The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-13
PALMETTO TROOPS TO
.ss''::11:s :as1s AGAIN SEE SERVICE
FIRST REGIMENT ORDERED
TO MOBILIZE.
Will Be Used to Guard Railways,
Telephone and Telegraph
Wires Over State.

Columbia, April 13-Having in
view 1.-The necessity of affording a
more perfect protection against pos
sible interference with postal, COM
mercial and military channels and
instrumentalities of the United States
in South Carolina" Newton ID. Baker,
secretary of war, yesterday after
noon issued call for the First reg
iment, National Guard of South
Carolina, comprising about 1850 Of
ficers and men.
Immediately after the receipt of
the telegram from the secretary of
war, Gov. Manning at Spartanburg,
authorized his private secretary,
John Elliott Puckette. to issue an or
der for the immediate mobilization
OF the various companies at their
headquarters. At IL O'Clock last
night orders for the mobilization of
the guard were issued to the adju-
tant generals Office and Immediately
after Maj. John ID. Frost, assistant
adjutant general, began to get in
touch with the company commanders
over the long distance telephone. The
system arranged by the Southern Bell
Telephone company made it possible
to reach every officer in a very few
minutes.
p. K. McCully OF Anderson, lieu
tenant colonel, commanding the reg
iment, was notified. Col. f. M.
Blythe resigned recently. The cleo
tion for colonel will be held at an
early date. 0
! Come to StsX Soon.
The companies will remain at their
armories pending further orders.
Gen. Wood wired Gov. Manning last
night that orders would be issued
in due course for the assembling of
the regiment at the State mobiliza.
ton camp, situated at Styx, near CO.
lumbia, for initial muster.
Orders issued recently by the war
department for the mobilization of
the National Guard said:
"On the date the National Guard
| is required to respond 10 the call or
in case of draft, on the date thereof
! all organizations of the National
Guard will assemble at their company
rendezvous, where they will await
the orders of the department com
mander.'
Basing his action upon the above
section, Gov. Manning ordered the
companies to mobilize at once at
their armories.
Secretary Bakers Message.
Secretary Bakers telegram, which
reached the Office of the governor at
I6:45 o'c ock yesterday afternoon, is
as follows:
Having in view the necessity OF
afording more perfect protection
against possible interference with
postal, commercial and military chan
nels and instrumentalities of the
United States in the State of South
Carolina and being unable with the
regular troops available at his COM
mand to insure the faithful execution
of the laws of the Union in this re-
gard, the president has thought
proper to exercise the authority vest
ed in him by the constitution ana
laws and to call out the NationaI
Guard necessary for the purpose. l
am, in consequence, instructed by the
president to call into the service of
the United States forthwith, through
you. the following units of the Ma
tional Guard OF South Carolina.
which the president desires shall be
assembled at the places to be desig-
mated to you by the commanding
general. Eastern department, Govern
or's Island. NJ Y, and which said
commanding general has been direct
ed to communicate to you: First reg
iment infantry, National Guard OF
South Carolina"