Evening journal., 1918-02-11
PLAs'! QUICK justice
IN DIX CANDY PLOT
Discovery OF Miscreants
Who Put round Class in
Chocolate Imminent
SOLDIERS ENJOY
ATHLETIC TRAINING

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
CAMP DIX, Wrlghtstown, N. j.. Feb.
ii.-Swift and rigid investigation Of
the plot to murder Camp Dix soldiers
through placing ground glass In choco-
late candy sold in regimentsl canteens
here has been demanded by officers OF
the division, who believe that circum-
stances will make it easy for Secret
Service men now In charge Of the case
10 locate the guilty parties. The case
is now In the hands Of authorities at
Washington. Il was announced at d.
vision headquarters today.
Division medical officers are watch
Ing carefully the regimental and 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
food products purchased IN camp ex-
changes OF IN nearby towns
"The plotters either knew the candy
camps or they took a long chance and
rlsked killing civilians" said a promi-
ncnt Oflcer. The "dOct0red' confec-
tions, Il Is announced. reached the
camp with regular shipments There
was a chance, II was admitted. OF sub
stitutlon having been made between
the factory and the camp, but officers
predicted Il would be impossible for
Secret Service men 20 follow the ship
ment back through every movement
and through every stage OF manufac-
ture Just how much OF this has been
done already the division oflcc mere
Is not IN a position 20 say.
Camp life has bcep quickened by Cen
eral scoits order announcing lifting Of
the measles quarantine tomorrow.
since January a. the men have been
living IN seclusion. except as they met
fellow soldiers Of other companies on
the parade grounds Their military
work has suffered the least and their
morale has been strengthened, officers
declare. by the tedious test under which
they have been training. The work or
preparing thousands Of uon-commis-
stoned officers and selected prlvates to
act as instructors for The new draft Will
be speeded up. now that the ban Is Off
and general assemblies are again per
mitted
The Army Y. NJ. C. A. the K Of G..
and other agencies are preparing big
programs for the coming week. South
/ Jersey soldiers viii stage their own
freedom Jubilee" tomorrow evening In
Hut No. 3, when Trenton boys OF Com
pany y. 3iith Infantry. win present a
clever program, including a play. The
mldweek attractions will be "Iazl
Band" from Rutgers College, which wil
present novel program Thursday
evening Governor Whitman. Of New
York, has accepted an invitation &c
,speak In the "Y" auditorium mex
month.
Boxing. now regarded here as one oil
the most important branches Of wal
preparation, viii De taught to every
one Of the 1000 Jerseymen entering
Camp Dix as recruits next week They
viii learn the art of self-defensc with
their fists simultaneously with their
drill and manual Of arms.
The businesslike manner i'm which
New Jersey boys are going at their
training work was cXemplined I'm Com
pany A. Of the 3iith Infantry where
/ Sergeant II. j. Armstrong, Of Union
County was officially commended by
his regimental commander, Colonel NJ
b. Stokes. and by Lieutenant Colonel
q. II. White, senior instructor of the di-
vision school OF arms, for his work as
"a student.