Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-26
MANY QUIT CAMP DIX
FOR OFFICERS SCHOOL
Chosen for Transfer to Field
Artillery Quarters at Camp
Taylor, Kentucky

Camp Dix. Wrightstown, n. j., July 26.
Two Trenton men were among those
selected for transfer to the field artillery
central officers training school, which
has been opened at Camp Taylor. KY.
The lucky ones were Private Paul Loser.
the former Trenton high school teacher.
who was a member of Company ! OF the
Depot Brigade, and Private William
Dyer, also of Trenton. of the medical
detachment of the First Battalion. the
others selected from New Jersey and
Delaware were:
Private John F. Lewis, 303d Fire,
Truck and Hose Company; Sergeant
Ross r. Thomas. camp medical detach-
ment; Private F. E. Weimer. Evacua-
ton Hospital 10: Sergeant William Z.
Jordan and Private A. w. Grabau, head
quarters company, 1891 Depot Brigaue ;
Private Ralph H. Abbey. Company +;
Private Charles f. Van Week. Company
2: Private E. j. McAllister, Company F.;
Private Harry r. Smith. Company !;
Private James H. Chaffey. Company ;
Private L. 8. Ransom. Company II;
Private Freeman Fletcher. Company lS !;
Sergeant David B. Clapp and Private n.
J. Ballentine, Company Is; Private
Charles f. Harper. Company II; rIi-
vate George Roth. Company T.; PrlVate
James c. Tucker, Private Herbert A.
sweet, Company So; Private John T.
Holland, Company 90: Private Joseph
Levy. Company So; Sergeant Norman
Jacobs, Company So; Corporal James n
Hobson, Company 81; Private X. u. Pe.- ,,
tinRell. Company 50; Private A. u. III,
ton. Private Timothy OSulhvan, Jr.' ana
private William B. McLain, Company
80: Private Howard f. Bailey, Company
as: Private Glenn Coley, Company -;
Corporal Edwin r. Hoskins. Company
43: Private Eric M. North company
AZ: Private w. c. Gardner, camp lne1''
cal detachment. and Private 1onn N'
Smith, Evacuation Hospital NO. -.
That the men of Dix do not rorget
the people back home Is eVideht nol.,
the amount of letterheads and envelopes
thew use in a month. Both the Y. M. C.
and the Knights of Columbus keel
their huts we'll supplied at all times Win
writing material and encourage every
soldier to let their friends and reiaInves
know how they are getting along WIN
the vast increase in the populatioh Vi
the camp the amount of paper they USE
la enormous. about 100000 letterneao'
and 10000 envelopes being distributes
by the Y. NJ. c. A. alone.
Not only are the Dix men thoughtfui
but they are saving. During the s'a
winter months almost $2O0.O0O worth OF
express money orders were SOLD tns
greater amount being taken right ate
payday when the soldiers were very keet
about sending money home.
Sergeant Thomas p. Woods OF ,he
base hospital. has been commissioned
first lieutenant in the sanitary corps ano
ordered to report to the base hospital a.
Camp Meade. ..
prompt use of the stomach pump al
the base hospital saved the lie yester'
day of Emil j. Meisel, Of Rocnester,
who became respondent while on his way
to CAMP with a draft quota ana SWAT
lowed poison. An ambulance was sum-
moned and he was taken to the hospNaI
where 1t was said that he would recover
Captain o. p. BEEN. OF the fork'
shire Infantry. was visitor IN camI
vest terday and inspected the work OF tne
hen in training here.
Major General Hugh I. Scott. camp
has just received word from
General March. chief Of staff at Wash
inrton. that the question OF proper sew.
are facilities at Camp Dix ts one OF
utmost Importance and that the matter
Of providing the necessary equipment
would be taken up at once.