Evening journal., 1918-07-15
FATALITY TO SOLDIER
ENDS fast DRIVING
Officers at Camp Dix Decide
TO Send Daring Jitney-
man to Jail
TWO YEAR TERM FOR
DELAWARE DESERTER

CAMP DIN, WrlghtStOwn, N. j., July
i5.-As a result Of the fatal crash Sat-
urday evening, in which Sergeant Will
liam NJ. Stout was killed and sew
eral soldiers injured when a speeding
automobile overturned at Chambers
Corners, military, State and local au-
thorities will cooperate in a campaign
more effectively to check reckless
driving of cars in service 10 and from
Camp Dix. Prior 10 Saturday nights
crash, several arrests had been made
and heavy fines imposed upon Hivers,
but In the future officials say, maxi
mum Jail sentences shall be imposed
upon those who show little regard for
the safety of the public or OF their
passengers.
Hundreds OF automobilists visiting
the camp have complained Of the reck-
less speeding on the narrow roads. Be-
fore they can solicit passengers in the |
camp every jitney operator must take
out a bond 70 insure his passengers In |
case Of accident Upon presentation OF
this bond special red. white and blue
cards are issued by the military police,
to be displayed on the windshield.
During the last three weeks these cards
have actually become a badge Of terror
to private automobilists on county
roads.
In their greed for fares during the
rush hours at week-ends the majority
Of the jitneymen have been loading
their cars TO double their normal ca
pacity. Anxious to deliver their pas
sengers and get back for more, the
drivers, once outside the camp, appear
10 have forgotten speed regulations and
road laws. Several of the law-abiding (
itneymen today expressed the hope :
hat action would be taken against ]
reckless rivals for the protection OF the !
general business.
Stirring scenes marked the patriotic !
yesterday in which I
american soldiers honored their French 1
lilies by a celebration OF Bastile Day
n conjunction with members Of the
french Mission on duty here as mill v
ary instructors The French tri-color 4
in the breeze beside the Stars I
md Stripes at camp headquarters and n
n the days decorations at welfare II
throughout the cantonment. II
nut TO the French officers who attended p
he various celebrations, the most i'm n
,ressive feature was the spirit that
brought forth a tremendous ovation at a
very singing of the "AIarseillaise" by h
he American audiences. a
Miss Bessie Philips, a Philadelphia 81
sang the French anthem at h
/ central celebration at the Red Cross n
in the afternoon, and for five
minutes soldiers and guests cheered 4
and appiauded. An ovation also was H
given Sergeant Van Penne, a member of I
The French Mission. when he told n
American soldiers Of the spirit with
which the Poilus welcomed Americans I,
rs actual participants I'm the war TO q
ave the world from the Hun. DR.. n
feorge Clark Cox. Of New York, spoke n
N the parallel aims OF the sister re- a,
ubllcs. n,
The knights Of Columbus formally =
pened as one Of their welfare build 7,
lgs the handsome club and hall con- -
lructed by the 303rd Engineers Of the -
9Th Division, now in Europe The A..
uilding was turned over TO the knights az
hen Colonel Nlarkham's regiment left VI
amp Dix. An entertaining program ~
as presented by talent from San Saliva 10 10
Dre Council Of Philadelphia Rene La VI
osta. grand opera baritone, now a pri- CT Gr
lte in Headquarters Troop Of the S7th ~
vision, enthused the audience with oil
Is singing OF THE Marseillaise." ar
Soldiers who have imagined they
1uld take "French leave" and get of hi
-ith a light sentence, received a warn th
lg' today in the announcement of al
evere sentence passed by a general :
ourt-martial on Private William J. 4
arner, OF Wilmington, a member OF
Company, of the seth Pioneers.
iardner left his company about April
1 and was apprehended in Wilmington
lay 22 The court sentenced him TO
wo years at bard labor al Fort Jay and
lishonorable discharge. .
Major General Scott has directed that
members Of every organization not
,usy at field maneuvers next Tuesday
afternoon, shall be given an opportunity
10 hear Miss Anna Case, the grand opera
singer, who has offered to present
program at the Liberty Theatre at
o'clock.
DR.. Ernest LaPlace, Of Philadelphia,
will speak before the Base Hospital
Medical Society Tuesday evening on
Local Infection in Its Relation TO
Surgery"
Having made their properties con-
form to the sanitary regulations de-
manded by the military authorities, the
ban against soldiers patronizlng stores
and restaurants at Pointyille has been
lifted by Major General Scott.