Evening journal., 1917-11-24
DELAWARE MEN IN
AVIATION service
Many Officers are Trans
ferred to Flying Branch
of the Army
BEGIN RIFLE
PRACTICE SOON
.necial IN rHr FvFNING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
CAMP MCCLELLAN, Anniston. Ala
Nov. Commissioned and non-com-
missloned officers and priyates Of the
old First Delaware Infantry, who are
now in the 29lh Division Of the new
National Army, have been selected for
service IN the nying corps and viii be
transferred from the camp here TO some
of the camps whore aviation schools OF
instruction have been established by the
government, according TO orders issued
yesterday by Brigader General Rai-
ferty. povisional commander Of the Blue
and GRAY Division
Tho following Delaware and New ier-
sey officers will proceed to the aero
nautical concentration camp at Garden
City. J.. H. for extended field service.
First Lieutenanis Irving p. Smith, 18th
Infantry, and Joseph T.. Conover. i0ith
Engineers: Second Lieutonanis Clifford
r.. Powell. iiiih Infantry; John j. lal-
Ion. Jr.. ii3th Infantry Valentine j.
Burger. Hath Infantry: Allio y. Am0dle.
iilth Infantry: Alexander r, Grier,
ii5ih Infantry, and Paul J. ODonnell
iiith Infantry
The School Of Aeronuatics Of the Uni
versiiy Of Texas, at Austin viii get the
following officers: First Lieulenanls
Barry T. Mayhem. Hath Infantry.
Harry II. Young, 18Th Infantry: James
NJ Murphy, li3ih Infantry; John A.
Scott 18Th Infantry and Horace n.
Wilkenson. ilith Infantry: Second
Lioulenanis James h. ODanicl ii0th
Heavy Fied Artillery; Hume o. Amman,
18TH Machine Gun Battalion, and Rob
ert A. Funger- Ir- iiiih Infantry
Tho following priyates and non-com-
missi0ned officers will go 10 the avia-
tion section Of the Signal Corps at
Camp Kelley san Antonio, Tex. Prl-
Yates Harry y. Croutt, liilh Infantry;
jones J. Kiernsn. 10Th Field Signal
Rgttalion Armand !. deRossell, ii3th
Infantry; William q. D. Morrison. 18TH
Field Artillery, and Harry a. Carmody.
iOiih Field Signal Battalion; Sergeant
Frank r.. Greene, Hath Infantry, and
Musician John ". Mcknight i0iih En-
gineors.
Corporal Arthur l. Shreye, of the
18TH Field Artillery, has been assigned
10 duty in the aviation section ol lne
signal Corps at the University ol IL
linois school OF AerOnautlcs at urbaa'
and Corporal Edgar a. Curran. Of inc
ii5ih Infantry, goes 10 the steFedore
regiment at Camp Ilill Newport News
Va
New Jersey and Delaware soldiers
win report a. the divisional ranges
Monday morning for their nrsi taste
of rifle practice. Batteries \ and 9 OF
East Orange, and u, OF Camden, have
been drilling with tho ihree-inch Held
pieces the past three days on the
ranges. The initial allotment Of a H.
| 600 OO0-round requisition for small arms
ammunition has been received and
| range practice hereafter viii be regn-
lar feature OF The intensive training
program
Furries Of snow. accompanied by a
temperature lowering around the zero
mark. gave the New Jersey soldiers par
ticlpaling in f0ur-d8y hike their first
taste Of a southern winter today The
57th brigade. under Brgadier General
Barber. reached Talladcga % miles
from here. this afternoon and the two
infantry regiments and one machine
gun battalion are now headed toward
Camp Mcclellan. where iller arrival
is looked for late tomorrow. Village
stores along the line OF march have
been treated 60 the greatest rush Of
business in their history, and the mixers
have literally CLEANED OUT every re-
freshmenl stand, restaurant and gro
Gerry store.
The general outline Of tho policy that
will hc followed in sending enlisted
training camps 10 be started January 4
was made known t0 the commissioned
/ lection of men from each platoon as
candidates before tomorrow night and
! the anti commanders then viii be call
ed upon TO sort these platoons of cli-
gibles and recommend not more than
/ 10 per cent.