Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-09
JAP OFFICER IS
DIX VISITOR
Colonel lShabishi of the I'm
periaI Cavalry Confers With
General Scott.

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CAMP DIX, wrightstown. Aug. a.
For the first time since the opening OF
the cantonment, Camp Dix yesterday
had as an official guest a military rep
r~esentative of Americas new partner
in the new Russian campaign of inter
vention, when Colonel Ishabishi of h
Imperial Japanese Cavalry, spent sew
eral hour here in conference with
Major General Scott, during which he
made a our of the reservation. What
ever significance, IL any, the visit OF
Colonel Ishabishi may AVE in onnec
ton with the latest Asiatic develop
ments is not announced, except that
the Japanese officer was especially in
terested in studying the American
methods of handling horses.
Colonel 1shabishi spent much time
In inspecting the work of the Camp
Dix remount depot where thousands of
horses and mules are trained for army
purposes. He showed much interest
in the care given the animals-in dis
ease prevention and in surgical work
that saves many injured horses for
service. AS 1t is likely that both jap
anese and American cavalry will play
a prominent part in the Siberian cam
paign, It Is suggested that cooperative
work Of the two nations will begin
with Interchange of information re-
garding care of mounts and conditions
under which the cavalry can best OPP
crate in Russia.
Camps New Judge Advocate.
The camp went to the Pacific coast
for its new Judge Advocate, who is
Major Andrew j. Copp, Jr., Of Cali
fornia, commissioned July 81 last in
the Adjutant Generals Reserve. Ma
jor Copp was previously Judge Advo-
cate of the California National Guard.
He was captain of the famous Cali
fornia rife cam that competed for
the national trophy in 1907, and was
MIA during the Mexican border
troubles. He succeeds Major j. p. Le-
Fevre of Wilmington, as camp Judge
Advocate, the latter having been or
dered to his command with the 69th
Pioneer Infantry. Private Frank As
issi Dolan, former State Assemblyman
from Hudson county, is among the
successful candidates announced today
as selected for the field artillery GEN.
trail officers training school at Camp
Taylor, Kentucky. Dolan was recently
assigned to the 80ed Fire Truck and
Hose Company here. His homo Is In
Orange. He came to the camp ambi-
tious to work his way up from the
ranks.
Others in the detail who will be CIV
en- an opportunity to win their COM
missions as artillery officers include
New Jersey and New York men, as fol-
lows: Private George B. Denton, Pri-
waite Victor G. Williams, Corporal WILL
liam L. Wedemeyer. Privates A. G.
W~oolnough, Warren d. McCloskey,
William s.. Bell, Cornelius F. Henry,
William H. Baldwin, Elmer G. Baker,
John Theodore Vogt, Ivan E. Guhck,
Hazen Hunter, Crawford F. Hawkins,
Charles l.. Andrews, Eric I. Wallberg,
Henry z. Doyle, Andreas ]. Wester-
guard, George G. Mayer, George A..
Sherwood, Crandell Melvin, Corporal
Edward M. Kennedy, Private Vangel
K. Sugareff, Private Charles ]. Libby,
4 Corporal Paul b. Bazely, Private How
ard X. Don
Captain Philip ]. Termini of Brook
lyn, has been made camp intelligence
officer, succeeding Lieutenant Marshal
B. Shantz, who has been assigned TO a
command in the 7th Battalion of the
Depot Brigade.
Pass Privileges Extended
An increase of pass privileges over
the coming weekend from 5 to , per
cent. of the total enrolment has been
announced. The order affects only
those usi~ngpfailroad transportation.
The camp schedule today Is OF spe-
cial interest to visitors. In addition to
the spectacular trench raids and other
operations on "Marne Hill fortihca-
tons during the afternoon, arrange
ments have been madef for a concert
early in the evening of massed bands
of the STth Division at the Knights OF
| Columbus main building, led by land
master Arthur Pryor. who Is to come
to camp later to judge an inter-regi-
mental band music contest
Sergeant Will Vodery, erstwhile or
ganizer and leader of the famous
'FVodery Versicle Vibrators" of the
New York Palm Garden. is to be lead
er of the negro band now forming at
Camp Dix as a part of the new 607th
Colored Pioneers. This camp already
has been the training center for two
negro bands that have been rated as
among the best military bands In
America, but h officers of the new
regiment predict hat their outfit will
have something on each of the others
when 1t comes to real music"
The new band, now to occupy the
stage here, is the first formed among
the new Colored Pioneer regiments.
oVdery gave up his New Yorkorches-
ira and enlisted to become Its leader.
and the colored recruits sent here from
several states are being combed for
bandsmen.
The War Department has ordered
that the department of construction do
everything in its power to expedite as
rapidly as possible the extension OF
the sewerage disposal plant of the
camp, the overflow of which into
Crosswlck's Creek has caused distress
ing conditions along the valley of that
stream. Brigadier General Henry Jer-
vey. assistant chief of the general stan,
had advised Major General Scott,
camp commandment OF the extent of
the improvements, which will include
additional septic tanks. sprinkler fl
tiers, sludge beds and other equipment
of the most modern type.
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