The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-12
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An order issued by General Scott,
lifting the quarantine for measles
yesterday, was very pleasing to the
soldiers at the camp. The quarantine
has been in effect since January 18th.
Camp Dix is preparing to receive the
new National Army men and orders
have gone forth from division head
quarters instructing commanders of
the procedure that must be followed
with the new recruits. Things have
been greatly simplified since the first
quota arrived and this time there will
be none of the inconvenience that
marked the incoming OF the other men.
The recruits will be assigned to the
Depot Brigade for a period of about
two weeks and then transferred to diff
ferent units.
The Red Cross is rapidly building
itself into the life at Camp Dix and
every day its worth is becoming more
valuable SO that it is now regarded by
com manding officers as well as soldiers
as an almost indispensable institution.
Not only are articles distributed to the
men here, but great deal of attention
is paid to the sick in the hospital and
for the benefit of convalescent soldiers
at the base hospital there is soon to be
erected Red Cross Convalescent
House, 100 X 100 feet, in the shape of a
Greek Cross. This will be fitted with
sun parlors and porches and furnished
al ,<NF for
for the sick soldiers. This building
will also contain several bedrooms for
relatives of soldiers who are very ill.
One of the British tanks that have
been doing excellent work in the bat
ties in France, arrived at Camp Dix
last week to give demonstrations of its
value as a fighting machine. 1t gave
exhibitions of passing over trenches,
through forests, up hhlsides, through
an old barn, a deserted farm house,
etc. On Tuesday the tank, while at
tempting to ascend steep bank, skid
ded on the loose snow and overturned.
One of the operators, Private Donald
son, an Englishman, was injured, but
not seriously. He was taken to the
base hospital. On Thursday four wo-
men rode in the tank while it was per-
forming some of its stunts. The party
beside the crew, in charge of Richard
Haig, was composed of Miss Josephine
Braddock, of Jobstown; Mrs. Meslier,
wife of Lit. Jean Meslier, a French in
structor here; Mrs. Clyde Rogers and
Miss Irvinia Wilkins, of Moorestown;
Lit. Col. Wait c. Johnson, assistant
chief of staff, and Capt. John Wanna
maker, Jr.
Secret service men are making an
investigation relative to plot to cause
the death of soldiers through placing
ground glass in chocolate candy sold
in regimental canteens here. The case
is now in the hands of authorities at
Washington, it was announced at divis-
ion headquarters. Division medical
officers. are watching carefully the regi-
mentafand base hospital records, but
as yet no cases have developed that
would seem to have symptoms of
ground-glass poisoning. Organization
commanders have been instructed to
notify their men Immediately to report
any illness following the eating of
candy or other products purchased in
camp exchanges or in nearby towns.
1.-The plotters either knew the candy
was designated for shipment to army
camps or they took long chance and
risled killing civilians" said prom
inent officer. The ''doctored" confec-
tions, it is announced, reached the
camp with regular shipments. There
was a chance, it was admitted,
of substitution having been made be-
tween the factory and the camp, but
officers predicted it would be possible
for Secret Service men to follow the
shipment back though every move
ment and through every stage of
manufacture. Just how much of this
has been done already the division
office here is not in a position to say.