The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-24

Camp Mcclellan, Admission, Ala,
Aug. 23.-TomorroW, one month al
ter the construction OF the frSt Duli"~
ing on the reservation, that part OF
Camp Mcclellan included in the
original plans OF the War Depart
ment will be complete.
This is fultillment by Major Chas-
l.. DuIin, constructing quartermaS-
ter, of the promise he made when he
took over the work of building the
camp. Said Major Dulin at that
time: This camp will be complet-
ed within one month. He has
made good.
Tomorrow, or Saturday at tn.
latest, Major Dulin will telegraph &c
the War Department reporting the
completion of the camp and an
nouncing that the big reservation IS
ready to receive the troops OF Mary
land, New Jersey, District OF Column
bia, Delaware and Virginia, the Ma
tional Guard units assigned TO CAM.
Mcclellan. From the War Depar.-
ment will go forth orders TO MAJOR
General e. q. Morton, commanding
officer of the division, to camp here,
and from General Morton they Will
be transmitted to the brigade COM
manderS.
In this way Brigadier General
Charles d. Gather, commander OF
the Maryland Brigade, viii receive
the orders that will presently start
the Maryland troops moving south
ward. How soon this will come -
not definitely known. 1t Is not i'm
probable that the entire Maryland
Brigade will be in camp by the end
of next week There is practically
no doubt that they will be on their
way at that time.
General Gather IS silent on the
subject of the next movement OF
troops from Maryland. Not yet" is
mis- invariable answer when asked
when the boys back home are to
start for Admission. From General
Gather the order for movement will
be transmitted TO Col. Charles G.
Little, senior regimental commander
of the Maryland Brigade.
The belief here that the Maryland
Brigade has not long to remain a.
home is based principally upon the
condition of the camp sites. The site
for the camp of the Fourth Infantry
was practically cleared this after
noon. There was less work 10 be
done upon the Fourth's location than
upon those of the other regimental
camps and Company c, commanded
by Capt. Theodore Beers, went right
to work upon their arrival here and
have made exceptionally good pro-
gress.
H. Company. of the Fifth Infantry.
probably has had the hardest work.
Their site ascends gradually from the
mess halls and they are removing
trees, rock and various other things
equally hard to remove from the
company streets. The mess halls of
the Fourth and Fifth Regiments are
pEscticsslly complete. Lack of trans
pOrtation facilities for hauling Ium-
Der from the railroad sidings over
about three miles of camp roads to
Maryland avenue has delayed the
work on the First Infantry's mess
halls. but they Will be completed be
fore the arrival of the brigade. Capt.
]. N. Weigle. of H. company, of the
First, has cleared and laid out roI
his company one of the best-Iooking
camp streets on the reservation.
General Gather was lat home" in
his permanent headquarters today.
Gathers Hall is one or the most az
tractive spots in the camp. At the
base of the hill, before the headquar-
tiers, lies the camp of the whole
Maryland brigade. One side of the
headquarters overlooks Lake Chesa-
peake, unOfficially known, as Lake
Big Six, and behind the Generals