The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-08-25
HELD AS DESERTER,
But WASN'T ONE
Made Trip to Border as Prisoner
With Palmetto TroOps-News
Of the Camp.


N::tional Guard in the Ell PaSo PatroI
district, August 22.-Oscar B. Carl
ton, OF Allendale, South Carolina, was
working in Virginia and Joined their
National Guard, the 1st regiment Of
infantry from that State. He was
with his regiment when they were Or
dered to the border and at Whitmire,
where his sect.tn stopped for a short
time in South Carolina, Private Carl
ton got off the train to get a coca cola
and before he could get back on the
train pulled out and left him. He
wired his major of the situation and
the latter telegraphed him back to
Join the regiment in Atlanta and to
use the telegram for transportation.
He went to Atlanta as per lnstruc-
tions from the majors telegram, but
found the Virginians had gone.
Private Carlton remained in Atlanta
two days without funds and without
anything to eat and then made his
way back to his home at Allendale
intending to join the Virginia troops
from there. In Allendale he wa,
arrested by the chief of police as a
deserter and taken to the South Caro-
lima mobilization grounds at Camp
Styx and turned over to the soldiers
there.
"Alrs Well" etc.
The Nirginian was brought on out
to the border by the South Carolina
troops and he %got very "cnummy"
with the men, those being detailed to
guard him becoming his best friends
He is of gentlemanly demeanor and
his attitude was that of making the
best of the unfortunate situation. The
matter was reported to the army Of
ficisls and the Virginia commander
and Private Carlton had copies Of the
telegrams he had sent to his company
after getting left in South Carolina
to back up his statements. The ex-
plantations were finally made through
the proper channels and Private Carl
ton has been instructed to rejoin his
command at Brownsville without trl"!
He is now all right and will probably
leave for Brownsville in a few days.
Meanwhile he has the privilege OF tn;
eamp and is not confined in the guard
tent, where he was kept until it WAS
established t;ict his account of how he
come to leave his regiment was cor
rect
Mr.. Carlton was born and reared a.
Allendale and his wife is living there
now.
Col. Allison Holds School.
Lieut. Col. ]. B. Allison, of the 3D.
instructs the non-commissioned OIL
GERS of the regiment twice week
and makes tails to the commissioned
officers every day. His talks have
been so far largely along the lines o.
camp preparation. He is untiring IN
his efforts and Col Springs said this
morning that the regiment was for
tunate in getting such aple1dld ofn-
Ger and he spoke of the inVarUao.e'
assistance he had already been to both
the officers and men of the I'd. Col.
Allison is thoroughly familiar with
the National Guard and he is in a
position to be of a great value to the
regiment. He is most efficient OIL
Ger and is ready day or night 10 rem
der such assistance or give such IN
formation as is wanted. The good
results of his instructions are already
appearing and the regiment 1t 10 Oe
lieved, will accomplish so much more
in a shorter space of time as result
o. the experience and training which
Col. Allison has enjoyed and the in
structions which he is giving daily
to the commissioned and non-com-
L :ssioned officers.
Guarding Horses and Mules.
The Palmetto regiments have been
riyen the duty of guarding the o'&
corral of the Government near Fort
Pliss, where over 5000 horses are
collected for the use of the troops
An officer of thcg uard ard twenty
four privates are necessary to guard
the corral. The South Carolin1ana
relieved the Michigan militiamen who
had been performing this duty.
It is a sight to see the tremendous
number of horses and mules which