Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-14
SALE URGES YOUNG men
TO VOLUNTEER At ONCE
Would Fill Up Virginia National
Guard Units Before Draft Is
Effective.
EVERY MAN TO SEE SERVICE
Ii Organizations Arc Not Ready, Men
Will Be Utilized to Fill Up Short
ages In Other Virginia Commands.
Height Requirements Reduced.

Immediate steps must be taken to
bring the various units Of the Vir-
ginia National Guard up to full war
strength by voluntary enlistments or
the ranks will be filed with conscripts.
In order to preserve the traditions of
the old Virginia organizations Adj
jutant General W. W. Sale has issued
a call for young men to respond to
the call of their State
Il want to see the Virginia National
Guard units enter the Federal service
on July IS with ranks complete. OF
course. Yirginians will be utilized to
fll up the organizations IL draft Ia
necessary. but tho Old Dominion has
never yet fallen down in it's obligations.
1t should be a matter OF State pride
for every Virginian to see that the
ranks of its organizations authorized
by law are filled by volunteers
Thousands OF young men are subject
TO the draft They have no dependents
and are almost certain to be drafted.
They should step forward and join
the State forces. In this manner they
can selct the branch OF the service they
like. After being drafted they will be
assigned to whatever the government
0cSHtS WITHOUT tnelE WISHES DelnE con-
suited. By enlisting now they have
the choice of infantry. artillery coast
artillery. signal corps, cavalry or med
teal corps Another advantage would
be in selecting organizations In which
they have friends.
NEED APPROXIMATELY
1000 MEN IN ALL UNITS
I'VE only need approximately 1000
men to bring our organizations up to
the maximum. Many Of the organiza-
tons were hard hit by the order dis
charging men with dependents. whether
they desired to leave the service or not.
Many of these men were veterans and
will be missed II 1t had not been for
this wholesale discharge our ranks
would be practically filled now.
Virginia is authorized to have three
complete regiments of infantry. 1t
also has four batteries OF field ar
tillery. one squadron of cavarly, one
signal company. one field hospital. one
ambulance company and five companies
OF coast artillery. Efforts are being
made to organize five additional COM
panies Of coast artillery and two bat
teries of field artillery.
Every man enlisted in Virginia or
CARNATIONS is going to see service
This is true whether his organization
has been inspected for Federal recoE-
milton or not telegram TO this ef-
feet was received yesterday by General
Sale from Brigadier-General W. A.
Sale from Birdagier-General W. A.
Mann. chief OF the Military Bureau OF
the War Department.. If the organiza-
tions with which the men elisted are
not ready. the men will be utilized to
NIL other organizations. The telegram
is as follows:
1,,1,, l.
Tor any and all units heretofore au-
thorized by this bureau but not inspect
ed with view to Federal recognition
before July - including personnel OF
headquarters and supply detachments
and ofhcers duly recognized by War
Department heretofore appertaininS
thereto. except personnel of State stan
and departments are included in the
call. and will be utilized as far as pos
sible In the completion of units sub
ject to draft"
HEIGHT AND WEIGHT
REQUIREMENTS REDUCED
The bars have been let.down for en-
listments in the National Guard. Tho
Adjutant-General was notified yester-
day that men five feet one inch in
height and weighing ITO pounds can be
enlisted. Heretofore the minimum
helght was five feet four inches and
weight 40 pounds.
An indication that the First Vir-
ginia Brigade headquarters, including
Brigadier- General Cecil c. Vaughan.
VIII be included in the call for the Ma
tional Guard came in a telegram asking
for the address of all field officers of
the line in this State. General Vaughan
is the only officer affected.