Camp McClellan erects 84 by 40 foot admin building in record time
Editorial lauds Major Charles L. Dulin and his Camp McClellan team for constructing an 84 by 40 foot administrative building overnight. Electric lines run two miles to power it, water taps work, and the job beats expert estimates by rapid chain lightning methods transforming the camp into a modeled cantonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp McClelan
Camp McClellan
Charles L
Dulin
Waial
Morton
United States
American Training Camp In France Boosts Rifle Practice
In France on Aug 29 American forces intensify rifle training as officers push the belief that precise rifle fire will regain prominence in battle. The program emphasizes both rifle and machine gun drills, noting German troops already increasing rifle study and high scores by American soldiers in tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Jcerkmanship
United States
Somme
Soldiers Held In Serious Charge In Car Theft Case
W M Reynolds and William Evans of the Fourth Maryland Infantry were arrested in Charlotte North Carolina for grand larceny in an automobile theft from F S Treadaway of Jacksonville. They are held in Anniston jail awaiting preliminary hearing. The case likely includes desertion, a grave offense in wartime. Chief Bob Ferguson with Arch Hamilton and W G Stansel led the arrest after a two day chase from North Georgia through South Carolina into North Carolina. Ferguson hoped to pursue to Baltimore where he believed the suspects were headed.
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W. M. Reynolds
William Evans
Fourth Maryland Infantry
Camp McClellan
Charlotte
N. C
F. 8. Treadaway
North Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Ferguson
Baltimore
WHO'S WHO AT CAMP McCLELLAN
Charles Butler of New York, famed hospital designer, visits Camp McClellan to shape the base hospital project. He recounts front lines in France, his work with Carrel and Dakin, and plans for a complex 60 building hospital community at Anniston.
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Camp McClellan
Constructing Quartermaster
United States
Charles Butler
New York
France
Rockefeller War Demonstration Hospital
Carrel
Dakin
Murphy
War Department
Dulin
Anniston
Butler
Children’s Hospital
John’s Hopkins University
Department of the Interior
Washington
Lane
Markel Name Corrected at Camp McClellan Hoard
In yesterday's Who's Who the general superintendent at Camp McClellan was misnamed as Markey instead of Markel. J. W. Markel leads thousands of workmen and has a strong construction record, amid editing disputes over the misprint.
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Camp McClellan
New Jersey Company E Guards Anniston City Atop 126 Members
Enlisted men of Company E First New Jersey Infantry guard Anniston city and suburbs from the city hall area. They enforce curfew, patrol Oxford Lake park, and have a piano and baseball team. A large kitchen and mess room are under construction near the camp.
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Anniston
First
New Jersey Infantry
Harold Wakefield
Oxford Lake Park
C. 8. Tate
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Editorial
Colin
Ershing
Shooting Army
Mobile
Jacksonville
Bob Ferguson
Arch Hamilton
W. G. Stansel
French War Department
Paris
Flanders
Vosges
Pital
Beaux Art
Dr. Carrel
Medical Corps
C. R. Snyder
Markel
Markey
Vamp McClellan
J. W. Markel
McClelan
Fred A. Bryan
Chattanooga
W. A Campbell
Military Tailors
Empire Building
Birmingham
Truck Growers
Calhoun County
C.F. la
New Jersey
First New Jersey Infantry
Marshall
Manufactur
ING Company
Rome, GA
Paterson & Edey Lumber Co., Inc
Mobile, Ala
John
Chisolm GO. Ie
General Contractors
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