Evening journal., 1918-06-12
CUT IN RAIL Fares
ASSURED DIX MEN
Reduced Rate Ticket Only
for Soldier With Leave
Certificate
LIFT WRIGHTsTONN
BAN FOR SOLDIERS

CAMP DIX. Wrightstown. N. j.. June
i2.-The embargo restricting soldiers Of
Camp Dix from entering wrightstown
and effective since May ai. was lifted by
Major-General Scott today. after inspec-
tion had shown that town ofllclals and
residents had effected satisfactory im
provements In sanitary conditions Mer-
chants, many OF whom were too busy
counting their profits to remember that
Uncle Sans eye was watching condi-
Tons under which his soldiers spend
their time outside the camp. have
learned a costly lesson. as the trade
amounting 20 many thousands OF dol
lars a day has been wiped out tenn
porarlly since army authorities declared
the town a menace 10 health. The les
son has apparently been well learned,
as wide-awake business men have In
sisted that the Board Of Health OF the
new borough government pass ordl-
nances fixing heavy penalties upon care
less landlords and tenants IN the near
future
The little town, which awakened
from the sleep Of a century when the
War Department selected this site for
the big cantonment a year ago, is
struggling TO live up TO the existence
created by new conditions. Borough
authorities are rushing water. sewer
street lighting, road and sidewalk paw
ing improvements the Board Of Trade
Is urging business men and citizens TO
use the paint brush generously. and
there is a tendency toward the creation
OF a public spirit that VIII make
Wrlghtstown a model neighbor for the
big camp.
The reopening Of the town 10 soldier |
visitors spontaneously became a yerlt-
able jubilee last night Since their ar |
rival here 1900 rockies" have heard |
much Of the little town, its stores and |
soldier clubs, but have been prevented |
by the quarantine from seeing The
sights
Thousands Of ROCKIES" looking for
ward to spending their frst weekend
leave at home. received official coz
nrmation today Of a reduction In rail-
road fares for all persons In military /
service on leave or furlough. AZ the /
same time the rules governing this |.
privilege brought chagrin TO that class +
of soldiers frequently listed "A. w o |
L." for the regulations provide tina. |
tickets can be sold at the lower rate |
only TO those men who can produce
furlough certificates This makes II
impossible for a man leaving camp
without permission to purchase a sol
dier's ticket, and the fact that he must
travel on full-fare ticket, II was pre-
dicted by officers here, would deter him
from violating rules and make II easier
for military police 20 roundup such
violaiors on the trains.
Under the icket rules announced the
furlough certificate must be signed by
an officer competent to grant leaves OF
absence or furloughs, or by higher Of
flcers after furlough has been approved
and must be presented whenever rail-
road tickets are purchased TO procure
the one-thrd rate. Applicants must
travel In uniform
Major Julius Bierwerth has been
transferred from surgeon Of the i53d
Depot Brigade TO the camp surgeons |
office, and is made camp medical ex-
sminer
Soldiers here heard a thrilling story |
of the horrible treatment accorded Ser
yians and other allied prisoners by the
Germans when Nine Slavke Grouitch,
an American wife Of the Servian Min
ster to Switzerland spoke last night J