The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-05-19
MILITIA EXHIBIT
ACTIVE INTEREST
OFFICERS AND MEN STUDY
THEIR DUTIES
CLOSELY
NEW SCHOOL OPENS
Nonconllnissipned Officers Receive
instruction IN Military Science
Visit Styx Camp

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While the immediate probability OF
the State militia being called out for
Z aclive service has greatly lessened.
realization OF the need OF constant pre-
llarednsss has awakened latent in
forest and the different organizations
7 have been extremely active during tho
past month. Schools for the instruc,
tion of both officers and men have been
opened and the attendance has shown
the intense interest of all In prnpara-,
ton &C." az emergency.
4 rqn Commissioned officers school
] for the four Columbia companies has
been established 70 meet weekly, ana!
q Tho school for officers that has been
going on for the PAST six months has,
been especially active. A day Mas
{ been spent at, Tile camp at Styx,
tswhere practical instruction WAS given
~ making Sketches, estimating dis
tArces, etc, and also other informa-
ton necessary 70 hn known BY the Of
ilcars when on active duty.
Those organizations lacking tho
proper, number of officers nave fill
od most Of the vacancies and tho fol!
inwlpg commissions have recently.
boon Issued: Lieutenant C.. Il. Sigh,
esatnpaay X, Segpnd Infantry; captain
=. r. Smith, Company l., First Infant
=, Z! LI:..ia.. ,e.eAiceiI
corps; capitals o. b, Chamberlain, ad-
3ukAnt. Third Infantry captain, s. 8. !.
ElBon, Company 10, Second infantry;
captain Daniel Millsr, duartermasterI
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Eutnhet Of newly elected oiilceraI
are now up for examination, a
fs OF the 3 " q sTstis-i
partmeiit for the acceptance OF COM
nanieB and ndsgtnePtorgan being
sseaed on q stFengt Of 5s men. the
Cen1panieE have been quietly. recruit
Eg 10 this number, and as they still.
have 10 recruit to war ftrengsfi OF
men after Being accepted, oppor-
nlty hhs been given TO others tant.
e debire toH do so 20 rscefve inss
rAetior at hts time Instead OF llSiyti
Jag 81 until thee have become
gIlplll hefE ssle comp ss s;
: sniis ma 1nlaEge btrengtl os lhe
opilsp iitas eil0 Eeet Is 5S.fnan. q
Lnaer date of q rFiff s5, the war de-
artfnent asnt oils ii circular ieftGf
10 tfse dikfefeat states EcaIiIiiX seasS
Sicll TO the new reqnir irelnentB 1e organ
izati0fls s. led into service, ana tSes
ruct TONS have been sent out to the
toils The chief cl clanges1
s z iis IN An
reise az MhT strength company from
0S men to 100 men. the esta Jiislf-
lElefll uf three ext tfR Rsorganlzafiofia 10
Spowis asS''headdngrter coIs,pan y.a
s6fnHOsed of tho band. the esuun,cnmaI
sllissiDned staff and the mounted or-i
derly section OF 20 men the '.ilact.ifse
gun coflpaiiy,, = composed OF 90 men
detniied from The conlpanies and "the1
saipply conpa composed Of 33 men
/ Who we're also IA lied for this on.
tsaniEati ion The number OF wagons
sislad tea aisi have been slightly iaefeas-
ed, and with the new war, strength,
tho total for = re Einent would be %
Z. goTsBt 800 mon and s56 CfIicePss
& has been suncred that nn effort
would be made To get the war dcpart-
i1slDnt 10 call for q provisional reg,,
ss-.. ss;;t i;s .ti5 itf NIL
lt9sR ptilcerB point ont that such u
procedure would not he In ace0ftiance q
Nth the pas efforts of. the govern.
nlent 70 eilepufaga 90 su unit organization
and IIlltual cooperation between OIL
GERS o. che same regiments aud also
Vypni z not Dc u aeeera 9Th the sspif-
II pf tho volunteer army 4 which
prDvidea for tho acHeptanee of an en-
klrs feglsuent where three fonFs,is OF
THE ell listed pefsonIel yoiunte teaF.lani
a,pncI5 III arlfpEI ijys the war deparIsiant
SFei a abEolatels discourage not cniy
tlld higher ofIleofH teiio arc workins1
s % eatabfish an Increased esprit de-
rurp btit world not be acceptablc to
he utits c1tnnpsIng the regiments,
iiiiye shlaeted the officers ti'6y
vast ls the CON man ing ofilSers.
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