The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-09

been shcwn every courtesy by the
citizens Of the city Of Newberry.
With the lap of eleven miles on
Tuesday, the Eleventh Infantry has
completed its first lap Of fifty miles
ON its 602-mile hike from Camp
Jackson to Fort Thomas, KY. Sew
eral units of the regiment, the first
and second battaliens, will have even
further to march, going in the order
named to Columbus Barracks, Ohio,
and to Fort Benjamin Harrison, In
dianapolis, Ind.
BreakiPg Up Camp Jackson.
At three o'cloek last Friday morn
ing first call sounded in the old
Eleventh area, and shortly thereafter
in the Sixth Infantry area at Camp
jackson, for the movement that
marked the beginning of the move
Of troops from our old cantonment,
soon to be Abandoned entirely and
the buildings probably to he salyaged
by the War pepartm ent. The march
of the Elevanth from jackson began
at five o'clock and the eoDnmn had
reached Columbia by eight o'clock,
marching down Main street, hum
areds of Colu1nbians turning out to
witness the marching away of full
strength regiment and waving a fare
well to the doughboys who have been
at Camp Jackson for eight months.
During this time many warm friend
ships have grown up and it was a
thrilling spectacle as the Eleventh,
follewed IN one hour by the Sixth
Hsantry, each ylth hands piaying
aud eelers ayng, marched away to
distant posts.
The Sixth infantry is headed to JEFF
ferson Barracks, St. Louis, Mo, and
has a march of almost thousand
miles ahead of it. The regiment IS
commanded by that grand old man
of the army" Colonel Hunter B.
Nelson, marching wash but one bat
talon Plus two companies. One
battalion of the Sixth is already at
Fert Mcpherson, Ga, where it will
join the regiment on its march to
jefferson Barracks and another bat
talion remains at Camp Jackson, as
guard for the garrison and Tor the
sappkes stored there.
The regiment attracted attention
and admiration as they passed
through the city streets. With
horses, supply wagons, hospital wa
gons, field Kitchens and each soldier
in full field equipment, the soldier
boys marched away from the post
where for months they have under
gone intensive military training.
The Eleventh Infantry Friday
marched as far as the Broad River
bridge just north of Columbia, camp
iag here for the night. Each day the
marching distance viii be increased.
The Sixth Infantry marched to q
point Just beyond New Broekland,
Colunbia's western suburb, across the
nver, and here the outfit was in field
camp until early Saturday.
Two companies of the Sixth In
fantry will go to Fort Crook, Neb.,
after arriving at st. Louis.
Breaking camp at Broad river at
FIVE o'clock Saturday morning, the
Eleventh pulled into camp at Broad
river road cemetery, almost eleven
rrffes from it's camp Of the night be-
fore, at 1O:45. This was the hardest
march Of the week, a road repair be-
ing necessary to allow the troops to
nass and the heat at nine O'Clock was
excessive. The camp was up now
ever, promptly at eleven O'Clock. On
Sunday the regiment. was camped on
the side of the road at Chaplin. This
was the poorest camp site OF the hve
days, due to the inability of the regi-
mental commander to procure bet
ter field nearby from prominent
citizen of Chaplin. The men took the
matter good naturedly however, and
on Monday morning marched on
their way, pitching camp near Pros
perity with a splendid camping site.
Reaching Newberry, the camp had
already been laid out in advance and
this was probably one of the best
sites Of the march and it is here that
the regiment will spend its first day
of rest out of the five days marching.
Through the kindness of the citizens
of Newberry, local entertainments
have been provided. The Eleventh
Infantry will be the guests of the
American Legion at an entertainment