Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-16
PRIVATE GUARDS TO TAKE
PLACES OF SOLDIERS
Munition Plants Will Do Their Own
Policing When National Guard
Goes to Camp.
RESERVES TO BE TRAINED HERE
Camp at Sherwood Park, Adjoining
Fair Grounds, Will Accommodate
Recruiting Details and Men Being
Given Preliminary Training.


Arrangements are now being made
for the substitution of private guards
on railroad and manufacturing prop
"rtN In this state now operating under
the watchful eye OF the National
Guard. All Virginia units now doing
police protection duty will be with
drawn In ten days to prepare to move
TO the concentration camp in Alabama
for intensive training for actual war
service.
All private property now being
Suarded by militiamcn will he protect
cd by employees OF the concerns
operating tho various plants Rail-
roads are making plans for n spccial
guard detail to patrol important points
Municipal utilities will come under the
supervision OF the police departments
OIL the cities in which they arc located
Orders are now being prepared by
Ad5utant- General w. w. Sale for the
mobilization of tho Virginia organiza-
tons not in the Federal service. These
commands will be instructed TO as
scmble at their home stations on We'd
neSoaE OF next week They will spend
htteen days In recruiting up to war
strength and in making preparations
for the transfer Of their property from,
State to government control, and Will
then move to the designated camp
virginia units VIII train at Admission.
Ala, under the direct supervision of
Maoor-General Leonard Wood. com
mander OF the Department of tho
southeast. The Old Dominion organi-
cations form part of the Eighth
vision OF the National Guard. heinr
connected with New Jersey, MARYLAND
est Virginia and the District of Co
lumbia
WAR STRENGTH OF ALL
UNITS IS SOLO MEN
The organizations to enter the Fed
eral service next week include the
FIRST infantry. signal corps. field hos
pltai. ambulance company, and two or
three new companies OF coast artiI.
lery.
The Second and Fourth Infantry, four
batteries OF field artillery, one SQUAD
ron OF cavalry and several connanio.
OF coast artillery are now on duty, The
war strength of all units. in or out OF
the Federal service is SOLO men and
officers ""a
Upon the withdrawal OF the troops
state and municipal police authorities
Will CO. operate to protect food and
storage establishments. Local home
guard companies may receive a taste
OF military duty In preventing any food
or grain from being damaged by fire.
bugs cranks or enemies. Precautions
VIII De taken on all hands to prevent
any obstruction OF property OF inter-
'eIence with necessary industries.
with the calling Of the National
Guard into the Federal service, All en-
iisted members Of the reserve will also
De ordered to report for duty. AS these
men. numbering several hundred. have
no specific commands. they will be
directed TO report to the nearest or
ganizstion to their home When as
ho
possible. Will be placed with orcani-
zations from which they were fur
iougned upon the expiration OF their
three years Of active service.
NATIONAL GUARD RESERVE
IN THIS STATE IS NOT LARGE
Inc National Guard reserve of the
State of Virginia is not large. be.
Ing composed almost solely OF men
who had finished their three-year en-
llstniert since taking the Federal or
ooAt oath last summer. Many OF the
men whose enlistments expired re-
joined the colors. while scores of men
tuel"ughed to the reserve were after
wards given discharges on the ground
OF dependent relatives
Just when the organization OF re-
serve oattalions TO supply men for the
UNITS In active service will start has
not been settled 1t is planned to
camp the reserve organizations at Sher-
Wooa f,afk. one battalion for each
or the infantry regiments and one for
the coast artillery will be formed The
artillery and lesser units will each
nave a small reserve organization to
keep their ranks continually slIpnljed
with trained men. 1t is estimated that
a reserve of 1000 men and officers will
be maintained in Virginia continually.
Virginiawill finish the renumber-
ing or It's $4,000 registration cards
early this week. and as all exemption
ooa Us nave qualified. the State will
be ready for theselective draft, which
will probably be held next week This
State will furnish 1880 men for the
new national army. in addition to the
5000 men already in service