Evening journal., 1918-04-04
GUNHERS' AIM ANAZES
0RBNANCE EXPERTS
Target Practice Shows What
May be Expected on
Battle Front
MEN SCORE THREE
DIRECT TARGETS

CAMP Din, WFghlstown. y. j.. April
4.-Astonishing ordnance experts 10y
making world record in artillery
craftsmanship In their initial appear
snce on The new Camp Dix range. can
noneors OF tho 1891 Artillery Brigade
have given a hint Of me effective work
that Yankee gunncrs can do on tho
western front. The. phenomenal ssNo,
rated at 1900 per cent Efficient by
modern standards was fred by bal
terlos of lho 30ilh Field Artillery. com
mandod boy Colonel d. r. nonncly. and
registered three dlroct'hit ON tar
get representing ON enemy b7 tory out
OF 10 shells iir0d on a iOO-y0rd range
Artillery experts ln Europe have agreed
that 10 make'ihe two direct HITS necos-
sary to pot a gun oui of commission
an average of 300 shells are expended in
general warfare.
What makes The score OF Colonel
Donnelly's men The more remarkable Is
thai there had been no renge-nndlng
preliminary shots The saivO was fred
nfler the guns had been trained
through scientific calculations ON the
unseen targel The FIRST shots started
o IRE IN The brush around the targets
and The regiment went ln 90 put oui iho
hla1o Officers could scarcely believe
their eyes when they saw That three
shells had passed directly through ue
target.
Commenting on the record yesterday
brigade officers admitted that while the
element 0f luck entered into such %
score, the clesencss of other shots
both OF solid shcll and -hrapncl. was O
demonstration OF the efficient training
methods employed IN instructing these
summers during the months they have
been waiting Go get ON target range
Biggun practice might continue Tor
wears, they admitted. without another
such score being recorded, oven by cN-
perenced artinerymen.
a northeast wind yesterday carried
the thunder of the cannon 90 many
nearby towns, as New Jersey gunners
of the 3Osih Artillery. Colonel Bunker
commanding. were blazing away at the
targets. Rockies ON troop trains COM
Ing 90 camp could hear The salutes Ions
before they reached The csntonment
H0witzers of the 39ih Heavy Field
Artillery, Colonel Sarrait, VIII he train
ed ON ihe targets 80 2600 10 2s00 yards
today and tomorrow.
Miserable performances STAGED at thl
Liberty Theatre here 10y alleged pro
feesional talent are threatening Co rob
This enterprise. for which hundreds OF
thousands of "Smlleagc Books have
been sold throughout the country, OF
much Of its anticipated value as an en-
fNNHIu.na nH
listed men OF the camp have been com
planning or the poor character of thl
recent plays. especially The "musica
comedies" and at division headGu1rter
Yesterday 10 was admitted that the mat
Ter has been taken up with the Wa
Department Commission on Training
Camp Activities. which backs the Lib
orly Theatre scheme and has beer
hooking the camp program through
Ncv York agency.
Lieuienani-C0lonel ". C.. Johnson. as
shiani chief Of staff, commenting oi
ihe widespread kicks against shONl
thal many officers declare could no
"rel by" in tank towns. said Dec ha'
taken up the matter with the commits
sion. and also with Manager William
Wheeler. az the Liberty Theatre. Th'
commission hlames the booking agency
Manager Wheeler admitted that fou
shows tried out here have been with
drawn from the camp circuit upon ht
report
Manager Whoeler'- defense Of some o.
The musical comedies would indicate
that Camp Dix has a more critical tast
than other cani0nmenis some of th
riays most emphatically roasted" b'
audiences here. he declared. have mad
such hits at other camps that return
engagements have been demanded.
Burlington county boys. arriving thi
week and assigned to ihe 303d Sanitar,
Train. were witnesses OF an unusua
ceremony marking the promotion o
Major Webster Calvin TO lieutenant
colonel of this organization. Fiv
months ago This young Pennsylvania
entered the 18th Division here as a frs
Lieutenant graduated in the officer,
reserve from Fort OglethOrpe nj
efficient manner Of graphing with sani
tary problems attracted the attenGO
of Colonel g.. NJ Ekwurzel. divisio
surgeon. and his rapid-lre promotions
nrsl 20 captain. then TO major and nO'
90 lleulenant-cOlOncl resulted.
A circus parade made n tour N On
cani0nment at noon. and hundreds q
visitors attended the first OF the per
formances in the big tent Of the Re
Triangle Auditorium. where profession'
and soldier talent kept them entertaine
for two hours of solid fun. The circu
will be open each night the balance {
the week and will give a big maiine
performance Saturday afternoon MaiC
Edward A. Freeman II head of the circr
committee and Captain Dudley is bus
ness manager