Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13

ROCKIES CLOTHES
TO HELP BELGIANS
Camp Dix Recruits to Send
Their Discarded Civilian
Garments Across Sea
cHAFF ABOUT PAYDAY
Many Are Learning New Les
sons on the ,Conserva-
ton of $50
cuAFF ABOUT PAYDAY

rAMP DIX, wrightstown, n j. OCT. 10
Osr ,var pepartment is preparing to buy
al the civilian clothing brought mere py
Srafted men in order TO send II TO Belgium
~ lii be used TO help clothe many OF the
p.lgians who still are reported almost des-
.,',.a orders to that erect were received
80 today direct from Washington. Here
..toro the drafted men, upon arrival, nave
sont their clothing back home In packages
sf,er uniforms had been issued to them.
f-pder the new plan suggested II is un-
,.ss,ood by officials of the Young Mems
Chris,ian Association, the clothing VIII be
.nrned over 10 each reglmental commander
snd the men will be given nominal sum
.s connpensation. According to the orders
the men are in no way obliged to seh tne
sI,,lian clothing, but owing to the trouhle
,ryoived in sending it home, it IS the general
belief that virtually all will avail them-
aeves Of the privilege
OLD CLOTHES PAID FOR
rh. new order apples to suits, shirts,
.hoes and all articles of wearing apparel
7, ,s not known what the War Department
Iii nav II is said that the sum will be
nominal. ,..,,...
An average Of 1900 packages of civilian
.,o,bing have been sent from camp here
90 homes Of drafted men each week. II was
estimated that in all more than 10000 suits
wilI be sent to Belgium from Camp Dix
.,one The shipping will be done through
the Y. NJ. {. A.
II is considered probable that similar
orders will or have been issued to other
cantonments throughout the country AT
that rate the relief measure would prove
one of the most important yet undertaken
to helm relieve the suffering in Belgium, 1t
vas said. The measure will be all the more
we'come in that country owing to the COM
ing winter, II was explained.
POCKETS WELL LINED
When the rockies" left camp for their
~eek-end liberty they had well-lined pock-
cts. for the paymaster made the first of
his monthly visits to the various regiments
this week Thirty dollars seems small
sum TO pay on a months services. Some
of the men speak sarclstically about it;
others take 1T as a joke. Those that used
to "blow in" as much on an evenings en-
tertainment will probably want to frame
the bills as a souvenir of the hardest work
they ever did. The class that take it the
hardest are the skilled mechanics-car-
penters electricians and plumbers, who
see old trade fellows working on the cam
tonment and making $50 and SEQ a week
and in some cases much more.
But the rockies are going to learn big
lesson in what can be done on $40 a month.
For while their earning capacity is reduced.
the spending capacity is reduced to an
absolute minimum Every rookie here is
ledTnlib tIldl lie is just as ndpDS WITHOUT
o million and one things that used to drain
his weekly payroll. All the essentials of
living and the essentials of recreation are
supplied in the camp. He has no food,
clothing or lodging to pay for. He can get
good, clean amusements at the Y. NJ. e. A.
The incldentals. smokes, candy and news
papers which he buys at the regimental
exchange will average him about 81 a
month. SO the rookie still has about S26
month clear. If he buys a Liberty Bond
and allots $40 a month to that he stll has
'l6 to blow in" on himself
POLICE COMPANY ON DUTY
The military police company, which is to
maintain order in the camp and in the sur
rounding towns, Is now on duty. The dis
tnguishing feature of this company is a
blue brassard with the letters Mp in white.
This company will have the s lme functions
In the camp that the police force of a city
has. 1t is under the command of Colonel
G. W. Battles. who enjoys the distinction
OF being one of the biggest men In the army.
He is six feet six inches high and is built
proportionately, Weighing more than 26O
pounds.
Colonel Lincoln G. Andrews, author of
several books on military subjects, the best
known of which is Fundamentals of Mill
tary knowledge" st lndard reference work
for student officers, arrived here yesterday
and will command a regiment in the depot
brigade.