Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-28
CAMP DIX BOYS
TO BUILD SHIPS
Latest Contingent Sent Abroad
Said to Have That Duty
in View.
CAMP DIX Y j Eeh oS

CAMP DIX, y. j., Feb. Is.
The engineer regiment which left her
recently, and which included 100 Della
ware soldiers, will, II is understood. be
assigned first to British shipyards in the
construction of ships.
What is in store for the rest of the
Delaware regiment s as vet uncertain
The men are still without some of their
equipment and have no definite knowledge
! as to their status. Members Of Congress
from Delaware, it is said have been
appealed to to straightcn the matter
out with the War Department.
Miss Margaret Wilson. daughter Of
President Wilson, will sing for Camp Dix
soldiers next Monday and Tuesday,
when she will visit the cantonment at
the invitation of the Army y NJ. G. A.
The concerts Will be held in the Red
Triangle Auditorium Miss Helen Booth
royd. of Philadelphia, VIII be the probable
accompanst and there will be other
musicians aiding in an excellent program.
DIVISION headquarters today announc-
ed the completion of plans for "New
Jersey day" next Monday, when the
State Assembly and several prominent
State officials will visit the camp. The
visitors will arrive at o'clock in the
afternoon and will be escorted NJ once to
the upper parade ground to witness n
review Of the l56th Infantry brigade,
under Brigadicr General Dean. This
brigade is composed of New Jersey
lnfantrymcn and machine gunners. The
crack 30Sth Field Artillery, Jerseys
organization of cannoncers, will also
probably be invited to turn out for
parade and review Vt rally of Jersey
soldiers IN the Liberty Theatre, later Ia
the afternoon Governor Edge and Speaker
Wolverton will bc the principal speakers.
With the arrival Yesterday Of the
balance Of New Jersey S final quota Of the
first draft and the return from Washington
of Major General Scott, training work
at this cantonment Is about 10 enter
upon the most strenuous epoch since
the opening Of Camp Dix. Recent
published rumors that the camp might be
taken rs m cmharkation station are
given little or no crcdencc by officers
here. especially in view of preparations
that are being made tn equip and train
great forces of men, far IN excess of the
1000 arriving this week How, when and
whcrc the additional recruits are to be
nrocurrd has not been announced. but II
Is not likely there will hc any wasted
energy Of the soldicr-making machinery
Of the camp by wait until May or June
tor a call for the second draft
Major General Scott is known TO he
ANXIOUS 10 get division in tit form for
European service in the shortest possible
time From division headquarters down
the keen anxiety Of officers and men to
get into action is reflected in every branch
Of the army Nothing has brought this
out quite SO forcibly as the news reaching
camp this afternoon that the Huns are
gaSsIng Yankee boys on the western
front Little else was discussed IN mess
halls The mon left behind to help train
new recruits are evidently more envious
than ever before of their comrades who
have been transferred for quicker over
seas fighting with its chance to get at the
Bochc
Deep, sticky Jersey mud that nearly
maroned Camp Dix today as far as
vchicular traffic was concerned placed
no hindrancc on the transportation Of
supplies within the big cantonment
when Captain s. G. Swcnson put into
action the vanguard Of the pack train
he has been drilling at the Remount
Depot I ntil March winds dry up the
mud created rs the frost looaes its grip