Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
TAKE BALLOTS OF
CAMP DIX MEN
Vote of Soldiers, According to
States Found to be Sue
ceSsful.

Camp Dix, Wrightstown, \. j., Oct.
30-For the first time IN the history oil
army camps practically every soldier
had voted in his States election when New
Jersey commissioners yesterday completed
taking the ballots of men in training here.
Instead OF the old system of each com
monwcalth with soldiers in camp open
ing the polls at a central point and IN
vlting men from their respective States,
through the agency OF camp bulletins,
Ia come i'm and vote what Is known rs the
Camp Dix plan was adopted by
this method all Jcrseymen were marshalei
from their respective battallons and
marched To the nearest of several polling
places There they were given ballots
which they marked. sealed in envelopes
and deposited as they marched out
Major General Scott yesterday made a
visit to he New Jersey State Fish Hatch
crv, at lackcttstown. Since he became
camp commander the General has taken
u great interest III building up the fish
and game resources OF tins part of the
state Through his efforts he State has
already placed thousands of large trout
IN nearby streams. and another bg
planting Of these and other fish Is be
ing arranged for tins fall The General
has also prohibited cunning on the mil
tary reservation, IN order that QUAIL
rabbits. phcaSants and other game
abundant here max increase IN this
refuge and naturally re-stock surrounding
territory.
CIT EIp NF DUST.
Dust storms III dr, weather and mud
uunng RAINY seasons will no longer
bother drilling soldiers here, as Camp
Dix now boasts nf one OF the finest
parade grounds to bc found in tmcriCan
amy posts The improvements, effected
through efforts Of MAJOR General Scott
camp commander, include the most
extensive grading operation undertaken
ID tho camp whereby the mile stretch Of
drill area south Of camp headquarters
has been lcvclcd drained and top
dressed with gravel 10 overcome thc
dust nuisance, the parade ground Is now
beng oiled, Soldiers ana visitors have
been quick to note the improved con
dltIuns \ fair breeze has brCn siIthClent
heretofore to Stir up great clouds 81 dust
IN dry weather under the heels oi marching
troops his dust chung 10 the clothing
ii soldiers. Uttered INTO offices and
barracks throughout The cantonmcnt and
prn1rd u source 81 continual ANNOYANCE
both tn miitar, and medical authorities.
In The campaign against the nuisance
practically every duSt-producIng AREA IN
the reservation will bc eliminated As
rapidly II it j. possible 10 obtain the
nlateril other uril grounds and com
pany streets viii bc oiicd Other ground
not used for regular drilling purposes
viii bc Soidcd or soWn e. grass
Announcement Is made ui admnist ra
tive changes in Red Cross work AT Camp
Din. whereby Dr " &. Stiuson, Of Red
Bank. field director here since the camp
opened viii leave soon for another field
His successor has not been announced
New Rcd Cross headquarters We're opened
in the camp this week.
Stricken with influenza While attend
ing patients at the base hospital during
the last days u the epidemic here, Eliza
beth McNerDey, nurse 81 Dubois, Pa,
has succumbed to the disease