Evening journal., 1918-04-22
military TO.CE At
DIX KHOOHH WORK
Pick of the Troops for
Duties in Hard Tests
of Endurance
ARE READY FOR
PARADE IN PHILA.

CAMP DIX. Wrightstown, y. J., April
9a-The word work" has a new mean
ing FOR men chosen to complete the or
ganization Of the Military Police Of the
18th Division. Strenuous as Is the in
tensi1cd training schedule Of the artll-
lery, the infantry and the machine
gunners. the M. P.s" believe their new
Job makes the others look like pikers.
Colonel ]. NJ. Battle, commanding the
Military Police and division trains, is
building up an organization that can be
depended upon to stand the strain Of
duties TO which they will be assigned
when the lightning Division" takes
the feld
We want men for the Military Po-
lice who can work "a hours a day when
necessary and then pitch right in and
DO another days work. said an oflcer
Of the organization. "We're finding just
that kind Of men, too. TheS are regular
word-eatersI'
Several South Jersey boys have been
attached TO The Military Police cOmpan-
les during the last few days and every
one Of the detail is studying and work
ing 10 prove that he is qualified for per-
manent assignment to the force. Among
the fortunate ones are Privates Leroy
Green, OF WillianstOwn; Wade LeCOney
OF DelancO; Stanislaus DOnlzal, OF
SayTeville; Oswald Petit, Of Moores-
ton; Sylvester Schools, OF Camden;
Edward II. Ryan, OF Moorestown; {;
Charles Crooks, OF Newfleld; l.. S.
Hurfi, OF Sewell: William C. Lehman.
Of Bound Brook; Levy Gordon. OF At
lantic City; Francis II. Wall. OF Bouni
Brook; Esper l.. Willis, Of Carney's
Point; Anthony J. Wunsch, Of Fort
Lee.
South Jersey companies OF the 3iith
Infantry will devote considerable time
this week to learning 70 pitch the shell
ter tents that have been issued TO the
division during the last few days. AZ
an inspection next Saturday morning
they Will demonstrate how in little
more time than Il takes 10 tell about it.
a battalion can erect a miniature city
OF canvas capable OF sheltering 1000 sol
diers.
Four thousand picked troops from
Camp Dix will participate IN the Lib
srty Loan parade at Philadelphia next
Saturday. definite arrangements for
their transportation having been com
pleted yesterday. Brigadier General
Mark L. HerseY will command the
troops. Il Is likely that Major Scott.
commandant OF Camp Dix. and Brigadier
General ]. II. McRae, new commander
OF the 18th Division, VIII witness the
parade and demonstration.
The troops ordered TO prepare for the
parade include the 3O9th Infantry, Col
oneI J. NJ. Morgan: 3iOth Infantry. Col
onei w. @. BabcOck; 3iith Infantry. Col
onel NJ. B. Stokes: seth Pioneer Infantry
formerly ist Delaware National Guard
Colonel ]. W. Reed. A there is no col
ored infantry at Camp Dix, two bat
terlee from the 35Oth Field Artillery
Colonel Dan T. Moore, viii participate
Each regiment will be accompanied b!
its band. On the same day the seth In
fantry. Colonel A. V. P. Anderson, anC
the 349th Field Artillery lcolored) viii
parade at Newark for a Liberty. LOar
demonstration.
Orders have been received from The
Adjutant General transferring 20 The
National Army and assigning to the
i53d Depot Brigade the old 4th New
Jersey National Guard band, organized
AZ the Mexican border, chiefly amons
Jersey City men, by Leader Salem r
Davis. It accompanied its regiment 4
Camp Mcclellan, az Anniston, bu
recently was transferred 10 Camp Dix.
Organization OF a large corps OF in
terpreters to service with the 18th Di
vision when u goes abroad viii be com
menced this week and a call has beer
issued for candidates TO report by moor
Thursday. Oflcers and enlisted meI
who can speak good English and one OF
more Of the languages of Europe are II
demand. There VIII be a demand fol
those who can speak German to MI i'm
portant posts in seeking information
from enemy prisoners and FOR Other
similar duties.
Claire F. Dawson. a Monmouth coun
try boy, has realized his ambition q
Join the flying corps having receive,
orders 10 report for training 10 one o
the aviation camps. Plans FOR usinl
aeroplanes at Camp Dix for observation
work have been abandoned for the pres
ent.
South Jersey residents will have al
opportunity % witness the deadly efi
cheney developed by the National Arm,
'doughboys" when squads from thl
3iith Infantry give a bayonct demon
stration at Burlington next Thursda!
evening. The team will be commando,
by Lieutenant Eberlin and the men
masked and padded. Will conduct
miniature bsyonet fight such az wol
fame for Camp Dix at the New lorl
Hlppodrome this month. The demon
stration will be given during a cOnc6t
by the 3lith's celebrated band, dlrecte
by Leader David r. Wollison, OF Tren
ton.