The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-10
DIXIE DIVISION ID . BE GIVEN TRAINING
 IN GAS ATTACKS
Camp Wheeler Orders Do Not Indicate Early De- parture for France-ln-
 surance Campaign

Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga, January 3 (Special)-Every officer and enlisted mar at Camp Wheeler must pass througf the gas chamber of the camp before the division finishes it's training schedule. II is part of the training intended to teaef them how to protect themselves during gas attacks.
 A large number of officers and enlisted men have already attended the school oi gas defense at Camp Wheeler and the gas chamber test of the school work The men will first pass through lach' rymatory gas and then through asphyx- iating gas Arrangements are being made for TOO men to take the gas test daily.
 Detachments sent to the gas houses will consist of 100 officers and men. The tests will begin this week. The men must stay in the chamber one hour as a test. The first units to furnish detach- ments will be the 18th field artillery, 123d infantry t22d infantry 106th supply train, 1l7th field artillery, and 124th in- fantry. The units to follow are the 106th sanitary train, l06th ammunition train. and 106th field signal battalion
 lNSURANtE CAMPAIGN
 The latter part of January. Capt Harry F. Stickley, in charge of the government insurance bureau at Camp Wheeler, will put on campaign for the purpose of in- ducing every man in the division to take out at least $l000 worth of government insurance From $l000 to $l0,000 policies are sold to the soldiers at d low rate. II soldier is disabled either here or in France, he will receive $575 per month for 20 years.
 Thirty-two million dollars in policies have already been subscribed by the sol diers of the division. A million a day for every day during the last two weeks is the record of the division. An arrange nent has been made so that the soldier can be insured by 0 third party. This is done so that indifference on the part ot the soldiers will not leave his dependents penniless.
 LONG TRAINING PERIOD
 Those expecting orders to leave for the past two months were somewhat discour- aged in the leaving dope when it was announced that the new training pro- gramme of the division would run for Is weeks The training will be in periods
 The first period for the infantry will last three weeks. It will consist of schools for soldier and squads, physical tf'Aib ASSi dil iiStl uCttOlis, pOlHllilB, pO- sition and aiming drill and examinations. The men will be required to devote 3t hours week to ths work.
 The second, third and fourth periods Will continue three weeks, the fifth period lasting two weeks and the sixth and sew enth periods lasting one week. The training will be different from the first schedule and will include all the train ing necessary to equip a soldier for ser vice overseas.
 The field artillery regiments will also take up a new training programme which Will be followed for IS weeks. The pro- gramme is divided into three periods The first period will last four weeks the second F and the third two weeks
 Thirty-six hours week will be devoted to practical training, the theoretical and study to he done additional The men will be trained in physical drills, dis mount instruction, anti-gas training, route marches and occupation of nos- tions, care of animals, signalling. tele. phoning field artillery information serv- ice, battery firing, and many other train- ing subjects
 OFFICERS TO FORT SILL
 Five lieutenants in the field artillery regiments at Camp Wheeler received or ders today to proceed to Fort Sill. Okla homa, within the next 10 days to ente. the school for aerial observers They Will attend the school for 10 weeks and return to Camp Wheeler. These ordered to Fort Sill to become "eyes of the artll- iery are Lieutenants Robert M. Ander :. son, ll6th field artillery; H. H. Foster Asa N. Duncan 117th field artillery, D. M. sensing and o. F. Gresham, 18th field artillery.
 The following seven were found phvsi. cally deficient by the tubercular boards ana sent to Fort Bayard, N M Pri- yates D. D. Coody, w. T. Jones, c. F. Jones, J. P. Nix l.. J. Nix, l.. B. Will