The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-11

Montgomery, February 10.-tSpe- cisl)-Camp Sheridan soon is to have an additional 12,O00 odd men, all of the ordnance department. according 10 information given out at headquarters Sunday, and a number of officers. four or five majors and 20-odd captains, are expected to report within the next few hours. Col. Charles H. Englesly, one of the officers who will be iI, charge of the new arrivals. reported from Camp Uadsworth Sunday
 Most of the ordnance men, it is said, will be men selected for their espe- cial fitness for the ordnance work and training will be rushed while they are in Sheridan. Five hundred of the ordnance men reported several days ago and are chartered in the section of the camp formerly occupied by the Camp Sheridan depot brigade. It is thought the new arrivals also will be sent to that section of the camp.
 Sunday was day of leisure in Sheridan and no formations were scheduled. In the morning there were religious services in the organizations; in the afternoon the prisoners at the division stockade listened to a ser mon; baseball games were staged on the regimental fields. and the cham pionship game was played at soldiers field between elevens from the 1tetl, ammunition train and the 145th in- fantry. Thousands of the men trooped into the city and others spent the day entertaining visitors to the camp.
 Monday morning the men will launch into the weeks intensive train- ing, with special attention given to work on the grenade courses and in the trench systems. Work will be pushed on the new trench systems along the upper Wetumpka road and work also will be carried along on the artillery range.
 Maj. J. F. DevereauX, 135th field arr tillery, has left Camp Sheridan to re- port to Camp Fremont, Cal, for duty with one of the cavalry regiments be- ing organized at the suggestion of General Pershing. Major Devereaux Is the first of a number of Ohio offi- cers who are expected to be called for service with the cavalry branch N man and saw long service with the mounted troops of the Buckeye state
 Unable to check the terrible offen- siye of the 112th ammunition trains eleven, made up principally of old To. ledo Maroons, the team from the 145th infantry went down to a to 10 de- feat at Soldiers field Sunday after noon, the Powder Monkeys becom- ing football champions of the Thirty seventh division and winning the hand some silver cup offered by the camp activities committee of the Montgom- cry Chamber of Commerce.
 Something over 1000 persons, includ- ing hundreds of civilians, saw the game.
 Matt M A. Horner. a prominent Mo bile attorney and leader in the Knights of Columbus war work, will be the principal speaker in Camp Sheridan on February 22, when Washngton's birthday will be fittingly celebrated in the Knights of Columbus hall. Mr. Horners address will be the main fea- ture in a programme now being pre- pared by the camp K. c. workers.
 Mai. Russell Mundhank and Lieuten- ant Brickhouse Wilson have been named board to examine applicants for commissions in the aviation sec tion of the signal corps. Mir Mund- hank is commander of the Hath field signal battalion and Lieutenant VII son is a medical officer.
 It is understood that number of enlisted men in Sheridan believe they are qualified to become officers in the flying corps and a long list of ap- plicants for commissions is expected to be presented for the boards con- sideration.
 Private Paul Avisop. Battery B, 135th field artillery, is recovering from the effects of having established rec ord Saturday AyiSon was prostrated