Evening journal., 1918-04-15
SOLDIER GAh0UFblGF
PIERCEDBY SUPER.ORS
Poses as Hebrew 10 Get
Pass From Camp Dix and
Overplays Game
DRAFTEES MAY
BE PUT IN TENTS


.--Becauso be camoulaged himself as |
lebrew soldic, and persuaded his SER
1t that he was entitled 20 tAe Pass |
- holiday recently granted az army
q Of The Jewish faitn. P.ivaie otto
.chtsr. OF Ions Branch hns been SEN
need by regimcntol cour.-marilu OF
the 3iilh Infantry 90 slX months in
the guard-holise and a loss or One-s.ylh
OF his pay during @ Ike period. Coioacl
Stokes has approved the sentence as an
example 70 soldiers who may try TO de-
selve their officers in order 10 win an
4. extension of pass privileges.
Richter ovcrplayed th- game lie
might have gotten away with his SCENE
bad he not failed TO attend any celebra-
hon Of thc Passover feast. This was
discovered laler after the suspicious OF
Captain 3. A. Coionna had been aroused
Bs Fighter calleu on the telephone TO
say his wife was an and begged to be al
lowed to remain with her o few hours
longer Two days later DE again tele-
phoned, saying he feared his wife was
dying and cot another extension. The
court-m0rtlal board produced proof that
ali this time hiohlsr knew his wife was
In perfect health.
"Ths Office boys tlme-worn scheme
for getting a day on on the excuse that
his grandmother Is dead IS all right IN
tho comic supplement, but It doesn't
get By Ia the army" said an officer yes
terday. "The soldier who dcceives an
officer IS guilty Of a serious violation
of an article Of war, and especially in
the matter Of special furloughs are the
reasons for the requests closely scru-
anizsd as to genuineness."
II many officers and men Of the in
tantry brlgades al Camp Dix could have
heir way they would prefer TO march
all the way 20 Philadelphia and back
rather than miss the opportunity
through any lack Of transportation IA
cilitles, to help boom the Thi-d Liberty
Loan by parading in the demonstration
on April 81 While plans have been
made here for four regiments to par
iicpate In the big parad', the ques-
tiOn OF trains 20 move The men, owing
% the need for coaches 90 handle the
thousands Of incoming recruits during
the same week, IS leaving The exact size
of the detachment as yet unsettled.
III they could take three days TO hike
30 Philadelphia and three days to re-
hrn It would be Just the work our
lllEAA uNNM at NAAAa nANHN va 81 NHAAAAatHff
said one prominent officer TO whom thC
matter was suggested yesterday. "Thi
men have been enthusiastic over thl
prospect Of q cross country march SIN
liar to the attack recently made b!
Camp Meade men on Baltimore. A simi
lar tactical maneuvcr against Philadel
phla would undoubtedly be popular ant
profitable"
Four South Jersey boys OF the recen
draft have been hOnoied with transfer
70 the Military Police, an organ zatio
for hne morale, hard work, siraigh
shooting and general usefulness whlc
Is without equal In the camp. Tn
organization is commanded ny COlonf
John :. Battle. Among the new sol
dlers who are proud wearing the IN
p" brassards are Pr Yates John j. Rue
ter. OF Woodbury.; Edwin j. Westcot
Of Brdgeton; Charles Crooks and Limo
lev S. Hurn. both OF Woodbury..
A great tented annex 20 Camp Di
will probably be erected Go accommt
date several thousand men OF the secon
draft due here next week from 81
States. It was reported yesterday th,
engineers have already selected 81
Tor this canvas city and the War D'
uartment has been asked 10 rush ten
age. as division officers bel eve 10 woul
be more satisfactory both as TO comfo
and health thus 90 house a large pc
centace Of the new draft than atteml
10 crowd them into barracks.
II this plan IS followed ii VIII be Ct
first time that National Army men ha'
been uuartered IN tents here. New Je
sey engineers occupied tents While M
were aiding I'm the construction OF %
cantonment, and the 18th New loi
Colored Infantry, now ct the front
France. lived I'm tents while on poll
duty here. With mlldcr weather mai
OF the men now In camp, their onice
say. would prefer tents to barracks.
Not only will there we no immedla
award Of commissions 60 students
the officers training school when tn
graduate next Friday, but, according
am order from Washington yesleroa
70 would appear That there VIII De
immed nc announcement OF the iis1
euccassful candidates. The new ord
directs that no lists OF training can
graduates can be given out by the cor
!. mardant OF the school and that the
nouncement, when made, viii cor
though the committee on Public
N f0.matlon. at Washington Major &c
al scott VIII conduct the graduatl
erclses on Friday afternoon and {
oeram will be announced later. #
General viii also conduct a series
., reviews OF infantry and artillery 81
dents in their various activities dI
ing the early part OF the week
. Former newspaper writers and
lists now serving with the colora hl
will be the guests OF Owen Moon
N a Trenton publisher, at the More
Country Club, next Thursday evenil
Guests OF honor Will include Colonel
10 n. Cootcs. chief Of stan; Lieuteni
Colonel w C. Johnson. assistant ch
OF stan, and Major Freeman. A spec
o. edition IN min ature OF Trench O
Camp" will be issued for this event
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