The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-07-12
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>1n16BERs or 6,1s6PANY L HE-
GONE FART OF FEDERAL
InsSe Number Oe Atcn Turned Down
a NExazninaHon--llen ANXIOUS 20
G. - Nszicaa Border for Service.

Camp Moore, styx. g. c.. July e.
The treat question asitating the men
- camp here now u. "Are we going
- the borderf'' No matter what the
psop|s Of South Carolina not in the
nil1tAry service think Of the present
s1(ue:ior In regard TO Mexico. the fact
remains that probably without sx-
aop<tsn the men Of Camp Moore will
qa&a' the most bitter disappointment
- their lives II they are not cent to
~ border.
QHce the publication Of the latest
nets from the Mexican government
n1Qst Of the men here havs appeared
eeusldsrably depressed In spirits. for
thsy ere ready and eager to take part
h ne original plans Of the United
otatsls government for the settlement
= thls problems created by the depre-
aat1ean oommittsd BY Msxicans on
American soIl. Many Of the men are
q tho opinion that the South Carolina
troops will never reach the border,
bot 90 the other hand. while II Ii evi-
Ant that there viii not b. the haste
- dispatehins the troops thaa ap.
peafeti Imminent some days ago. this
ooasral New d that before the Pal
aeeeo bpys are sent back home they
wsli lave sssn months Of service. IL
not 81 Msxioo pretty close to e.
PREPARATIONS are still going for
,tard with . view TO having the two
SSsns'ats Of infantry ana the cavai-
- troses here ready TO move whom
~ viz department sends the neces-
eeSy ts6srs. TAsss orders may come
- aay tims. but today there u NO
(p>lledueu that the department 10 In
eAy ot1at hurry to send the troops
&v1n Camp Moore. All this may be
halCA IN . lnomsnt, however. and
tfe32isdnsm = s<ili the order here. i
HAttsbles of every description sent
~ ths families and friends OF the Of
ocers and men In camp are still ar
etving In liberal quantities and are
9eaiveaed ut rssimsntai headquarters
~ IN wagon load. Many Of the
t9ehAeSs are received In bad shape.
Hae "a careless packing by the send
- 10 assure delivery In good or
oof every paolsage /. containing per.
9Aablss should be placsd In Z strong
ncH faad the box wrapped IN hsavy
pepee - seoutstt tied. whSu ! fell
NJ - t1p6ollnil = nice ehoa6lxts Of
4 ~ of Some made sandy he n
nPa&ly dieappt'inksd when hs ~.
ee4vse packass ana ands half OF me
oepesnks hissln,y ana the balance
Deshstt beyond recognition. W
Anoehsr straw that indicates that
qnsls Tam has no int4ntion OF send
lng he National 0uardsmsn back
homo without giving them at least a
tAsts Of border service is an order pro-
mslsatsd today dirsctjng ali officers
IN this camp to make arrangements to
Provide themselves with full field
sqsipmsnt - prescribed by the Unit
4Quipulsnt Manual. Those officers
noe ALREADY provided with field equip
nsnt are prsparing to carrying out
- order.
The sanitary department Of tho
camp y always ON the alert when Il
comes 70 safeguarding the health Of
fhs mem and does not believe in talk
NJ any chancesI Each command 10
furnished with large boilera in which
to boil the drinking water. hence an
order that every drop consumed be
thoroughly boiled. The supply of Ice.
hsrstofore rather Z. scarce article IN
camp. has bssn INCREASED. each COM
rand now rsesivins $50 pounds Z day;
Ice At a. m. 100 1t noon and so at
p. m. -.
= Col Holmes b. Spring. II back in
camp and In command Of the I'd resi-
psnts after q hurried trip to GEORGE
town mainly on personal business. but
ths oeloael says he took time to put
u little recruiting work and az a
result hH expects at least twenty.five
Sew men from Georgetown to join the
-. Col. springs also expects good re-
eslts from the recruiting campaign a
squad, with the band from the "a a.
oonductihg now In the Pee Dee Sec
ton.
The Charleston Light Dragons
STroop AZ we're examined today and
: number OF the men were turned
down by the medical officers. About
trsnfy we're rejected. much greater
proportion than was expected. While
sh'P percentage appears high. los
men having been examined. 1t must
b. Temsm bered that the physical ex-