The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25
MOBILIZATION CAMP |. IS READY FOR MEN
Camping Quarters Assigned
 to Each Regiment
HUBBARD IN CHARGE
Supplies Are on the Ground-Pro- vision Made for Y. M. C. A. Tent and Handling of Mail for the
 Men Will Be Facilitated

Montgomery, June 24-(Special. .)-Mobili- zation Camp Montgomery has taken on l the appearance of a military camp, though the great body of the men who are to mobilize, forming the three Ala
 bama regiments of the National Guard of the United States. will not begin to reach the camp until Monday morning. Brigadier General Hubbard. the camp commander during the mobilization period, has his headquarters well estab- lished at the camp, and around him are | the tents of the other camp officers. | They have taken central location, near the main exhibit hall of the fairgrounds.
 A dozen or more officers tents are in place there, and another is to be added | for the use of the men of the press. l Colonel Graves of the Fourth infantry, I being the senior colonel of the brigade, | had first choice of location for his com mand, and chose a piece of high ground | near the center of the encampment. The Fourth regiment headquarters tents are
 in place and several of them are occupied. WEISS HAS GOOD GROUND Colonel Weiss, the youngest of the three colonels in point of service, as such, had l to take what was left, but the site as- signed his regiment, the middle ground surrounded by the race track, has been cleared of it's weeds and willows, ditched and drained, and the companies streets have been laid off and properly marked. The headquarters tents are in position and some of them are occupied
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 same place that was assigned to that command during the encampment last year; near the entrance to the camp ground, on both sides of the main high way. The headquarters equipment will arrive with the first troop trains from Mobile Monday. Early arrivals among
 the First regiments officers are comfort ably quartered in one of the smaller fair buildings.
 General Hubbard, who will act. as bri-' gade commander until the troops are turned over to the command of Gen. c. R. Bricken at the completion of mobilization, will take up his residence Monday at small cottage on the grounds, immediate l ly facing his headquarters. There are i trees in front of the modest dwelling, and muscadine or scuppernong vine | grows peacefully about it's door. It is now occupied by one of the numerous details at the camp for the purpose of guarding the valuable government prop | erty that is stored there.
 | All of the cars of arms, ammunition and quartermasters' supplies of various kinds have been unloaded and their con- 1 tents stored in the main exhibit han, where electric lights have been installed l to facilitate the work of issuing equip
 ment. which will aEe rushed. day and
 night, if necessary.
 IS IDEAL WAREHOUSE a 1 The big building, with it's abundant | light and ventilation, makes an ideal
 warehouse for the storage of ammunition and similar munitions. The dirt floor
 removes much of the danger of spread I ing fire, there is plenty of room, and numerous rough counters have been put | in to facilitate the handling of the gov ernments stores.
 1 The commissary departments stores are all in place in the building for merly used as negro exhibit hall. l Five days rations for 4000 men have been stored there. and this is the man. ! ner in which this department will keep supplied. Under orders from the de- partment five days rations will be pur- ! chased at time, so there will be no great surplus should a move be or- dered. The fresh meat and bread will | be delivered daily. but the other food | materials are there in quantity. It takes quite a pile of groceries to give 4O00 men three meals day for five days.
 Capt w. P. Screws. the mastering officer. and Lieutenant Kruger, his as- sistant, have been assigned as their headquarters at camp the small build. ing formerly used as an exhibit for g. model dairy in the old state fair days. Lieutenant Kruger arrived Sat- urday and reported to Captain Screws. A iny1 ho f0x Young Mems Christian association tent, which will be combined reading, writing and loafing place.
 In the corner of the main exhibit hall, close by the place whore the midway spielers used to spiel, is the postoffice of the camp. which is well equipped for the rapid handling If mail in and out. The soldiers can inquire for their mail without entering the building. Postmaster Fitzpatrick was notified Saturday that branch money order station would be established | there, so the boys can get money from home cashed or purchase orders to send away as the tide of wealth may ebb or flow.
 MOUNTS WILL BE SCARCE As the tactical marches and drills will begin immediately on the organi zation of the camp. the mounting Of l tAO oAAiScio WIFI PiOpdoAy pIcSCAt d1l early problem. It is expected that the artillery will not be supplied with horses until the border Is reached. Most of the officers of higher rank witt have to furnish their own mounts. The | hauling at the camp is done by con- | tract and there is not much of that, 1 as the troops detrain at the grounds, and nearly all of the stores received will reach the camp in car lots. | The Montgomery rifle range will be a busy place. beginning Tuesday or Wednesday. at latest. One battalion at time will bivouac on the range for two or three days at 8 tms. while | the men are trained from the ground up in the use of the service rifle. Many of the new men are totally ignorant
 of it's use.
 | The signal corps has pleasant lc- cation. near the main exhibit hall, and | its men will be given plenty of work
 from the start.
 The soldiers will have small diff i culty in keeping clean. for there is a l large battery of showers for each regi-
 ment. with smaller baths for the offl- cers of each. All of this with the waterworks and sanitary arrange
 ments. are in readiness. Even the wood and coal for cooking and bricks for the i incinerators are there in place ready
 for instant use There is preparedness at the camp, in 80 far as the brigade
 commander and his staff can bring 1t
 about with the materials at hand. Ev-
 l cry low and wet spot around the camp