Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-07
TO TAKE MOVIE OF
! DELAWARE BOYS
Chaplain Davis to Film Every
Trooper in Regiment at
Camp Dix.

Camp Dix, Wrightstown, Aug. =
In order that the folks at home may
have a better knowledge of the work
Delaware BOYS are doing IN the training
camp and also may have a memcnto of
their organization when it goes abroad,
Chaplain Howard Davis, of the 5oth
Pioneers, is arranging TO take moving
pictures of the various camp life activl-
tics. Every company. and, rs far as
possible, every member of each COM
panv will be filmed
With noted Italian entertainers fur
nishing the program, a reception VIII
be held at the Mole Tequot Club of the
War Department Commission on Tram
ing Camp Activities tonight for the
heroic band of $40 Italians now quar-
tered NJ Camp Dix while en- route from
Russia to jCin the Italian army in tu-
rope. The event has been arranged
bv Secretary Frrtz. club manager, and
"a concert OF Italian airs will bc fur
lishcd hv the 5qth Pioneers Band The
Italians apparently are enjoying every
dav of their stay here. They constantly
are receiving gifts and favorS from
Italian societies in nearby cities that
are cndeavoring to Compens@t" :helr
fcllow-countrImen for the hardshp>
they have undergone IN thclr historic
trip around the world TO get INTO the
fight against the enemies 0t civilization
in whose armies they were forced to
fight until they managed to escape 10
the Russian lines.
The camp is 10 have 4 swimming
pool within its own borders, announce
ment being made Yesterday that Mrs. +. /.
StotesbuIv, Of Philadelphia, has donated
the funds necessary TO construct and
equip big pool alongside the man
Knights of Columbus building. he
offer was made through Frank Wan
die, general secretary Of the organlza-
tion here The pool Will be 20 by 90
feet with depth of from four 10 nInc
feet Ii will he So constructed that IN
winter il can be used MS . skating rink.
Imprisonment for life was the sen
tence impo4cd bv a court-martial board
on Private John Grass, OF Jersey City,
a conscientious director, whose case
was previously reported upon adversely
by the President special commission.
Grass refused to perform any service IN
camp. General Scott approved the sen
tencc. but. in view OF the youth Of the
prisoner, reduced the term 10 20 years
While making plumbing repairs at
the camp sewage disposal plant. Ser
gcant Charles ID Moran y years old
of Buffalo, met a horrible death when
he accidentally fell INTO Il basin and was
dragged by the rapid flow OF eiiluent
against the gates at the outlet, where he
drowned before helpers could rescue lam
While they are ready 10 take unfilnch-
ingly the worse that the Hun can send
them. American soldiers IN training here
qualleX before a JOINT attack Of Cen
eral Humidity and Old Sol yesterday that
sent scores of heat victims to the hos
pitals from every section OF the great
cantonmcnt Desiring To save officers
and men from needless suffering. Major
General Scott at noon called of all
drills and all but necessary work As
result the big parade ground, over
which the heat waves seemed to radIatc
rs from great oven, was as deserted
and quiet as on a Sunday afternoon
Men of the 312th Field Ambulance
Company never Will see over there
more strenuous activity than tho heat
assault gave them yesterday From early
IN the morning until hate At night their
ambulances were speeding through The
Cantonment. cndcavoring u keep up 10
calls 10 the hospital for care oi heat
victims s line of amhulancCs Was con
stantly unloading IN front Of the receIv-
ing ward Of the base hospital, usually
with q victim in every stretcher Hos
pital authorities could not even estimate
the number Of cases that Mere being
brought IN Up 10 late hour. how
ever, no deaths from heat had been re-
ported