The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-08
DIXIE DIVISION ID | BEGIN LONG HIKES FOR PRACTICE
Training Programme at Camp Wheeler is Being Speeded Up-December
 Health Report
By GEORGE M. SPARKS.

Camp, Wheeler Macon, Ga, January 2. Special Beginning this week the training of the soldiers of Camp Wheeler will include exercise in open warfare and close-order drills by battalions and regiments About IS hours will be de- voted to open warfare training. and close order drills, during the forenoons of each week.
 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday the companies will drill, starting the train- ing with squad and platoon drills. Thurs day and Friday the battalion and regi- mental drills will be held. The object of this training is to teach patrolling, how to advance the rear and flank guards, marching, attack and defense.
 Roads radiating from the camp will be used for the hikes. Strict march dis marches. which are the first long hikes the troops have been ordered to take since they began intensive training. Sat- urday inspections in the future will be held under arms and with full equip ment.
 OFFICERS QUARTERS
 Equipment and quarters of officers will be inspected the same as enlisted men. The first two Saturdays in each month inspections will be made by companies. On the third Saturday in each month the inspection will be by battalions and on the fourth by regiments.
 Under the new training order an in- spection will be made In the future on Sunday morning at o'clock. This in- spection will be without arms and will be limited to quarters and dress. In the future brigade commanders must prescribe some sort of parade for WadDpSdav aftarn00n. h as battalion or regimental parade. At least once month this parade will be reviewed by all brigade officers. The commanding officers of the 1f6th ma chine gun battalion, 106th engineers l06th field signal corps and divisional trains. must also arrange some kind of parade for their organizations.
 SCHOOL FOR OFFICERS
 Schools for company officers and non commissioned officers will be held in every company in the division from 6 to 2 p. m. every day This course will include a review of the days work and a study of references for the next days drill work. The school on Friday will cover the work for Saturday and Mon day. Officers school will be held every day except Saturday and Sunday. The rel all- opanaander will conduct these schools and all officers will be required lo alleHu.
 FUEL FAMINE
 The fuel famine has affected Camp Wheeler The big coal pile has dwindled until only a few more days supply Is left, due to the severe weather for the past three weeks. General Hayden has issued memorandum in which the use of electric lights is prohibited between 7 in the morning and o'clock in the afternoon. The shortage of coal is affect ing the shortage of coal at the local power plant which furnishes current to the camp.
 The following report of the cases of pneumonia received at the base hospital for the month of December is compiled: Eighth United States artillery three; l06th sanitary train. two; 121st infantry, 13; 122d infantry, IT; 106th supply train, nine; 106th signal battalion, three; 1l7th field artillery 10; base hospital, three; 117th machine gun battalion four; 18th machine gun battalion, four; 123d in-