Evening journal., 1918-05-14
SOLDIERS TWO wives
PILE UP HIS TROUBLES
Private Sentenced TO Two
Years and Dishonorably
Discharged for Bigamy
MEN FIND TIN
LIDS NOT so BAD

CAMP DIX, Wrlghtstown. N. j., May
fA-Trled on a charge Of bigamy, Pri-
Vate Otis E. Fields, Company A, 3o3d
Military Police and Headquarters
Train, has been found guilty by divi-
sional Court-martial and sentenced 10
two years confinement at Fort Jay,
loss Of all pay and dishonorable dis
charge. Fields, II Is charged, in De
cember last, married Estella Richard
son. at Mount Holly, while he was law
fully married 10 Obelene Fields. Major
General McRae, in reviewing the case,
approves the sentence, but criticses II
as inadequate for the offense
Lieutenant Colonel G.. S. White, for
mer senior instructor Of divisional
schools Of arms, and last week appoint
ed camp inspector has been made act
ing chief Of staff to Major General
Scott.
Infantry regiments are IN active COM
petition for the efficiency cups recently
offered by Major General Scott. Ellml-
nation contests are deciding the most
efficient companies IN each battalion
and the winners OF these preliminaries
. viii meet IN the finals Companies B,
and l. have won IN the ist, ID and 3n
Battalions, respectively, Of the 3iith
Infantry, IN the bsyonet contests. The
Sd Battalion has won the reglmental
tent-pitchIng contest.
In the barracks Of the 54th Pioneer
Infantry, Private Charles H. Grove, Of
Delaware, married Miss Sarah =.
Grubb, Of Birdsboro, Pa. Lieutenant
Davis, regimental chaplain, ofnciated.
Sergeant Robert L. Monroe IS the sixth
non-commissioned officer OF the 3iith
Infantry reduced TO the ranks by a
regimental Court-martial during the last
fortnight on charges Of being absent
without leave, A score Of privates have
been fined for the same offense.
Campaigning under "tin derbes" with
be no new experience for boys Of the
lightning Division" when they reach
France, as the metal helmets were is.
sued yesterday TO thousands OF the mer
IN order that they may become ac-
customed-to them in trench work
practice marches and other activitie:
Of the training camp Officers also vii
wear them while commanding theil
troops in outdoor maneuvers. Soldier
who have been expecting the tin hat.
20 be burdensome are pleased to fnC
them FAR cooler and more comfortable
Nldu InIg ANUhs AAH cNNANk ~ ANAAANA
they find, Is a snug NJ.
BY the time the lightning Division
rs ordered overseas, Major General Nc
Rae hopes to see every man fully pro
tected by war risk insurance. The per
centage Of insured men is said to be al
ready higher than In any other camI
with several organizations 400 per cen
Insured General McRae addresse
those who have not already taken ou
policy at a special assembly in tn
Knights Of Columbus hall, and enuu
Grated the reasons every man OF theI
should carry this protection. His COZ
vincing argument won many Of them
make immediate application.
Many New Jersey officials and thoJ
sands Of residents came to Camp Dl
this afternoon with Governor Edge,
witness the imposing review Of tn
lightning Division" as 1t parades
fdll war strength.
Z Announcement Is made that the 800
Engineers have agreed in the nei
future to present 70 the Knights
Columbus their fine hall on the ma
road at the entrance to the csntonmen