The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-08-13
Military Affairs.

Military Affairs.
Morris Lutz, son of Samuel Lutz,
In an officers training camp at Can
Taylor, Louisville.
Major Eli I. Fryer. of the Unite
States Marines, is now in command
troops in Vladivostok, Siberia. He
son of Samuel Fryer, of Mour
Holly.
In the casualty list published la'
week appeared the name of Lieu
Malcon B. Gum, of Burlington, as b.
ing among the missing. He is in th
aviation service, and failed to retur
after making a flight over the GeI
man line.
] The 18th division, composed of Nat
ional Guard troops from New Jersey
Maryland and Virginia, is in Alsace
southeast of Epinal, according to al
announcement made by Genera
NJ arch, chief of staff. The sector is
quiet one.
| Edward Fuller, Of Burlington,
member of the marines, has been re
/, ported to be seriously wounded II
France. When he was taken to
hospital be met another Burlington
BOY. Palmer Adams. doing duty there
One of the nurses in the hospital il
Miss Isabella Kee, of Burlington.
Orders have been received from
Washington by Adjutaut General
Frederick Gilkyson for the induction
of 1000 white men and 232 negroes in
to the National Army between now
and the end of August. The 1900 white
men will go to Camp Meade, Admiral,
Md, in the five days period beginning
August 26. The 232 negroes will 60 to
Camp Dix in the three day period be-
ginning August %. Entrainment or
ders will be issued later.
Sergt. Charles D. Moran, of Buffalo,
N. Y, met horrible death at Camp
Dix last week while in the performance
Of his duty as a member of the camp
utility company. Moran, who was a
plumber, was sent to repair some of the
pipes at the sewage disposal plant and
in some unaccountable manner lost
his footing and plunged into the water
that is used in filtering the sewage.
The force of the current washed him
against the the flood gates and held
him there. He was dead before his
companions could locate his body.
Enlistments in the army and navy
and marine corps were stopped on
Thursday. The restrictions will pre-
vail until Congress passes the new
manpower bill enlarging the ages of
military service. That action was
taken in view Of the proposal Of Sena-
tor Wadsworth, of New York, to ex-
tend the selective service act SO as to
end voluntary enlistment in the army,
navy or marine corps. If Congress de-
cides that men for the three branches
Of service shall be called through the
draft, voluntary enlistments in the
United States will become matter of
history and all men called in the
Iuture will have the same status in SER
vice.
Three hundred and fifty italian
soldiers. on their way back to the bat
lie line against the Austrians by way
II Russia, China, the Pacific ocean,
ind the United States, enjoyed War
Camp Community Service hospitality
IN Wednesday night at the Mole-Te-
,uop Club at Wrightstown. These
who are accompanied by sew
.ral officers, were captured by the Aus
rians many months ago. They made
heir escape to Russia, across Siberia
nto China, and thence got to the
Philippines. There they took ship for
he United States, and crossed the con-
inent, reaching Camp Dix about two
weeks ago. They have been waiting
here for transportation back to Italy.
md are. eagerly looking forward to
ailing soon. The War Camp Conn
nunity Service arranged Wednesday |
lights party on behalf of Italians in
he ranks at Camp Dix. The enter
ainment provided for their guests by
he Italians in the American service
consisted of music, singing and
peeches.