Evening journal., 1918-06-14
DIX WELCOMES
SERVICE CHECKS
Soldiers Assigned TO Over.
seas Are Spared Risk of
Carrying Money
KEEP CURRENCY
IN UNITED STATES

CAMP DIX. Wrightstown, n. j., June
i4.-Men and officers from Camp Dix
hereafter assigned to overseas service
will be spared the annoyance and risk
OF carrying abroad sums Of American
money through arrangements made
yesterday for the opening OF a cur
rency exchange and service check de-
partment at the camp. The plan, which
has been approved by the Government,
will enable soldiers 10 take service
checks on American depository banks
IN France, in denominations or French
currency from 90 to 2OO francs that WIN
be legal tender in England or Italy as
well as along the western front. The
service VIII be a special advantage to
commlssary officers and trustees OF
company and regimenlal funds, who
heretofore have had 10 carry such
funds In American cash when going
overseas, subject to the hazard Of loss
during travel.
The new Ran Is regarded by the War
Department as the simplest yet safest
form Of protecting soldiers from ilnan-
cisl loss that has been presented. The
checks eventually will be offered for
salo in all concentration camps. The
service will be rendered without cost
10 soldiers and sle checks will be sold
st the best rate OF exchange plus the
war tax. The plan, in addition TO It's
advantage to the travelling soldier, viii
meet the desire OF this Government to
keep American currency In this cOun-
try, and there VIII be no need for sol
dlcrs going abroad to carry extra funds
In gold as heretofore. IL Will also pro-
tect the family OF a soldier In case or
his injury or death, as all checks bear
serial numbers and can be redeemed at /
any time at the smound paid for them. |
Tho Naturalization Court will hold /
another special session today and a
class OF COO alien soldiers Will apply
for citizenship. Papers already have
been granted TO more than 1000 alien
soldiers here.
With the advantage OF training in the
Camp Dix Remount Station, Second
Lieutenant John p. Neu has been ap-
pointed first lieutenant and transferred |
10 an Important post in Remount |
Squadron 305 at jacksonville, Fla. Sec
ond Lieutensnts Erwin +. Schroeder |
and Louis n. Peterson have been trans
ferred 10 duty at an Animal Embarka- |
tion Depot at an Atlantic port. Second
Lieutenant BENJAMIN II. Hall has been
promoted TO first lieutenant and will
continue on duty here.
Many plreses OF work necessary at
the remount station in the care OF
thousands Of horses and mules and the
repairs OF the wagon trains are Offer
Ing opportunity for skilled mechanics
TO win non-commissiOned promotions
there as well as in the drilling ranks.
Ftve members OF the detail who have
gone from private 10 sergeant are John /
r. Wood Of Philadelphia; John Brad
sh. Eckley, Pa. Albert Gross. Ho-
boken; Joseph p. Haag Buffalo, and
James Kenny, of Allentown, Pa. Pri-
Yates Carl NJ. Rhoutsong, OF Goshen,
Ind. and Albert ]. Seeger, OF Lancaster,
Pa. have been made corporals. and Pri-
vate Melvin Sailey, OF Trenton, a cook.
College students. mostly from New
Jersey and Pennsylvania and assigned
10 the sd Engineers at Camp Dix, but
now on detached service and oOmplet-
Ing special courses OF Instructions at
Lehlgh University, were yesterday or
dered transferable the 3d Training
Regiment OF Engineers at Camp Hum
phreys, VirginlaO, 10 which post they
viii report upon completion OF their
course. Members on the detail include
Victor Sternberg, Harold liagerman
cline, Edward p. Farrell, John B. Fra
,otta, James J. Garren, James II. Hays,
Bartholomew G. HanlOn. Clyde Herbert,
sdward r. Hughes. Edward j. Kelly,
lawrence r. Lance, Thurmond +. Lyle,
sfnes T. Mahoney, Thomas r. Mawn.
William H. McNerney, Charles +. Nor
is. William d. Noel, Robert McCul-