The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-07-18
FIRST REGIMENT IS
ANXIOUS FOR CALL
TROOPS STAND READY TO MOVE
QUICKLY WHEN THEY ARE
SUMMONED.
HAPPENINGS At CAMP MOORE
Condemned News Of the Happenings
In General Around Camp Moore, at
Styx, Where the Palmetto Troops
Have Mobilixed to Await Orders.

Camp Moore, Styx.-With the First
regiment "all dressed up and nowhere
TO go" and the Second pulling its
/ shirt over it's head az the finishing
! touch OF its dressing up process for
| service the big body Of troops here
has become an enthusiastic and effi-
! cient assemblage OF excellenty train
! ed militiamen who only need actual
! experience to make them regular sol
/ diers
The day was another OF watchful
waiting and no developments OF i'm
/ portance The regiment continued TO
/ be ready to move In a few hours after
the receipt Of order and soon the Sec
ond will also be living example or
/ preparedness. In the First regiment
practically nothing remains to be
! done. The wagons are loaded and
waiting to be placed on the trains. the
sections have been mapped out and as
signments made and even the amount
/ OF food to be provided for each man
has been duly proportioned.
! That restless feeling among the
men will not down and as the days
pass the members OF the First regi-
mens turn anxious eyes toward the
border. Officers and enlisted men
think the call is not far away now and
any man approached will tell one that
be expects to be speeding TO Texas
within the next day or two.
"Proper Military Channel"
Col. Blythes mail Is filled with
useless letters in that many persons
write him daily seeking discharges
for enlisted men. Such applications
must go through the proper military
channel which is not letter 10 the
commanding officer OF the camp.
Such applications for discharge can
only be granted on application of the
enlisted man himself" said Colonel
Blythe He must state the ground
OF the application which Is that he
II a married man. having family de-
pendent on him for support and that
he has actually been supporting it. ac-
oompanied by proof OF these facts. As
commanding officer here I have no
authority to grant discharges. The ap-
pltcation must 60 through the proper
military channel which V to the COM
manding general OF the department Of
the East. Governors Island. y. Y.
who has full and final authority.
The orders from the department Of
the East in regard 20 the discharge OF
heads Of families are as follows:
Department commanders may is
sue discharges from service TO enlist
ed men OF the National Guard or or
ganized militia called into service of
the United States who are serving
within their respective departments
provided applications for discharge
are made through military channels
TO department commanders setting
forth that the applicant has one or
more relatives who are dependent on
him for support: the application 10
be accompanied by adequate written
evidence OF real dependency"
Tents for Engineers.
The engineer company has turned
its back on the dog tents which gave
way TO the barn Friday night and to-
light the engineers have regular
tents. vacated by the cavalry troop
which has the new and improved type
OF shelter. Tents and food mean moth
ing TO the new company OF the Ma
tionnl Guard for under the most ad-
verse circumstances the members OF
the engineer corps did not complain
and when an officer assured them that
they would soon have food one of
the men exclaimed: I'VE don want
anything to eat When will We get our
uniforms and guns?" This company
5 now in the service OF the United
States. having been mustered in.
Exchange Of Property.
The work OF exchanging property Of
the state for federal equipment goes
on and only six companies In the Sec
ond regiment are now using South
Carolina property.
Today was pay day In the First reg
iment and many OF the men have
money that they can not spend for
leave In this organization is practically
an unknown quantity with orders to
entrain expected daily. Most OF the
money paid the men today will be sent
to their families and in some cases
the soldiers do not touch the funds.
having II forwarded direcly to their
families.
Many on1oers Report.
A number OF officers OF the coast
artillery battalion arrived to act as re-
cruiting officers. Each officer was &C.
companied by detail Of non on-commis-
stoned officers and privates and after
physical examinations they will be
mustered into the service Of the Uni.
ted States and assigned to stations
Among the officers who will report
re: Capt. ]. NJ. Wallace and Lieut..
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