The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-07-18
For Recruiting Duty.


the Jonesville coast artillery company
arriving for recruiting duty. They will
have a physical examination at once
and be mustered into the service of
the United States. Other officers Of
the coast artillery service orderd 20
report for duty as recruiting officers
are: Capt. J. NJ Wallace. Lieut.. ].
Hertz Brown. Lieut.. Guy b. Foster,
Capt. III. c. Moore. Lieut. w. +. Bell.
Lieut.. +. F. WcWhirter. Upon report
Ing TO the commanding officer they
will be examined physically, mustered
into the United States service and as
signed to stations.
Coast Artillery Vote.
w. w. Moore. adjutant general. has
received the following letter from
John Gary Evans, chairman OF the
state democratic executive commit
tee:
II have your letter in which you
state that it is impossible to change
the date OF the encampment OF the
coast artillery guard ordered into
camp from August 20 to September g.
d
flization such as our statute refers to
and therefore the executive commit
tee would be powerless TO assist in
providing way for these young men
to vote. That was the view taken by
the committee. l have written the
Hon. Sam J. Nichols. congressman
from this district. to take the matter
up with the war department at Wash
ington and see II something can not
be done"
Captain Declines Majority.
Capt. Herbert T. Hames OF Jones'
Vile, senior captain in the medical
corps. \. G. s. c.. assigned to the
sanitary detachment OF the First in
fantry. was rendered by Gov Man
ming the vacancy in the grade OF
major created by TIE transfer OF Maj
A. NJ. Brailsford to the command OF
Field Hospital No. /. Capt Hames
declined the promotion though II
meant salary increase OF $500 the
year and Of course a considerable ac.
cession Of rank Il have been with
! the First for about ten years" he
said. and II I accepted the majority
I would be assigned to the Second
I cannot leave a regiment to which I
am so arfectionately attached feel
too. that having enjoyed with II the
pleasures OF military life. I ought no;
to leave IL now that there is a pros
pect Of serious service" The First
would share Capt. Hames' regret over
any circumstance which should par,
him from the regiment
Strength reports as Of June "a,
July 6 and July l: have been compil
ed. as follows:
First infantry reported June "a. 80
officers. 1859 men; July 6, 55 officers
l.4os men; July IL. 81 officers, 9st
men.
Second infantry reported June -
80 officers. 1883 men: July s. 56 Of
ficers. 1909 men: July IL. IS officers
1.2l6 men
Troop A. cavalry reported June "a
3 officers. II men: July s. 3 officers
los men: July IL. officers. 81 men
Field Hospital No. l reported July
IL. officers. 81 men.
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Capt. Herbert Hames. the senio,
captain. having declined the vacan,
majority in the the medical corps. be
cause acceptance would have invol
we'd detaching him from the Firs,
regiment and assigning him TO the
| Second. Gov. Manning promoted tc
the place Capt. Allen ]. Jervey OF
Charleston. Capt. Jervey has been
serving with the medical examining
board at Camp Moore. under Major
| Miller and Capt Schmitter OF the
| United States army Besides being
q captain in the medical corps OF the
| South Carolina National Guard. he
has been a lieutenant in the medical
reserve OF the United States army
and in that capacity has been post
surgeon at Fort Moultrie.
Officers tents in both regiments are
being foored Only one afternoon In
the last three weeks has failed tc
bring It's thunder shower and the
ground. sandy though II is. hardly
once has dried thoroughly.
The Butler Guards keep going al
most continually the large phono
| graph brought to camp by Mr.. and
Mrs. George r. Roster OF Greenville
They have an abundance OF records
but Capt. Workman's men like best
OF all the Hawaiian folk songs with
their weird and intricate ukalele &C
compartments.
Engineers in Camp.
| The engineer company reached
camp and established itself being as
signed TO camp near the cavalry trooI
which has had an immense space tC
itself The engineers were assigned
shelter tents and soon found comfor
table quarters. Supper was the frs
meal in the camp. The company has