The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
Camp Mcclellan Is Busiest Place" As
 Many Troops ArriUe

Anniston. August 2O,-(special) Camp Mcclellan wss the busiest place in the United States Monday morning. Train after train of troops from New Jersey. Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia and Virginia followed the first arrival of the Virginia companies Saturday night. All day Sunday, as fast as one train was unloaded. an other took its place on the siding at the camp and began unloading The last train. bringing men from New Jersey, arrived at the camp spur at 1t o'clock Monday.
 Maj. R. c. Stevenson and Captain Dunn supervised the work of unload ing and their efficient management prevented delays and accidents The railroad end of the work was direct ed by F. A. Sherman, representing the American Railway association E. G. Evans, assistant superintendent of the Louisville and Nashville railway: Trainmaster Austin and Yardmaster Oliver of the Southern railway and Trainmaster Smith of the Louisville and Nashville railway. Major Steven son and Captain Dunn had been on all most continuous duty from Saturday night until noon Monday
 GATHER IN COMMAND
 Brig. Gen. Charles R. Gather of Baltimore. chief of the Maryland troops, arrived in Anniston Sunday night and Monday morning made his headquarters on the hill between the First and Second regiments General Gather will be provisional commander of the troops that have reached Camp Mcclellan until the arrival of Brig Gen. Charles W. Barber, who will rep- resent Maj. Gen. c. G. Morton, who who will arrive at the camp next Sat- urday or Sunday.
 By 10 o'clock Monday morning 2o00 men had found their places at the camp, 15oo of whom spent their first night on Alabama soil Sunday night There was general and favorable com ment among the officers from the cities of the north who slept here Sun day night on account of the compar. atively cool weather. They expected to find the far south" insufferably hot and were agreeably surprised to find sthe camp is as cool as the aver age mountain resort in Maryland or Virginia
 AZ soon as each trainload of troops reached the unloading spur at the camp, the men got out and stretched themselves a hair 2 the men from each company were then detailed to look after the work of un- loading, and the balance of the company marched off to the site on which they were to pitch their tents.
 Following the unloading of the men, the kitchen outfit belonging to the company was unloaded, rushed to the camp site and set up. In few minutes the cooks had their fires going and an appetizing g meal was being prepared Then followed the unloading of the other equipment, in- cluding tents. rifles. field pieces and all the paraphernaiia that Is necessary to establish camp. Provost guards were de- tailed to maintain order and keep the crowd of onlookers out of the way.
 MANY ARRESTS MADE
 The city police were kept busy Sun day night making arrests of drivers of automobiles who were found guilty of violating the traffic laws, by driving with out headlights, with only one light, or with the tail lamp unlighted
 Twelve were caught within an hour on Noble street, and were tried in the police court Monday morning, being fined s10 and costs each, where their failure to comply with the law had been avoidable.
 Mayor Scarbrough stated this morning that so many complaints had been re-