Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-02
WILMINGTON MEN
WIN PROMOTION
At CAMP DIX
Fitness for Position Sole Qualiiica-
tion Exercised by Colonel
Reed.
HONOR FOR DOWNSTATERS

Camp Dix Wrightstown, n. J., May :.
No distinction has been mado between
members of the First Delaware National
Guard and men ol the National Army
composing the 59th Pioneer Infantry IN
awarding nou-CommisSioncd promotions.
The new offices have gone 20 the men re
gardcSs Of their original units, who could
show the best qualifications for the honor
through work in their companies. Those
promoted hv Colonel Reed To he ser
gcants include.
Corporals Frank u. Swartz and Joseph
] Gordcs. Privates Lewis Ichlcy, Rich
ard McC'rcgory and William T. Nchb
of Wilmington. Mechanic Christopher W .
Gricr OF New Castle; Corporals Howard
+. Moore, Francis ] KERN, James L.
Rclcy Of Dover
Warrants rs corporalS have been
awarded to PrlvatcS Francesca PCtrucci,
John T. Savillc, trrd J. Morris, Harry
T.. Fischer, John T.. Mitchell John j.
Schmidthamcr, Harold Chapman. Fred
II. Brown. Austen Thompson. Joseph J.
Mitchell. Homer Diuklcy. William Mos
cicki. Ernest raraghc, Alex I.aSkc. James
II Godding. George II Shears John r.
kInslcr. Joseph ] Nichols, Anthony
NfachCi Henry q Smith fiitS eder,
John ] Nlcgrcttc of Wilmington; Robert
c Heller. AlfrcdN asey, Newark samuel
u. Ahleman. Georgetown DAVIS +, Man
love, Mlddlctown; Clarence T. Johnson,
John ircen, Nick Lutzcovltz, NCw Castle, !,
Mechanic Albert 4 Abbott Dover
Private William G. Ford Klackhlrd
Woyd from Washington Yesterday indl-
Gated that the Senate has approved
the appointment - BuE8dlcr General
Jamc, I. NeRac. ncv commander ot the
18th Division. IS mayor genera " The
Same time promotions To the rams I
brigadicr general were approved tor Col
uucl +. / NuStcn ot the 330th Field
Artillery. { ei1acl Donnellv Of tho
301th Ficld ArfI1. md Colonel Ian
,nln G. Andrew was formerly com
InAndant of til, d officers training
camp here tut u-.. il NOW with q cav
airy unit in Texas
Viii TP AFTJLLERT RRIGAnE
With the 18th Division filled to super
var strength IN THO 1000 recruits of q
Quota from SIX States. the last of whom
arrived Yesterday from New York and
lluos. a move ~ fiji mp The ranks 81 the
teid artillery brigade II thc q1d Division
hcean with the transfer t. Camp DIX OF
i5O colorcd cann0nccr~ Who have been
m training at Camp Pike Missouri The
new men were divided between the 3t9th
and the 350th IIcld trtlllcry Regiments
Like an athlete training Tor tho cru
clal game. tho Lightning Division
- RAPIDLY stripping down ~ fighting
weight oulv those men who havr been
shown hv every tcstto hc fl for battle ser
vice IN Europe viii be retained IN the
ranks. but those disqualified for fight
ing. instead OF being sent back ~ their
homes, are to bc grouped according Ia
occupations and fitness for service IN
the non-coInhatant forces OF the army.
Many South Jersey boys are among
the 500 physically disqualified men trans
torrcd from the 51Ith Infantry to the
depot brigade. \ large percentage OF these
men arc skilled artisans. The perSonnei
board will sort these men. classify them
for various positions and assign them 10
their new Jobs " hcrcvcr ono is found to
bo capable Of filing the post Of man
who should I've released for fighting
unit. the shift Will he made Others
will probably he assigned 10 special
work in munltion and shIphullding plants
MANY of these men viii leave the army
tar better artisans than when they on
hstcd as those wao wouId bc benefited
by special training will be sent 70 voca-
tlonal schools