Evening journal., 1917-10-15
CAMP DIX BOYS VISIT
HOME LOOKING FIT"
Many Spent Sunday With
Relatives After Getting
First Pay
TO OPEN RECREATION
CLUB FOR SOLDIERS

speclal to THE EVENING JOURNAL:
CAMP DIX, wrightstown, n. j., Oct !
sb-Vith their first months pay drawn !
from the government in their pockets, |
MANY Of the Delaware boys left camp /
saturday afternoon on official fur- |
loughs to hurry back to their native |
state to visit friends and relatives TOT
brief stay, their passes being good
from Saturday noon until reveille this
morning. Because Of the poor train
service, however, all OF them had to
come back last night TO be In camp at
reveille this morning.
It was the first chance many OF the
men had to get away from camp since
coming here last month. All Of them
were anxious TO get back home. not alone
to see their friends, but also 10 dis
play their new uniforms and the big
overcoats which have been issued to
them. There was great primplng and
fusslng up Saturday morning as the
soldiers pressed their clothes and
made other preparations for looking
mt" when they reached Delaware.
All soldiers were in camp at roll
call today and their officers are much
pleased with the manner IN which
they respect their parole. Good be-
havior along this line and promptness
I'm returning 10 camp before the ex-
piration OF their leave Of absN1ce
assures the men OF other Opportuni-
ties to get away when they wish It.
The leave Of absence is granted TO
half a company one week and the
other half the next week
Their initial work in bayonet man
nal completed. the brave lads Of
Camp Dix Will go over the top this
week for practice. amid the shell
craters, wire enttnglements. pits
and obstacles Of mo Mans Land" as
reconstructed on the drill grounds
by officers who have seen the real
thing IN Europe Just 70 secOds Il
has taken regimental officers under
directions of an instructor 10 cover
the dista hce from their own trenches
to the ridge and pit that mark the
enemy's lines
These battle rushes now form the
most spectacular work witnessed at
the cantonment. The officers charge
with hlood-curdling yclls, which will
he intensified hundred-fold when
their men take up This training All
along the course are Rorn-stalk dunn
sizes, some standing others movable
still others PROSTATE In shell holes and
trenches. The order Is 20 "clean up as
YOU 60" and every form gets a savage
bayonet thrust The first OF the deep,
flrst-line trenches are now being con-
structed. They have the noichcd form
with firing bays, traverscs and commu-
nicating trenches or "bayous' as the
Frenchmon call them.
MAKE the Hun Hear Itl' reads a bis
sign al the top OF a 3O-foot thermome.
ter which will mark the progress OF
Liberty Bond subscriptions at Camp
Dix during the campaign. Several regl-
nents have Increased their totals but
complete figures were not available al
Headquarters.
A Recreation Club for the use OF
Camp Dix soldiers during their alb
sence from camp and as a meeting
place for mothers, wives or friends,
NH be opened this week on the Dor
fer Of the cantonment, near Wrlghts-
town, under the auspices Of the New
Jersey Women's Suffrage Association.
Furnishings for the house have been
donated by suffrage leaders from many
parts OF the State. The association has
organized a holding company, with a
capital stock Of $4,000. fully sub
scrlbed, 90 conduct the work here.
Side by side with the American.
French and English flags in Hut No.
3. OF the South Jersey regiment. now
flies a new Italian standard. 1t was
presented by a bright-eyed youth from
sunny Italy, drafted into the new
American army from Camden. but
who didn't even leave his name when
he handed the banenr TO Secretary
Ivan p. Flood.
Me no lik-a thati" he had exclaim-
ed few nights before when the sec
rotary explained that the absence OF
the Italian flag was due to the fact
that committee had been unable to
purchase one.
Teh young Italian appeared again
last night with a bundle under his
arm. broke the seal OF the package
and waved his country's emblem be-
iore the secretary. '.Pltta that up
eerel he said. italia. sho all the
nlega push. nowl" he said He waited
nhui the nag had been hung in Mace
then saluted It gravelv. turned ana
saluted the Stars and stripes and
walked out.