Evening journal., 1918-03-18
SCHEDULES At DIX
NOT TO Be Altered
Change ofCommsnders Will
Not Interfere With Train
ing Program
ROCKIES ON THE
RANGES TODAY

March is-Not an instant's halt IN the 7.
great military camp resulted from the
change Of commanders when Brigadier
General J. II. Dean, OF the i56th In
fantry Brigade, assumed command OF
the 18th Division this morning. The
change however, marks an epoch I'm
The history OF Camp Dix. as hereafter
the camp and the divisions in training
here win be separate organizations.
The management Of the cantonment
will remain in charge Of Major General
Hugh L. Scott. who yesterday re-
llnquished command OF the division.
thus leaving division commanders free
10 give their entire attention 10 rapid
development Of troop training.
The retirement OF Major General
Scott as division commander came az
a surprise 10 officers and men OF the
division. and there are many express
siOns Of sorrow over the fact that ne
is not 90 lead the division In person
10 Drance. This disappointment is
tempered somewhat, however, by the
fact that General Scott is 10 remain
here 10 make this one OF the most Inn
portant military posts in the country.
+ Just what significance the move may
! have In connection with recently pub
I lished reports from Washington to the
effect that Camp Dix might be chosen
as a central embarkation camp in a.
matter that officers here are unable TO
discuss.
Brigadier General Dean is not new
70 the duties OF division commander. as
he was temporarily in charge Of the
division between the departure Of Cen
eral Mallory and the arrival OF General
Scott. He is the ranking brigadier IN
the division Colonel Marcus r. Stokes.
Of the 3llth Infantry, will temporarily
command the iJ6th Infantry Brigade.
The finest military spectacle since
7 the opening Of camp Is planned for
Thursday afternoon. when there Will
be a review Of an u.r1n.z1tiOns In
the camp. u is expected that 5000
men will be on tho parade g0runds. II
will be the first time that Organiaz-
tions outside the 18th division have
participated in the general review.
South Jersey infantrymen begin drill
ing today in heavy marching order.
The packs they will carry to the front
were distributed 10 the 3iith yester-
day. and the preliminary instructions
in shouldering the 5-pound load were
given. Much OF the drilling and march
ing hereafter will call for the carrying
of these packs, that the "doughboys
. may become hardened % the extra
weight. 4 general inspection Of tho
regiment fully equipped, VIII be held
next Saturday morning.
, Preliminary target practice for th'
1000 rockies qusrtered with the regi
' ment win begin this afternoon. tn
, nov men win also get their initia
, hayonot drills For the veterans" o
the regiment there will be importan
! practice this week in the use of N
Lewis and Chauchat automatic rifles
the famous trench-sweeping guns tha
have done such deadly work in France
Major General Scott expressed hi
o pleasure at tho quickness with whicl
l. the rockies are developing last even
- ing when he saw 1000 Jcrseymen o
T. the recent draft now attached To tn
. 3i2th Infantry at a regimental review
% undbr arms. 70 was the first time an,
Il Of the rockies who came in this mont
e have carried their rifles in a review
f.. formation.
Il A spring-like day brought the big
p. gest crowd Of visitors Of the year Z
d Camp Dix yesterday. Every train &
l. standing room and there was q stead
.- string NJ autos pouring in and out Owe
g. tho miserable roads. Hundreds Of Wis
i- iiors who came here 20 see relative
sr and friends among students in the D
l6 vision Officers Training school wer
g. disappointed when they found IN
> school under strict quarantine. mad
1t effective on Saturday when sanitary ir
spcciors found five spinal meningit
le carriers among the students tn
" quarantine has been extended 20 bot
er infantry and artillery sections 70 va
announced that there have been n
~ new cases of the disease and men an
le students viii he examined daily an
given treatment against possible iT
feciion. The carriers" bave bee
isolated for special treatment.
20 Lieutenant Harold Mickey. OF Quet
lt Falls, n. T.. a surgeon at the base no
n pilsl. died saturday evening followir
10 brief alta 0f pneumonia. Thc son
or disease caused the death yesterday
Private George ". kinekc. ~ NV az
- n member OF the recent draft. I'm perfe
health when ne c4ms to camp, k'nel
was on Of the first ~ the rockies
take out Goyernmen. insur1n
policy. making his mother hanelcia
for Sio000 s military funeral "
held ard his body escorted TO ;he st
tion with FUN hOuo-s 0f war.
Major Douglas W. McEnery, N.
has been transferred from the ba
hospital here 60 the tank service can
- recently established at Gettysburg. J
Major Thomas ". Hastings, VI. r.
"a, is relieved OF duty at the base nospll
and ordered 20 report for duty at q
base hospital % Camp Boaurcgsrd.
Through arrangements maie by q
nm Jewish Board Of Welfare Work.
phnadelnhia. the Carries Players pi
.entcd f,yo clever sketches Today li {
Nnirhis of Columbus Hall ono "
lly Bosaic." ihe othc "a Macfiaeo il
is Roou Arranged Big audiences
DC soldiers and many visitors enjoyed
Former Assistant City Solicitor NJ
Of chael A. Pesselano. of Philadelph
nj Who is secretary of K. Of O. Buildi
,h 40. 3. was given a big send-oh
tie friends when he left for Philadelpl
ans .io be married to Miss Rose De Car
Of No. 759 south Eighth street. 7
Of ceremony will be performed at
ca Mary's Church.
Ihe charles NJ. Alexander. the singi
ine evangelist, with his party. sang
els couvalscent patients In the base b.
,ou pital this afternoon. With Or. Al
An ander are Albert Brown, baritol
,,,s George Cook tenor and trombone pli
a. er: B. A. AckIey. hymn-vriter and pi
M ist and G.. II. Mills, SECRETARY.