Evening star., 1917-10-18
TRAIN KILLS THREE
NEAR CAMP MEADE
Second Fatal Accident Within
a Week at Severn Rail-
road Crossing.
RALLY FOR LIBERTY LOAN

Special Stan Correspondence
CAMP MEADE. Nd. October 1s.-
Three men were killed and two others
injured at Severn crossing. on the
pennsylvania railroad. early this morn
Ing in the second fatal accident that has
occurred there in less than a week The
men were circulation men employed by
Philadelphia newspaper to handle pa
pers for the soldiers at Camp Meade,
Irving L. Fraustadtler and Israel
Hoffman were instantly killed ana
Fred Goodman received injuries from
which he died at 10 o'clock in a hospital
in camp.
The men were coming to Camp
Meade from Baltimore in an Army
truck loaded with morning papers Dr.
rectiy on the Severn crossing the truck
stated and was struck by an empty
troop train coming to Camp Meade.
Charles Milestone and James lass
both of Baltimore. were injured. Others
on the truck escaped by jumping. Good
man and Fraustadtler were from Phila-
deiphia and Hoffman was a Balti.
more man.
Third Liberty Loan Rally.
The third liberty loan rally was held
here at / o'clock this afternoon, when
the men of the 18th Division we're pa
raded to hear liberty loan speeches by
Justice Harry Covington. former Gov.
Goldsborough Of Maryland and Col
Mayes. judge advocate Of the division.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the liberty loan for
Camp Meade were given TODAY an mora
than $500, 900. '''Ae
Drfzzling weather this morning re-
suited in cancellation Of most Of the
program OF drills. The men Of the
312th Machine Gun Battalion vera AZ.
sembled In the squadrooms for lectures
and instructions. Company A listened
TO a speech by Capt. Taylor on .sWhy
We Are at War" The other Companies
haa squad drill and manual of arms.
with talks on the theory of the pistol,
At a conference between Mai. Gen.
Kuhn and representatives of newspa.
pers assigned to Camp Meade this
morning the general order issued yes
terday afternoon was interpreted by
Gen. Kuhn to mean that information
OF military Importance was not to be
divulged by officers or men. AS the or.
der was issued 1t absolutely forbade an
OF any kind to a newspaper corresnond.
ent.
Gen. Kuhn said this morning that II
was not his intention to make the order
80 drastic. and that he would tmms.
diately revise it II. on careful REALM
l. appeared to impose undue restric.
tions on the gathering of non-miiitarv
news news OF interest to the folks back
The Camp Meade foot bali team a..
ieated the team Of NJ. A. c. yesterdsy
at College Parke by the score Of ia ~
,tlnct,ons rns order apparently advocated in
tary of War to the eject that occre- ccr
manding officers at National Army
camps were to afford corresnondart.
the FULLEST possible facilities FOR oh
camps. ene
Certain Stories Aroused Ire.
No reason was assigned for th. d..
suance of the new order. which cam.
without the slightest warning or in,
oication on the part Of Gen. Kuhn or
any member Of his stair that he w..
displeased with the writings Of anv
OF the correspondents assigned to csmn
Meade. 1t was learned, however. that
certain stories that have appeared in
three neWspapers reused the Ire Of the
the new order absolutely muzxlinE The
newspaper men resulting.
Under this order, as now worded any
private or non-commissioned onicer
giving any information Of any kind to
representative of a newspaper might
be punished by the loss of not less
than a months pay. or. In the case
OF non on-commissioned omcer. loss Of
his stripes In addition to loss Of pay.
The order was issued to every com.
pany commander in camp shortly after
o'clock yesterday afternoon Imme.
diately thereafter an executive session
Of the Senate would have been easy
to report verbatim in comparison with
getting anything out Of the men or
their officers.
Another 1000 men. all Pennsylvani.
ans. left today for Camp Gordon. Con.
tingents Of the same number are to
go south tomorrow and Saturday, when
the movement Of selected men from this
camp will be completed. Yesterdays
1000 Phiiadelphians were all on their
way by noon. Train schedules have
been maintained during the movement
without the slightest hitch 30 far, and
railroad officials in charge Of providing
the equipment and moving the trains
have been complimented by Gen. Kuhn
on the admirable arrangements they
have made. = F. G. H.