Evening journal., 1918-01-23
Flanders Weather
Gives DIX A BATTLE
Outdoor Training is Net
Halted by Msn.High
Drifts OF Snow
MEN ARE HARDENED
FOR TRENCH FIGHTING

put llt cuulculhtub hilHl NNAltN
blanket a foot deep on the level and
piled drifts man-high where the wind
had a sweep, b. ought with il holiday
from outdoor drills are learning that
weather rarely halts an advance on
the western front. In simllitude tc
the conditions they will later face.
the men in training here also learned
that they are to do some Of their best
maneuvering when the weather man Is
in his worst humor. This knowledge
came in orders TO some Of the infantry
regiments and training schools yester-
day afternoon TO prepare for operations
in the trenches and In No Mans
Land" The arrival OF the big snow,
In fact. was timely. as II will permit
the Instructors in some Of the division
schools TO practically demonstrate feat
ures Of m.dwlnter work at the front,
and while the snow lasts "Marne Hill
and its big fortilcations here will be
one Of the busiest scenes at the camp.
Rifle practice was resumed today and
again the snow comes advantageously,
as many Of the men have completed the
regular cou Sc laid out by Lieutenant
Colonel Turner, range instructor and
are ready to take up the more difficult
work Of hitting targets when the daz-
zllng whiteness OF the snow makes
range-flnding more dlhlcult
Good work Of the Camp Dix insur-
ance bu eau, headed by Captain Free
man, which has forced this cantonment
70 the head OF the list Of training
camps IN per capita war risk insurance
issued 10 soldiers, brought a telegram
Of congratulation TO the bureau and the
men OF the camp yesterday from the
National Bureau Of War Risk Insurance
at Washington. Major General Scott
also took the opportunity 10 express
his appreciation OF the manner In
which the men are buying insurance
and displaying a thoughtful desire to
protect their dependents while they are
IN the service. The camp total today
stands at si6i, 800, with per capita
Of s950s.
Uncle sam Is cunning for measles
germs in the campaign to prevent an
epidemic in this camp with an efilci-
ency that was never app cached by
civilian health authorities How q single
germ finds It's way through the quaran-
tine regulations Is a puzzle 10 visitors
who observe the barrage Of precautions
that Is instantly thrown about any spot
In the cantonment where the alien bac-
teria is found to be lurking.
A light case Of German measles was
discovered In a regiment yesterday that
has been particularly free from the
malady. Instantly the attention Of the
entire health organization OF the regi-
ment and division was directed toward
this particular company TO preevnt any
possible spread The soldier taken III
had reported at the reglmental hos
pital In the morning for treatment for
a supposed cold. There he came In con-
tact with az other men, seeking medical
aid for minor illnesses. Later In the
day the measles rash appeared and he
was instantly rushed 10 the isolation
ward in the base hospital.
The 40 men whom the infected soldier
had met at the regimental hospital
were recalled from their various COM
panies and for II days will be under
close observation. As a further pre-
caution. every member Of the company
in which the man taken III was a mem
Der. who has not at some time in his
life had measles, thus tbeing more or
less immune, has been transferred 10
the barracks annex for close quarantine.
There they will be Inspected twice a
day by surgeons and the balance Of the
company Cnce q day Any sgns Of de-
velOplng cases will be Immediately
qua-antlned. The men Of this COM
pany. even In the open, VII drill by
themselves until the danger Of con
tag.On from this one case is passed
Each Of the 800 men in the Division
Onlcers' Training School having decided
in which branch OF the service he de-
sires 10 try for a commission. the stu
dent officers began the specialized train
ing in either infantry or artillery
courses planned by Colonel Lincoln c..
Andrews and his military faculty. A
successful completion Of the course
means the winning OF a commission as
second lieutenant. Captain Wilneld X
Petigrue, Of the i35d Infantry Depot
Brigade, has been transferred to the
school and assigned a. adiutant TO
Colonel Andrews. Captain Peiigrue is
a former New York attorney and a
graduate OF the second Plattsburg train
ing school.
Several new candidates for the train
ing school course have been selected
by the special board composed Of Col
Onel Andrew and Lieutenant Colonel
Myer 10 oil vacancies occurring. Those
announcer NtcNHIunN nANs
Corporal Morton A. Way, 301th Field
Artillery: Sergeant Leon J. Hncnliffe
3Osth Field Artillery; Corporal Harold
o. Phillips. 3O9th Field Artillery; Cor
poral Francis X. Downing, 303d Engl-
neers; Sergeant Gordon A. ketchum
26th Engineers; all assigned to the
student battery OF field artillery; Ser
geant A. n. Aldrich, 3iith Infantry
Sergeants George d. Cronan, 3iOth In
fantry; John Henry Erner, oath Engi-
neers; Richard, C. stiles, i53d Depot
Brigade, and David E. Cole. 18th Depot
Brigade. assigned 10 student Infantry
companies.
Thousands Of lives can be saved in
France by army dogs and homlng pig
cons. said Major General Scott, com
mander Of Camp Dix, In starting cam.
paign for both OF these battlefront
aux.llaries. He urged patriotic citl-
zens in New York, New Jersey and Del.
aware, who have Belgian police dogs
German sheep dogs or Airedalo terriers
10 turn over these dogs to him foi
training He also said breeders or own.
ers OF homing pigeons could do theiI
Bit by permitting these birds to h'
used by the government ip maintaining
communication between the .nfsntr.
and artillery in battlefront work Al
present there is no appropriation in tn,
war budget for the purchase OF either
dogs or pigeons, Major General Scot
added.