Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-28
MAKE SEARCH FOR
CAMP DIX MAN
Italian Who Cannot Speak English
Mysteriously Missing From
Cantonment.

Camp Dix. Wrightstowu. n. j., March
~ Camp officers were asked last night
Ia md IN man hunt under unusual
conditions Private Salvatore Vitale, for
mcrly Of jersey City. is the object of
their search His name WAS posted on
the general bulletin where other lost
and fnund" notices are usually chrnncicd
Nitalc ~ an Italian and cannot under
stand English He left this COMPANY
Yesterday 10 report at the base hospital
for examination and company officers
have not seen him since
South Jersey soldiers heard for the
first tune last night Some of the excellent
professional musical talent that was
rallcd Ia the colors in the recent draft
when & Company. of the 81 tn Infantry :.
presented minstrel and vaudeville
entertainment at "Y" hut No. 3 The
hcadlincrs on the program were Privates
Rapps and Scherer both of Elizabeth
The former. violinist. had Just completed
2 world tour before European audiences
when the war hrokc out Scherer is a
pianist who has played before prominent
audiences IN this country for several
wears.
Delaware soldiers Of the 5ath Pioneer
Regiment took over The duty of guards
u the Division Reserve Officers Training
~chool Thcv relieve ~ Company of the
31lth. permitting these South Jersey boys
to 90 back to thcu intensive trimming
schedule
Pneumonia was the cause Of two deaths
reported at the base hospital Private
Ioseph I Botine. of The 303d Engineers.
whose home was IN BiuEhamrton. \. V,
and Private Martin CostelonIa, Of the
nSth Field Artillery. recruited from
Hackcnsack IN the last draft. were the
victims
CANT Too arI7F nRsrTEFS.
The plan Of localiaation in thc assign
mont ~ recruits ~ organizations retaining
moro or less of the ,dcutitt ~ home
~ountiCs apparently has hccn discarded
as imprartical m plans for the transfer
~ tho 1000 New Jersey recruits az the
most recent draft quota The hiC shift
~ these mon from the organizations IN
which thcv have hccn guartercd and
trained for month begins tomorrow
Officers commanding The training com
panios have bad an opportunity 30 observe
cvcrv recruit and 50 determine with =
air deCrre of arC1racv tho branch of the
ervice Tor which his qualifications indicate
hat hn Is the best fitted
Men with technical training along
lines ~ advantage to spcc,al units will
he transferred to tho engineers, signal
,nrps. remount depot. medical corps.
puartermaster's department and other
ranches as thclr relative abilities would
indirate viii make them of most value
- the miltarv establishment Ncchan-
lcs and tho men of tho best physique
generally viii 60 into tho machine gun
md automatic rife organizations
Among the South lcrscvmcn who have
,een certified for excellent work IN the
dlviFon schools this week arc Corporal
David Y Ritter. ~ pridgeton. graduated
~ gas defense work. and Corporal Joseph
Rovlcy, of Port Norris in the grenade
school Private lew1s II k,oicr OF
lorcncc vho has been attached 10 the
Returns Ofico y division headquarters.
las heyn assigned to important work in
tho Cusrtormastcr' CORPS
Organization of an orchestra Ia nlav
- company entertainments and dances
S planned y, hovs II NJ Company at
the 5llth Infantry They have tho
foundation ~ Huglcr Nilham leIlowcs
.f Atlantic CitN. and Sergeant John
HoffiinCcr oi Brtdgoton. pianist Two
unusual additions 70 this mnlodious
outfit arc Privates Bright and Nogtman,
10th from Elizabeth and quartcrcd
with the South Jersey company Tha
r.ir arc talented whistler and have
starred on the vaudeville stage