Evening journal., 1918-07-02
SOLDIERS FROM west
KNOW Three POINTS
Camp Dix Men Want Peeps
at Philadelphia, New York
and Atlantic City
MANY HOLIDAY
PASSES ARE ISSUED

CAMP DIX. WIRGHTsToW'N. n. J..
July 2.-Hundreds OF Westerhers from
The S7th Division, recently arrived from
Camp Pike, Arkansas, on the Fourth Of
July VIII crafty a desire that they
have voiced ever since they reached
Camp Dix. These Westerners have
known by reputation just three points
in this section OF the East-Philadel-
phla. New York and Atlantic Clty--and
for days they have kept information
bureaus busy answering questions as
10 the relative nearness OF these places
70 the camp.
Furloughs extended to soldiers over
the Fourth will give these lads from
the "Wild and Woolly" their FIRST
chance for a getaway 10 see tho big
sights. The majority, because Of the
brevity Of the leave. aspire % shake
hands with Billy Penn. but big dele
cation will seek 10 scrape acquaintance
with Father Knickerbooker, and many
others VIII frollc with the mermaids
By the sea.
Special train arrangements are beins
made by the Pennsylvania Railroad to
accommodate the great increase OF out
going and incoming travel on the ma
fionsl holiday. Il Is expected that
thousands OF visitors viii come to the
camp 10 spend the Fourth with rela-
tiyes and friends In the service and 70
see the big cantonment For them and
FOR the men compelled by military /
necessity 70 remain IN camp the I. NJ
c. A. and X. Of G. are cooperating 10 /
a sports carnival that will bring sew
eral thousand men into competition. /
There VIII be a score Of military /
contests. including an inter
battalion pushball game. all these /
events occurring IN the morning The /
Camp Dix baseball team VIII play the
S7th Division team In tho afternoon.
and the finals Of the boxing tournament
will be staged at the ~" auditorium
IN the evening.
General Scott yesterday added to the
list OF those who viii be granted spe-
oial passes to attend patriotic celebra- /
tions in their home towns. all men from /
Easton. Pa, Phillipsburg and Passaio'
Y. j Several bands and special details |
Of troops from the camp viii partioi-
pate in celebrations in nearby cities.
Camp authorities have notified re-
oruits that they must not throw away
OF destroy discarded civilian clothing.
II the old duds are not serviceable
enough to be used by any Of the re-
lief societies they must be turned In
for the Department Of Conservation Of
Reclamation.
A dozen hands will compete for the
Camp Dix music championship In a
novel contest arranged by Executive
Secretary Frank Wandle. Under the
new order OF the War Department that
permits regiments 30 increase the band
membership from 2s to 80 approximate
~ 600 musicians win compete. Three
OF the most prominent musicians OF the
east VIII act as judges and there viii
be a series OF elimination contests with,
a flnal event. The bands viii each plEy
aires selected by the judges. There are
eight bands in the s7th division and
other entries viii be made by the 59th
Pioneers, the f53d Depot Brigade, whose
band was the old ith New Jersey, the
ID Battalion and the 26th Engineers.
Another heavy draft has been made
upon the Depot Brigade for a detail
OF several hundred men for special |