Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-30
BARBER IS IN COMMAND
OF VIRGINIA TROOPS
New Jersey Officer Named as Rank.
ing officer of Division
Twenty-Five.
MUSTER PROCEEDING RAPIDLY
All Virginia Units Except Coast Ar
tiilery to Be Sent to Admissions.
Still Room for More Men in Heavy
Artillery Service.

TeleGraphic notice that Brigadier-
General Charles w. Barber. of New
Jersey. had beer designated as COM
mander Of the Twenty ninth Division.
including the Virginia National Guard.
was received here yesterday by Adiu
tant-General w. ". Sale. Orders re-
ceived before placed the senior br!Ea-
der general in command. leading to the
belief that General Cecil G. Vaughan.
of the First Virginia Brigade. would
lave the honor.
No change in the organization of the
division was mentioned In the orders
The composition of the division in
cludes troops from New Jersey. Mary
land. District of Columbia and Virginia.
The troops are all taken from the old
Eighth National Guard Division. hut on
account of the decision of the War De-
partmcnt to make American divisions
conform to those in Europe. the Della
ware contingent and several regimen IS
from New Jersey will ne placed in an
other division.
All Virginia units. with the cxccr-
lion of the coast defense command, will
he in the same division, although the
uuartnrmaster corps has not been men
Toned. This Is probably due to the
TACT that the staff departments have
not yet been called out by the Prcsi-
dent.
COAST DEFENSE TO TRAIN
Az FORTRESS MONROE
The coast defense command will be
sent to Fortress Monroe TO learn to
man the big guns While these troops
may never sec France II is possible
that the coast artillery may be one OF
the strongest arms Uncle Sam will have
to depend upon. as 1t will be 4 simple
matter to use the artillerymen with tie
big French howitzers which will be
furnished the American forces.
The mastering of Virginia. units into
Federal serricc will probably he fin
ishcd within the next three days. The
Richmond GrayS battalion will be COM
plctely mustered before to night Other
companies of the First Virginia In
fantry were mustered last w"ek. as
was Company 4. Signal Corps. Of this
city. General Vaughan and his stah
and headquarters detachment will be
mustered this afternoon. providing all
pass the physical examinations.
No authoritative statement In regard
to the status of the ckbridge AR
tillery. II organized. can be received
by General Sale from the Militia Blu
reau Of the War Department. which
has been asked for ruling. All re-
plies to inquiries are noncommittal.
idly recruited and will probably be
ready for inspection before the end OF
this week.
ARTILLERY UNITS ARE
NEARLY FILLED UP
Many Richmond boys are taking adj
vantage of the opportunity to get into
the artillery branch Of the service.
More than half of the battery will be
made up of local boys. II 1t is finally
accepted.
Another branch that is still omen
is the coast artillery. C. c. Walton. Of
this city. is having good success with
inc inc company he is raising here. He
mas Offices in The Times -Dispatch
Building. where men can be examined
and sworn in at once il qualified.
mere viii be only few days more
In which the chance to enlist in either
arm OF the artillery branch will be
open. as the regular army organizations
arc filled. 0''
Company a. Signal Corps. still has n
re" OPENINGS for men with some tech
hicai training. a horseshoer and n
COOK are needed Telegraphers. radio
operators and electricians will find tho
opportunity for promotion to be rapi6
IN this branch OF the service Ths
company Is stationed at the Richmond
ply. N'o can APP