Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-11-19
CAMP DIX Soldiers
DIG WAR Trench
Lure OF War Draws Y.M.C.A.
Workers There TO Army
Service
NEW "Y" HUT
IS DEDICATED
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CAMP DIX, WRlGHTSTOwN, x j.
Nov. .i9.-Every line fighting organiza-
ton in the camp viii have a share in
the construction OF the great battle
sector representing a three mile por-
ton Of the front such as that on which
American troops are now lighting in
France, when the building OF the mill
lion dollar trench system begins to-
day at the western end Of the con-
Torment.
Five thousand picks and shovels will
start the dirt flying as soon as the
men finish breakfast. while other men
will be directed in the work Of cutting
down the thousands Of trees needed
for the walls Of the trenches. others
viii bind fagots into bundles for
fascines and still others Will carry the
new timber TO the positions where II
viii be needed In construction work
as rapidly as it Is felled.
Companies Of the 3lith Infantry,
from Burlington. Mercer, Somerset,
Hunterdon and Ocean counties and
from the cities OF Trenton and Perth
Amboy, viii turn up the first earth for
the trenches, the boys from these units
having been assigned 10 excavation
work for tomorrow. Men from Mid
dlesex county have been designated as
timber cutters. the timber will be
trimmed into shane by boys from At
lantic City and It's transportation from
the ofrests 90 the trenches is In charge
Of thu recruits from Salem county and
Mays Landing. Each company as
shifts are made during the week, win
get It's chance at the various trench
building duties.
The construction OF the sector, which
will have three lines Of opposing
trenches on each side. with dugouts
and bomb-shelters and other equipment
Of the front line fighters. is under d.
rcctlOn of Colonel Edward NJ. Mark
ham, division engineer and command
ing officer Of the 303d Engineers. The
survey for the trenches and battle lines
was completed by the engineers yes
terday
A service flag with Ave and per-
haps more stars VIII soon float from
the army Y. NJ C. A. headquarters here
Strenuous as are the duties and long
as are the hours Of the association
! secretaries Engaged in training-camT
activities, the military environment is'
exerting too strong an appeal TO be re
sisted by the young, red-blooded mel
| engaged In the great task OF minister
ing TO the various needs Ot the boys Il
khaki and a quintet have stepped for
ward TO answer the bugle's call.
The patriotic impulse draws upo
the headquarters Office Itself for on
recruit He Is Charles II. Newman, {
Ithaca, ~ Y, who has been here sine
the association work was inaugurate,
He is a graduate Of Cornell Unlversit!
Harold S Keltner, Of South Bend, Ind
who has been a secretary In Hut N,
., left during the last week to iol
the navy. Paul Wing, of Little Falls
! ~ y, has enlisted with the Twenty
third Engineers. at Camp Meade, Har
rison NJ. Sayre, Of East Orange, educa
tional director IN Hut No. 6, has ap
piled for admission to an officers train
ing camp. Joseph J. Schenkel, OF 265
North Franklin street, Philadelphia
has enlisted in an ambulance corps.
John d. Rockefeller, Jr.. got his frs
View ofthe training Of soldiers when H.
came down from New York yesterday &
make the address on the dedication o
Y NJ, c. A. Hut No 3. Mr.. Rockefelle
and his father are both personally in
terested In the Y. NJ. G. A. work for On
army and have been among the larges
contributors to the support Of the NOV,
ment
At the dedicatory service in Hut NJ
B, the building was formally presented
the army by Joseph T. Alling. OF Roche.
ter. n. Y, and accepted for the Nations
Army by Brigadier General Dean. Ger
eral Secretary Ivan p Flood, Of New
ark, is general secretary in charge {
The work among In eSouth Jerseymel