The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-09-13
OFFICERS STUDY
PROBLEMS Of WAR
ALL MEN WORKING HARD BUT
THE OFFICERS HAVE LEAST
REST.
NEWS FROM BORDER CAMP

NEWS FROM BORDER CAMP
A Weekly Letter, Prepared Especially
For Our Readers, From the South
Carolina Guardsmen Enoamped at
Fort Bliss, Texas.
In Camp with the South Carolina
Brigade, in the FL Paso Patrol District.
The officers Of the First regiment
are working out theoretical war prob
lens and the three hour and half
lesson every afternoon under Capt.
Brabson, nspector-instructor, is fol-
lowed by an actual visit to the ground
over which the troops would pass in
case of actual warfare.
For the purpose Of the proposition
it is assumed that the officers Of the
First comprise battalion which is
protecting the wateyworks which sup
ply Ell Paso with water and the reser-
voir where the water is stored. New
Mexico and Texas are supposed to be
at war. The officers of the First rep
resenting the Texans are known as
the Brown army and the theoretical
force of New Mexico Is known as the
White army. The New Mexicans are
supposed to have thrown forward one
company near Mount Franklin, which
overlooks the South Carolina camp,
and the enemy is working around to
attack the reservoir. A mythical
milkman reports having seen three
scouts Of the enemy who fed towards
the reservoir. The Brown army is
working out the problem of driving
the White company out Of the noun
tains and protecting the reservoir
which is supposed to be the object
Of their incursion.
This is just one Of the many les
sons which the officers are studying.
While all of the men here work hard
the work of the officers, Of course,
is the heaviest and there IS very lit
tie rest for them. They are enjoying
the experience and are making use
Of every occasion to become more
proficient.
Four new second Heutenants have
been commissioned in the First regi'
ment and assigned to companies
They came up from the ranks and
won their commissions through com
petitive examinations which were open
to all the enlisted men, it being the
policy of Col. Blythe and Col. Springs
to hold out to the enlisted men this
chance of advancing If they show
themselves proficient. The new leu
tenants are: Robert L. Meares, ser
geant In Company A, the Butler
Guards of GreenvilIe, and a graduate
Of the Citadel, assigned to Company
B, the Palmetto Rihemen Of Ander'
son; Claude G. Hammond, supply ser
geant in the headquarters company, a
graduate of the Citadel, assigned to
Company i Of Cheraw; Francis j.
Beatty, first sergeant Of Company A,
the Butler Guards Of Greenville, as
signed to Company K, commanded BY
Capt. Henderson of Anderson; Philip
C. Clayton, first sergeant Of machine
gun company of Anderson, assigned
to the same company as second lieu
tenant He is a. graduate OF ST
Johns. Annapolis.
Good at Baseball.
The Hampton Guards OF Spartan
burg have beaten teams from the
Pennsylvanians seven times and they
can't find an aggregation among the
men from the Keystone State which
can in any way compete with the mer
from the City OF Success on the Ola
mond. The latest game they played
was with a team from Company c o'
the Sixth Pennsylvania, winning from
them, 9 to 4. The Keystone men only
got two hits off Wood, the Spartan
burg pitcher, while the Spartans con
nected with the Pennsylvania twirlel
for nine safeties. The following mer
OF the Spartanburg company com
! posed the team: Camp, S.; Wood, p.
| Fleming, 5b.; Stanton, c.; Rogers, 1b.;
Robinson, CT; Hall, IT,; Snyder, RI.
Reeves, 2b. The Pennsylvania team
was made up Of: Phillips, S.; Pryle
2b.; Gibbes, 1b.; E. Lilly, CT; Keeth
3d.; McCoinman, If; Campbell, IT,;
Likens. h.; A. Lilley, C.
The machine gun companies Of the
two regiments will report in a few
| days to the regular officer in charge
of the instruction school in the use OF
| the Lewis machine gun with which
they are to be equipped and the enlist
ed men will be taught all about the
gun. The officers and non-commiS
stoned officers have already had sew
eral lessons and are familiar with the
gun now. The enlisted men will next
be made acquainted with all its parts
The men are keenly interested in the
gun and look forward eagerly to the
instruction lessons.
Lieut.. James T. Moore of the ma
chine gun company OF the Second
has been given a commission in the
regular service with the marine corps
according to a telegram received by
. Col. Springs. This vacancy will be
filed by promotion Of some non-con
missioned officer probably.
The period for the battalion drills
has arrived and the training Of the
onpanies by battalions is now un
der way. Battalion training. con
menced on the 1st and will continue
through the 10Th. whcG the training
by regiments will begin. The sattal
! ions are getting in fine work.