Evening journal., 1918-09-13
DRILLED AT meade
ON DEFENDERS DAY
General Carter Refused
Passes on Holiday in In
terest of Training
TEN YEAR TERM
FOR DRAFT DODGER

CAMP MEADE, Admiral, Nd. Sept.
33.-Feigning sickness, giving a false
name. dodging drill and indulging in
wild talk resulted in sentence Of 40
years at hard labor for Private Frank
Zamatowitz. Of the 2ith Company. i5ith
Depot Brigade. He faced charges OF
violating four articles Of war, with one
or two Specifications under each
charge. The verdict was guilty on al
most every count. A sentence Of 20
years at hard labor was also imposed
I'm the case Of Private Lewis w. Cohen,
OF the nth Company. i5lth Depot Bri-
gade. on the charge Of refusing TO drill.
James Morflt Mullen. camp judge ad-
vocaie. has been promoted 30 the rank
Of major In recognition Of his services
IN handling the many legal problems
that have come before him and his
stan. Major Mendel l.. Smith. the di-
Vision judge advocate, has been order
cd 10 Washington 10 take course In
stan work in the War College. Major
Smith was one OF the leaders Of the
South Carolina bar and was a candi-
date for governor against Blease.
Insanity has been brought up as an
issue in four cases now pending before
the court martial. The accused In the
army has as fair chance 10 prove in
nocence as in civil life. and in each OF
these cases a special appeal has been |
granted 10 take up the insanity issue
and decide 10 before going on with the /
Specification and the charges. Three !
medical officers are on the board. Cap /
tain Andrew C.. Gillis. Captain George /
W. Sargent and Captain Theodore l.. /
Townsend
The work OF Captain George n. Iver-
son in establishing and running for
several months the Produce Exchange |
has been highly praised by the mess
eergeanis who know best how this
market helped them obtain at low
prices the best OF fruits, vegetables and
fish to be had In this section. The men
proilted by an abundance OF the best
and freshest foods. His ability 10 buy
big lots at low prices meant that much
saved for extra eats" Captain Iver-
son came in the army 10 get into the
Infantry. however. and so ne was glad
10 be put In command Of a company
again.
A published report 10 the effect that
the development battalions have not
The facts clear TO. any observer In the
camp. The development work In this
camp has already resulted In the res
toration OF thousands Of men 10 full /
military duty and has fltled hundreds
OF others into positions in the army
they can best I'M. As many as 30 on
GERS from other camps have been sent
here at one time 10 observe the work i
Ing OF what is regarded as a big lnstl-
tuition with features no one ever dream
ed OF before war made every mans
physical development important.
Il IS certain that many methods OF II
Improving men who had bad feet or
other troubles likely 10 impair their
Usefulness and possibly reduce the
years OF their lives will be continued
IN clinics in big cities after the war
Part OF the development work consists
In teaching English TO foreigners who
do not know enough 10 take or repeat
orders given them. Many OF these men
are Of the finest physical types. capable
Of becoming high-class soldiers when
pnce they know the language.
other men. including some Of rare
talents. graduates Of universities and
professional men. have muscular and
Joint troubles. due TO lack Of proper
exercise. They are getting this now,
Major H. ID. Corbusier. an orlh0pedc
expert Is IN charge Of this. He has
helping him two acrobats, Karol Mlcz-
kowski and Frank c. Ryniewicz. An
oiher in the gym" is Raymon Sweet
land. a graduate Of Brown University |
and a son Of the chief justice OF Rhode
Island. Sweetlsnds own feet were not
strong enough for general military ser
vice. and so he finds satisfaction in
yelling development and helping others
llong the same line.
There are many amusing phases 10
The work. Men who need toe exercise
get II with their shoes OF. The sand
here. which was hot like a tropical
desert a few weeks ago, seems row
rold. like the Arctic, at dawn, when
'he army program Of exercise begins.
When the frost Is on the pumpkin"
his work will continue out OF doors,
,ut when the snow falls the toe drill
Nil be in a special building. Music
'lays while the toe exercise is going
m and it affords great amusement TO
he cnpnfaforc and IN the uprformar,e