Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-20
MULE TRAIN TESTS
ARE SATISFACTORY
Camp Dix Commander Has Faith
in Work of Reliable
lack.

20-Before Major General Scott vestcr.
| day the Iersnvrnen and New Workers com
! posing the first graduating clasa III the
pack train from The division remount
station gave demonstration of their skill
in filling packs and mounting them ON the
| backs uf the mules. as IN actual supply
! rushing work lover there. To the general
| the exhibition apparently gave more per
aonal pleasure than any inspection he has
vet conducted in camp rs from the DAYS
when he commanded an army in the
| Indian campaigns and the rack trains
| we're the only methods ri moving sup
| plies, he has made hobby of improv-
ing this special hranch nf service, con
| vinced that motor trucks and all the
modern transportation equipment would
never eliminate The need for the mule
when an army is on the warpaih As
| a result the General Is considered he best
| expert m America ON The army mule and
| the pack trnin methods
taptain Swanson. IN command Of The
remouni station has adopted strenu-
| nus training program for his trains
| Not only art, The rlasses striving for tme
| records III preparing and sadding the
! packs but tho trains arr conducted on
rips over tho toughest grounds ~ the
viriniiv of the cantonmpnt, through the
Jersey pine woods and around the fufti
icatlon systems ffiircrs firure It viii
he neccssary tu teach the miilee 10 play
lean frng IN crossing trenches when
there is need for hurry supplies tn forces
~ the front following drive. and tho
lacks" that leave Camp lhx for service
will I've IA well etlucateal to their taak rs
their drivers
Officers and men III Yesterday pack
train drrnouet ration were commended hV
General 2rott ut,on their progress Tho
General hopes to Ree sofne of i'io trains
here equal ~ least The records 1T ono
" hie old commands. that ropld I'll aud
harnoea tho rarke IN lcss than AZ seconds
South lerqc,mrn vii have m orpr-
funltv of hearing The Princeton tinz
vrreity e,iep 1 Int thie evening when
the organization viii t,rpaent an enter
tainnpnt ~ ' IIut No fhe Matinee
Nuslral Club of Philadelphia will give
entertainments ~ IInta Nne | and thla
r,rn,ue. presenting Nies Ethel foffri
prooLs sopraun. Mss Ruth lauai
reaio, MIS- spnes Nc' ,angal. dancing
The entertainments will he directed ~
Mrs lrancrs Ruttprvorth
Mon 1T tho licltl Signal Hattalinn
which Is developing the 1nertre q the
18th Division. Is which, the headqlnr
tors can keep ~ constant touch with
every unit ~ tho command when thn
division IL in Tho field. tntla1 adiod long
range field wireless communication ~ 'is
prpparaticns Visitors O. division hcad
auartctz this afternoon Ioheld a fue
demonstration If The slced With which
2 signal post can set NJ is equipment
string II aollals and get lnt4i touch with
i diatant station
Wireless experts and electricians re
eruitod from all ratta of The country
aro lnrnl,crs nf tho batt talnn. which is
under command II Major James Kelley
In Tho field tosta Yesterday communication
was established with an miilins sta
ton mil. hcvnnd tic larraele The
witrlc=s will lc usri ~ directing the
,novcnrnt of troops training III extended
mancuvcra aoon
Npc,ia oi additional room al is Sol
dlcrp Club. IN Wtiehtstown. has been
considered hv thr holding company Of
The Ncw ,lorecy Nnmen Suffrage Is
-,s.latlan and plans tu' an enlargement
nf tho club building will be presented
Is the committee at the next meeting
nf the State BOARD The committee
Greeting the improvements Is composed
Of Mrs \ / : Doughty, Mount Holly
chairman. NtiN. .tblH y. w nlig. AttAf1-
tir CITY. Mrs Henry G. White. PLAIN
field Nrs Wells + Eaeleton, Newark
Mrs Edwin Il Osborne. Nontclair
Mrs. L W Lowell, Madison. Mrs T.
+ F1eickert. rlainflcld The association
will make Statewide drive for the
funds necessary Tor the Improvement
The club house. called by the soldiers
Tho Homestead with Mother Laugh
Id -,
overtlowlng afternoons and evenings when
soldiers arc ON leave
"Non-coms and prlvateS' whR have
successfully completed course IN usc
of the automatic rifles at the division
schools were Yesterday assigned hv Colonel
VI H. Stokes "a certified assistant m
strIctors to AID IN teaching South ler-
Sev "d0ughhovS" the methods OF hand
ling The light machine guns Colonel
Stokes intends that every member OF his
regiments shall br able to handle the
automatic guns rs we'll rs their individual
rifles Even the clerks IN the headquarters
offices are tn be taught Ia use the weapons
that can stand otf raldlng party and do
InCalculabiC damage To an enemy IN case of
emergencies
Schools have been formed IN the three
hattaions of the 3Ilth, with Lieutenant
James ] Conroy. .Ir, Lieutenant koh-
ert l.. Dawson and Lieutenant " clling-
ton T.. Pitts chief instructors respective
" the LIST. 2d and Sd battalions As
signed 10 assist them arc Sergeant Harry
g Lanternman. Somervlle; Sergeant
Clarence kantz Camden: Corporal Alex
andcr NJ Hayden, Ashury Park, Private
VI II Stiles, Elizabeth. Private ; B
Perry. New Brunswick. Private Charles
il Nichols. Old Bridge; Private Harold
w SHEPPARD, Nillville, Private J. L.
McClawson, Burlington.
The big review ordered by Major Cen
eral Scott for tomorrow will be novelty
in that il will include chiefly the rolling
equipment of the 18th Division and other
units here. including the various division
trains To test the ability OF the drivers
and chaufIe,ns IN plotting teams and
motor trucks over the rough ground be
hind the battle lines, the long procession
will be diverted over some of the unim-
proved roads in the reservation. General
Scott and staff officers will watch the
handling Of the vehicles over the worst Of
the journey TO get their information as to