Evening journal., 1918-02-05
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SETS Record At DIX
Field Clerk W. B. Davis
Wins Rapid Promotion
TO Captaircy
BRITISH TANK
GETS TO CAMP

Snecial 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL
CAMP DIX, Wrightsiown, n. j.. Feb.
-Sprlnging from field clerk 70 the
rank OF captain. a South Jersey and
Philadelphia lawyer, w. B. Davis, OF
Niooresiovn, made new record yester-
day for promotions in the National
Army few monts ago, as a visitor, IN
a chance conversation with Lieutenant
Colonel W. C. Johnson. assistant chlei
of staff he found there was need for
field clerks and being above draft age
but stirred by a patriotic impulse, ap-
piled for one Of the positions at a small
salary.
lie was at once assisned to the dlvi-
sion headquarters oilce where MS
traininz rapidly won his olnitlon
for ability in directing army office
forces. and when a vacancy occurred
few days ago by The promotion OF
Captain Freeman. Of the Adiutant Cen
erals Department, TO the rank Of ma
ior. Mr.. Davis was recommended for
me captalncy, and the recommendation
has been approved by the War Depart
ment Captain Davis had taken charge
OF the war risk insurance division in
the absence of Major Freeman.
There are only 2.7i7 men in the divi-
sion as yet uninsured A total Of S202,-
235.500 has been written. The 3lOth
Infantry of New York. leads the camp
with regimenial total of siS909,99
and only ten members Of the regiment
are uninsured. The 3iith Infantry. Of
South Jersey, is second with i5iOo,50O
and only ihirty-one men uninsured.
North Jerseymen of the 3i2ih lnfan-
try have subscribed to sii.9i700O worth
Of protection. with twenty-five men
uninsured. while The Jersey men OF the
30Sih Field Artillery have taken si2,-
7S1. 800 with fOrty-two not yet signed
up F0rty-iw0 organizations In camp
have every man insured.
Sergeant Kingdom Gould Of the Head
quarters Troop. has won. another pro-
motion, having been advanced TO the
rank of battalion sergeant major by
Major General scott lie is attached 20
the division intelligence office and re-
Gently declined an appointment 10 the
officers training school that he might
apply himself TO his new work.
Ready FOR a week OF demonstrations
OF its value on The battlefield, the fam
ous British tank "Brit.ania' reached
Camp Dix and. despite bad roads and
zero weather, the cantonment is likely
TO take on something Of The air Of a
country fair while the great land ship
IS exercising during coming afternoons
before the soldiers and thousands OF
visitors Not only viii the tank be
driven through a building on the can
foumeni. but 70 was suggested that
tho steel monster might be subjected to
an actual rain Of shot from light bat
ferries of machine guns operated by OIL
GERS taking the practical course In the
vision schools
Major Davis and the crew operating
the steel monster have no fear OF the
bullets penetrating the walls Of their
creeping fort and the slight indenta-
fions where bullets and shell frag-
menls struck the tank IN actual battle
show the reason for their willingness
TO risk driving the machine through a
machine gun barrage.
The tank was shipped to the canton
ment on a reinforced nat car The
Quartz. masters Department had been
wondering how it would unload the
machine but the tank solved the prob
lem by amblmg down a steel slideway
under It's own power. What chiefly
surprised soldiers here was the speed
OF the tank as g proceeded 20 the mo-
tor truck sheds. where lt will be over
hauled before its FIRST demonstration
test tomorrow 10 win operate In Sec
ton 4, on rough ground, near the Divi-
sion Officers Training school, this af-
fernoon: on Section G. at The other end
of The contonment, Wednesday after
noon. and on Thursday viii perform
4f.- rra.fanta1nu FnaH ff Irlfrai D in nfm
building into kindlinV driving through
a densely wooded ihlcket and climbing
the fertilization on 'Marne Hil
The measles record crept mp asain to-
day and dashed the hopes Of The entire
camp that The quarantine michi be lifi-
cd this week The record stands again
AZ so. with eight new cases ~ genuine
measures and i6 OF Liberty. or former
ly German measles. Thirty-seyen Of
fhe cases are convalescont.