The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30
ALAbAMA'S CADETS FIND CHATTANOOGA STREETS JAMMED Over 400 From This State Have Begun Training
 for Officers 10000 SOLDIERS
 NOW IN CAMP Birmingham Men Are Greatly Im- pressed by Appearance and De- termination of the Candi-
 dates for Commissions
 
By RICHARD F. LUssIER

Camp Warden Mclean, Fort Ogle-
 thorpe, Ga., August 20.--(SpcciaI.) Over 400 Alabama business and pro- fessionaI men are now comfortably in- stalled in barracks and tents for q 60 days intensive training in miii- tary pursuits. The successful students will be rewarded with commissions from second lieutenant to lieutenant colonel in the United States officers reserve corps.
 The last quota of the Alabama men arrived late Sunday night-eager for in- formation regarding what was happening at the camp-and therefore easy prey for the purveyors of various rumors who made the lobby of the Hotel Patten their particular headquarters. However, they finally retired to their cots for the Hotel Patten, in truly military manner, had installed a large number of single beds
 in sample rooms and it was there that the cadet officers were blleted-at reg,l- lar prices, if you please.
 PRACTICE ON OFFICERS Many of the Alabama men, including large majority of the quota from Bir- mingham, arrived in Chattanooga late Saturday night and Sunday morning. These amused themselves by walking through the streets, practlcng military courtesies on every officer they met. As there were 1400 medical officers taking an airing, besides a large number of officers of the regular army, the candi- date officers soon returned to their rooms with wearied right arms.
 Others ordered automobiles and rode 10 Ridge There the points of interest were characteristically emb ellished by the pro fessional lecturers. The various canton- ments at Fort Oglethorpe caused much comment and the statement that here was the largest army post in the United States was readily believed. It was quite certainly the largest those boys had ever seen
 REGISTER TOO QUICKLY
 Some of the Alabama contingent reg istered at Camp Warden Mclean on Sun day and then discovered they could not return to town. Once Tn, you cannot come out until the following Saturday This caused scores of the boys to con tent themselves with bird s-eye view of Camp Warden Mclean until Monday morning, when bright and early via taxi cabs and street cars they headed for the cantonment.
 5000 men in the Fort Oglethorpe officers training camp. They will come from Pennsylvania. Tennessee, Florida, Gcor- gia and Ala bama. The Pennsylvania con tingent, 9SS in one bunch. arrived on Sat urday They immediately reported to the camp-and remained there A hop had been arranged in their honor at the Chat. tanooga Country club for Saturday night --but the Pennsylvanians were nesting in their hunks On the slopes of historic Snodgrass Hill at that time. with little thought of social functions. Next Satur- day night. however. 1t will be a different story.
 On Sunday afternoon the Georgia, Florida and Tennessee delegations ar. rived by the hundreds They livened up an already military town. In fact, on Sunday afternoon, as negro IS reported to have said, they were more soldiers on the streets than folks" 1t is stated that there are now 35,000 regular troops at Fort Oglethorpe and several thousand officers. This number with the student officers brings the military forces of this locality to about 10000 men. which is a fact that the Chattanooga merchants do not de plore
 MERCHANTS REAP HARVEST This brings on the subject of Chat tanooga. It Is some town" with beau tifully paved streets and any number
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