Evening journal., 1918-05-28
BROWNING Gun TEST
PLEASES CAMP DIX
speed, Accuracy and Alb
sence of Jamming Report.
ed at Official Trial
LIEUTENANCY FOR
DELAWARE BOY

CAMP DIX, Wrightstown, n. j., May
2S-In recognition OK their willingness
70 sacrifice their lives n need be for
the country OF their adoption, i42 for
eign-born soldiers OF Camp Dix have
been honored by gift Of immediate citi-
Zenship. The ceremony Of their induc-
tion into the rights Of full-nedged
Americans was conducted by Federal
Judge j. Warren Davis. Examinations
for another even larger class are being
conducted by Jacob B. Glaser. OF Phila-
delphia, naturalization Inspector The
majority OF the new citizens are Ital-
ians and lrishmen. Apparently among
the most enthused Of the new Ameri-
cans were one German and one Turk.
.Albanlans, Swedes, Russians, Daues and
Norwegians were also represented
In honor OF Major General Hugh L.
Scptt, the new clubhouse opened in the
old Wrlghtstown Hotel by the War De-
partmant Commission on Training
Camp Activities has been given the In
dian name Of "Mole-Tequop." or "Sign
Talker," which the Redmen conferred
upon the General in the days when he
won national fame by settling Indian
disturbances In the West. The club
will be officially opened next week, or
as soon as the ban on soldiers visiting
Mrightstown Is lifted
Firs supplying meats for the use Of |
soldiers training at Camp Dix have |
been given a clean bill Of health by d. /
vision officers, who said they were con- /
tlnced that none OF the rotten beef /
Nhich it Is alleged has been supplied I
y some camps had reached here Rigid
Inspection Is made OF all meats received
b1 the Quartermaster Department here,
and the shipments have been found up
10 standard. Occasionally q shoulder
wdld be found that might have spoil
ed through exposure during shipment,
but officers believe the camp has en-
ioyed a meat supply that equals that
sent TO the best markets.
An actual test Of the new heavy
Browning machine guns on the target
range here has convinced Major Gen
eral Scott, Lieutenant Colonel G. S.
White, chief Of stafi, and other staff Of
flcers that these new weapons will meet
every expectation Of the Ordnance De-
partment. There was not the least in
dication OF jamming when thousands
OF rounds Of cartridges were fired at top
speed, while the quickness with which
the guns could be taken apart and re-
assembled particularly impressed the
observers. The accuracy and easy con-
'rol Of the fire also convinces officers
here OF the great value OF the new
Browning in field work. An officer
from the Ordnance Department at
Washington is in charge Of the six
Brownings sent to Camp Dix. He Is
ordnance officers In their
use and the guns soon will be put IN
use by machine gun organizations on
the main range.
Sergeant Stephen Curtis. OF Delaware,
4 member Of the 59th Pioneers, has !
been commissioned a second Lieutenant /
IN the same regiment. Three pioneers e
became bridegrooms during the week /
End, the ceremony in each instance be- I
ng performed by Lieutenant Howard !
Davis, regimental chaplain. Private :
Isaac A. Kent. OF Delaware. married \
Miss Anna F. Haas, Of No 1850 Ale :
yheny avenue, Philadelphia; Private
Edward NJ Henry, OF Delaware, took as :
his bride Miss Ruth j. Chilson, Of Hor- \
lell. n. Y, and Private Charles H.
Grove wed Miss Florence z. Grubb, OF
Pa.
The camp was opened to visitors &
ifter o'clock last evening, having been
,losed since last Friday evening be-
,ause Of military necessity. Hundreds n
we're waiting to enter 10 see friends.
iajor General Scott has explained that y
losing the camp over the weekend q
Nil not be a regular order and that n
here will be no restrictions Of relatives
nd friends visiting the boys in camp e
xcept when military necessity requires