Evening journal., 1918-04-29
LICHTRIEG DIVISION
TOPASS upon review
Gen. McRea, New Com
mandant, TO See 10000
Troops March at Dix
GREAT CROWD IN
CAMP ON SUNDAY

drill ground has ever witnessed. more
than 10000 troops Will parade tomor-
row afternoon in a review in honor OF
Major General Hugh l.. Scott, com
mandant OF Camp Dix, by the 18th Di-
vision. The parade viii move at 2.30
o'clock and the division viii be In com
mand Of Brigadier General J. r. Dean
j. VIII be the FIRST time that Brigadior
General McRae, new commander Of the
lightning Division Will have seen his
troops as a whole.
Fine weather brought Camp Dix IFS
record crowd OF visitors Yesterday.
Thousands Of automobiles flowed IN
and out, picking their way through ten
miles of camp streets The greatest
crowds centered about the regiments
in which the rockies" mustered in
during the last two days, arc quarter
cd. ''Marns Hill" with IFS forinca-
tions, was a popular sightseeing centre
Tor the visitors, and all day the
trenches and dugouts were throngcd-
Man indoor entertainments were pro-
vided for the soldiers enjoying holl-
day and their guests one Of the best
was at the main auditorium Of the
knights Of Columbus, where 100 singers
Of the Catholic Choral Society, OF Phil
sdelphia, presented a fine program, and
Abraham Haitoyiich, the blind violinisi.
and Miss Mary Howe also contributed
several numbers
Sergeant Gonzolo Pictri, one of Uncle
Sans adopted ncphews, being a native
Porto Rican, is among the men Of the
3iith honored with appointment TO the
training school for officers Of the
Quartermaster Corps. al Jacksonville
Fls About 80 Camp Dix men have
qualified for the course. Sergeant Lynn
J. Shields, of The Headquarters Deiach-
ment and attached 10 the division in
telligcnce Office, IS among the fortunate
ones. lie is a former Syracuse news
paper man and railroad publicity rep
resentatiye Men picked for the school
from the 3itth Infantry include Ser
geant John p. Mason. OF Merchant
VILE; Sergeant James L. Hooker, OF
WatertOwn. n. y; Sergeant Holmes A.
oliver, Of Sayreville; Sergeant santiago
Parcella, Of Crawford; Sergeant Jean w.
Rittenhouse, Of Trenton, and Private
Marmaduke !. BrOkaw, OF Trenton.
A number Of Americas best technical
experts are working out here as mem
bers Of the War Department Commis-
sion on classification Of personnel. A
per cent. efficiency in tho use Of his
man power in the world war. Not only
will it enable the War Department 10
release every available man man for
service at the front by filling nOn-nght.
ing posts with men OF technical eX-
perience yet physically UNIT for cam
paigning. but it will eliminate the pos
sibility OF human misnts in the ma
chinery Of war supporting the men on
The firing line.
This new movement. a logical Sc
quenoe OF the personnel system as al
ready established in the National Army,
will probably go even further, for TO
saye valuable time and 90 make the
best possible use OF the nations hu-
man resources, 70 is likely that the
classifications. instead of being made
after a recruit reaches the training
camp. will be completed at central de-
pots in each State months before the
men are actually called TO the c0l0rs.
Tests conducted az these depots VIII
show which men by experience arc
best equipped for special units. II, Tor
instance, a candidate Is registered as a
carpenter, the tests now being tested
At Camp Dix will show just what de-
gree OF proficiency he has attained. IL
will be the same with electrical en-
gineering, auto maintenance and driV-
ing and a score Of other occupations OF
military value. II the candidate needs
further training 90 make him efficient
I'm the special branch for which ne Is
desired he would then be sent to a
training school at once instead OF walt
ing until he had been called 10 a train-
In camn in tho general draft.
An interesting series Of experiments
conducted here is showing the practical
value OF each test Among tho experts
devising and trying out the tests are
SB. Methewson, OF the Bell Telephona
Company: l.. b. Hopkins, OF the Gen
eral Electric Company; j. a. Balcom, OF
ne Edison Company and Beadsley
Ruml OF the Carnegie Technical IN
stiiutr. They are cooperating win
Lieutenant Lawrence Packard, OF the
Division Personnel ONCE. Lieutenant
packard. holding the chair Of history
al the University OF Rochester, has al
ready developed tho classification work
NJ the bureau 30 high degree of work
ing efficiency.
one OF the most interesting tests be-
ing developed Is that I'm auto driving.
A winding course has been laid out on
a steep hillside. Through a narrow
lane OF whitewashed stakes tho candi-
dates must drive a car. observing az
different points the signs indicating Va
rjolrs driving maneuyers. ile must turn
The car in sand. in a cramped space on
n steep incline, then drive back TO the
beginning and back the car uphill
over part OF The course. For the man
who gets his car through there Is like
" 10 be no road condition back or
battlefield that would phase him.
The value OF the classification sys-
TEN was demonstrated in an actual eX-
pcrience at the camp during the last
week. Some repairs were needed at the
camp during the last week. Some re-
pairs were needed at the camp water
powcr station. A contractor was
charging the Government $40 day for
Tho work. The classification bureau To-
rated among the soldiers physically un-
M for overseas service skilled me
chanics. who are now completing the
Job more quickly and doing better
work than the contractor was produc-
ng