The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-16
L|FERS ROUTEDBy ACT|VES' HEAVY GUN Latter Report 79 New Mo-
 tor Club Members OPPOSITION HAS 31 Totals To Date Are 122 For Actives and Lifers 9S-Captain Jones
 Gets V. c. For Distinguished
 Conduct on Field
OPPOSITION HAS 3l

The active" division in the Bir- mingham Motor and Country club membership campaign captured four trenches from the "lifers" yesterday and at late hour last night Col George A. Blinn, Jr., commanding the 'lifers,' had been unable to rally his demoralized command. The morale of the "lifers'' is said to have been badly upset by the 42 centimeter guns and the I5 millimeter rapid fires of Col John E. Shelbys division of "actives" The "actives' reported a total of T9 new ones, while the "lifers" reported S1 new members The totals to date are 122 for the actives and 9S for the lifers
 Official statements from the war of- fees last night read:
 Headquarters Lifers Division Col. George A. Blinn, Jr., Commanding. RIVAL STATEMENTS "rhe lifers' division made & strategic withdrawal today, leaving the enemy in possession of two minor outposts. We make our first great drive against the enemy Thursday morning, and expect to put his heavy artillery out of com | mission earlY in the engagement" 1 Headquarters Actives' Division, Col. l John E Shelby, Commanding.
 
 of brilliant charges, aided by the gal ! lantry of Capts. J. Paul Jones' J. A. 1 Yates and E N. Brown. completely routed the enemy this afternoon. Cap tain Jones will be given the Victoria Gross for his exceptional bravery in l capturing IS of the enemy single hand ed. The same honor will be accorded l Captains Yates, who also captured 15, and to Captain Brown. who captured 13, Capt w. O. Broyles has been men toned in the dispatches for his bril- l liant strategic work"
 The complete report for yesterday
 Company A, capt. IT. M.y Bailey, i: Company B. Captain Jack Riddle, 3, Company C, Captain F. ?. Cheape, g.: | Company D, Capt w. M. Drennen. no report; Company F, Capt. Robert Jemi- son. Jr., no report; Company F. Capt. H. F. Latimer, B. Company c, Capt !. w, Sharples. 4 Company H, Capt R. l.. Totten, q; Company I, Capt. John T. Yeatpan, no report; Company J, Capt. R. W. Ewing, r; Company K, Capt. pr. B. S. Lester, no report; Company l., Capt. F. D. Smith, 1; Company M Capt. F. A. Hibble, no report; Motor team. Capt. Charles Denegre s; Growlers' team, Capt. J. Paul Jones. 15; Launch seam, Capt R. F. Burnett, 3; Auto team, Capt. Joseph B. Poole, 4, Tango team, Capt. E. M. Brown IS; Music
  team, Capt Charles l. smith, g. Boats men team, Capt. ]. A. Yates, Is; Ath- letic etam, Capt Dr. James E. Dedman, no report; Batchelor team, Capt. IT. A. Mosely, no report Golf team. Capt. Frank Hammond, 3; Lake team, Capt. l w. o. Broyles, 9; Racing team, Capt. | T. l.. Moses no report; Fishermen | team, Capt. J. Hugh Miller. 5. ENGAGEMENT TO-DAY | The two divisions will meet in the | coffee room of the Tutwiler at 1 o'clock today to report on the progress made. The rivalry between the life and peoted that the ljfers will make great efforts to redeem themselves from yes terday's defeat.
 | M H. Hovey of Madison, Wis. who 1 is visiting Birmingham, made tue trip out to the Birmingham Motor and l Country club yesterday morning, and could not say enough in praise of the l lake.
 i '"rhe lake at the Birmingham Motor and Country club location is, without l doubt. one of the most beautiful arti- hcial lakes I have ever seen" declared | Mr. Hovey Up in Wisconsin we have natural lakes that are surpassingly beautiful. but this artificial lake you have out here beyond Red mountain is wonderfully beautiful"
 President Charles E. Rice of the club announced yesterday that the motor boat and row boat to be given as prizes are expected to arrive in Bir- | ham today They were shipped last Friday and should have been here yes | terday The Louisville and Nashville railroad is tracing them and expects to | have them in the lobby of the Tutwiler not lated than i o'clock this afternoon.