The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-05

Raymond t. Mckinney, of Riverton,
was reported in the army casualty list
published yesterday as having died
from wounds received in battle. He
was private.
Orders for the entrainment of 1908
white men for general military service
to Camp Dix on November ID, and
4,005 white men for the same camp on
November Is we're issued to local draft
boards of New Jersey on Friday by
Adjutant General Frederick Gilkyson.
Arrangements are being completed
by the mastering Office at Camp Dix
for the reception of 5000 recruits of the
first fall quota, scheduled to arrive at
Camp Dix between November IL and
10. The new selective service men will
be drawn from the states of New Jer-
sey, Delaware, Rhode Island and Yer.
mont.
A Halloween party, for the benefit
of coIored soldiers from Camp Dix, was
given at the Lincoln club on Wash
ington street, on Thursday night.
About 300 soldiers were in attendance,
and they had very enjoyable time.
Amusements of many kinds and a
musical programme kept the visitors
entertained in highly satisfactory
manner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel ]. Griffin, of
Bordentown, received a letter from
their son, John f. Griffin, on Thurs
day, stating that he had been wound
ed in both legs and in the shoulder,
but does not say how badly. He is in
base hospital in France. The letter
was dated October 10. Griffin is a
member of Co. C, 147th Infantry, and
writes that he has been lover the top
three times.
Appearance of several new cases of
influenza on Wednesday among negro
soldiers of the 63d Pioneer Infantry re-
suited in the immediate quarantining
Of that entire regiment. All of the
new cases, 1t is believed, have develop
ed among colored soldiers brought last
week from another camp to fill the
ranks of the pioneer regiment. These
precautions are expected to confine the
disease to the company in which it
made its appearance. No general quar-
antine of the camp is contemplated.
Captain Horace u. Landon, who has
been reported missing in action in
France, is now known to be prisoner
in Germany. Official confirmation has
been received by his father, Colonel F
w. Landon, headmaster of the Dor
dentown Military Institute, through
the Red Cross. What prison camp b,
has been taken to is not known. Cap
tain Landon was in command of Com
pany b, 101st Engineers, Massachu
sets regiment, and has been oversees
for more than year. He is 81 year
old and was born in Burlington.
A letter>from Sergeant-Major Rylant
E Lippincott, of Mount Holly, who i
chief clerk of the American Militar,
Mission to Italy, states that he ha
been in hospital two weeks OF
account of an attack of influenza. HI
left the hospital on October IS and no,
is on duty again. He states that man,
; of the soldiers had been ill with TIL
same disease. There are a number {
American soldiers in Italy, he say!
and had no more than arrived ther
when they began to make the fur fl
against the enemy.
A new vaccine for influenza, disco,
cred by the office of the Surgeon Gel
eral of the United States, will
adopted in combating future appea
ance of the disease at Camp Dix. A
rangements for the use of the ne
> vaccine have been completed by Liel
tenant Colonel H. N Berry, camp su
geon, under whose direction 12,Ol
= soldiers there recently took the vaccir
= treatment to prevent pneumonia wit
remarkable success, not a case of Il
!, latter disease having developed anon
= those inoculated, despite it's prevalent
~ in the camp. There will be no gener
D use of the influenza vaccine at preser
1t will be offered to volunteers desirir
the treatment and will probably
s. made compulsory for those who ha
- been in contact with the disease.