The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-07
SENATORS SEE LONDON RAIDED SECOND REemEAT DBBNED
SPRINGS OLD COMMAND is
MUCH CUT UP.
Greatest Change for All Comes IN
Third Battalion, Recently Rcas.
signed.

II "reehViiie, Nov. 1.-The some tim
second South Carolina Infantry Law
claim. without pride, however. to IN
record OF having been disorganized
cut up. moved about, and transferrc,
more and oftener than any other or
ganisation at Camp SEWER The com
panies OF the One Hundred and Fifti
Ammuaition Train. formerly the Firs
and Second Battalions of the regi
ment, have just got settled i'm thei,
now location Immediately at Pari.
Station. having been moved from tn,
camp which they had occupied ever
since arriving just as soon as they
mad got 1t in thoroughly comfortable
shape. They are now wondering what
will happen to them next.
The Second Regiment went out OF
existence as separate organization
the day the Thirtieth Division was or
garized as such. in accordance with
August tables. The First and Secont,
Battalions were constituted the One
Hundred and Fifth Ammunition
Train; the Third Battalion was con-
verted into the Sixth Training Bat
talon OF the Depot Brigade, to which
the band was attached; Col. Holmes
B. Springs commanding the regiment,
was made general commander of trains
for the division. and the headquarters
company OF the regiment was convert
ed into train headquarters The Ma
chine Gun Company became Company
C of the One Hundred and Thirteenth
Machine Gun Battalion. the separate
machine gun organization of the di-
vision. while the sanitary detach-
ment was attached to train headquar-
ters, where 1t still remains. The sup
ply company was made Truck Com
pany No. 2 Of the One Hundred and
Fifth Supply Train. an entirely sep
arate outfit, with First Lieut.. Alexan-
der Brunson in command. while Capt.
ri. l.. Harlee. its former commander
was made supply officer of the ammu-
milton train, and Second Lieut.. Charles
Edwards OF Darlington was placed on
Colonel Springs staff as supply Off
GER.
REMEMBERING of the companies OF
the Ammunition Train was done some
time ago. The four companies of the
First Battalion. from Charleston. were
designated in order Motor Truck Com
panies Nos, /. 2. and 4. while in the
Second Battalion, Company G from
the Olympia Mills. was renamed Cais-
son Company No. 1. ana Company f,
from Darlington, Caisson Company
No. Companies F. and II. both
from Columbia proper. were consoli-
dated to form the wagon company of
the train, thus relieving Capt. w. NJ.
Carter of Company F.. who has, how
ever. been temporarily attached to
the train. Lieut.. p. G. Marshall, Jr.,
also of Company +. has been attach
ed to Motor Truck Company No. 4.
An enlisted ordnance section, consist
ing Of 20 men. and which is eventual
ly to be commanded b. a captain of
the ordnance corps. has recently been
formed. The duty or the section will
be to keep I'm repair the ordnance
property which the train will have in
its possession when In the field. Capt
Harlee is temporarily in command OF
this section.
The greatest changes of all. how
ever. have taken place In the Third
Battalion. When the Depot Brigade
was absorbed recently. the men of the
Sixth Training Battalion were divided
among the One Hundred and Eigh-
teenth Infantry (the old First South
Caroiina). and the One Hundred and
Thirteenth Machine Gun Battalion
while Maj. James w. Bradford, who
up to that time had remained in its
command. was on Colonel Springs
recommendation made commander OF
the Supply Train. The band Of the
Second Regiment. having no one tt
play for after the dissolution of tn,
Depot Brigade, was sent several day!
ago to Camp Jackson at Columbia.