Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-24
CAMP DIX CLOSED
FOR WEEK END
Order Will Permit New Draftces
to be Located Without
Confusion.

Camp Dix. Wrightstown, y. j., May
81 The second Weekend quarantine
which will become effective tonight on
the eve Of the arrival of the hrst quo'a
of the second draft, Will he rigldly en-
forced. A few who thought M the taSt
weekend that they could run the guard
learned from experience that military
regulations were not made to be wlukcd
at and camp headquarters is anticipating
few efforts by civilians to violate th' l'''N-
cnt order.
MANY New Jersey men have won
their Chevrons in engineering orgah'Ea-
tlons nj Camp Dix during The week
Among those promoted to- he sergeants
first class. are Scrgcauts Harry \ Cooke
and Crawford / smith 20 he serRe9nts'
Corporals Clinton : Hunt, George Is
Cparn. John W. Read, James Van lsm-
burQh. \ \ Gustafom. Charles
Srhmidt. Maxwell Scman. leo / sand;
LOUIS Petit. Louls Concord. Edward
kcAtlrv. Philip Nctaddcn, Moses u
Simmons. Harold ] Oliver. Bruce shop
pard. Fdw ard \ Rooney, \ - Crcen-
man. y + Young, W : Wright ".
Herbert Harold Harrison. John Pascn'
I. Z Nicks. n W. Johnson. |. " REV,
II T. smith, II r Butler \ W ked
fnnnu ttitflsbtl If'Nittts Ai''tii.e
John |. Curtis. L J Ramon, G. ' tllls.
l. {; Roberts. / ! Downing II J. b"k-
man. + + Ntklns NJ brennan.
L. Mercer. & J. Muller
Seracant IiuGi rcrraIa. Of Philadel-
phia orchestra loader of tho 3nWh Mo
fnrlzcd Field Artillery Rand Is develop
mo on,, &c tho finest concert UNITS ~ The
earnn There little chancc for his making
a failure If the Joh when his musical pc'tl-
orce Is cousl,Iclc,l rs for FIVE generations
lus family have hccn musicians. severed
ii Them IN varl~ls srmlcs Three storS
shine in tho present lcrrata service flag.
Two representing brothers ~ The army 81
Carp Dix and = thlrd brother ~ France
Tn Hun prnnaE"u.iist vii" takes
rpccil delight ~ arnoN1ne parents r
homo with malcIous lnInors about tfain-
mo ranlr conditions + aga'n ~ a'il'n
having spnrmcd eut II ms lg'r to hs
falsohaoi tn tho effect shat thousands
81 peticrta arc ,ruvtlei INTO the nas'
hn.niial her, An inspection "f The hos
nttal soda, shows tle H.. alth If the camp
was rarnl, hrttc1 nn tho hoapfol rec
OIL. a., thc ualnc@ IT t3} cascs und"l
ttcatr5cpt
Tho great majority arc those nF =ol
fliers sent tu the hospital fer n'Hol
ailments. which must ~ corrected to
fiji them for MILITARY Duties They cover
: muifltIde at subjects from flat feet
to deafness In the entire hospital there
are only slx eases III which soldiers may
hc considered dangerously Ill., saws the
affi,r af Lieutenant Colonel Singer camp
surgeon Tho splendid effect ~ army hfe
Onou the physical welfare ot the mon lS
shown hy the mortality list With 3
porulation close to 5ONN. the only fatal
illness developing IN tho camp IN several
weeks Is recorded IL few death7 among
recruits who were III when they reached
camp or Who berame Ill within their first
fortnight IN service
Tho. total of medical eases Under trcat
ment. most Of them IN tho copvalosrcnt
wards, include Pneumonia a. measles,
A Liberty measles, Is. scarlet fever Al
smallpox, 3. mumps. % tuberculosis, p
epIna meningitis,
The Red Cross IS completing its now
solarium for convalcscents al the Vase
hospital and plans 70 open and dedicate
tie building early next month The
structure Is built IN tho form 81 cross
and fronts on the pointylIic Nuehts
town road
General Scotts order farl1ddmp Sd
,lIers from the cainp from entering
Nrlghtstovn until the sanitary condl-
tlon~ are improved viii have the effect
of making the little borough model oi
cleanliness. This much became aIl-
parent Yesterday, when after several i'm
promptu Indignation meetings 81 mer
,haut~. borough officials and citizens, at
Whieh fhc various elements called cacl
other i fcv names for permitting con
dit1us te cNst tha: called forth tn,
military ban the entire community man
aged 1o get together IN q general cleau-uT
campaign The local Board ~ Health VII
direct tho work and IN addition % raklnI
and seTubhlng lie town from end 10 end
1t Is preparing an ordinance that will dea
heavily N the future with any resident VII,
permits h> premises to become an cycsor'
OF a health menace
y on won't know rs : in month. sais
Borough Clerk Edward DAVIS Yesterday
We are planning improvements alonI
all lines NJ are no finding fault wit
the military order but, unfortunately
II struck ue just at the time when "
were preparing to do Things The Bor
ough Council has already passed ordl
naHccs providing for the grading Of a
streets and tho paving Of roads and laV
ing ol sidewalks Nc have purchase
the pipe for street drainage and are wait
ING Tor the state t0 lay It, according {
agreement The company which Is hUuld
ing the plant OF the Sewage Conpan
has promised To have The job comrlet
III less than hrce weeks This viii cnahI
J.s 10 eliminate the chief health menao
ol which military authorities complained
but IN he meantime We expect to pr
vide immediate relief by comprilln
property owners 10 have overfiowln
ccSspoois cleaned
Nrlgh'~toWn had the appearance ,
deserted village Yesterday Without So
iIerS. there were lev other visitors
.ordon nl lnIhtar, noLice was slret che