Evening journal., 1918-03-26
New Health FIGHT
UNDER WAY At DIX
Daily Inspection of Every
Man Ordered TO Halt
Incipient Colds
TWO SOLDIERR
70 DIE OF PNEUMONIA

CAMP DIX, Wrightstown, ". j., March
26.-war songs born Of the service
were introduced at Camp Dix following
a meeting yesterday OF the Division
Singing Board to pass final judgment
upon the lyrics and melodies submitted
by officers aud men in the song-writing
contest Just ended. Oflcers here who
have followed war music history are
convinced that The great American song
Of the present war Will have Its birth
in the army and they are awaiting with
interest to hear the compositions OF
Camp Dix authors, hoping to spot a
modern Francis Scott Key.
The invitation TO amateur song
writers hase been open to officers and
men OF every organization In the camp
and cash prizes have been offered 90
increase the interest The contest is un-
der direction Of W. Stanley Hawkins
camp song director, and board Of Of
ncers representing every regiment
Early in the contest, authors were ask
ed to eliminate "hymns Of hateN The
camp already has the distinction Of
having had three Of the most pOular
Of The modern songs Nritien by soldiers
IN training here and now in line OPP
posing The Huns in France.
Following the arrival Of a large sup
ply Of the new American gas masks the
0utntting and drilling Of South Jersey
companies Ia gas defense work began
In earliest yesterday. With en0ugll to
equip several companies. the infSntry-
men win be able TO drill in mass for
nations with every man masked. The
chief work Of instructors however, Is
IN teaching the ''doughboys" individual
ly and by squads to adjust the masks in
the given number OF seconds after q
gas-alarm is sounded Lieutenant Col
onel Edgar r. Nlyer. assisted by officers
and "non-coms' who have taken the
course In the division schools, is d.
recting the practice.
That the new light Browning gun
Is as clean hitting as an ordinary rifle
in the hands OF an expert marksman,
and that commanding officers Of big
military organizations here are quite
capable Of setting a pace for their men
IN sharpshooiing has heen Demon
sirated by the latest trial OF the new
weapons. another OUTFIT Of six having
arrived yesterday for use Of the diyi-
sion school Of arms. The new gun was
tested out on the range yesterday, and
men who have been handling the
Wears, Lewis and other automatics
were able 90 improve their original
scores with few exceptions the first
time they handled the Browning. Shoot
ing from a prone position, one South
Jersey corporal attending the division
school astonished ordnance experts by
making a perfect score on q siX-inch
hGll's-eye at 100 yards.
HrI. g. Nna Nn
preliminary test on the iO00-inch range
Lieutenant kenneth T. King. Federal
expert from the Springfield Arsenal. and
his assistants, Sergeants Giidella and
cheney. were doing some art work
cutting outlines Of human heads, bird.
snd other objects, on a paper target in
fl6 presence Of Brigadier General j. 7
loan, commandant OF the 18th Division
Irieadier General Ma-l X. Hersey anC
other prominent officers. some one slg.
tasled that the generals try the gun
zoe after another they tried, then turn
od % on the paper targets and deftly
Threw a bullet-ridden outline around
the experts picture that left the ord
nance men almost gaspIng with aston
ishment. Their surprise abated some
what when they discovered that among
the officers Of high rank at Camp Dl,
are some of the best shots IN Americi
MS members Of army rifle teams.
A class Of as officers at the school OF
arms took up practice work with the
new Brownings yesterday. instruction
they have had in use Of other auto.
mates will permit the limiting Of the
course TO four days. when the guns vii
be passed over TO other classes.
The theory that "sn ounce Of pre-
yentlon is worth a pound Of cure" was
applied with a new emphasis at CamI
nix Yesterday, when officers were or
dered to inspect their companies dali!
t0 see that every man who shows an!
signs Of illness Is reported at once FOL
medical attention. The order is thu
opening OF a campaign to teach thl
men in the ranks the supreme import
ance OF keeping nc physically. In a gen
eral order Major General Scott declare
30 is a patriotic duty for a soldie
who feels the least out Of sorts to re
port his case to his company medica
officer for diagnosis. In order that p
may personally be kept In lighting trim
nnd 90 prevent the infection Of his com
rades in case he happens 10 be sicken
ing for a contagious maiady Mediea
DllOprs have found that neglected cold