Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-01
TWO ADDITIONAL UNITS
CALLED INTO SERVICE
Governor Stuart Orders COMPANIES
and l., Fourth Regiment,
on Guard Duty.
ADJUTANT GENERAL MOVES
reports Indicate Slow Recruiting in
Second Rcgiment-No Selection
Made as Yet OF Site for Perma-
hent Mobilization Camp.

"o additional companies Of the
virginia National Guard. making thir-
Teen IN all, are now i'm the State ser
vice. Governor Henry G. Stuart having
oraered Companies and L. Fourth
HNslhia infantry. on duty yesterday
afternoon. These companies will be
stationed in and around Portsmouth,
10 AFFORD protection to public and pri-
Na'e property and utilities in that see
non company J.. Is from Portsmouth
and Company ! from Franklin
u was busy day Yesterday with
Adjutant- General W. W. Sally. In adj
oition 10 summoning the Portsmouth
commands to the colors. the Adjutant-
General and his assistants were in the
throes OF moving. Tho quarters OF
The Adjutant General'a Department are
now located In the rcmodeled Davis
Fuiiding, on Governor Street The
moving was done on Friday night and
yesterday morning. The voluminous
hles and valuable documents were
moved under guard to the new quar-
tors. Seven rooms have been assigned
to the Adjutant General In the Davis
Building. the site II Offices being 10
Gated or tho third ioor
The Acknowledgement received infor-
nation Yesterday from the department
Of tho last in regard 70 sending an
inspector here To view several sites for
the proposed mobilization camp for the
Virginia National Guard. The depart
mcnt has hceu so busy in tho past week.
tn" telegram stated. that no time could
the state arc now either in tho Federal
Tho calling into service OF 50 many
units Of tho National Guard. the ma
tority Of which arc located in the be-
rartmcut fully occupied. An Officer
Will be detailed to inspect tho sites,
how as soon one is available.
RECRUITING Is tOIN,:
ON VERY SLOWLY
Recruiting for tho Virginia troops
now in Federal and state service Is not
good IT all according to all available
reports. The young men Of the state
are apparently waiting for Congress to
take some action before jumping 10
tho colors. For the purpose of help
lag recruiting here. First Lieutenant
James Anderson. Medical Corps has
been detailed as recruiting officer and
Is stationed ~ the i:lues' Armory. Re-
cruits for any Of the local organiza-
tions can he passed by him subject to
tho approve! OF tho commanding Of
nc"rs
The majority az tho companies OF
the Richmond ';rays Battalion. six
or The state ,rtiNe service The en-
tir" second infantry, ot fifteen com
Iaui.s, and the Richmond iSllcs. OF four
troops src in tho Federal service. while
the Richmond Grays' :,Bttaiion, six
companies ., tho Fourth Infantry, Com
pany :, Signal Corps, Field Hospital
y J. aud four batteries Of held AR
tillcry have not yet been called into
III" Held.
u Is expected that a general call viii
u. made by the Federal government
within the next ten DAYS. when ALI
commands viii lac ordered Ia recruit
ny /" war strength. which will mean
the addition OF nearly 1000 men 70 the
state forces The commands VIII then
lie ordered into mobilization camp 10
prepare for active duty. Some of tho
stronger commands Viii he used for
guard purposes. being relieved at in
tcrvals In order to get back into the
ncld for intensive training.
The selection Of the mobilization
camp site is yet 10 he made AS in
dictated by tho telegram from tho De-
i,artment OF the East. AN Inspector Viii
soon be here to look over the available
sites The night il between Richmond
aud Petersburg. both OF which have
excellent sites The Petersburg
acreage tx the larger Of the two. but
the facilities hero arc better. Local
business men have guaranteed tn raise
$4,000 to outfit tho camp. Sherwood
Park Ia tho site selected here.