The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-22
FIELD DAY WILL Be
A BIC EVENT IN THE
MONTGOMERY CAMP
Signal Corps and Artillery
Batteries Receive Netting
for Border Duty-Maj.
Steiner Enthusiastic

Montgomery, August 21.-(SpeciaL)
Three hundred and fifty mosquito nets
for the signal corps and the two artil-
lery batteries arrived at the mobiliza-
ton camp today. This equipment was
recently shipped and given the right
of way General Hubbard announced
several days ago that as soon as the
nets arrived these organizations would
be ready to move to the border, but it
is expected that the recent orders re-
voking the order moving the troops
may halt the departure of the organi-
cations
Capt w H. Amarine of the signal
corps today applied to the war depart
ment for a leave of absence to pro-
coed to the government aviation field
at San Diego, Cal, to study aviation
His application was approved by Gen
eral Bricken and forwarded to Wash
ington.
FIELD DAY NAMED
Friday, August %, has been desig-
mated as field day at the mobilization
camp. The day will be given over to
athletic sports in which all the units
will participate, each being represent
ed by it's best athletes. All regular
military duties, except those absolutely
necessary, will be abandoned on that
day and the soldiers will enjoy the eX-
ercises to their hearts content without
having any anxiety concerning their
work Officers and enlisted men will
join in making the day red letter
day in the camp. The exercises will
begin about o'clock in the morning
and continue until late in the after
noon.
Much pleasure was expressed by Of
ficers today over the splendid results
shown in recruiting during the last few
days. An average of 20 to rs recruits
is being received daily from the va
rious stations recently established over
the state. The recruiting seems to be
general, not being confined to any par
tiuclar section. They are replenishing
the various units and it is expected
that in due time the brigade will be UP
to normal strength. They will fill In
the deficiency in numbers caused by
the discharge of about rs per cent OF
the brigade for physical disability and
about per cent who had persons de-
pendent on them for livelihood.
RATIONS ARE SUFFICIENT
An important order from the wal
department prohibiting the solicitation
of funds for food by members of the
guard was received today by Adjt
dnr OF q al
that the solicitation of public or, pri
vate subscriptions for the purpose o
| obtaining funds to augment the ration
! issued by the government to the militi;
is not favored by the department mas
much as 1.-The army ration is ample fol
all purposes when properly used. OF
| ficers and enlisted men are prohibited
| from taking part in any such solic1ta
| ton.
Before his departure tonight for Do
than, Maj. r. E. Steiner, designated u
command the cavalry regiment that Il
| being raised in Alabama, declared tina
| the enthusiasm manifested all over TIL
state has exceeded his most sangutn'
| hopes and he has been gratified a
| the celebrity with which the people il
| every section have taken to the move
ment He announced that he was goint
| to Dothan to muster in a troop Their
| tomorrow.
Maj. B. S. Chapman of Montgomer.
| is in Albertville, and pursuant to in
structions is mastering in troop a
| that point tonight. 1t is announced
! that Capt T. M. Savage, a former cap
| tain in the United States army, will
| organize troop in Cherokee county.
Capt John F. Renfro of Opelika ha
| shortened his New York trip and re
| turned to Opelika, where he is bus,
working up a troop in that city.
| John Proctor, one of the most widel.
| known figures of the state and one in
| timately identified for years with leg
| islative work, has pledged his service
| to the cause and will at once begin tn
| organization of troop at Scottsborc
his homo