The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-03

rifles will be placed. at the disposal
of the officers of each battalion, while
on the range, so that they may fanil-
iarize themselves with their action and
operation.
An allowance of so rounds to the
man, or four magazines, is authorized
for known distance practice, which in
cludes single shots, automatic fire by
bursts, and three stages of marching
fire. The single fire and the auto
matio fire by bursts will be from
typical trench or from prone position,
gun resting on the tripod. The march
| ing fire will he conducted over rough
ground with the rifle at the carry po-
sitior.
Reports of the firing for each unit
will be sent to division headquarters.
Robert O. Fruitticher, taxicab driver
charged with running over and killing
Private Eugene English of Alabama,
| and seriously injuring another Mon
day night. was this afternoon acquitted
| in a preliminary hearing beroe Judge
Chambers. 1t was alleged that the
driver was seen to return to the scene
of the accident and use flashlight at
the place where the two men were in
ljured. 1t was also charged by the po-
lice that blood stained hair was found
on the radiator of the machine driven
by Fruitticher.
Tlna driver proved by witnesses that
he was in another city at the time of
the accident and a chemist of the uni
versity here stated that an analysis
showed that the stains complained of
was not blood nor the materials hair.
The police have begun another search
for the reckless driver who ran over
the two Alabama soldiers and did not
stop to see what he had struck. The
accident took place during binding
transform, and it is probable that the
driver of the car did not know that he
had struck the soldiers. according to
the opinion of some of the police in
Ivestigating the case.
Private Cooke Howell of Company T.
l123d infantry (First Alabama). was
painfully injured and two motor cars
badly damaged when the cars smashed
| together on one of the downtown
streets. A touring car driven by Pri-
waite Herbert Jacobs of the Alabama
regiment skidded on the water soaked
pavement during shower and crashed
into a commercial truck. Howell, who
was on the front seat OF the car with
. |
sustaining a broken foot and injured
hips. The car belonged to the COM
manding officer of Company !. 1881 in
fantry.
The gas instructors for the second
anti-gas schol have been announced
The following Alabama men have
graduated in the school as available in
structors for their respective units:
l nI ouc.
Battery F, 116th field artillery; Sergt
G. McFarlin, Company G, 106th ammu-
milton train: Private A. p. Dale, Com
pany II. 1880 infantry; Sergt. f. c.
Golden, Battery c, 116th field artillery;
Corp. w. T. Parker. Battery E, 117th
field artillery; Sergt r. e. Dickinson
company A, 116th field artillery; Sergt
N. Watkins, Battery A, 10th field ar
tillery; Sergt. j. III. jackson, Battery
A. 10th field artillery: Sergt j. II
Jackson, Battery A, 10th field artil-
llery; Sergt J. K. Douglas and Sergt
r. b. Grantham, Mobile repair shop;
Sergt. D. ]. Pearson, Battery e, 116th
field artillery; Corp. r. G. Rowland
10eth trench motor battery, and Sergt
J. M. Wall. Battery F. 117th field ar
ti1lery.
Third class: Corp S. d. Herbin, Com.
pany f, 1o6th supply train. and Corp
II. G. Allen, Battery D. 116th field ar,
ti1lery.
The following Alabama men have
graduated in the second course Of the
; division cobblers' school: Jessie L
Hodnott supply company. 117th fielt
artillery; Thomas D. Duchett, s106tf
ordnance, Mobile repair shop; Dewe,
1vey, 106th field signal battalion
Thomas A. Chastain. supply company
i 12Sd Infantry; Claud L. Pullen, Com
pany F, 106th engineers; Eural c. Me-
Cain. supply company, 1881 infantry,
Sherman Knighton, truck company No
8. 106th ambulance train: Luther Gill
more, supply company, 1880 infantry