Evening journal., 1918-06-04
MILK HAS BIC CALL
FROM men At DIX
Supply on Sale Must be
Pasteurized, General
Scott Orders
OPERA STARS
WILL APPEAR

CAMP PIX, Wrightstown. N. j., June
4rDairies will replace saloons when
the war is over If soldiers carry back
into the civil life the habits they are
forming in camp, where records OF
The regimental exchanges show that
fresh, rich Jersey milk is surprising all
other beverages in popularity among
the soldier customers. The growth OF
the milk business here is brought to
light by an order issued by General
Scott directing that after June IS all
milk offered for sale in the camp must
be pasteurinzed The order is issued as
a result OF an inspection by the Sani-
tary Corps, who find that milk is being
consumed in ever-increasing quantities
and desire TO insure protection OF the
supply during warm weather.
When regimental canteens were open
ed milk had no place among the prod
ucts offered for sale. As beverages
there were coffee, soft drinks, and some
OF the non-alcoholic beer substitutes.
To meet a light demand exchanges FIN
ally ordered a small daily supply Of
milk in pint bottles. At once the de-
mand began to increAse. Officers said |
their men, returning from a long march |
or from strenuous driii found the milk
an effective stimuaant Slowly, but
surely the bottled milk business is
crowding the other bottled goods TO the
wall. To prevent any spread OF germs
that might result from drinking direct
from the bottles, the Sanitary Corps is
sued an order that the milk be drunk !
from a paper cup. {
The camp is well located for the I
soldiers to supply their new thirst, as r
Wrightstown is the center OF one OF 5
the richest dairy districts in New Jer- /
sey. The camp itself was formerly the [
site OF a score Of big dairy farms. L
Development OF a permanent Military 4
Police force for Camp Dix, aside from c
division units Of this character that c
may train here, will probably result y
from the organization now forming In q
the 9th Battalion OF the ib3d Depot n
Brigade, under command of Major e. q
L. Dougherty Of Brooklyn. Picked /
men from the battalion have been I
formed into companies for immediate \
duty through the camp, the camp zone {
and adjacent towns visited by soldiers \
on holiday leave. MAJOR Dougherty |
will probably be authorized 10 select !
from among the thousands OF recent
recruits any former policemen and de-
tectives whose experience Will make
them a valued addition TO hts force.
Lieutenant Howard Bacon Of Rochester,
who has had much experience as an
of11cer Of the 303 Military Police, or
ganized here under Colonel Battle, has |
been transferred 10 the new organiza- |
ton as adjutant.
Presaging fine results from the
camps big 40o-acre war garden, the
little garden planted and cultivated by
Delaware officers OF the 59th Pioneer
Infantry in the rear OF reglmental head
quarters is producing its nrst crops.
Fresh peas, rsdlshes, lettuce and other
vegetables served 81 heir mess are
making the pioneer officers the envied
OF the camp, and incidentally, they |
are saving money.
Improvements to the camp sewerage |
system that will permanently remove /
cause for any complaints from resi-
dents along the Crosswlek's Creek, into
which the present system eypties, have
been approved by the War Department,
following the formal visit OF a Federal
commission to the csntonment, and
work win begin at once to rush this
project.
A cold contracted on the trip to
camp developed into pneumonia and
caused the death In the base hospital
today Of Roy E: Weeks, OF Warsaw,
NJ Y.