The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-15
STATE TROOPERS TO HEAR SHANKS AT MCCLELLAN
Entire Alabama Contin- gent Spends Day At
 Rifle Range
By STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

By STAFF CORRESPONDENT.
 CAMP MCCLELLAN, Ala, Aug. IA. Especial. )-Gen. David c. Shanks, commanding the Fourth corps area, U. S. A., will address the Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi National guards in training here, tomorrow morn ing at z o'clock.
 General Shanks is making the trip especially to look over and inspect Camp Mcclellan and address the National guards of the three states. Troops of the regular army, who are also sta tioned at Camp Mcclellan will hear General Shanks,. who is probably one of the best known of the active mill tary leaders in the United States.
 He was in the camp late this after noon, and established his quarters with General Winans, custodian of Camp Mcclellan.
 It is expected that General Shanks will make a brief outline in his speech of the plans of mobilization on Defense day, September 12
 Troops On Range.
 The entire Alabama troops making up the One Hundred and Sixty-seventh infantry were on the rifle range today. They left this morning at 6 o'clock, and did not return until 5 o'clock in the afternoon. While on the range, they were under the command of Maj. James E. Webb of Birmingham. The range is located four and one-hah miles from the camp, and the guards biked the distance, taking lunch on the field.
 They will go on the range again to- morrow to fire over the instruction course for the second time. Saturday the men will be permitted to fire over the record course in an attempt to qualify for craftsmanship medals.
 The rifle ranges are 200 yards in length, and the pits are connected to the firing line by means of field tele- phone. There are IS of the telephones, installed by the regimental headquqr- ters company of the One Hundred and Sixty-seventh infantry, commanded by Capt. Paul B. Fuller and Lieut.. Reece Martin, Jr.
 Thirty Rounds Shot.
 The men shot thirty rounds each with the regulation army rifle. They were instructed in shooting in prone position with rest, prone position with out rest, sitting position and kneeling position. Tomorrow they will be in- Structed in shooting from a standing position.
 Many excellent scores were regis tered and several are expected to make craftsmanship medals when firing over the record course Saturday.
 The Mobile ''cadets" and the Mobile rifles" did not go to the rifle range, but Tired army .45 automatics on the pistol range. Captain Moore, in com mand of the men, stated that he was we'll pleased with the showing his re- cruits made. The cadets" are the youngest guards in point of service in the whole regiment, but are fast es- tablishing themselves as the most order ly companies in the camp.
 Athletics Planned.
 An interstate, inter-company tracl meet has been arranged by Captain Shorty" Wren, who has announced that he will give handsomely engraved loving cup to the company carrying off the hOnors.
 Order of Boxing.
 Following is the order in which the states will hold their boxing journeys Mississippi Friday, Georgia Saturday and Alabama Monday. Louisiana held their tourney tonight, but the winners have not been announced.
 The Alabama troops will hold their track meet August 20. The winners of the meets in the various companies will compete for the championship of the Thirty-first Division, Friday morning
 Both day and night tennis meets art held and much enthusiasm is being dis played in these meets.
 Major Walter M. Thompson, oi Gadsden, commander of E, F and H companies of the 167th Infantry, is of fering a handsomely engraved silver loving cup to the company in his com mand that makes the best showing il competitive drill, which is to be staged next Thursday afternoon. Capt Shorty" Wren, the camp athletic di rector will assist him in making ar rangementstfor the program.
 The cup will be awarded on pointi which will be given for drill attend ance, the alertuess of the company com handlers, the appearance of the men condition of their equipment and fol drilling in companies.
 Program For Sunday.
 Following is the religious program planned for Sunday:
 Catholic services, 8 a. m.
 Protestant services, at 8 80 a. m.
 Band concert by 166th Infantr! Band, 6 80 p. m: Song service con ducted by Chaplain Sansbury at p. m
 Sermon by Chaplain Gurn, 2 :30-p. m
 After the religious services, ther, will be moving picture of operation of the British Cavalrymen in Palestin, and lecture on these movements b! Col. Davis, of the militia bureau Washington, who was the American ob server with General Allenby in tn Mesopotamian campaign.