The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31
Camp Mcclellan Notes

Anniston, October 30--( Special )--In
 order to hurry up the work of prepar- ing the men at Camp Mcclellan for actual fighting in France, Sergt. Cab riel -Madryl of the Twenty-ffrst
 French infantry, has arrived here to CO., operate with Lieut.. Raymon D'Aiguy in giving special instructions in the use of automatic rifles. He has seen one and one-half years service in the trenches.
 Improvement in the work of the post exchanges is being sought by
 Brig. Gen. W. c. Rafferty. camp com
 mander, and with this end in view, it was announced today, conferences are being held with post exchange oiIl- cers. Additional details also were given out today at headquarters in regard to the work of forming dlvl- sional train units. Following out the general plan of reorganization the formation of the 18th infantry fire department has been completed with
 the following of personnel in com mand: Fire marshal, Mai William H. Camfield; assistant fire marshals' First Lieut.. Edward Mclaughlin com manding the First battalion 1orce' First Lieut.. Albert I. Littell. commana~ ing the Second battalion force, anu First Lieut. August Urburn, command ing the Third battalion. The hose com pany consists of 20 men assigned by Capt. Harold Wakefield, 25 by Capt. Howard W. Bodine and 20 by capt. 1 Charles c. Gordon. The fire extin- guisher company is made up of l6 men assigned by Capt. Charles A. Peterson, 1 16 by Capt James D. Lambie and It 1 by Capt Joseph F. Wright.
 l The bucket company is made up of 2o
 men each from the companies com manded by Captains Arthur $. Jenkins, l c. Frank Burr and Clyde E. Winter don: the salvage company from IT men, I each from the companies headed by Cap 1 tains Arthur D. Marsh, Charles c. Cor ] don and Arthur H. Hesterly, and the rescue company will be composed or II men from Capt. Garrish Newells supply company, "A men assigned by Capt. Nli- l liam G. Johnson and 25 men assigned 1 by Capt Lewis E. Jackson. Col. Albert A Van Walraven of the Hath and Col l John D. Frazer of the 113th have issued orders for the selection of a certain num- ber of men from each unit who Will compose the detachments to be shifted to the ammunition train their transfers now taking place.
 Capt. Charles c. Gordon of Company II in the Hath, has designated Sergt Vim oant Sissen as one of the men out Of hks company Tor the ammunition train. Tie remainder of the 18th list is now being prepared. The 114th infantry Will aehu the following men: From Company K, First Sergt. J. R. Schultz and Supply Sergt Daniel Gallagher; from Company 1 G, Sergt. A. J. Otte, Corporal Albert <. l Worren and Private James J. Shaunsfi- messy; from Company D, Corporal 4 J. Brall; from headquarters company, Private Otto Henke, Private Floyd D. Terhune and Private Douglas A. Ross; from Company G, Private Raymond Klein; from Company B, Private Harold Cogswell; from Company E, Private Don aid Conover; from Company l, Private
 Floyd McNatt, and Company L, Private William T. Merritt: Maj. Alvin N Graff, Capt. Leroy s. Pales of the old First in fantry and Capt. William McHepburn' who have been assigned to the divi- sional trains, have already taken up their new duties and are engaged in organiz- ing their outfits
 Second Lieut. James w. Alexander of Company A of the Eleventh machine gun battalion has left for Washington, where he has been ordered to report for assign ment to the ordnance department