The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-08
Department Allows Officer to Continue in Service
 Despite Doctors
GREAT CARE FOLLOWS SUNDAY NIGHT BRAWL
Provost Guard Increased and Strict Orders Issued as to Leave of Absence-Wou Men
 Are Doing We'll

Montgomery, August 7-(Special)-Gen. Charles R. Bricken Monday received a telegram from the war department at Washington stating that the surgeon gen. eral of the army had decided to accept the waivers requested by officers of the Alabama brigade concerning the physical condition of Col. W. F. Weiss of the Sec ond regiment, and that he would bs reinstated at once General Bricken had never given up hopes of getting Colonel Weiss back and has been busy with headquarters in Washington for the past two weeks, since Colonel Weiss was turned down by the medical examining officer, in efforts to have a special order In his case. Through the activity of Congressman Dent and others at Wash ington, the surgeon general has decided to grant the request.
 OFFICERS ARE CERTIFIED Officers of the whole brigade very much gratified to know that Colonel Weiss will be back in his old command at once. He is one of the most popular officers at the camp and while his rein- statement will prevent a general promo | ton, those who are affected by 1t are l glad to have him with them again. Since Colonel Weiss has had time to rest from 1 his hard work at the camp, his physical condition is very much improved. It is 1 thought that he will be in perfect shape 1 by the time the brigade is ordered away.
 The First regiment went on three
 hour hike Monday morning. going 1 through the open and close formation while out. The officers are very much pleased with the showing made by the | regiment They said it was the finest l drill the men have had yet, and that l the whole regiment showed marked im- | provement The Second regiment hiked out to the target range Monday morn ing for practice drills An amusing in-
 cident that Eliminates the condition of
 the minds of the soldiers, occurred while
 the men were resting at the range. Near
 the range is a wildcat whistle on boiler.
 The whistle blew its weird scream and
 the men at once yelled. pay call' Even when a Ford car went by with it's honk, they repeated the yell.
 ] STRONECKER RESTING WELL Corporal Stronecker of Company c, 1 Second regiment, who was wounded Mon- day night in fight with negroes in tho city, was resting easily Monday after noon. The surgeons had picked the bird- shot from his left thigh and arm. His worst hurt, he said, was in the left hand. which received most of the third load fired at the men by Jim Gosha, the ne- gro who is in jail at police headquarters. 1 CorDOral receiVad shot in the left thigh Is not troubled by the
 small wound. He squeezed the shot out
 and is able to carry out his duties. Pr-
 vate Daly, who received several shot in the neck, says he wants it understood that they were received while facing the enemy. He did not run but stood his , ground until the negro was arrested by l, another soldier. He was at his usual duties at regimental headquarters Mon ] day, though the wounds were somewhat
 sore
 | FORTY ON PROVOST DUTY
 Monday night about 40 men were de- tailed al provost guard in the city to see that no repetition of Sunday nights row occurs. The men of company c, Second
 regiment, are much wrought up over f having three of their comrades shot by . l negro whom they were not molesting. Nothing serious is expected to come from
 the feeling, but the officers at the camp are taking no chances on that score.
 Just when pay day will come is wor- rying the men at present more than any
 thing else. General Bricken stated that ; they would paid just as soon as the bill
 uas na ssed anpropriatinc the ,,,onev . nA that upon it's passage money would be
 wired the banks here for the boys. Many
 of the men are broke" and those who
 have money are doing a land office bus
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