Evening journal., 1918-07-01
DRAfTEE SETSRECORD
FOR GOING overseas
Jersey Lad, Picked TO Fill
Gap, in Camp Dix Only
Eight Hours
HAD ALL NEEDED
QUALIFICATIONS

CAMP DIX, Wrightstown, N. j., JUL
MARK the following remarkable rec
ord Of a New Jersey drsftee:
1872 p. m.-Arrlved at Camp Dix vi;
Pennsylvania Railroad station.
9 p. m.-Passed preliminary physica
examination successfully.
i0i5 ?. m.-Completed personnel rec
ord.
i0.35 p. m.-Attached 10 Depot Bri.
gade and sent to barracks.
ti.2O p. m.-Transferred and assigned
305 a. m.-Funy uniformed and
equipped
3.45 a. m.-Left Pennsylvania Rail-
road station at Camp Dix with organiza-
ton en- route for overseas service.
This schedule sets a new speed rec
ord for getting TO the front. 10 is not
permissible at this time to give the name
OF the man nor his organization but
his unique record, CLEANED from the
mastering office, shows how the army
makers can act in pinch. Just as the
draft quota from a certain county were
arriving at the camp a special unit was
preparing to leave for France. when the
commanding officer discovered that he
was one man shy, owing to illness OF
a member OF his organization. He got
In touch with the Depot Brigade. asked
for a man 10 flll the vacancy and told OF
the particular technical experience this
man must have. In some manner the
particular qualifications Of the recruit
were brought 10 the attention OF the
officer. with the result that the young
Jerseyman was picked TO MI the gap
and had the novel experience Of never
having seen by daylight the camp that
Is his military "alma mater"
A board TO examine candidates for
chaplains in Camp Dix organizations has
been appointed by Major General Scott.
70 IS composed Of Colonel Thomas r..
Harker, Captain William J. Wilcox and
Captain William ]. Saunders. Major
Lansford E. Oliver Of the Engineers
Reserve Corps. has been relieved Of
duty here and assigned 10 Camp Lee,
Virginia.
The ability Of the personnel depart
ment Of the new army organization 10
pick the right man for the right place
finds a prominent Illustration in the
announcement Of the promotion TO ma
jor Of Captain Dwight S Wetmore, OF
Rochester, n. Y, camp adiutant. Every
visitor to the camp headquarters is i'm
pressed by the remarkable system that
keeps the commanding officer in touch
with each department and organization
IN the great cantonment. The adiutants
department is the chief connecting link
and It is hitting tribue to qualification
that Major WetmOre was selected as
head Of this department. for before he
attended the Madison Barracks training
camp and won his commission as a cap
tain he was an expert In establishing
modern Office systems for big corpora
tions. He got the biggest task Of his
career here in modelling the important
office end Of the army game 10 the
most up-to-date standards Of efficiency,
Bnd his promotion Is regarded as recog-
milton Of his having made good at the
lob.
other promotions al headquarters an
nounced yesterday raise to the rank Of
captains Lieutenant ". J. Flynn, Of
Troy, n. y. and Lieutenant II. A. Har-
beson. Of Flemingsburg, KY. who are
Bides-de-camp 10 Major General Scott
Lieutenant Frank r. Werntz, Of Edge
Reading. has been promoted TO the rank
OF captain in the ordnance department
Of the camp.
Former attorneys among officers in
service here will have an opportunity
TO keep in training for their profession
through an invitation issued on behalf
Of the Judge advocates Office to act as
counsel for defendants before the Gen
eral Couri-Martial Board. The depart
ment hopes for enough volunteer assist
ance TO prevent any delay or congestion
Of court cases through lack Of legal
talent 10 aid prisoners.
Four captains and eighteen lieuteB-
ants have been ordered by Major Gen
eraI Scott 10 Camp Perry. Ohio. for spe-
cial training They will take a one
month course in the small arms firing
school.
Barracks throughout the camp. in
conformity with a general order from
the War Department. will hereafter be
marked with stencils on the main en-
trance 10 indicate the exact capacity OF
the buildings for quartering men. The
capacity viii be figured on the allow
ance Of 40 square feet Of floor space
for each occupant