Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-16
CAMP DIX MEN HOME
FOR WEEK END
Delaware Soldiers Warned Not
TO be Late in Re
turning.

Camp Dix, Wrightstown, N. j., March
i6.-A large percentage of the rockies
who have not been home since their re-
cent call to camp, were overIoyed yes
tcrday by the announcement that n
third Of the strength of each provisional
company will be granted weekend passes
today. Delaware men who expect a
weekend leave were warned from division
headquarters that they must in return
ing take an earlier train from Whining
ton rs on two recent occasions 700 or
mere Delaware boys have reached the
Camden terminal too late for the last
Sunday night tram TO camp, and 1t has
been necessary for the Pennsylvania
Railroad to run special The men have
been advised that they must use train
that gives them more time to get from
Broad street station to the ferries, as
the railroad has announced that 1t can
not run specials to camp hereafter.
Urging that Camp Dix boys should
take an extra wallop at the Boche for
them. Philadelphia boxing clubs have
contributed 30 sets of boxing gloves for
the use Of some company Of ''doughboys'
IN preparing themselves for the most
efficient bavnnet work The mitts were
forwarded to Sol. Mctzgcr. camp athletic
director, who had been requested by
Lieutenant Colonel Wait c. Johnson to
direct the big drive for enough gloves to
enable every company OF lnfantrymen TO
use the h0si ing drill daily \ widespread
apncal has been made for the needed
gloves, and they are beginning to arrive
from many points in New Jersey, and
big assortment is expected from New York
Not only the fighters who occupy the
front line trenches or man the batteries,
but the soldiers. who while working
FAR behind the lines are in constant dan
crr from Hun gas shells Will be taught
the newest methods Of gas defence at a
division school opening March .. Or
dcrs issued IN General Scott yesterday
direct that commanders send to this
school one commissioned officer and one
non-commissioncd officer. In addition
TO the infantry the organizations 70 be
rcprcscnted in the new school VIII be the
Military Police the Headquarters Troop.
the 303d Engineers, 303d Field Signal
Battalion. 303d Sanitary Train. 303d
Motor Supply Train and all ambulance
and field hospital companies. The men
completing the course in turn Will instruct
their companies in gas mask science.
Captain Paul Candle. OF the French
engineers. who has been the chief adj
wiser OF American engineers IN building |
She big fortitication system on Marne /
IIill. here. has left Camp DIX for Wash |
lugton, from which point he will be as |
signed to similar duty at another can |
tonmcnt Captain Cande was the first |
oi the foreign officers TO report for duty |
at Camp Dix and has won many warm |
friends among the American officers |
here In bidding them good by he ex-
pressed the ardent hope Of meeting the |
American engineers when they are in /
action IN his home country. Although |
thrice seriously wounded. he Is anxious !
TO get hack At the front when his work |
N training Americans is completed
A big shift In officers commanding |
South jersey infantrymen was announced |
Yesterday bv Colonel Stokes OF the 3l1th |
Regiment The changes amount almost |
to a reorganization Of some companies |
and are regarded IS preparing the way |
for the reception Of many new recruits |
from the recent draft The following /
officers heretofore attached to the regi- |
mcnt are now permanently assigned as |
follows: First Lieutenant Appleton Gre !
gorN, 10 machine gun company; First |
Lieutenant " T. Kelly, TO 4 company: |
First Lieutenant James J. Conrov, Jr., |
and Second Lieutenant Nathan c. Starr. |
to { company; First Lieutenant Rudolph |
" Sandhurg, TO F company, First Lieu
tenant Henry r. Stern, TO II company; |
First Lieutenants Thomas L. Hoban and |
Henry c. Berger. TO X company: First |
Lieutenant Oscar c. Anderson has been /
transferred from the headquarters com |
Danv to L company, composed Of At |
antlc and Salem county BOYS.
The following transfers OF assigned !
officers have been made; To Headquar- !
-ers Company, First Lieutenant Edwin /
T. Gcleln, Second Lieutenants Francis |
R. Russell and George r. Van Buren:
% Supply Company, First Lieutenant
Nelson Decker Second Lieutenant Fred |
: Fish; to B Company. First Lieutenant |
Herbert r. Vanderbilt, Second Lieu
enant Henry r. Merrill to Z Company |
First Lieutenant Ellsworth n Doderer;
Q II Company, First Lieutenant Howard
T Barger; to NJ Company, First Lieu
enants Frank r. Curtis and Daniel A
DOnaghue
The following transfers of attached
'fficers have been ordered; T. A Com
,any, First Lieutenant Roland W Kleup-
ell 70 + Company, First Lieutenant
,harles G. Jabureck; TO X Company, |
First Lieutenant Parkhurst T. Whit
iev, Second Lieutenant William T.
lliver; to NJ Company, First Lieu
enant Walter j Mclaughlin