The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-21
FORT OGGTHlRPE News.
TRAINING YOUNG OFFICERS In
TRENCH WARFARE.
1nord battalion Spends Week ON Rilc
ssAnec-NcSt mtg Movement With
t .pesschnent fssm fort McPhcr-
e0n.
Special to The Daily ltom.

Special To- The Daily ltem.
onicers' Training Camp. Fort War
den Mclean. July 1.-THE past has
been a busy. week for the training
\eapp candidates. The cadets hav,
Asen initiated into the niceties of
trsnch warfare. the mystery of nigh,
; naneuvers and the thrill and shock
cf combat with blank cartridges
thees same movements with addi-
Hens win be carried out during the
entuing week. with further movements
end mansuvers to instruct them in
Ithe. conduct OF modern warfare. The
week will commence with outpost duty
- lsfs In camp Monday nights. with
eu1Gusrds posted for any of the even
tRslitiss OF war.
During the week the third battal-
In was ON the rife range. returning
40 camp Friday night. after success
ful week Of target practice. and max
~ ths return march successfully to
'epmp. This was the last battalion to
<Dv1cttoe shooting. and hereafter the
,psxt blg movement of the cadets will
- when they march half way to At
Hnta TO meet the candidates from
rort AcPhcrson training camp In
uonsuvsrs between these two places.
CAattanooga Times.
Gradually the term Of training at
Camp Wsrden Mclean is nearing ar
.Gnd. and IN less than a month the
men who are to command the new
pntionai army will have received their
eoumisssons and the machinery of the
eaRp win be set In motion to care for
,ohs new camp that will open August
~. August II is the ofsicial date for
- closing OF the present camp. bu'
,&he closing exercises IL the com
nanding officers decide to hold them
pgohnb,y may take place n day or
i've lsfer. what will be the nat ure
- che sxerciscs: IL any are held. has
- been decided upon. but the biz
'>on1ng event, from military stand.
Ibolnt. viii be the ten-day bike and
sham hattie with the Mcpherson ca.
T. ~ tho camp draws to close the
o0leers are faced with the serious
prob1em of picking the successfu
>11potaosss for cosnmissions. and this
n ~ botnAbn sf nsny ofaosres n the
'1oCSoD1 lAsee' ssrious task the CON,
man1srs ars called upon TO perform
mu>day the selection board. composed
q the regular army officers OF tn
>Q4np. begins n work. and before II
lh'onmpleted every man In camp will
- veiehcd In the balances. There
Viii be four classes OF cadets at the
nn1ah. one on,cer told his company
those who are selected TO command
ccmranIes In the new national arm,
and IL al vacancies that now exist
men selected to assist In training tn
cadets Of the second camp. men rec
ommended for the second camp and
mon who are released from further
service.
About two weeks ago one compan'
commander stated that In his opinion
oply about ffty-ave. counting the mer
who would so to the regular army. the
kensrtermaster's corps and TO com
DAnd truck companies. would b,
commissioned from company. How
Sver. m the camp draws 70 n close
and the many vacancies that exist in
the srmy are considered. officers ven
ture the opinion that considerably
more than this number will be rec
commended for commissions. In fact.
a reporter for The Times learns from
an unquestionably authentic source
tfrat practically every man who shows
ability and has made n good averag
IN the course ut the camp will b.
recommended for commission
Whether all the cadets who are rec
commended get commissions rests wit
the war department. which will pas
upon the boards recommendations.
The selection board, according (,