The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-05
SOLDIERS SHOULD ? lEPARE ID LIVE; HATH CHANCE SLIM o res Prove 93 Out of
 ery 100 Will Sur
 iye War " IEELEh Tk4RlFT CAMPAIGN no fAkF nineham Units Enjoy Music of West End Quartet-"Dixie Di- vision" Song Being Sung
 in Macon
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~anap Wheeler, Macon, Ga, January -fs;necial A-"Prepare to live,' is the logan of the Army "Y'' thrift campaign During the month of January In the southeast Military department, me arny Y. M. C. A. will conduct an inten- siye thrift campaign among enlisted men, From Monday to Thursday, January zS "a s1 drive for members in the Red Triangle Savings club will wind up the campaign.
 C. H. Gamble, associate executive geo. retary. national war work council, '. M. c. A. secretary of the Proctor X Gam ble company, Cincinnati, will have heaa- quarters at Atlanta for the promotion of the work in the southeastern depart ment.
 NEW THEORY
 A surgeon of high rank in the army says that he has come to the conciusioii that the disease in the camps IS que principally to the excess money ana the attitude of the men, who feel that they are going lover the top" to die, so they have their filing" As matter or iacs' the total loss of the British troops has been less than per cent, compared to so ner cent of the expeditionary forces or our allies. incapacitated by disease. This r,aans that 93 per cent of the men come hack. Soldiers should prepare to live, and not to die.
 MUSIC IN CAMP
 The West End quartet of Birmingham gave a splendid musical programme at .sY" building No A here this week The organization is composed of business anu professional men of Birmingham, who have joined the Army Y. M. c. A. TOT service in the buildings. hospitals, stock ades, or wherever they can sing, cheer and comfort the boys who are getting ready for lover there." Their presence is a distinct acquisition to the forces at Camp Wheeler.
 DIVISION HAS SONG
 ssDixie Division" the song composed by Albert Mitchell of the n6th field artlllery band. has been received from the puo- fishers, and is now on sale in the music stores of the city. The tune has made unite a hit at the New Year dances Tn the city, wherever the military has tea- tured.
 The 116th field artillery orchestra IS another SOuS uoaSS Aot "NNS~> - bert Mitchell is the "instigator." The members of the Alabama outfit are Charles and Felix Alcantara, violins; Clir- ton Hoke clarinet; Virgil Purnell, cor net: Sergeant William A. Cooper, trom- bone Frank w. Holman, bass; Fred Kit ter, drums; Albert Mitchell. leader ana pianist.
 MAXIM IS "Y" SECRETARY
 w. Il. Maxim. prominent wholesale flour and grain broker of Birmingham has been made the secretary of "" at tached to the Birmingham units. He suc- ceeds Edward Norton.
 short course in the divisional school of grenades has been outlined to run two weeks with a total of 36 hours. The course mapped out follows: Throwing practice and athletics, 61s hours; tactics and Organization of storming parties, 161s hours; study period, 7h hours; lectures, 1lh hours; organization of class % hour, and examinations, 3 hours.
 ATHLETIC EVENTS Another athletic meet is to be held at Camp Wheeler on January 23. Cash prizes will be given winners in some of the events There are six events and each unit in camp is limited to one team in each event. The first event will be a tug of war be- tween officers with four teams and 30 officers to team Each contest will last two minutes, then a minute rest | teams will try for first place. A one cane spree. and hand grenade contest | nf tI,a afc