Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-10
SECOND REGIMENT WILL
LEAVE TEXAS ON TUESDAY
Licutcnant- Colonel Millnr Says Com
mnnd Will Get Home
Next Week.
No ORDERS ISSUED FOR BLUES
Captain CutclIinS Says II Would Take
Cayalrymen One Week to Get
Home After Orders for Return
Trip Are Received.

Definite orders for the return Of tho
Second Virginia Infantry have been
issued and the regiment will probab bly,
start from brownsville on Tuesday.
THIS information MAS received last
ni.sht from Li"utcnant- Colonel samuel
X. Nlillnr. commanding the Regimen; III
the absence Of Colonel Robert T.. Leedy
y" orders for til" return of other Nir-
2iaia troops have yet been issued.
There Was Il runor in circulation
h.I. Yesterday I" the effect tina; the
Richmond Elucs. or tho FRS; Squadron
Virginia cavalry. had received orders
20 return t" i;ichmond. This was has-
.d upon Tho fact tina; several men
her. IN ruloueh were notified that
ih.y u,-,d no; report back To Browns.
,}l," This was taken TO Indicate an
carly return Of the islucs.
Tho notice, however. was in kccpn.;
with i recent order Of the War lbc-
partrgcut 10 tn" effect that i.uards-
men on futloush were 10 remain at
HON" Indefinitely and would lac mus
tered ont on the return OF the or
naui2ati"ns 70 which they were at
'achod. This order was issued b.fora
the crisis with Germany, and has not
been revoke
colonel Miilar In "A telegram from
brownsville states that the Second In
fantry viii probably start its return
trip on Tuesday. Ills telegram FOL-
lows:
Transportation for Second Virginia
"n lith or i2tn. and cXpec, 10
leave ON 18th. VIII wire particulars"
No ORDERS ISSUED
FOH m.UE.S' RETURN
To SGT aside rumors concerning the
return OF til" Blues. a telegram ask
ing FOR Information WAS sent to Cap
tain John y Cutchins. commanding
the squadron in tho absence Of Major
l.. w. l!owlcs Captain Cu,chins wired
IN reply:
Wire received. We have no, been
ordered home. hut when ordered il
facilities available. would take. about
week from brownsville To Richmond
Greatly appreciate desire local COM
mtttoc TO piiH reception
If the second Virginia Leaves
brownsville ou Tuesday il viii prob
ably rcacp Richmond on SUNDAY morn
in= II about tn" same time rs ia. First
infantry. Tn. committee appointed -.
Mayo" Ainsli" 10 welcome tho troops
vii! meet during tho carly part Of mex,
w""k /" complete details. The icri-
n"nt may hc luart"rcd in tho three
local :t,m"ri,S pending final dispoSiti on
the companies may he sent u their
home stations. Il is not thought tina,
The men VIII hc mustered out OF tn.
Federal service until the tension Great
I'd hy III" German crisis has passed
the AdjutantGcneral has not r.-
ccivcd any instructions in regard to
the disposition OF The troops. /; H.
probable, however, tina; tho regimen,
viii L. sent here. although the last
communication from tn. Impairment
Of the East Was 10 tho effect that III.
companies would b" sent TO their hom,
stations To be mustered ont, since til"
crisis with Germany there has been no
order relative to tho regiment issued.
in case OF war communicated with the
Several other volunteers for duty
state authorities Yesterday Among
them was Major William II. SANDY. OK
amiucr OF records. who offered his SER
vices in any capacity u Guvtvnoy
Stuart.