The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-19
CALHOUN HILLS RING WITH BOOM
 OF ONE-POUNDER
Crack Of Rifle Also Re- calls Bloody Contests
 Of World War
(Staff Correspondent)

CAMP MCCLELLAN, ANNISTON, Ala. Aug. 18.-With the popping of machine gains, the crack of the rifle and the faroff booming of Howitzers, the hills surrounding Camp M'Clellan today sounded as if the battle fields of France had been transplanted and the bloody battles of the World war were in progress.
 The machine gun companies from Birmingham, composing the entire first battalion machine gun squadron, com manded by Major Whittlesey, have been on the range nearly every day since the camp opened, except for the first couple days, when they were given com plete elementary instructions in the art of assembling and demounting their equipment and drilling in close order. The companies have devoted their whole attention to the machine gun. Capt. Harry Smith stated today that they would continue to give their entire attention to it.
 The Howitzer (one-pounder) com panels have been firing on the range since last Friday and will continue the firing for several days yet.
 Infantry Tests End
 Infantrymen from the Alabama guard spent their last day today on the rifle range, firing the regulation army rifle. The best scores from each com pany are to be tabulated and will be announced tomorrow.
 Many citizens from Anniston, eight miles distant, came to the camp Sun day, either to visit relative or friend or attend special services planned for the guards.
 When the 6,OO0 men joined in"sing- ing popular and religious songs, at the open-air concert last night, the breeze fairly swelled with their voices. "It was wonderful to hear them and the spirit displayed by them was much more so," a prominent business man of Anniston was heard to say. He also said that the gentlemanly conduct of the guards stationed here, who visit in the city, was as good or better than any contingent of soldiers he har ever seen at Camp Mcclellan.
 Communication Taught
 The officers and non-commissioned officers of the first and third battalion, and the two headquarters companies of Alabama troops, were given inStruc- tions in the various methods of com munication this afternoon by Capt. H. l.. Kidwell, state instructor of head quarters companies. Captain Kidwelrs 8 assistant preceded him with a lecture on the method in which communication among the various departments of an ordinary division is established. He gave only the wire system today and tomorrow will lecture on the means by which radio communication is establish ed in division. His lecture was accom- | tad hv mi
 Qualify As Marksnen Following are the men from Mont gomery who qualified today as marks men, and their scores out of a possible 250 shots:
 Sergeant Howart l.. Burdin, 215 1; Private James Tillery, 206; First Lieutenant Homer l.. Singletary, and Second Lieutenant c. E. Johnson, POI. Major John Stratford, commander of the third battalion of the 167th in fantry also qualified with a score of l POS out of a possible 250 Major Strat- ford,s score and those of his lieutenants are considered exceptional as they have not had a rifle in their hands since the Uworl cmfwyp shrdlu cmfwyp vbgk the World war. they state.
 Lieut.. Col. Harwell Davis, division judge advocate and attorney general of Alabama, addressed the Mississippi of- ficers of the division headquarters, ad- vising them of new and radical changes in courts matrial manual and others in military law.
 The Mississippi officers stated fol- lowing the meeting that Colonel Davis was one of the most noted judge ad- vocates and undoubtedly one of the best in the United States They were enthusiastic over the manner in which Colonel Davis carried on his talk. Col. onel Davis will address the Alabama and Louisiana officers separately dur ing this week.
 Saturday Governors Day ..
 Final plans for Governors Day" Saturday are nearing completion and the men are beginning to stir them selves for the biggest event of the camp period. Governor Brandon of Alabama and Governor Whitfield of Mississippi have announced thier intention of com ing, but the Louisiana governor has stated he will not be in position to attend.
 Mrs. c. R. Fleming, wife of Capt. c. R. Fleming of company l. Alabama national guard, Birmingham, arrived at Camp Mcclellan Monday. She has been chosen as sponsor for company l. on Governors Day, next Saturday. The following Birmingham women ar- rived today and will remain at the camp until the end of the week: Mrs. | w. E. Bare, Mrs. U. N. James, Mrs. H. L. McMeans, Mrs. John H. Single tary and Mrs. Walker M. Riddle.