Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-07-27
The Second baetalion, First infan

company from Anderson participated.
The men were given much applause
as they filed pass the large number Of
visitors and soldiers from other COM
panies.
The machine gun company paT-tiCf-
pated in target practice on the rifle
range, some good scores being re-
corded
Word is expected from Washington
any day concerning the request OF
Gov. Manning that some statement be
made as to when the troops will be
moved. The letter OF the governor
was addressed to the president and
the secretary OF war
An effort will be made to recruit the
two South Carolina regiments in the
National Guard of the United States
Ip to full war strength-150 men 30
the company-in the opinion OF w. w.
Moore, adjutant general. Recruiting
offices will be opened at an early date
at Greenville, Spartanburg, Columbia
and Florence Officers and men from
the coast artillery will be detailed for
service at these STATIONS. The list OF
officers for each station has not yet
been announced
No definite dates have been fixed
for the annual encampment OF the
coast artillery, according to w. w.
Moore. adjutant general. The matter
of fixing the dates is being handled
by the war department.. The coast
artillery companies are located at
Greenville, Spartanburg, Greenwood,
Gaffney and Jonesville.
J. S. Caldwell Resigns.
Declaring that he had been eccus-
ed OF disloyalty ]. Shapter Caldwell.
assistant adjutant general. has mail
ed his resignation to w. w. Moore,
adjutant general.
Il have not received the resigna-
| tion and will give IL consideration
when / do" said the adjutant general,
just before leaving for Barnwell.
where he attended the campaign
meeting.
When the National Guard was or
dered mobtlized at Styx. Mai. Cald-
we'll was appointed as camp adjutant
His resignation does not affect his
position as camp adjutant
Maj. Caldwell mailed the following
letter to the adjutant general:
81 respectfully request that be
granted two months leave, to which
I am entitled by law. and that at the
expiration of this leave l be relieved
from duty as assistant to the adju-
tant general"
The law requires that the resigna-
tion be transmitted to the governor
through the adjutant general Gov
Manning had no comment to make
concerning he resignation OF Maj
Caldwell.
I Hope OF an early movement to the
border having been practically aban-
doned by the officers and men OF the
National Guard, the inhabitants OF this
military village will now settle down
to regular routine work.
When the troops were first mobiliZ-
ed the one big idea in the minds of the
officers was to equip every company
and make ready for an early move
on the border. This fond hope having
gone glimmering the men will now be
! put through stiff drills every day. The
officers intended to train the men In
the art OF warfare after they had
reached the concentration camp some
where in Texas" Since the recent or
der OF the war department. 1t is evil
dent that the more than 1000 young
men will be given their training right
here at home. In other words, II the
/ tn q lnf- try{1I
! go as first class soldiers. fit and ready
for any performance outlined by the
commander-in-chief
II means hard work It means that
the men will spend a very active sum-
mer. all the better for the hard work
/ Word has ben passed around that the
( hard work orders are soon to be issued
There was talk OF long hikes with
stops over night and many hours OF
| hard drilling.
Mai. r. F.. Watson's battalion OF the
First infantry gave a dress parade on
the rife range
Rifle practice has begun on the
range which runs UP to 1000 yards.
The entire engineer company. which
was recently mustered into the Fed
eral service was inOculated with anti.
! typhoid serum
The Border.
! when are YOU going to the Dor
der?" an officer was asked. ana like
| the private, he replied: 81 don't
| know"
The officers are pleased with tho
! split Of the men and ;ho n.er are
! pleased with the courte0 ls treatment
of the officers and just one little word
I fem the war department or rathcr
! the department of tho ,qst would
II akc about 2,4OO young Spu;u Caro-
! lir 'ans happy.
The Border TO the average inhabi.
tant of this military village means
anywhere along the 1,5OO mmiles Of
/ frontier. The men will he satisfied
with any point. They don't care
where they are going, just so long as
! the ticket reads The Border
Open New Road.
] The rough road to Styx has disap
/ peared. The new road has been open.
ed and the trip can be made now from
Columbia in 25 minutes. Every inch