Evening journal., 1918-01-02
ARMY OFF Gers TO
Lose N,BBY DRESS
Recently Hatched Lieuten-
ants Must Wear Standard
Unifcrrs Hereafter
CAMP GETS BACK
TO ROUTINE WORK
speoIal 70 THE EvENING J0uRNAL.

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
CAMP DIX, Wrightstown. \. j.. Jan. 2
Democracy will hencefoith regulate
the uniforming OF officers Of Camp DIX
under orders issued by Brigadler Gen.
eral Dean, which have dropped with
something OF q bombsnell effect among
the hundreds Of men who recently won
commissions at the Plattsburg training
camp and affected not few others Of
older army associations. With little at
tention to military fitness, fashionable
tailors have been creating some hobby
effects for tho new officers who could
afford II, and some OF the dress uniforms
paraded on the city boulevards during
the last few weeks are said TO have rep
resented an outlay Of half years
salary.
Recehtly-hatched lleutenants In some
rare instances fairly dazzled onlookers
in outfits that would have done justice
70 a brigadler general, were American
fighters given to spreadeagle effects. The
uniform regulations call for only two
types Of overcoats, but the Official note
on the situation Issued by General Dean
comments on the fact that officers are
wearing practically every known Va
riety Of overcoat."
This practice must cease" continues
the order. "All officers with the ex-
cepton OF engineers, who are author
ICED 10 wear a coat similar to that Is
sued to their mem will Immediately pro-
vide themselves with one Of the two
standard types Of overcoats mentioned
above. viz the standard olive-drab over
coat 10 the SPECIAL, eho~' double-
breasted overcoat OF drsb moleskin cloth,
lined with sheepsAin collar, dyed beaver
shade and provided Nth two outside
lower pockets
With the arrival Of Major General
Scott today and the return the follow
ing day Of the last quotas Of men from
the mid-wlnter vacations, the big
camp will settle down to the most in
tenslve Of training programs. General
Scott will come 10 the camp with many
new ideas absorbed on the battle fronts
Of Europe, and these will be pessed on
10 the new soldiers OF his division
through the division training schooi'
for specialized subjects, organizations
OF which with their respective COM
manders. was announced today by di
vision headquarters.
The Infantry School Of Arms vii
open with Lieutenant Colonel o. II
White In charge Of instruction In th'
use OF grenades. both hand and rifle
assisted by Lieutenant G. T. Purves
Of the 3i2th Infantry. and Lieutenan
=. G. Fripp, Of the 3iith Infantry. ant
Lieutenant Jean Meslier. OF the 50tl
French Infantry. and Adjutant Pierr
SaNary, also Of the French army, a
advisory instructors. Colonel White /
also himself instructor in the bayone
school, with Lieutenant Gerald NJ. Nor
Kan. OF the 3i0th Infantry: Lieutenan
II. J. Bush, Of the 309th Infantry. an
Lieutenant Charles J. Piester, Of u
3iOth Infantry, as assistants.
Lieutenant Colonel G. s. Turner, WI
has been in charge Of the rifle practic
on the big range. is appointed senio
instructor, both Of the rifle and piste
and OF the automatic arms schools. !
the latter two French heroes OF tn
Marine, Lieutenant r. J.. Bagues an
Adiutant Eugene Milon. will be tn
advisers, and Lieutenant R. W. Sar
burg, Of the 3iith Infantry; Lleutenar
Earl D. Snyder, Of the 30Iih Machin
Gun Battalion, and Lieutenant Nelso
b. DeLavan, Of the 3i0th Infantry, N
assistant instructors.