The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-15

clubs or with rifles. They are drawn
from four regular regiments. They
do not interfere with civilians but
keep order solely among the SOL
Giers.
A quartette from the First Kentucky
regiment came over to the Sumter
Guards of the Second South Carolina
on Wednesday night and played and
sang for them. Col. Springs, Lieut..
Col. Allison and many OF the Off
GERS Of the Second gathered in the
mess hall of Company A to listen to
the songs of the men Of the Blue
Grass State They played the banjo,
the fiddle, the mandolin, the guitar
and the other stringed instruments as
only Kentuckians can and round af-
ter round of applause greeted their
selections. They were all sturdy well
built fellows and one, fat and happy,
delighted the South carolinians with
his rendering of solos, parodies on
well known songs. The Kentuckians
were J. W. Richardson, c. H Short,
Fred stucket and Harold Stucket,
Carolinians Came Back.
When they finished the Quartette
the Sumter Guards sang several pop
ular songs all of which brought
thunderous applause. Joe Doyle in
his yodeling was splendid as were
all the quartette and the solos.
Down in the City of Booze was
favorite while the Palmetto quar-
ette had to sing several times their
verse which told what the sons OF
South Carolina would do for the
"Greasers" because we're from Caro-
lina," and every time the men who
filed the mess hall and were gather
ed in scores on the outside would
follow it with a mighty shout. 1t was
a very enjoyable evening and there
will probably be more OF them.
Speculation as to how long they are
to be on the border has been started
among the Palmetto boys by reason
of seeing the long train loads OF New
Jersey soldiers passing through en-
route home. The New Jersey boys
were stationed in the Douglas (Ari-
zona) district and some OF them were
sent back after being down shorter
time even than the boys from South
Carolina. The New Jsrseyites were in
io7ial mood as they passed through
Ell Paso homeward bound and they
shouted. footed their bugles and toss
ed hardtack to the pretty girls on the
sidewalks.
There has been a small homeWard
movement of troops all along the bor-
der and at the same time more troops
have been reaching the border from
State mobilization camps. Most OF
those now coming in are encamp1ng IL
the Ell Paso district. The latest ar
rieals are from Ohio and Kentucky
and those from North Carolina, Geor-
gia and Florida are expected.
Troops from Illinois, Indiana, Min
nesota Kansas and other States sta
toned in the Brownsville and San
Antonio districts have; been ordered
home. None in the Ell Paso district
have vet been sent back, but those
rom PENNSYLVANIA are expecting daily
to get orders to entrain for nome.
Look for Alligators.
Where is Florida? A regiment from
that State is to be brigaded with the
two from South Carolina, and while
the boys from the Palmetto State
have been here for a month their
brethern from Florida are still miss
ing. Their camp site has been laid
off for weeks and made ready for their
coming. When the Palmetto soldiers
first arrived there were rumors every
few days that the Florida soldiers
were on their way. The rumors have
changed now and the latest is that the
boys from Florida can't raise enough
men to bring their companies up to
the minimum strength. OF course
there is no official information re-
garding them, but the fact that they
have not come is causing some curlos-