The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-03
AN INTERESTING LETTER
FROM THE BORDER
Mr. I. Earle Bullock Tells How tlli
Toys Are Getting AlOng-Just
Il Little Home Sick.
Camp Stuart.

El Paso, Texas, Oct. is, 1916.
The Herald and News,
Newberry, S. C.
Dear Mr. Aull:
| have noticed in several South Car
olina papers letters written by the
boys here, of our camp life and our
work here on the border and thought
that some of our Newberry people
vau!d like to know that the NeWberry
boys are doing their part of every
thins and are making good in every
thing, and when the call is sounded
to do anything in the line OF duty
they are all right there on the JOB
to do whatever falls their lot to do.
On Sunday morning, October 1st, at
7:S0 O'Clock the bugle sounded the
fall in call, and we all fell in line
with all of our equipment on, which
consisted of our side arms with our
trenching tools on them, then our
blanket rolls and rife, and all of
them together weighed about fifty
pounds or a little less, and then We
started on the march of about fifty
six miles down through New Mexico.
The first day We made thirteen miles.
We reached our camping place about
two o'clock. The next day We only
made five miles; then on Tuesday VIC
made ten miles, and Wednesday, We
rested all day at a small town in
New Mexico, Anthony. Thursday and
Friday We made the: rest of our hike
which ended at Las Cruises, New Mex
leo. We reached camp at about FIVE
O'Clock.
Old South Carolina held the record
and the lst regiment never lost a
man. The second regiment lost three.
That is something no other State can
say.
We were to stay there until the
following "wednesday but We started
back on Tuesday morning.
But must tell you what We did
while there from Saturday morning
until Tuesday morning. On Satur-
day morning we were to have a sham
battle, but we drove the enemy back
in a short while On Sunday was an
other rest day. Monday morning We
started out on the war path again and
across the hills and valleys we went,
and then away up on a little hill We
had to dig a trench five feet deep
and three feet wide.
We received orders to start back
to Camp Stewart on Tuesday morn
ing. We were all glad to hear that
order. !, only rained once on us 60
ing to Las Cruises, but after We start
Ell back it rained on US every even
ing and every morning just as we
started to march, but We stood it all
and kept in good cheer and Thurs
day afternoon We camped only nine
teen miles from Camp Stewart. Fri
day morning it was raining and we
received orders to go into camp that
day, so out We started for Camp
Stewart. We had about two miles in
mud about ankle deep, most Of it was
at least, but the rest of the road was
good cement road all the way and
we were able to make good time. We
halted at twelve o'clock at Smelter,
Texas. for dinner. We spent thirty
minutes at rest and we also made the
pork and beans and hard tack fly for
few minutes. Then again We were
on the road and at five thirty We
came into camp and this wa9 some
happy bunch of soldier boya Old
South Carolina boys made the best
record of all the States; both regi
ments lost only FIVE men, though the
1st regiment lost only one man End
be was from CO. c. The End regi-
ment lost four men, There were
about eighteen thousand men out OF
the hike. The states were Massa-
chusetts, Ohio, Michigan, South Caro-
lima and Kentucky.
said a few minutes ago it was
eighteen thousand. it was between