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MILITARY TRAINING
STRENUOUS AT ADMISSION
Rain And Mud Interfere But Llttie
With The Drills Through Winch
The Soldiers Are Going 10 Learn
Every Phase of Modern WARFARE

Camp Mcclellan, Admission, Ala.
Sent. z4-rhe rain descended, the
mud came and traffic and training
slowed down at Camp Mcclellan 20
day. Neither was delayed 10 any
considerable extent, but spirits ana
automobile wheels sank deep as
steady downpour, the hrst that mas
visited this section since the Mary
land soldiers came into camp swept
over the reservation. This evening
there were indications OF letup,out
the weather-wise natives insist that
there will be rain here for the next
few days.
The program of intensive training
began today despite the ram. SET
ting up exercises, cloSe-order drlll
and other fundamental OF mlntafy
training will be carried on this week;
the work will advance from week 10
week until the latest phases OF mod
ern warfare are introduced.
A board of experts completed TO-
day the examination of the Mary
land soldiers for tuberculosis. Brlga-
der General Charles ID. Gather and
his staff took the test today.
Although no announcement was
made concerning the result OF their
examinations, it is understood that
few, it any, cases of any stage or
tuberculosis, were found among the
MARYLAND soldiers. The Fourth and
Fifth Regiments took these tests be-
fore they left their home stations,
but the First was examined mere.
The board consists of Capt. Charles
H. Merrill and First Lieulenants T.
Frudenburg, E. Metteer and D. +.
Donahoe.
Announcement was made at Divl-
siOnal Headquarters today OF the as
signment of Capt. w. A. Carleton as
camp quartermaster. His assistants
will be the following second heuten-
ants, who arrived here recently from
Camp Meade: John J. CODE, W. J.
Newman, Warren Hurst, E. F.
Thomas, John ]. Helltit, Edward Won
Gerechter, Martinez Hoff, Aaron p.
Armer, Theodore Gould and John
Mel. Smith.
The names of the officers from Vir
ginia who will serve on the First
General Court Martial of the Fifty
eighth, General Gathers brigade,
were also given out. They are Lieu
tenant Colonel S. r. Miller, Capt.
William Attick, Capt. Winston Da-
Wis, Lieut.. Chas. Chapman and
Lieut. Albert Barksdale.
The court-martial met for organi-
zation this morning. Another base
ball game OF the State series in the
First Maryland Infantry has been
played, Company H, of Westminster,
carrying off the honors, winning
from Company F, of Hyattsville, &
to 4.
All the troops of this division are
now under orders to proceed to
Camp Mcclellan, and the entire di-
vision is expected to be under can
vas here by the first of next week.
Several infantry regiments from
!. fe4sey AID Virginia have -Het
~ reached here, and one regiment
Of New Jersey artillery will start
this week With the arrival of all
the troops it is expected that the
work of reorganizing the division
will be speeded up.
Brigadier General w. c. Rafferty,,
who is in command here in the alb
sence of Major General Charles e.
Morton, commanding officer of the
division, probably will be prepared to
announce part of the plans for reor-
ganizatiOn this week.
Although they are quietly going
about the work of preparing for the
big task overseas officers and men of
the Maryland outfits here are anxi-
ousuly awaiting the decision of the
commanding officer that will effect
their future in the service.
The circus comes to town next
Wednesday. Wednesday is half holt
day for the soldiers and thousands
are expected to come to Admission for
the show