The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-18

guard have been included in the shift to the Maryland brigade
 That the governmenr is fortifying the men of the division against winter weather as well as making nasty prep aration for the trip across the big pond, has been more in evidence during the last few days than ever before Hot water heaters are being provided for the shower bath houses, the tents of enlisted men and officers are being floored and sided With wood stoves have been in- stalled in all the canvas dwellings and the heavy issue of undergarments is be- 1 ms passed around. On the other hand the overseas issue of three blankets for each man, instead of the two for home duty is being distributed
 MANY PLAN FURLOUGHS Many officers and hundreds of enlisted men are laying plans for furloughs at Chflstmas time, but if the casual re- marks of commanding officers are to be taken as a criterion, there will be few applications for leaves of absence grant ed in this division. At any rate the ex- cuse for visit to home folks will not be sufficient to gain the indorsement of commanders and there will be no whole sale issue of furloughs
 Men ot the old Jersey guard are con- trlbutlng thousands of dollars out of their company funds for the erection of post exchange buildings for the conduct of entertainments and the regimental stores. Now that most of the structures have been built, the boys are beginning to wonder if they are to be shipped across before they have time to reap the benefits
 WILL REWARD MERIT
 That the war department will follow a policy of reWarding merit in the new na- tional army division was demonstrated to l3S men of the Twenty ninth this week in their promotion to commission ed officers. A divisional examining board has been appointed to examine and recommend deserving candidates for pro- motion, and in this move the former na- tional guard soldiers have found an in centive to hard work. The following Jerseymen were included in the promo ton list which has just been ratified by Washington:
 To be second lieutenants in the quar- termasters' corps: Sergts. Adrian L. Bahler and John A. Garvin.
 To be second lieutenants in the field artillery: First Sergeants Arthur Martin, James L. Fleming and Robert P. Me Laughlin, Sergeants Hugh Cook Harold D. Leslie. William H. Dryden, Frank E Whitney and Joseph J. Mascush, Regi- mental Sergeant Major William H. Schooley
 To be second lieurenats in the in | George P. Nelson. Charles Grassey, Jon athan w. Kirchoff and Ellis J. Carman; First Sergeants George L. Apgar Nor man F. White, Michael Ryan, B. w.. Applegate, Bird S. Newman, Thomas J. Lang and Clarence c. Borcher; Regimen tai Sergeant Majors Charles K. K Kel- ley and James. P. McKitterick, Battalion Sergeant Major Ferdinand I. Collins and Charles J. Fairhurst, Coporal James P Brown and Private H. E. Mackey
 The following second lieutenants from New Jersey and Delaware have been made first lieutenants In the infantry Ralph E. Shoemaker, Francis V. Low den, John H. Miller John P. Eck1es, Samuel I. Bateman, Eugene H. Valle Allie F. Amodie, George w. Boyer, John E. Trout, William H. Gardner, Samuel kulp, Edward c, Slower, William s. Landes, Samuel w. Thompson, James R. Dabb Charles F. Ditmmar, oJhn J. Fal- lon, Clifford R. Powell and Herbert l.. Davis.