Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-04
DELAWARE MEN HAVE
OWN WAR GARDEN
Have Cultivated Ground in Rear
of Regimental Headquarters
at Camp Dix.

Camp Dix, Wrightstown, \. j.. June
4-Dairies will replace saloons when the
war is over, If soldiers carry back INTO
civil life the habits they are forming
in camp, where records of the reglmcntal
exchanges show that fresh, rich Jersey
milk is surprising all other beverages
in popularity among the soldier custom
ers The growth of the milk business
here is brought TO light by an order
issued hy General Scott directing that
after June Is all milk offered for sale
in the camp must be pasteurized. The
order is issued az result of an inspec-
ton by the Sanitary Corps, who find
that milk is being consumed In ever
increasing quantities and desire to IN
sure protection of the supply during
warm weather.
When regimental canteens were open
cd milk had no place among the products
offered for sale rs beverages there
were coffee. soft drinks and some Of the
non-alcoholic beer substitutes TO meet
a light demand exchanges finally ordered
. small daily supply of milk in pint bot
ties At once the demand began 10 in
crease Officers said their men. return
ing from long march or from n strenu-
Gus drill found the milk an effective
tied milk business is crowdng the other
bottled goods 20 the wall To prevent
any spread of germs that might result
from drinking direct from the bottles,
the Sanitary Corps issued an order that
the milk be drunk from paper cup
The camp is we'll located for the sol
diers to supply their new thirst, as
Wrightstown is the centre Of ono Of the
richest dairy districts in New Jersey
The camp itself was formerly the site
of a score OF big dairy. farms.
Development of permanent Military
Police force for Camp Dix. aside from
division units of this character that may
train here, will probably result from
the organization now forming in the
9Th Battalion Of the l53d Depot Brig
AIDE, under command Of Major F L..
Dougherty, Of Brooklyn. Picked mon
from the battalion have been formed
into companies for immediate duty
through the camp, the camp zone and
adjacent towns visited by soldiers on
holiday leave. Major Doughrrty will
probably be authorized To select from
among the thousands Of recent recruits
any former policemen and detectives,
whose experience viii make them =
valued addition 70 his force ljeuten-
ant Howard Bacon. of Rochester. who
has had much experience ~ an officer
Of the 303d Military Police. organized
here under Colonel Battle. has been
transferred 70 the new organization as
adiutant.
Presaging fine results from the camps
big 40O-acre war garden, the little gar
den planted and cultivated by Della
ware officers OF the 5oth Pioneer In
fantry IN the rear Of regimental head
quarters is producing its first crops
Fresh peas, radishcs. lettuce and other
vegetables served ut their mess are max
ing the pioneer officers the envied Of the
camp, and, incidentally. they are saw
ing money.
improvements to the camp sewerage
system that viii permanently remove
cause for any complaints from residents
along the Cro~wicks Creek, into which
the present system empties, have been
approved by the War Department.
following the formal visit of Federal
commission 10 the cantonrncnt. and
work will begin at once 10 rush this prof.