Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-09
PISTOLS REPL ACE
RIFLES At DIX
Big Gun Crews Need Small Arms
in Clash With the
Artillery.

Camp DIX, Wrightstown, \. J., Sept.
a.-Thc tr,isty old rifle with which
American cannoncrs in the past have
been wont to beat off an enemy that
had penetrated the lines and was seeking
TO capture his big gun batteries will no
longer figure as a part OF the equipment
of the Yankee artilcrymcn. Beginning
this week IN Dix and other training
camps, side arms will replace the rifles,
the pistols being distributed to officers
and men alike i'll all field artillery organi-
zGtlons.
Modern methods of warfare have
shown high American officers at the
front that the rifle in the hands of an
artilleryman is more apt to prove an
impeachment than an asset IN fighting.
Rarely does an enemy get within rifle
shot of the batteries, and there is even
smaller chance of bayonCt clash around
the guns. In either case it is figured that
the pistol would bc the more valuable
weapon in the hands Of the artillcrymcn.
All rifles now held by artillery regiments
will be turned IN Mt once 10 the nearest
ordnance depot. For use IN police and
guard duty eight automatic rifles will bc
furnished to each battery, headquarters
company and supply company.
The question of the use of uniforms by
soldiers granted indefinite furloughs to
work in shipyards and munition plants,
which has been causing endless confusion
among civil authorities has been settled
bv a bulletin issued by Major General
Scott for the information Of all concerned
Some local civil authorities have been
worried because the furioughcd men
appeared in public without their informs,
while in other cities the fact that thcv
wore uniforms has caused mlSunder-
standings The bulletin explains that
the soldier of such indefinite furlouGh is
authorized. but not required to wear the
service uniform while on such furlough.
Under no circumstances, however must
he wear il while at work IN the shIpvards
or munition plants or in other manual
labor Ii at work at other times It must
nc furnished and maintained without
expense to the Government
THE TWO MAJORS JENSEN MEET.
"Maior A. {. Jenson meet Major A.
c. Jensen, said an officer rs he intro
duced the acting camp quartcrmaster
and the commander OF one of the crack
machine gun companies OF the saith Dl-
vision, recently arriving from Camp Cody, |
New Mexico.
Congratulations, Major, on your pro |
motion. said one, rs they shook hands. |
Congratulations, Major on yours,
said the other. as they laughed and |
gripped each others hands again
Thus representatives of two extremes |
Of the country met at Camp Dix today |
rs a result of one Of the most peculiar /
condolences Of the history of this pots. |
Major a G. Jensen, of the quartcrnaster |
department, was prominent business /
man of Fishers Island. \ Y. before he /
entered the army Major A. G. Jensen, /
leader OF the "SandStorm Suicide lub. |
was chief of police oi Minneapolis before /
he donned the khaki. Neither had heard .
OF the other until the 'SandStorner
then captain, arrived with his division /
a few days ago. A few hours after his
arrival friends in his division began !
complimcntlng him on his promotion 10 /
major. tie persisted thar he hadn't
been promoted, but they showed him an
army order.
The captain glanced over III then
called their attention 20 the fact while
{ Captain 4. q Jensen was promoted to
major, il was another Captain Jensen
Strangely enough. TIE machlne-giM cap
tains own promotion was then coming
through he official machinert and AN
order was laid on his desk z fev hours
later creating the camp second Major
A. G. Jensen
While they are OF no immediate relation
both majors believe they can trace their
ancestry to the same Danish forebears
4 ruling as to what disposition j 10
be made Of the several hundred alleged
draft slackers captured IN North Jersey
cities and shipped to Camp DIX is eN-
pected within a few hours from Federal
officials As yet officers here have made
no move 10 separate the prisoners in
relation TO the relative seriousness Of I
their ofTerre against the draft laws
The prisoners are quartered in the
tented area under guard.