Evening journal., 1918-10-08
/ DIX GIVES help
!. TO STRICKEN TOWNS
Camp Officers Cooperate
in Rushing Supplies to
Explosion Sufferers
RED TAPE GOES
INTO SCRAP HEAP

CAMP DIX, Wrightstown, n. j., oct.
s.-Even IN the midst Of its troubles,
Dix has time to think Of its neighbors,
and even though every energy is being
expended in the successful fight against
influenza and pneumonia, yet when
word was received here that the strick-
en- people Of Perth Amboy and South
Amboy were in need OF food as the re-
suit OF the gigantic explosions at the
she'll plant at Morgan, all the military
forces were placed at the command Of
General Secretary Frank Wandle, of
the Knights OF Columbus, who was or
sanizing a relief expedition. 1t was
Darly Sunday when Secretary Wandle
received word from State Deputy John
3 ONeill, head OF the knights of Co
iumbus war activities in this State. Of
conditions In cities near the devas-
lated area. It took only few minutes
20 awaken the secretaries in the vari-
1us buildings and q light car was sent
around TO bring them to the headquar-
ters building.
Under the energetic measures adopt
ed by the Dix medical officers the In
fuenza toll is gradually diminishing
and it now looks as il the situation is
well in hand Only % deaths were re-
ported in the latest list for a 2i-hour
period, with 40 new cases OF influenza
and % new cases OF pneumonia. There
are now 276s suffering from influenza
and 1853 from pneumonia in the entire
camp.
Another nurse was added to those
who have succumbed fighting the cpl
demic, Miss Terese Collins, Of Scran-
ton.
The following additional promotions
were announced in the Utilities Com
pany Of the Quartermaster's Corps:
To be sergeants: Charles c. Stuart
and Charles NJ. Warner. Syracuse, N. Y:
William r. Grace, Frank Albach. New
York City: Knut A. Thompson, Ridge
field Park. n. j.; r. A. Meyer, Water
bury, Conn: Bartholomew O'Brlen.
Soth Amboy; Michael OBrien. Hobo
ken, n. j.; William Strait. Suffern. "
Y; Matthias Hltzges, Dunkirk, N. Y
Martin Birmingham, Alex. J. Prockner
Philadelphia: Michael Murphy. BingS
hamton, n. Y; John Gerard, Ranton. n
T.; Frank j. Obermeyer, Port Jervis.
n. T.; John w. Bauer, West Be.hle-
hem, Pa; Thomas W. Howe Hudson.
n. T.; Charles F. Nicholas, Newport. N
H.; g. E. Courcier, Fall River, Mass.
;. l., Lavinge Waterbury, Conn; John
J. Anderson, Merchantville, N. j.: A. NJ
Arts, Wellington, n. j.. J. r. Erickson.
Louis Gloor, s. II. Pestorius. William J.
Hutchings, Rochester, n. Y; d. A. Nc
Goldrick, Paterson and George w. Ora
watt, Trenton.
Vacation" Costs Five Years
A vacation" Of nearly two months
has cost Private William C. Vanaman.
a member Of Company 70. Of the i59d
Depot Brigade. his liberty for the next
i've years, for a general court-martIal
board, sitting here. has found him
guilty Of being absent without leave
from July TO September 4 and recon-
mended a i0-year sentence General
scott, however, reduced the penalty TO
I'VE years. Upon completing his term
ne soldier VIII be dlshonorably dis
marged from the service and viii for
cit all pay and allowances.
The big Y. NJ. auditorium was open- /
d last evening with a moving picture |
rogram for The officers OF the camp
Nhile the quarantine has been I'm force
le officers have had no opportunity
'r recreation in the evenings and IL was
sclded to put on programs in this
Aiding for them. The Officers Club
5 met the emergency so far and every
ieping the place has been crowded
tn officers, who used the billiard and
hg-pong tables every minute. Special
ftures under the auspices Of the Brit
? war Commission and showing Brit
4 naval scenes win be on the pro
@m for Friday night, and il is ex-
lected that the boxing and wrestling
matches will be resumed Thursday
evening.
During the quarantine two shows
nave been given each evening in the |
various "Y" huts with 300 men attend
ing in the larger room and IS in the
smaller. new tent has been opened
Tor the colored men in the detention
camp. For the benefit Of the men con-
lined to their areas the secretaries have /
been given programs each evening in