The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-24
FURLOUGHS BEING . GRANTED ID MEN 0F OHIO DIVISION
Everyone Will Have Chance to Visit Home Before Sailing for Oversea
 Service

Montgomery, February 2S,-(Special.) Ohio officers at Camp Sheridan believe every enlisted man of the Buckeye di- vision will get a furlough to visit home before the division moves from the Montgomery camp.
 The belief is based on the fact that men are leaving every oay on five-day or seven-day furloughs. some of the out fits now being up to the full per cent of enlisted strength allowed to be ab- sent from ranks at one time. It is pointed out that the "5 per cent rule would allow practically every man to visit home within something like Is or IS weeks, and the new training sched- ule has another IS weeks to run.
 MAY BE FINAL FURLOUGH
 Officers are pointing oait to the men, it is said, that the furloughs they obtain now may be the last before the division starts overseas and the men are urged to spend the period of leisure with rela- lives.
 Inspection Saturday morning and ath- letic events in the afternoon gave the men a full day, but Sunday will be one of leisure, with only the routine religious services and the necessary guard duty.
 Monday morning the men will launch into the new weeks work and will get in full 40 hours of field work with numerous lectures and long hours of class instruc- tions.
 BAKER IS COMING
 There is much interest throughout the camp in the coming next week of Secre- tary of War Baker, and officers are determined that the war chief will find every nook and corner irt Al condi- tion. Just what will be done in the way of reviews or parades while Secretary Baker is in camp will depend on his wishes, expressed after his arrival, but officers believe the Ohioan will have at own division" in action.
 Health in Camp Sheridan is steadily improving, according to Saturdays re- port, which shows only a little above 200 men in the hospital, none of them with serious ailments.
 NO DEATHS REPORTED
 There hasn't been death reported this week, and medical officers believe the opening of the spring weather has put an end to the pneumonia which claimed several soldiers during January and the first weeks of February. The "quaran- tine" which prevents any Ohio soldiers visiting Fillmore county is still on, and details of military police guard the fer ries and the bridges across the river. There was satisfaction expressed in camp Saturday over the report that United States Marshal McDun Cain had cap tured three wildcat stills in Fillmore. and officers believe that the captured stills are among those which have been making whisky to be sold to the sol diers.
 s. A. E. BANQUET
 Camp Sheridan. Montgomery and Ala bama members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity have been urged to attend a meeting at the Exchange hotel Sunday afternoon at ? o'clock, when plans will be discussed for making the banquet and dance on founders day, March g, one of the most brilliant events staged since the arrival of the soldiers. Lieut. Harry Seubert, 18th field artil- lery, and George D. Noble, Jr.. of Mont gomery, are in charge of arrangements. Judge w. w. Brandon of Tuscaloosa, candidate for governor, and one of the best known Sigma Alpha Epsilons In banouet with Capt Victor Heintz. Ohio congressman n soldier. as one of the sol diers' representatives.
 Reports received by the committee in- dicate that there are 50 members in Camp Sheridan, 90 members in Montgomery, g In Auburn and about 50 others scattered over the state.