Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-14
WARN DESERTERS
WH00VERSTAY TIME
Camp Dix Commander Says Day
of Light Punishment
is Past.

lt,-f plloWlnH tnc fctVut auiouh'O''o""
of heavy penalties imposed upon soldiers
who made n habit of overstaying the
leaves of absence. Ma jor General Scott
has directed that bulletins explaining
tho seriousness of this oifcnse and its
relation To actual desertion he posted IN
every barracks and that the notices be
called to tho attention of all men. rs
pccially among some Of the newer recruit
tho opinion scoms To prevail that man
can absent himself from camp Tor
certain number ot days with tho prospect
of getting only light sentence when he
returns
Camp Dix will send 200 picked officers
and mon 10 New York. Saturday, To
demonstrate training camp work mt the
benefit performance of the Women
Overseas Hospital Service. Spectacular
havonet combats and wall-scallng Will
feature tho infantrys contribution. whllc
tho 3lOth Ambulance Company Will
demonstrate stretcher work on the
Battlefield Colonel \. Y. Y. Anderson,
uf the 3l2th Infantry, and Lieutenant
Colonel c.. II. White, commanding the
division schools of arms. are in charge Of
the exhibit
Charles NJ Alexander. tho singing
evangelist. and his party viii visit Camp
Dix next weok. to teach soldiers some of
tho religious songs most popular at the
front
lthletics will hereafter form an import
ant part of the camp work of the knights
of Columbus. Frank Wandle. of Jersey
trtv. former Fordham athlete and physical
instructor of tho old ith New Jersey
Infantry, has been appointed camp
athletic director of the X nf 6 lie
will take up this work immediately
Military authorities here have d,s
covered what appears 10 he m extensive
scheme t. use | ncle Sam rs boot
logger and smugglcr 80 supply booze
- soldiers IN his own camp WITH
lIactlcalv every other source rlt on hy
thr acti,itics uf the mhtary pohrc,
daring one- have Ic~ortod to the use -.
hc parcels post ~ deliver whisky ~
ihlrstv friends at the cantonmcnt, and
..eeorlinE to reports tn dlNls'"n mead
Quarters. officers arc convinced that wet
roadsf have been concealed III many
lr,,kaurs That have been arriving IN the
mail-. camuuflaged as clothing candy and
l.ouks
Most II the suspected paehaers have
trrlvpd tor mon IN tho recent draft
>omr of these rockies have been
t.wnd under the influence Of intoNcants
WITHOUT having left camp, and II was N
Investigating such eases that officers got
thclr first real clews rs II IS serious
ofirnsc to supply soldier with booze,
Tho Government postal inspectors will
cooperate with military authorities IN
.ccking the identity of tho persons using
hc mails for this purpose
Major General Scott put an end TO
the practice. as far as Camp Dix Is con-
ccrned, Yesterday by issuing orders that
hereafter al parcel post packages received
by mon IN camp must he opened hY tho
.dirrssee IN the presence of a commission |
81 officer When contrahand liquor = |
to,lnd il VIII he easv for Federal inspectors |
IL prosecute the sender
In order that the thousands of new
recruits may have an opportunity 20
write songs In the division contest. the |
tu,r for submitting Original compositions
has bern extended Many clever songs
lrcadv have heen entered Colonel +. |
" MARKHAM. division engineer, has set |
"A example tor thr engineers Of his regi- |
mcnf bv submitting an original lyme, |
,uutlod -, Pledge for Freedom
II ~ erorr 10 RrNal>
You, rom Washington 20 the effect |
hi Nafat General Hugh I Scott
.amuaandng Tho ,>ih Dlvisl"n hero he'd |
p,--cd tho ph, seal tests and had bcen |
arono,lnccd hN he highest medical hoard |
IA tho land as TT Tor service. was rr-
..rvcd with enthusiasm hN thousands OF
oflcer~ and mon Throughout the camp |
Tho manner IN which the announcement, |
.uc,dcntaIlV mentioned during some Of the |
Entertainments IN camp tonight. was !
,heored r., tho audiences was = splendid |
testimonial to the manner Ia which the |
famous old Indian fighter, former Chief |
at the General staff. has won the affection |
Of tho mon Of his ncw command
While the report that even generals. |
most Of them younger than General |
scott had tailed to pass the physical |
tcSts created some apprehension among |
ofhcrrs here lest the findings oi thc Federal I
BOARD might result IN relieving General |
scott o' artivc command Of fighting /
df,Isl0n the General himself had no |
sneh fears. and told friends IN " ashlngton |
immediately after the examination that |
he was satisfied he had passed The |
hardshIpS of his campaigns IN the Indian |
wars. and later IN the Philippines where |
hc was wounded IN tho hands officers |
hero say have gwen the General one |
ot the strongest constitutions en!ored by |
IN, man of his age IN America.
very mess officer moss sergeant and /
cook IN the army must stand behind the |
, c,iCral Food Administration III ITS cam |
palgn to conserve food Tor tho lighting !
Ior,cs aptain G. J kalberer. command !
ami 81 tho Cooks and Bakers School here, |
who are IN charge oi feeding nearly $4,000 |
-oldlcre AZ Camp DIN. lie urges very
dcfinltc co-operation between tho com
missarv department and the soldiers /
themselves to sec that not an ounce Of tho /
ieod Tic civilian population rs saving is
wasted iu the army He has started .
ctnpaIgn To change tho attitude of soldiers
toward the m - cordially hated OF all |
obs that 81 Kitchen police
When YOU arc detailed for kitchen
police, dc not TN to do as little as YOU
can. but the best that YOU can, saws the
captain. DO YOUR bit cheerfullv and !
the best YOU know how In washing
dishes, do not do 1t halfway. but see
that 1t Is done thoroughly, SO that no
man viii get sick through your careless
ness.
Bad Gas at That
L.,