The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-21
uusTEl ollEDs REsc|NDED.
N1N or SECOND REGIMENT
UHD IN EEDERAL SERVICE
lOR HURIJlH1R IN.
sTRUCrIONs.
- Szsas News WIN ssoscism--work
4 - Casokihg mp and Dischargins
enAse1nen Had Dust Begun. whc.,
0onw OrAess Were Reccived--Mcn
aIssse Recalled to Camp.

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Ooumbia. March ls.--Musterins out
- - second South Carolina infan-
~ lately returned from seven
(, ueaths duty on the Mexican from.
clsr was abruptly suspended oariy
yeeeerday. whom the process had
hAtdly begun. on receipt of orders
uom The Department of the East, d.
reeetag that the organisation be hel,
} - seAsn quo pending further instruc-
} tspnst Only the sanitary detachment
, Asd bean DISCHARGED from the federal
/ ssrvies when the orders arrived.
Col Holmes b. sprih<s, command
ngs Summoned his officers into confer
49, Yesterday morning and Informed
then that, the mastering ofiacer. Capt.
Z. -. Graham. u. 8. A.. had been d.
rsssteA TO suspend the mastering out
proceD until further orders. Shortly
stsrward Col. Springs made the same
announcement to the assembled resi-
uNsnG Omcers and men took the it'd.
irp seoicaliy n not chserfuliy; there
vss NO disssmbling the disappoint-
nsnt felt. especially as all had been
looking forward to a return to their
homss today or at latest tomorrow
NIGHT; but many experiences at the
bosdsr had taught the soldiers that
hope deferred does not necessarily
make the heart sick. and the readi.
pees that military service develops, TO
bsar steadily what must be borne any
way. enabled the guardsmen to con-
front credltably the uncertain future,
the crders received stipulated that no
leaves or furioughs be granted for the
present. but the hope was entertain
- that II there was to be an indefi-
NJ waiting At tho mobilization camp.
o9nehmsnts would DO allowed to SO
bone for short visits. the groups
o1aisginG until all should have had op.
/, persunity 70 visit briefly the homes
~ IN last Juno. 4
qe1 Springs quoted to his ofioers
~ eollows the teiegraphic orders TO
cspt Graham; Suspend muster out
- all National Guard organizations
untn receipt of further instructions,
Utilize Intervening time to the fullest
sxtsnt toward completing as far as
possable details incidental to muster
ous." The dispatch directed the mus
sertng onicer to make suitable pro-
vlsaon for the provisioning of the resl-
mont and cited army orders which
forbid The granting of leaves or fur
loughs In such circumstances.
Rumor had II yesterday that officers
~ the First South Carolina Infantry,
mustered out Of the federal service
recently. after a tour OF border duty
had been notified to hold themselves
IN readiness for a call to the colors
No G,ch notification had reached the
cf'ice Of the adjutant general. through
which such messages would be trans
mitred. Lieut.. Col. p. X. McCully Of
!. Anderson. commanding the regiment
aid over the long distance telephone
. last night that he had received no in
5 timation that n call to the colors was
fmminent. Col. E. M. Blythe Of Green
Vile. who commanded the regiment
}, In Texas. resigned some months ako.
Nine men of the Second regiment
who were III. none seriously, were
taken yesterday to the post hospital
at Fort Moultrie. Charleston, by
Private Walter Cheyne. Jr.. Of the
sanitary detachment. The men were
suffering from minor troubles. In
the party were: Thomas 8. Glover,
Company A: John w. Richardson,
Baxter 4. Ward. Henry Dotterer and
George Muckenfuss. Company b; Will
lie r. Hutto, Company F.; w. ".
Green. Company II: John II. Ham,
T Company I. and Donald Domihi. Com
pany X. Another soldier. Private
Robert NJ. Means. In also IN. He Is n
patient at the Baptist hospital In CO.
; lumbia.
Only absolutely necessary work was
Tn progress at camp yesterday. No
religious service was held. The rcgi-
' mental chaplain. Lieut.. John Nc.
sween. Jr.. Of Dillon. was mustered
out Of the federal service some time
ago. Hundreds OF relatives and friends
visited the soldiers.
Lieut.. Col. J. u. Allison. who re-
manned In Texas when the regiment
left and who was on detached service
N Inspector for the Ei Paso district.
was to have been mustered out In
NJ Psso at the same time the rogi-