The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-01

The letter of last Sunday from Chap pell Cory, Jr., about Plattsburg military camp proved of such universal interest that The Age-Herald gives another today. In justice to the young man, it should be stated that these letters were not written for publication. but were entirely personal letters. It Is a subject in which the country is interested and Chappell Cory's friends feel sure he will not ob- ject to having the public enjoy them also.
 T believe I told you that Armstrong and I have gone into the cavalry and artillery, respectively. He likes his branch and l like mine. Artillery is especially interesting to me on account of the me- chanics and ballistics involved. Ballis- tics is the term used to designate the science of the flight of projectiles. Of course am interested in explosives. also. As only men who have attended a pre- vious camp are eligible to take up either cavalry or artillery. Armstrong and I have many advantages. One is that there is a smaller bunch of men under the officers and we get more instruction. In my case we have two commissioned off, cers and three experienced sergeants to instruct us. Both my officers are fine men.
 Besides cavalry and artillery there is engineering and machine gun that can be elected for special work, also the medical service.
 T am lucky again in my terminates. In Company c I had the best bunch of young fellows I ever tented with and in my new camp down by the regulars I have the best bunch of old fellows-busi- ness men. They are certainly jolly and interesting. One is a member of the New York legislature; another a man engaged in the iron business, and a jolly good sport Another is a New York clubman, who is out simply because it's getting to be fad and he hasn't anything special to do. He is extremely interesting and has travelled all over the known world. Still another is a quiet. splendid chap who seems to be here for health, and the other is a straight-out New Yorker, who has been raised in the city and is out for the fun of the thing. One is the living image of Mutt in the cartoons and is funny as any cartoon. All of these men. of course, came in with the business mems section. about as many of them as there are of us.
 Its awfully funny to see them-these business men here. Some tall, some short, some lean and some fat, with all intermediate grades. Fully one-half are hald headed and enough gray heads to make a salt and pepper effect. It was real treat to see them all uniformed the second day and seated on the ground lis tening to General Wood, who was ad- dressing them in favor of universal, if not compulsory, military training. That's where I got such good view of the bald heads. By the way, they all cheered nightly when General Wood mentioned compulsory military training.
 There is an air of seriousness about this camp that seems to forebode a change in military affairs. If not in our whole policy and conduct of government. Before I get off my own tent let me say that those men seem to like me fine and have nicknamed me general I am corporal of the tent and right hand man of the lieutenant and the captain. which gives them the excuse. It certainly feels funny to be over these men. each old enough to be my father. and they enjoy and appreciate the joke.
 ''The big Y. M. c. A. tent. where am writing this Sunday, is all excitement just now over a large moth which 200 men are hitting at-brave soldiers we are! The moth Is still at large and the excitement getting worse One man suggests a ma chine gun to get him. another three inch gun. Someone has him now and Is making him pick up paper and pens. The moth is as big as our leatherwing bat.