The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-03-05
Camn Dix.

Slight damage was caused by fire
on Wednesday night in building 602,
in the area occupied by the 26th En-
gineers. An overheated boiler started
blaze, which was sxtinguished by
the men from Engine Company 8.
Engineers from the 3O3d Regiment,
Col. Markham's command, have been
busy for the past few days repairing
the roads ruined during the winter.
The main thoroughfares in the reserva-
ton are now in good shape and ready
for the heavy travel expected in the
spring.
Yesterday was New Jersey day at
the camp, when Governor Edge, mem.
bers of the legislature, state officials
and others were present. There was a
review ofithe 156th infantry brigade by
Governor Edge and General Scott.
Included in the brigade were 5000
rockies in camp only week. A mum.
Der Of them not yet in uniform, yet
they made good showing in the
formations. Governor Edge and
Speaker Wolverton briefly addressed
the troops.
Greeted with tumult of cheers
from soldiers who packed the Red
Triangle auditorium last night, Miss
Margaret Wilson, daughter of Presi-
dent Wilson, visiting tina camp to sing
for the men in khaki at the invitation
of the army Y. M. G. A., was delight
ed when her audience, 1000 strong, re-
versed the order and for fifteen minutes
entertained their entertainer with war
songs. Miss Wilson's program was
encored repeatedly. She was accom-.
panied by Mrs. Ross David, pianist,
and Melville Clark, harpist.
Work has begun on the erection of
another fire house for Camp Dix. This
station, which will be known as No. 4,
will be located in the base hospital
area and the men will respond only to
calls from the hospital A Ford chas-
sis has BEEN equipped with regular
body with the necessary room for car
rying crew of eight and two 30-gal-
Ion chemical tanks, together with hose
and other equipment. The fire alarm
system is now completed and in work.
ing order. Men from the Signal Corps
are now manning the switchboard at
headquarters and Chief Sweeney is
making great Roadway with the estab-
lishment of fire drills in the various
companies.
Ordnance supplies, which have been
sorely needed at Dix for long time,
and have handicapped the men in
their training are soon to arrive here
according to reports from the War De-
partment, which has notified Major
General Hugh l.. Scott that he can ex-
pect equipment on the following dates:
75mm. field guns in July; 155mm.
howitzers, August; artillery harness
and horse equipment, April l; trucks
for heavy artillery, May 1; machine
guns, August; automatic rifles, July;
rifles, on way; bayonets, March Is;
trench mortars, April 10; four-pound
cannons, April Is; infantry equipment,
at once; artillery ammunition, COM
pleted pistols and revolvers, July 1;
cartridge belts, mounted, April / !;
rifle grenades, April Is; rifles with tele-
scopic sights, on way and completed
by July 1; sniperscopes, indefinite.
The report shows that the infantrYmen
will be QUILTED at once and goes on to
state that the late dates for artillery
equipment is contingent whether or
not the division is in this country at
that time. If it is not the men will be
equipped after their arrival abroad.