The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-06
'0LUES TAKE UP PATROL
DUTY At NEW POSTS
Lynchburg, While Remaining
Troops Relieve Howitxers Here.
CAMP SITE INSPECTED
Captain Hines VIII Look Over Camp
Site offered by neutrality-suspicious.
Clinton l.. Wright, OF Norfolk.
Comes to Adjutant- Generals Office.

| Yesterday morning two troops of
the Blues cavalry LETT the city for
Roanoke and Lynchburg to take over
the guard duty at those points, re-
lieVing the coast artillery companies
there. in order that they may go into
training at Fortress Monroe. The two
troops OF cavalry left the city at 1870
| clock, Troop A, under Captain Pull
Ter, going to Roanoke. and Troop &,
commanded by Captain Hewitt. TO
Lynchburg. kilograms were received
yesterday afternoon by Adjutant j. G..
Earnest, of the Blues, telling of the
safe arrival of the cavalrymen.
simultaneously with the departure
of the two troops OF cavalry, the re-
naming troops. b and -, took up
guard duty in and about the city,
relieving the Richmond Howitzers.
who had been guarding the munition
plants here Last night the Blues
were transferred to the Locomotive
works and will remain on duty there,
, 1t is believed. The Howitzers have
been on duty for the past week, being
called into service, due to the heavy
demands for troops.
! Captain Frank y. Hines, United
States army, who has been assigned
| to look over the available camp sites
| for tnobiiizing the Virginia troops.
left last night for Lynchburg, where
he will go over the location offered
| b. that city. Captain Hines has al
| ready considered the sites here and at
/ Petersburg, and as soon as he has
completed his inspection of all the
camp sites suggested. will make his
report to the war department, when
they will notify General Sale their
choice
| General Sale was yesterday notified
by a local real estate dealer tina, the
owner OF large stock-breeding farm
/ on the James river would be glad to
reach an agreement with the state
for the use of the property for IA camp
site 1t is believed that the location
mentioned is Curle's Neck. although
! 1t was not stated in the communica-
! tion. General Sale will investigate
the offer, and refer the matter to Cap
tain Hines for his attention.
| 1t has been definitely decided that
the camp will not go to Virginia
! Beach. There are various important
reasons why this point will not be
! selected, one of them being the size,
which is not thought sufficient for
the concentration of the large force
to he raised by the state. Due to
other reasons, the Fourth regiment,
which 1t was stated would be mobi-
lized at Virginia Beach. will remain
! at their home stations. or sent to
such points as they may be needed
| for patrol duty.
| Satisfactory reports are coming into
| the office of the adjutantg general re-
garding the muster of the Second and
Fourth regiments The work of trans
| ferring the Second regiment is about
! com pleted. and the Fourth is well
under way. IT is thought by the end
OF the week the task of bringing the
men regularly into the federal service
will be complete.
| Major Clinton L. Wright. of Nor
folk. of the Fourth Virginia Fegi-
ment, who was at Camp Stuart dur
ing the mobilization last year. is on
duty at the office of the adjutant-
general. assisting with the mass of
| work incident to the present situa l.
ton. Major Wright. it is expected.
will remain in the city indefinitely.