The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-03-19

James w. Riley, Of the class of 1905,
who is also registered as a graduate
of the Carlisle Fitting School, at
Bamberg, S. C.
Capt. Johnson Hagood, who was
for some time on duty at Fort Ere
mont, at Lands End, in Port Royal
Harbor, is now assinged to headquar-
ters in the office Of the chief Of artil-
lery, where he is recognized as a par
ticularly expert and efficient officer.
When the Capron bill was under. con.
sideration in the house military COM
mittee recently Capt. Hagood was es-
pecially selected by army officers to
appear before the committee and set
forth the principal reasons why leg
lslation was needed in order to place
the service on pay basis proper
tlonate with the actual cost of living
at army posts and elsewhere. AL !
though the measure was not pressed
to final conclusion, it is understood
that Capt. Hagood placed the facts
before the committee in such a con-
i''>ihN llidI lllC
he made was excellent and it may be
the means of securing further and
Favorable consideration later of a
bill in which every officer of the army,
navy, marine corps and revenue cut
ter service is directly and vitally in
terested.
Well Represented In Infantry.
Capt. Lambert w. Jordan is the OH
ly South Carolinian in the list in
fantry. He graduated from West
Points with the class of 1898, and was
assigned successively to the 1st In
fantrv, the 9th infantry and again
to his original regiment. He became
first lieutenant in March, 1899, and
attained his captaincy in February,
1908.
Second Lieut.. Joseph j. Grace, of
the class of 1904, has the distinction
of alone representing his native
state i'll the commissioned personnel
of the Sd infantry
The same distinction belongs to
Capt William II. Simons, of the 9th
infantry, a graduate of the South
Carolina Military Academy, and of
The Infantry and Cavalry School
Capt. Simons was promoted first
lieutenant in April, 1898, and attain
ed his captaincy in February, 1901.
The Hh infantry contains two
South Oarolinians-Capt. Benjamin
j. Tillman and Capt. James B. ALI
son, both Of whom graduated from the
South Carolina Military Academy.
the former in 1897 and the latter in
1905. Capt. Tillman became a first
lieutenant in March, 1899, and cap-
tain in November, 1903; Capt. ALI
son reaching the rank Of first lieu
tenant i'll January, 1900, and captain
in April, 1906.
Capt. Thomas Moorman represents
the Palmetto State in the Sth infau-
try. This officer graduated from
Clemson Agricultural and Mcchani- |
cal College, and saw service in the
Spanish war as first lieutenant in
the I'd South Carolina and later aS
second lieutenant in the Goth United
States infantry.
In the 10th infantry are Capt.
Marcus Stokes, who graduated from
West Point with the class Of 1892,
and Capt. William st. Julien Jervcy.
Dr., who graduated from the South
Carolina Military Academy in the
class Of 1894. Capt. Stokes served
in the war as major Of the 1st South
Carolina infantry. He became a first
lieutenant in April 1898. and a cap
tain in February, 1901. Capt. Jervcy
also had war service, being d member !
of the South Carolina Heavy Battery
Of Artillery from May till November. !
1898, and. subsequently winning his !
7th regular artillery.
The 10Th, 18Th, 18th. 10Th, 18th. !
22d and 25th infantry contain, res
pectivcly, Second Lieut.. William +. +.
Harrell, appointed from the Go,h
company Of coast artillery, First
Lieut. William r. Pattcn, of tie
Academy class of 1899. and the m !
fantny ana Cavalry School, class Of |
1908, Second Lieut. Jesse CASTOR. Il |,
West Pointer, of 1908, Second Lieut..
Luther r. James, appointed from the
army in 1903, Second Lieut. Herndon
Sharp. Of the Academy class of 1908. |
Capt. Edward Croft, who graduated
from the Citadel in 1896, and from |