Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-05
HARD TO FIND MEN
IN CAMP DIX UNITS
Draftees Lose Their State Identity
ON Arrival at New Jersey
Cantonment.

Camp Dix, Wrightstown, N. j., April
5.-The rapid-fre transfers during the
last few days have caused much confusion
for friends calling to visit rockies
in camp. Many of the visitors have
a hazy idea at best az to the location of
the organization to which their friends
were originally attached. When they
learn they must look for them in unit
probably on the other side of the can
comment they have good reason COR feeling
'1ost"
The biggest dance ever held in camp
will be conducted this evening by Colonel
T.. NJ Markham and officers of the 303d
Engineers for officers of the division.
Many society girls from Philadelphia,
Newark and Now York will be among the
thousand guests.
Lieutenant Colonel George M Ekwur-
eel, division surgeon, yesterday praised the
fac record made by Major Webster Calvin
that resulted In his promotion yesterday
To lieutenant colonel. Colonel Calvin
was "a physician at Hollidaysburg, Pa;
n graduate of Buckncl and lIahnemann,
and took a postgraduate course IN
university in Germany. He entered the
training camp at Oglethorpe, Ga, and
was captain, In command oi an ambu-
lance company, when 1T reported here
last fall, having just been promoted from
lieutenant Colonel Ekwurzel says he
found the young Pennsylvan N the most
capable and experienced officer on duty
with the ambulance companies, and,
therefore. made him director of all
ambulance organizations, carrying with IT
the rank Of major Commenting on the
rapld advancement Of DR. Calvin, the
| division surgeons ; office said that there
was no departure from the ordinary
| method of making promotions according
| to seniority, provided the officer Is
/ competent and capable of filling the
| duties Of the grade TO which seniority
| entities him.
Among the most enthusiastic marksmen
when 1t comes To using the automatic
rifles Is Private Hofcr, of Newtield,
member Of NJ Company Of the 3llth
Infantry IIofcr leads his company III
making bullscyes with the Chauchat, and
has registered As high as - out OF a
possible 50 direct hits
Jcrscymcn qualifying rs instructors IN
! the grenade section this week include +.
/ ID. Dcdercr, Sergeant H. X. Johnson, of
| Camden: Private J c. Rowlcy, OF Port
Norris. Private b. A. Geisler Elizabeth; /;
| Corporal G. T End, Metuchen. Qualified
| in the bavonet section are Corporal
| Asher Watson. New Brunswick; Corporal
| Charles Wofel, Elizabeth; Private Will
| liam Obcrgfcll Riverside, and Corporal
Fred Apgar, High Bridge.
The camp population was increased
| Yesterday by the arrival Of approximately
! 1000 drafted men from New jersey and
| Northern New York counties. The men
I due today complete the MAXIMUM quota
| of the first draft, which viii have brought
10000 to this camp.
! Delighted asscmblages at the Camp Dix
! Circus Yesterday introduced an innovation
/ in applause BY hombarding soldier
f! actors in the sawdust ring with boxes Of
cigarettes after a wealthy visitor had
/ set the example by buying out the stock
I Of a tobacco stand operated by one Of the
/ regiments From then until the end Of the
/ show Smokes fell ike hail about the
/ heads Of ring fnvorltes at the end of each
/ act Daring bronco-bustcrs from the
! Remount Station came under similar
/ showers in the free Wild West exhibition
1 on the parade ground. under direction of
/ Lieutenant d. T. Dana.
/ One Of the clcverest hits OF the show
/ Is a farce boxing contest, with Sergeant
| Robertson, OF Beverly, and Private
/ Whitesides Of Camden. as the principals,
with other South Jersey boys as clown
| seconds and ringside attendants