Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-09
CAMP DIX MENSTUDY
FIELD PROBLEMS
Men Trained to Follow Up At
tacks Made on Enemy
Lines.

Camp Dix. Wrightstowu. \. J.. July Q.
Field problems that might follow q
successful attack on enemies lines arc
to Inc worked out this week by the off
GERS of the S1th Division as an after
math of the battle" wagcd in force last
week on the artillery range when nfan-
try hrIgades advanced over n wide front
under n creeping barrage of real shells.
Major General Sturgis has planned an
intricate machine gun problem as a test
tor tins afternoon when thousands al
rounds OF ammunition will be fired ut
suppositlonal enemy forces.
There will be demonstration trench
raids by battalions later IN the week to
he followed by maneuvcrs of forces sent
out to keep In contact with rctreatIng
enemy, the entire series of held move
ments being intended as test OF the
skill of officers IN handling troops under
all conditions.
Private Patrick ! Connolly, the
first Sim lem objector tried before
an American court-martial for refusal
To don the uniform of the nItcd states
army, has been sentenced by the general
court-martial board at Camp DIX to
~ wears confinement at hard labor AT
Fort Jaw. with forfeiture of all pay and
allowances and dIshonorable discharge
from the service ut the end of his term.
The case has been attracting WIDE inter
est in military circles. rs Connolly was
defended by William Francis Doyle, the
international LAWYER. who was counsel
for Sir Roger Easement, condemned to
death for treason in connection with
German plots In Ireland Major Cen
cral Scott has approved the courtmar-
ii frI ar,I tho will hrpID
his term st once.
Connolly was called in the November
draft IRON Camden, whore he lived nj
No 1913 broadway and conducted a
tailor shop. He WAS attached 10 the
18th Company of the l53d Depot Brig
adc. where he actually began training
and was uniformed Soon after get
ting his uniform. however, nc left camp
returned TO Camden, d0nncd civilian
clothes and asked the local board for
exemptions On the ground Of dependents.
The board unconscious 81 the tact that
they had already sent Connolly 10 camp,
granted the exemption. but immediately
rcsCinded this action whom thCy learned
that he was IN the service
Connolly was apprchcndcd and
brought back 10 camp Al the tune
there was much comment over the fact
that ne had claimed he was a citizen
nj the ''Irish Republic. and hence not
liable to draft. Tho charge on which
he was tined and found guilty. by h,
c.ourt-martial however. was that he re-
fused To obey command Of hIs su-
rerlor officer, Captain Harold r. Ken
Won, TO report for fatigue duty and =
subsequent order from the same officer
TO wear L. s army uniform
For expressing the wish that the Ger
mans might sink sill Of the troop ships
going TO France. and other sentiments
10 that effect, TO the prejudice Of good
order and military discipline, Phi
vate Nicholas Hitzges. = cook for
the medical detachment AZ the hasr
Hospital. has been gwen 10-year scn-
tenoe by the general court-rnartial Hitz-
ges came from Buffalo last September
and although of Gs-msn parentage. had
heen regsrried As a good soldier until
about the time the Hun T-boats began
then attacks on merchant vessels on
the American coast HItzgcs apparently
became suddenly enthJrcd and made the
ssedit,o,,s statements to fcllow-soidlers
which led To his arrest snd convection.