Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-30
THREE WILMINGTON
MEN PROMOTED
Camp Dix Sergeants Advanced
For Efficiency to Second
LieutcnantS.

Camp Dix. Wrightstown, n. j., May
announcement reached three Della
ware bows Yesterday OF their promotions TO
second lieutenant. The trio are Ser
peants William A. Russell, Walter q.
Preston and Leon y. Lyman. They viii
be assigned TO duty in the 59th Pioneers.
OPPORTUNITIES to win commissions
through the officers training camp OF
the Onartermastcr Corps at Camp john
ston. Jacksonville Fla, has been offered
to the following 'non-coms" of the l53d
Depot Brica ic Battalion Sca geant
Major James J. Woods, Sergeant Dwight
NJ. Stratton. Sergeant Dixon p. Callahan
and Sergeant Everett Y. t,dsall
Several hundred soldiers left camp
Yesterday on spedial furloughs to paruci-
pate in Memorial Day celebrations In
their home towns. General Scott or
dcred that whatever towns asked to nave
the Dix boys come back for the cele.
bration the request should be granted II
the men could be spared.
With the arrival yesterday OF draitees
from 81 New Jersey districts the move
ment of the first $4,000 men OF the sec
ond draft to Camp Dix was completed
and the mastering office bv last night had
established n new record for speed IN
officially assimiating the markings OF the
new army. Working day and night,
it has rushed through this new draft at
the rate of more than two minute.
with all the mass of details tins involves,
and the newcomers are now attached 10
the companies in which, temporarily at
least. they will get their introduction
to military training.
Scenes about the cantonment yesterday
reminded visitors of the early days Long
lines of new arrivals, loaded down with
baggage. filled the roads on their march
from the station to the barracks NJ
hundred points on the big parade ground
other lines were learning tho meaning OF
orders for foot movements or were get
ting their introduction 20 physical tor
turc. as the rookie usually calls the
physical drills schools for the soldier
In which the new mon were instructed
III the basic principles OF the military
game. were held in the barracks or IN
some Of the ~ huts. The Same system
that was used IN developing the first
army of raw material INTO the crack
lightning Division is 70 he followed
with the second draft, and, Judging by
the spirit with which these new men
arc tackling the Job ahead of them, they
arc out to give their predecessors 4 race
The details arriving Yesterday came
from Hudson. Morris. Somerset. Sussex.
Union. Burlington. Monmouth and Ocean
counties, Hoboken, Jersey City, West
Hobokcn, Bavonne and Orange
Even the horses at Camp Dix will
help the nation save wheat for ITS allies,
an order having gone forth Yesterday for
cut in the grain ration for all live stock
at the cantonmcnt and the rcmount sta
ton Onc-eighth of the grain ration will
be withdrawn and bran substituted.
Strict watch will be kept Of al animals
by those in charge Of the stables 20
note the effects. If any, that the ncw
ration may have upon the working con
dition Of the horses.
In recognition Of his ability in man
agement Of the base hospital, Of which
he has been commandment for several
months, Major ". Cole Davis has hccn
promoted 10 lieutenant-colonel This hos
pital is one Of the largest in the United
States. with accommodations for nearly
1000 patients The management aS d.
rccted bv Major Davis has been praised
frequently by visiting War Department
officials.