Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-04
WILMINGTON MAN
FLU VICTIM AT DIX
Get Soldiers Out Into Sunshine
and Air to Combat the
Influenza.

Camp Dix, Wrghtstown, N. j., Oct,
4.-knowing the value of getting the
soldiers here into the fresh air as much
as possible, arrangements are beng
made by the battalion commanders OF
the l53d Depot Brigade for the holding
of big track meets Saturday and sunday
afternoons. thus providing wholesome
outdoor recreation for all the men. Where
pnssibIe band concerts will be held IN
connection with the athletic contests,
so that greater interest may he aroused
among the contestants.
Fifteen rnects will he held tomorrow
afternoon on that part of the parade
ground adjacent TO the various battalion
areas. and the Sllth Pioneer Regiment
will also hold meet near their area.
The same number of meets viii he staged
Sunday afternoon, so that total ot 80
meets will be held for the Depot Brigade
men. Battalion commanders Will ar
rnnc, with the nearest Y Nj. G. A phvSl-
cal director for locating and marking the
field for the meet and also for supplying
tiss necessary athletic equipment.
The progrxn for the first day, as sub
mittfd To the brigade headquarters by
Sol Metzger. athletic director, includes
Toward shuttle race, IN which ~
men from each company will take part;
= medicine ball relay, human wheelbar-
row race. rife shuttle race, chariot race,
human burden race and l0O-yard dash
and I2-po,nd shot-put for individual en-
tries. The finish will be number OF
two-round boxing bouts, each company
10 furnish one bout.
Sunday the program will bc continued
with tug-of-war, threc-leggrd race, 100
ward shuttle rao,, equipment racr, skin
thc-snakc rlav, medicine ball relay race,
T!5-yari dash and 15-yard obstacle RACE
for individual entries and squad drll.
The boxing matches viii complete tho
two days program.
Although announcement Of the plans
has just bccn made great interest IS tr-
ing shown by the various companies IN
the events.
MALsDI STILL STRONG.
The s,iltry weather Of Yesterday caused
= lump in the number of new influenza
and pneumonia cases and IN tho number
of deaths. although the total Of intiu-
cnza cases hiss diminished a hit owing
to the fact that many men are being
discharged from the hospital. During q
.i-hour period 50 deaths. including FIRST
lieutenant ID II Parliament, CovIng-
ton, Ga, were reported. The new cases
of influenza amounted 20 l16, with l72
new cases of pneumonia, while the total
number of influenza cases in camp Is
placed at 4.2S7
Lieutenant Parliament was attached
to the Medical Corps Of the Sllth In
fantrv and has been stationed st DIX
since last April He was sick hut q short
time One Philadelphian also appeared
on the list He was Private John |.
Wilson. who lived with his mother, Mrs.
Lillian Wilson. 81 No $500 lavCock
street Other soldiers from nearby
POINTS who succumbed were: Prvatcs
Russell Frey, Phillipsbure. John ii
Campbell. Atlantic City; Stanislsw Rory
aewiez. Trenton; Alexander Wurst, Burl-
ington; James Walsh. long Branch;
Stanley J, Simkins, Nrncland; Clarence
Nortland, Chester, Pa; Harrison Knox,
West Germantown, Pa, Philip Johnson,
Pine Orchard. Md; John Van l-ishout,
Mott. Md; r. b Vaughn, Baltimore
Abel augusta. Elizabeth; Oliver " afles,
Milton. Del. Ric har Parks, Dover !,
\. ]; Arthur koerneT. Cresco, Pa.
Wayne Hughes, Mt Carmel Pa. Walter:
: dler. Wilmington. Del.