The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-14
COURT MARITAL ID CONVENE AT ONCE Only Two Cases Coming Up for Trial at This
 Time

Montgomery, August 13,-(Special) Sunday afternoon General Bricken had received no orders relative to moving to the border. While he does not know when orders to move will be received he thinks that the order for the moving of the Ohio and Kentucky divisions will also include all the state troops, which are yet in mobilization camps. There is no definite time set for the troops here to go. It may be that the department at Washington is writing the order by mail instead by wiring it direct.
 The first courtmartial will be held Mon day morning at 10 o'clock. This Is by order of General Wood, of Governors Island, New York, commanding the east ern division. Only the cases of Private Goldberg and Private wilmington will come up at this time for trial. The others will come up later before the courtmartial, but it is the law that the cases have to be sent in brief with evil dence bearing on them to departmental headquarters at Governors Island, and approval of the officials there secured before a man can be tried here for any offense. The papers in the other cases will be here in time to come before the court Monday. General Bricken stated that the men to be tried would be given every opportunity to clear themselves. just as in civil courts. The personnel of the courtmartial has been appointed by the order of General Wood and was published some days ago.
 A near cloudburst prevented the hold fling of services by the regimental chap plains Sunday afternoon. The rains how ever, no longer bother the men much, as the camp is now well drained.
 
 STEINER IS BUSY
 Mai R. E. Steiner, commissioned by Governor Henderson last week to raise regiment of cavalry, is busily engaged in answering long distance calls of men who are offering their services in the new branch. Scores of men prominent in military circles visited his office all day Sunday to consult him regarding their coming into the cavalry.
 Six of the troops are now complete in numbers and are ready to be mustered in. The requisite troops are being or ganlzed as rapidly as can be in the va rious counties of the state. The regi- ment should be completed within the next IS days, Major Steiner stated Sunday, and when it is, the work of mastering will begin at once.
 Although there are numerous men avail able for staff officers, the staff has not yet been considered by Major Steiner. He Is working hard to raise the requisite number of men, and when the regiment is ready for mastering, the staff officers will be considered. There certainly IS no dearth of material, if indications are to be taken.
 Probably Major Steiner is the busiest man in the state today, receiving re- quests for blanks and information from men all over the state.
 The regiment will be sent to the border RDv. ~%t ,1 plete, Major Steiner stated. He thinks that orders for it to report at the bor- der will be received by him as soon as the regiment is ready to move.
 He says that enough men are applying for him to get two regiments. The suc- cess of the organization is assured. There are several ex-army officers among those who are helping the major, and hun dreds of men who have held responsible position In the militia.