Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-05
SHOW SKILL WITH
HAND GRENADE
Wcstcrncrs at Camp Dix Able to
Give Hun Some of His
Own Medicine.

Camp Dix, WriRhtstown, Y j., Sept :.
Use of the deadly hand grenade IL
being developed with such effectiveness
in tho Bath Division. training here, that
n glimpse of the outfit in action would
probably look like representation OF
the divisions nickname. The Sand
storm, so rapidly can these Westerf
spray the deadly misses over No Mans
Land on the foriihcation zone. Briga-
dlcr General ] A Johnston Is said 10 be
believer in the superior Importance
of the grenade in modern warfare with the
result that recruits learn 10 tlae II even
before they arc srhoolcd IN rifle work and
his despite of the fact that the division
holds probably the best target range
records IN the army
New Jersey and New York men who
are being transferred rapidly 10 Gll gaps
IN the 3ith, are IN their new organza-
tlons scarcely n day before prcnandes
are put IN their hnnds and they begin
the system of intensive practlec with
has developed the divisions present Gift
cheney Officers are determined that
every man IN the division shall become
grenade expert Thousands Of the sol
dicrs already handle the bombs with
= nimblencss speed and accuracy never
that the bomber working from trench.
must hc able 10 drop greande within
killing distance of any indicated spot
from 10 yards up 10 The lmit of his throw
ing strength There u no dependence
upon mass work with lts assurance that
some bombs will reach the target
CELEBRATE rrRsHiNG's q nrRrHnAY.
General Pcrshlngs hirthday will be
celebrated M Camp Dix on September
IL. with special honors paid 70 Amer
can heroes who have trained for over.
seas service NJ tins post 4 feature af
the celebration will hc the formal or'cu-
ing of the new Y NJ & 4 hut ~ the
base hospital. ono nf tho most attractive
buildings on the reservation he hut
will he for the Use Of the soldiers on
duty with the hospital detachment and
for couvnlesccnt patients he interior
color scheme of the vario $ rooms Was
worked ont hy prominent New ork af-
lists
That Modified aihletics will hc hrne6-
cial T. cnnvalcaccnt patienfs IS tho belief
of camp officers aud arrangements arr
bong made hv the camp athletic officer,
Captain Caldwell - install special gym
nnsrrn equipment in the auditorium
afternoon program open to tic public
will hc wild west demonstration hN
horscmcn and cowboys from tho Remouut
| station The affair will DO presented -
compliment to MAJOR General Scott,
camp commandment here will also
hc an exhibition drIl hv II machine
gun companies II the - tbl)lylsInn
The Travellers AID oalls attention
| of visitors 10 tho War Department order
| which forblds thc visitors 70 bring cameras
| INSIDE the military reservation n
cameras nrc taken up l., the oi
and as thosc who manage 70 snnggis
them past the guards are lahe 70 arrest
in the camp. the organization points "ni
| that guests can ayoid much annoyance
| by leaving cameras nj home.
Charged with twice nj scn'lng nmscl
| from his organization without leave ane
| of breaking his arrest and escaping iron
! the guard Private John L. RYAN .
| G.. Company. 5lIth Infantry, formerly
! stationed here for training got sever
sentence Of cight Years u hard laho
and dishonorabc discharge from gener,
| court-martnl today.