The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-09-18
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER Is, 1917


Camp Dix
The Wrightstown National bank, it
In expected, will open for business this
week.
The Trenton Trust Company has
made arrangements to open branch
bank in the camp. 1t will be located
in one of the Y. M. C. A. buildings.
The uniforms for the new soldiers ar
rived last week and were given to the
men on Tuesday. Each soldier re-
ceived one waist belt. two pairs cotton
breeches, three pairs drawers, a service
hat. one pair leggins, two flannel
shirts, 2 pairs shoes, four pairs stock
ings, three undershirts and a cotton
coat.
Arrangements are being made to or
ganize foot ball teams in the camp.
This Ia being done by former gridiron
stars. such as Captain Warner, at one
time famous half-back; Lieut.. West,
former all-American tackle; Captain
Huntington, all-American quarter
back and Capt. Hamilton Fish, former
Harvard star.
Camp Dix will be the temporary
home Of the Twenty-sixth United
States Engineers. the regiment having
arrived at Wrightstown to remain
until it Ia recruited to war strength.
The regiment has recruiting officers
working in various states, and these
men will be sent TO Camp Dix as
rapidly an they are enrolled. The
regiment brings the biggest single
delegation OF regulars yet to reach this
camp. having 49 officers and ], 200 men
in its ranks.
Governor Walter E. Edge, 1t. Col.
Robert L. Patterson and Richard A.
Porter, assistant secretary to the
Governor, came to the camp last week
and the executive paid an informal
call ON Maj. Gen. Chas. w. Kennedy.
He also went to the headquarters OF
the a11th, commanded by Col, Stokes,
and to the 3l2th, commanded by Col.
Anderson. Both these regiments are
composed of Jersey boys and the Gov
srnor watched with interest the meth
DDS which were being followed in drill.
ing them.
George Westerfield, private in the
18th New York Regiment (colored),
is held in the guard house pending
trial by court-martial for having shot
and caused the death OF Private Jasper
Johnson. During an alteration over
possession of blanket, Westerfield
became enragsd and shot johnson.
In such cases, during wartime, pris-
onsr found guilty of murder usually
pays the penalty Of his crime in front
Of q firing squad.
johnson was very popular among
the colored soldiers. He was Of jolly
disposition and had made many
friends since coming to Camp Dix
through his fun-making during base
ball games, he having been member
of the regiments team.
tiA change in the schedule for
sanding the next 40 per cent of the
drafted men to Camp Dix was an
nouncsd at General Kennedy's head
quarters whereby the new Nationals"
will arrive In two divisions, instead of
frnr1n Nour Torcoxr nolomoro ord Nou
York simultaneously, as with the first
5 per cent. From September 10 to %,
inclusive, Delaware and New Jersey
viii send something less than 5000
men and from September 26 to 30
New York States quota of about 5000
will come. This will bring bigger
daily quota from each of the districts
in the three States, will mean less
complications for the exemption boards
and will enable the camp officers to
csntralize the work of receiving the
new recruits.
The rifle range for this camp is now
receiving attention. 1t is situated
separate from the cantonment, on the
east. and 10 six miles in length by
about one and quarter miles wide
1t lies in q section OF the pines that
has no important roads, as that section
is not much travelled. This additional
territory gives the government about
5000 acres OF land for military use.
The range land has been surveyed
by engineers Of Company C. On
Wednesday the contract to cut down
the pine trees and clean away under
brush was awarded to Rose & Whelar,
OF Trenton. This firm will at once put
hundreds Of men at work to rush the
job through. There is also some
grading to be done.
As soon as part of the operation is
finished the crack of rifles and ma
chine guns and the boom of the ar
tillery will resound through the pine
section. Real ammunition is to be
used and section of the trees will
be left standing to present actual
battle field conditions for the artillery.
The men will be required to find the
range of objects concealed on the oppo-
site side OF the foliage. On the Euro
psan fields artillerymen have been FIR
ing their guns for months without OBJ
tanning sight Of the enemy. Their
aim is directed by signals commune
Gated by balloons and other air craft.