Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-15
DIX MEN MAY HIKE
TO QUAKER CITY
In Order TO Take Part in
Big Liberty Loan
Parade.

Camn Dix, Wrightstown. n. j, April
i5-lf many officers and men of the IN
fantry hrigades at Camp Dix could have
their way they would prefer Ia march
all the way 20 Philadelphia and back
rather than miss the opportunity, through
any lack Of transportation facilities, to
help boom the Third Liberty Loan by
paradng in the demonstration on April y.
While plans have been made here for four
regiments to participate IN the big parade,
the question of Trains 10 move the men,
owing 20 the need for coaches to handle the
thousands Of incoming recruits during
the same week. Is leaving the exact size
of the detachment rs vet unsettled.
"If thew could take three days to hike
TO Philadelphia and three days to return
il would I've Just the work our men need
ut this stage of training, said one pro
mincnt officer 20 whom the matter was
suggested The men have been enthusias
tic over the prospect ri n cross country
march similar tn the attack recently
made bv Camp Meade men on Baltimore.
A similar tactical maneuver against Phlls
delphia would undoubtedly he popular
and profitable
-Four South Jersey boys of the recent
draft have been honored with transfers
Ia the Military Police. an organization
for fine morale hard work, straight
shooting and general usefulness which
is without it's equal III the camp. The
organization Is commanded hy Colonel
John =. Battle Among the new sol
iiers who are proud wearing the NJ L.
brassarls are Privates John j JRucttcr, 0i
Woodbury.. Edwin ]. Westcott, of Bridge
ton; Charles Crooks and lindlcy ).
Iurff, both Of Woodbury..
pRArrEEs MAY M PUT IN TrNTs.
\ great tented annex to Camp Dix
will probably be erected to accommo
date several thousand men Of the second
draft due here Yesterday from SIX States,
| Il was reported yesterday tsat engineers
have already selected 4 site for TINS can
vas city and the War Department has
| been asked to rush tentagc, AS division
| officers believe 1t would bc more salts
| factory both as to comfort and health
| thus to house large percentage of the
| new draft than attempt TO crowd them
| into barracks
If tins plan is followed IL will be the
| first time that National Army men have
| been 0uartered IN tents here. New Jer-
| sew Engineers occupied tents while they
were aiding in the construction OF the
| cantonment, and the 18th New ork Col
| orcd Infantry, now at the front IN France,
| lived i'm tents while on police duty here,
| With miIder weather many OF the men
now IN camp. their officers say, would
/ prefer tents 10 barracks.
Not only will there be no immediate
award of commissions 10 students of the
officers training school, when they grad
| uate next Friday, but, according to an
order from " ashlngton yesterday, 1t would
appear that there will be no immediate
announcement of the list of successful
| candidates The new order directs that
no lists of training camp graduates can
| be given out by the commaudant Of the
| school and that the announcement, when
made, will come through the Committee
ON Public Information, at Washington
Major General Scott will conduct the
graduation exercises on Friday afternoon
and the program will be announced later
The general will also conduct series ot
reviews OF infantry and artillery students
In their various activities during the early
part of the week.