, /.
marine corps; Major Robert Bacon .
%. r. q, quartermaster corps. Cap
tain Arthur l.. Conger, Twenty sixth /
infantry; Captain Hugh A. Drum. in
fantrN; Captain Raymond w. Briggs.
qnartermas,er corps Captain Miiosh I
R Hilgard. quartermaster corps;
Captain William r. Reed, cavalry; !
Captain John Chambers, quarter
master corps, Captain David II. Scott,
Firth infantry; Captain Gabe Filleut
90 r. CO, quartermaster corps;
Captain Gustav Porges. officers re-
serve corps; Captain r. T.. Hill %.
K 50, auartermaster corps; Captain