The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-10

him behind the bars of the Calhoun
county Jail.
One day this week small child Of
3. +. Smith. who lives over Bucks
cafe on West Tenth street. died and
the detective, making the representa-
ton that the Smiths were unable to
bury their child, solicited and received
about $40 from different people to be
used in putting the child away prop
| erly.
| The allegation is made by b. F. Smith.
I Who swore out a warrant for the de-
tective late Friday afternoon, that the
stranger kept the funds for which he had
made appeal instead of using it as he
had been expected to do, and If the local
I authorities succeed in locating Lance,
/ he will be called upon to face a charge OF
| eubezz ement.
/ In compliance with Geographic instruc-
tons from the adiutant generals office
at Washington, the following named Of
ficers Of the Twenty -nnth division have
| been ordered tc proceed to Camp Sheri-
dan at Montgomery, reporting upon ar
| rival to the commanding general for as
| slgnment to duty in connection with ord
| nance training camp:
| Maj. Johon w. Desmond, Maj. Arthur
II. Maclxie. Capt. Charles f. Taylor, Capt.
John w. Fraser, Capt. William A. Baker,
| Capt Raymond r. Moore, Capt. Fl. w.
Halstead, Capt. Joseph D. Brooks, Capt
Harry w. Hunt. Capt Robert e. Will
kins, Capt. Jesse E. Noon, Capt. J. w.
Scott.
Under the provisions of army regula-
tons ia, the following named enlisted
men are transferred to the quartermaster
corrs. and are ordered to report to the
division Quartermaster for duty, by a
special order issued at the division head
quarters: Frivates Joseph Kubaroyk,
supply company, 10th field artillery;
Franklin A.. Bouchet supply company
10th field artillery; Joseph Weineger,
Company d, 10th ammunition train: Hell
frich Thompson, Company D, 10th am
munition train; r. II. Duck, Battery B,
112th heavy field artillery; Joseph Ro-
hack, Battery C. 10Th heavy field artil-
lery; @. f. Waidner, Company l.. Nelson
e. Baker, Company l, 115th infantry;
James Woolford Company 6, James De-
bus Company #, 115th infantry; King
Harvey, Company A, Charles Bayes,
Company c, 10th infantry; William
Tharpe, ompany d, 116th infantry; John
A. Sherry, Company B, 111th machine
gun battalion; Peter Ferari, Company z,
18th infantry; Giro Delgairo Company
I, 18th infantry; Julius Sadlowski Com
pany L, 18th infantry; George Wilson,
John Rokowski, Ernest Macchiarella,
headquarters company, Hath infantry.
MUCH INSURANCE SOLD
Admission, February 9.-(SpeciaL)
Figures that have Just been compiled
by First Lieut.. George S. Stewart,
divisional insurance officer at Camp
Mcclellan, show that war risk insur-
ance has been taken to the amount of
$143,3f9,500 by the men of the Blue and
Gray division since the campaign was
inauEurated here.
Much rivalry Is prevalent among the
men at the several environments in re-
gard to the sale Of this war risk insur
ance, as was the case with liberty bond
sales, and Lieutenant Stewart, who has
brought several units up to 100 per
cent already, is confident that the
Twenty ninth division will make a
good showing in the wind-up Of the
drive.
STAGE CONTESTS AT CAMP
Admission, February 9-(Specia1)
Much interest is being manifested
among the men and officers of Camp
Mcclellan in the contests that are to
be held on the cantonment reservation ,
very soon between the machine gun
companies and three infantry regi-
ments. practices for which are now be-
ing conducted.
There are IA machine gun companies
at the camp, and this will give them an
excellent opportunity to show what the
members of the Suicide clubs" as they
are styled. have learned from their in
struction under French and British ofri-
GERS and their own commanders. Nine
teen picked men and one officer Will
stage bullet and bayonet contests for the
entertainment of the dough boys at
the camp.
1t was suggested in Admission Saturday
that since the Secretary of War ha s
given his approval to the plan, a parade
may be held in Admission, to which all
the units at Camp Mcclellan will be
asked to take mart In 1909 ITHACA M ra Il .ar