The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-04-20
THK BUGLES BLAST
ECHO At STYX
!.2i9 Men and 0iiicers OF First Regi-
ment Encanlped- Mobilization With
out Il Hitch Within Day.

Eent Fncanlped- Mobilization With
out Hitch Within Il Day.
columbia, April 16.-The trsl
South Carolina regiment cncamped at
StyX tonight numbers l.249 men ana
officers. lacking only 19' of having
been recruited TO its maximum peace
strength of Las, the limit set by the
war department until further orders.
About 150 additional men are definite
ly looked for TOMORROW. ana with the
other recruits which are being count
ed on, it is expected that the full
strength ailoNeu VIII be reached veI!
shortly. The movement from the
home station to Camp Moore today
was entirely by special trains, the
last train arriving at 1926 this after
noon. By o'clock all the tents hao
been pitched and the mastering IN
begun. The preparation of muster
rolls is going forward tonight, Lieul-
enant Colonel Upton, having stressed
the fact that his instructions from
the war department called for the
work being done "expeditiously,
which he interpreted to mean "a1
once" so that the troops might be
ready for any call.
The hills of Lexington again this
afternoon echoed the bugle's blast anu
the strains of martial music, and to
night soldiers of the First regiment,
South Carolina infantry, are sleeping
upon a tented field at Camp Moore,
awaiting further orders and ready foT
any call which may come.
By sunset the entire regiment had
reached camp The troop trains be-
gan to arrive at o'clock this after
noon, and the pitching of tents anu
putting the camp in order immedlIe-
lv began. The thorough training
which the soldiers had on the border
was shown, as they went about their
work with the steady precision ,oi
seasoned regulars.
Lieutenant Colonel Upton, U. S. A.,
detailed from Mississippi as senior
assistant mastering officer. and Cap
tain Pickering, U. S. A., who was de-
tailed from Tennessee to assist Co
lionel Upton, together with Major
Usher. medical corps, U. 8. A., and
Captain Dunbar, medical corps, U. 5.
A., who are in charge Of the physl-
cal examination Of the troops, having
been detailed for this purpose from
Brownsville, Tex, and Laredo, Tex,
respectively we're on hand TO meet
the companies upon their arrival, ana
Immediately began the work before
them.
The first matter which demanded
the attention of the officers upon their
arrival at camp was the discharge OF
enlisted men with dependent faml-
lies who would be entitled to aid
from the government under recent
acts of congress. An order from the
war department makes the discharge
of these men mandatory.
The movement of the various units
of the First regiment to the State
mobilization camp today was under
the direction Of Lieut.. Col. P. K. NC
Gully, Jr.. of Anderson, who is in
command pending the appointment or
q colonel to succeed Colonel Blythe,
resigned.
1t is a fine body Of trained soldiers
which assembled at Camp Moore this
afternoon. They were called into the
federal service last June, and after
rigid training at the camp they were
sent to the border for duty in the
threatened crisis with Mexico. The
record which they made during the
months they spent near FL Paso, Tex
was the subject of the highest conf
mendation by regular army officers.
They respond to the call to the COL
ors now for the second time within d
year. not as raw recruits, but as OF
fcers and men who have the expert
ence. the hardihood. and the training,
as well as the patriotism and deVo-
ton. to serve the nation efficiently IN
any role which may be assigned them
1t is presumed, under the call
which was issued for the moDlllza'
| ton, that they will be held for guard
duty for the present, at least.
III the various units left their home
stations during the morning. They
were mobilized It their respective
armories on Thursday night. The call
for them to proceed to Camp Moore
came on Saturday.