Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-19
MCCLELLAN BOYS
GET HINT OF MOVE
Preparation for New Equip
ment May Mean Service
Ere Long
TRENCH PRACTICE BEGINS
HEADQUARTERS BLUE AND GRAY DI,
VISION, Camp Mcclellan Admission. Ala

HEADQUARTERS BLUE AND GRAY d.
VISION Camp Mcclellan, Admission. Ala,
oct 19
with complete checking up of all equip
ment under way here. the Indications INpint
to an early re-equippng Of the Blue and
Gray Division. The inventory Of all ord
nance equipment has already been begun
under the supervision Of Major Sanderford
Jarmon, the division ordnance officer. lie
Is being assisted by a staff of picked Off
GERS from the division ana every item Of
ordnance equipment, including all arms
bayonets, mess equipment, leather goods
etc. is provided They are completing the
work at the rate of about one regiment
each dav
Starting in the Maryland regiment, they
competed tnat on tuesday. ana Wednesday
they worked In the ll6th or Virginia regi-
mcnt of General Gathers brigade. While Il
was stated at the headquarters Of the Blue
and Gray Division that this inventory has
| no direct bearing upon the issuance az new
| equipment In particular preparation for en-
| bartation for France. II is believed that the
| complete checking up on all such equip
| ment may have been ordered with a view
| to ascertaining exactly what Is needed for
| the division.
II is also considered possible that new
equipment Is to be issued and the material
| now in use will be turned over TO some Of
the conscript organizations for drill pur-
poses, as these divisions will not likely &c
| abroad until after the National Guard di-
| visions have sailed This belief Is strength
| ened by the fact that new rifles have been
| issued to the division headquarters troop.
As for the clothing It has already been
made known here that new winter clothing
| is TO be issued 10 every man in the d.
| vision before he leaves ror France.
| In all OF the reEimental camps the work
| Of constructing bayonet runs Is nearing COM
| pletion. Trenches, entanglements. obstacles
| and enemy hosts will be included In the
| preparations for the training Of the men in
| bayonet tactics. Those of the Maryland
4 regiment are nearer to completion than any
| in the camp. The New Jersey troops in the
| 113th Regiment have had great deal of
| trouble in the location of theirs and have
| not more than started on them
| The use Of automatic rifles and their re-
| lation TO the new warfare will he the sub
ject Of additional instruction for the men
| Lieutenant Raymond D'Aiguy, OF the French
army will be here to give the troops first.
| hand instruction. Copies Lieutenant
D'Aiguys credentials have preceded him
| here.
Women will be shown the wonders of the
| camp today. Under the direction OF
| Major Charles L. Dulin, a motortraln vii
| make the rounds of the big reservation and
| the visitors will be inducted into the secrets
| of the military game. The owners OF auto
mobiles have been invited to turn their car,
over for the tour and 1t is expected thai
| hundreds of women will take the ride
through the big camp and see the men al
work
This camp is getting the finest bread OBJ
tainable It is baked right here. On al
average Of 25,OOO pounds Of bread is beinl
turned out by the field bakery company.
The bakery is serving n douOie purpose
lust now because within a few weeks there
| will he graduated class of eighty-fve meI
/ VIZ hSve been attending school there, Thes'
men were selected from the various organl
cations in the Blue and Gray Division anC
the experts of the field bakery, all of then
veterans in the regular army have beel
showing the new men the art OF producinj
bread for a hungry army of $1,000 men