Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-16
CAPTAIN CUTCHINs BECOMES
CAMP McCLEI.LAN PRESS CENSOR
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. lSpeClRi TO Inc 1lmeS-DlSOatCn.J
ADMISSION, ALA, September 15.-
Clellan will pass the $1,000 mark by
Tuesday night Of next week, AZ more
than 5000 additional soldiers will ar
rive at the camp between Monday
morning and Tuesday night.
From Information obtained at diyi-
sion headquarters today, It was learned
that the following units are expected:
First Virginia Field Artillery. less
one battalion at Fort Oglethorpe, con-
sisting OF about $50 men.
Company a. Virginia Signal Corps,
from Richmond. about seventy five
men.
First Virginia Ambulance Corps, OF
Norfolk, about seventy-five men,
Fifth Maryland Infantry, known in
Baltimore as Tho Dandy Fifth" about
1900 men.
Fourth Maryland Infantry. from their
camp near Laurel. the home OF the late
Senator Arthur Pue German, 400
men.
Provision battalion OF Maryland Field
Artillery. from Pikesville, Md, $50
men.
Battery b. District of Columbia Field
Artillery. about seventy-nve men.
Company b, Signal Corps, District CT
Columbia. seventy men.
First Maryland Field Hospital Com
pany, eighty men,
The reorganization OF the units at
Camp Mcclellan, which Is now in prog
ress. will probably be held In allegiance
until after the arrival of troops cited
In the foregoing. 1t Is understood that
General Morton has extensive plans for
reorganiZing under ndvisement but he
has not yet made public his plans.
However. IL WINS learned to-day that
In all probability q machine-gun bat
talon will be organized at once, with
Major Stanley Martin, of tho First yir-
ginia Infantry. in command. assisted
ny lieutenant Blair Wilson, of the
Fourth Virginia Infantry
Major r.. E. Kelly, in an address made
before the Admission Chamber of Com
merce last Friday afternoon, intimated
that machine gun battalion would he
formed by selecting units from the
men stationed Mt Camp Mcclellan, and
1t Is probable that his forecast will be
Iuiiiied Monday by general orders to
this effect.
Captain John A. Cutchins, OF the n :
nous Richmond Blues, now the First
virginia Cavalry, has been assigned to
duty on the staff of General Morton
nj division headquarters. and will have
charge OF the intelligence section. In
other words, he will be IA modified press
SSitSoi. Captain SutChlnS stated this
afternoon that, while the orders had
been prepared governing the machine
gun battalion organization they had
not been officially approved by General
Morton. and were. therefore, only ten
tativc. although there was little doubt
that the general would approve them
Monday.
In taking up his new duties, CAPTAIN
Cutchins relieves Major J. L. Hill.
whose duties AZ Judge advertisement
will require all his time.
Notwithstanding the great amount
or work that has been done mt the camn
by the contractors. the great force OF
men are as busy as ever, and II was
estimated to-day that the workmen's
payroll for the week would reach near.
~ 100000
Progress Is being made on the
gigantic base hospital and the now
warehouse for the quartermaster's de-
phrtment alongside tho railroad near
the division headquarters. The re-
mount depot. on the hill near the ma
chine gun camp, is almost completed
and the work Of extending the spur
track. although somewhat delayed early
In the week by tho arrival OF troops,
~ being pushed along rapidly.
Hriga dier-Gcneral c. c. Vaughn and
the Virginia officers were entertained
at the Admission Country Club on Fri
day night. and the Richmond Blues
VIII entertain at the Athletic Club on
Monday evening. Tho District NJ 10