The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-11

operation OF the omcers and men, ]
have been able to develop very fine
reg1msnt. OF course. the details OF
The ssrvicp must bs worked out. and
which Ne are now doing under the In.
structions OF Lieut.. Col. Allison. who.
through my rsousnt, has been assign.
- 20 the regiment for duty. He Is o.
Desth carolinian from York county.
end = ct.ptain In the Seventh Infan-
trN = srAuats Of the citadel ana hos
~ eishtssn years service In tho
ermy. He 10 hightonsd gentleman
4 So : vsry seicisnt oficer. feel that
vteh ~ asslstanc@ w shan return
- osath Carolina with, about the best
teG1nsut that ever left. We are enjoy
~ . fuhi equipment. something that
~ have never had during my service.
H y really . pleasure to prosecute
~ wsFk when you have the equip
oneat with which to do II. You would
Sn,oy sssins what . big proposition
h febressnts. We have four Lewis
nashins gans and fivs automobiles
fee thsir nss. Every man II fully
SlaiDps1 for the fieid. and ali Of his
pteeenAs wearing apparel u issued TO
Ma a Z his allowance. ~
u There ..rs In the regimcntal eouip-
ntht - mules, - horses ana - wa
eena We uss every month 90. .7so lbs.
- hsd6lng straw. 44.01o lbs. OF oats,
ef5se iba OF hay sls gallons Of
Grade 81. (rhis oil ~ used for sanl-
eefy purposes) ana 30 cords Of wood
- tpse1,6 6Ao IneinsfatiHs We uss
~ q ~ al ia q
.: ta1ance Sf ne supplies.
bcth - thS s<ApIs srecsriss. are is
eee4 blythe moath on the basis Of 90
many pounds Per month per man.
Thee nsurss viii give you some idea
o. what it costs 20 feed and take care
oe the rsgimsnt- The pay roll monthly
= about $4,000. This 10 paid to the
men In sold and silver. Every man hss
ecomfortabls cot. two blankets, a bed
ding sack In which the straw II placed
- make the cot more comfortable ana
. wsolsn sweater. An overcoat for
svsry man 10 now being issued, and
hsrsaftsr all outer-ciothing drawn
VIII bs olive drab serge and heavy
under clothes. We have now on the
morning report s3s enlisted men and
tS onlcers. Nobody Is In the hospital.
and up to the 10th Of September, the
last onscisl report. we had only one
mar arrested for being intoxicated.
The men arc enjoying tho work, and
am very glad to say that we have
been fortunate In our location. Our
camp y situated about eight miles out
Of N Pxse. at an altitude of about
$500 feet. TIE climate is very similar,
10 Ashsvilie. N. c.. except that Il is
very hot In the day. The air being dry.
however. there Is very little humidity.
except after some of those Texas rains
tn which We have been treated of late.
We seem TO havs hit the rainy season
Tn Texas. beca Use. as you know. II
rains very seldom here. The only dis
agreeable thing that we have 10 the
terrible, sand storms. We have on.
nearly every day.
The business men Of Ell Paso have
been very courteous to me. / have
had onicial caihi from the Chamber
OF Commerce. and from the bankers.
They are very progressive and are
oacke. up by considerable money.
some Mexican interests. The town is
enjoying q great revenue from the
concentration OF troops here. about
$4,000. The monthly expenditure by
government is In the neighborhood OF
six or seven million dollars. and you
can imagine what a fine thing IL Is for
the business men OF FL Paso. The town
's wide open. bus fortunately. with the
training and character of the men of
my regiment, We operate with min
imum amount o., trouble In the way
Of discipline. The health OF the regi-
ment In very good. with only one or
two cases of minor troubles. The men
are now seasoned and physically fit.
We are getting the best kind Of sub
stantial food and good water, and
nm delighted to- say that the boys
from South Carolina are soldiers
enough not to have any fault to find.
No requests for discharges now. and
no retirement on the part OF any OF
our officers. which you will notice is
the case In other regiments In the
nc'd. We came down here tn render