Evening journal., 1918-03-28
MEN At CAM DIX
TO Be RGASSIGNEB
Big SHIFT Takes Many From
Home County Units
Today
NEW ORCHESTRA
Is ORGANIZED

CAMP DIN. wrlehtstown, y J- March
q Delaware soldiers Of the 99th Pioneer
REGIMENT. yesterday took over the auly
OF euards ai the Division Reserve ON
GERS Training School. They relieve ID
Company. OF the 3lith, permitting these
South Jersey boys 90 20 back 10 lhelf
Intensive training schedule.
That q considerable percentage
OF recruits reporting here IN the
second daft win enter military
lie with a basic knowledge at least OF
mo duties before them Is Indicated by
the reports from draft districts IN New
Jersey and New York 60 the effect that
preliminary sining Is about TO De
adopted FOR thousands OF the men un-
der call. In some instances it is the
eagerness OF the men Of the future
armies to NJ themselves the more quick
ly to serve their country while ID other
instances it is the realization or the
need N speeding up army training
that has resulted Ia home officials tax
ing the Initiative 90 organize drlllins
companies to train the men IN foot
squad and mass formations iing the
month before they leave for camp
The plan is approved by many OIL
GERS here. who believe that IL properly
directed. 10 viii help save vital weeks
on the camp training schedule. Unless
the boys are given the proper instruc-
ton az home. however, these onlcers
point out that It might prove a hin
drance by making il necessary to 'un-
learn" the rockies in home-taught
msneuvers before they could be broken
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press the opinion that under proper
supervision this home training Of the
men due to report az camp could be
generally adopted, and, in fact, made
compulsory, with good results.
That The New Jersey militia, re-
Gently organized. should be aimed, as
Tar as practicable, under the ciroum-
stances, along the lines adopted IN the
National Army training camps, IS the
idea OF Captain Van Blarcon, or New
ton, recently commissioned by Cover
nor Edge as commander of Sussex
company OF the new State forces The
captain wanted some inside intorma-
tion on the training camp activities and
Il was arranged that he should be at
tached to a company Of the 3iith In
fantry, where he has spent four days
obse wing drill methods
Camp officers We're asked tonight TO
aid in a man hunt under unusual con-
ditions Private Salvatore Nitale, for
me~ly Of Jersey City, Is the object OF
their search His name was posted on
the general bulletin last night where
other lost and found notices are usu.
ally chroncled Nitale is an Italian anC
cannot understand English He left hi
company yesterday TO report at th
base hospital for examination and com
pany office have not seen him since.
south Jersey soldiers heard for th
FIRST time last night Of the eXcellen
professional musical talent that wa
called 90 the colors IN the recent drai
when C. Company. Of the 3iith Infantry
presented a minstrel and vaudeville en-
ieriairmeni 40 ~" Hut NO g. tn
boadlincrs on the program were Pri
Yates Rapps and Scherer both Of Eliza
beth The former. a vlollnist, had jus
completed a world tour before Euro
pean audiences, when the war b"okl
out. Scherer is pianist who hai
played before prominent audiences IL
This country for several years.
Pneumonia was the cause Of two
deaths reported at the base hospital
Private Joseph J Botine. OF the 303l
Engineers, whose home was in Bing
hamtOn, r. y and Private Martin Cos
telonia, OF the 30sth Field A tlllery, re
cruited from Hackensack IN the las
draft, were the victims.
The plan Of localilation In the assirn
ment of recruits 20 organizations re
talning more or less Of the identity o
home counties apparently has been dis
carded as Impractical in plans for On
transfer Of the 1000 New Jersey ne
cruiis Of the most recent dra.t quote
The big shift Of these men from Oh
organizations in which they have be-
quartered and trained for a month, De
gins tomorrow. Oflcers cOmmandin
the training companies have had a
opportunity TO observe every recru
and to determine with a fair degr,e {
accuracy, the branch Of the sery cc 10
which his qualifications indicate th'
he Is the best fitted
Men with technical training alOr
lines OF advantage 20 special units wi
be transferred TO the engineers, sign
corps. remount depot, medical corp
quartermaster's department and 9th
branches az their relative abiliti
would indicate VIII make them Of mo
value 70 the military cstablishmer
Mechanics and the men OF the be
physique generally viii go into q
machine-gun and automatic rifle o
zanlzations.