Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-21
DIX MEN JOYOUS
At BANS LIFTING
Unite in Song for First Time Since
Influenza Plague Broke Out;
Things Normal.

Camp Dix, Wrightstown, \, j., Oct.
2I.-For tho first time III more than
. month Camp Dix this evening heard
the voices OF soldiers united IN song.
From a dozen or more ~ huts and
tents the melodies rang out IN cheer
m meetings, celebrating the lifting of
the general quarantine tomorrow morn
mc. and camp officers who have been
fighting dav and night 70 wipe out the
influenza plague agreed il Was the sweet
est sound that had come to their ears
i'll many weeks
Unless there Is Gn unexpected change
IN the situation the ntiucnza quarantine
Will be lifted tomorrow morning. Sol
dicrS have been almost as effectively
shut on from seeing thcIr friends rs y
thcv had been over there Visitors
Will he once more allowed ~ camp and
soldiers viii hr permitted % VISIT near
hv towns under the usual restrictions
Wnghtstown stores. closed for month,
will reopen. Is will tho various soldiers
clubs and theatres
With determination To- put their cash
rs well rs thCir lives at the disposal OF
their country. Camp Div soldiers have
subscribed approximately SfD.0n to
tho Fourth Liberty Loan The War
Department ruled against competitive
contests IN the sale ui bonds 10 soldiers
and the camp eliminated any Sctnhiancc
of The drives So that every cent ~ tho
subscription here represents thc voiun-
tarN desire az fighting mon 10 help stake
their own campaigns When NC cam
paign WaS opened 5000 UN was regarded
III !. probable limit
Charged with twicr dcScrtlng the
service ~ this camp Private Howard
r Thompson. Company -. l5Sd De
Dot Brigade. was found guilty by 2
general court-martal and sentenced to
IT'D smpriSoumcni MAJOR General Scott
later reducing the term 70 80 wears,
Thompson was apprcncrdcd june p ~
Crawford. this State t!c escaped and
again deserted .Iulv -, ard was arrested
September :. al Niagara Falls.
Calling bis corporal 'Nop and
refusing to obey his orders proved
costly demonstration oi ariSiocrltlc Scnu-
mcnts for Private James X. Martin.
I recruit IN Company II, Of the Depot
Brigade The court-martlal found hm
guilty 81 dlsrcSpcct 10 ms ''non-com,
and General Scott approved the ivc-
YEAR sentence To Fort JAY
NANNY" Ella Johnson who hvcs
ln i ht;lv ~oI;h Carolina town, Is mighty
.,1xiup~ ~ trade two iinc Young pgs
Wl,h l-rolc Sam toF her boy MOsc n"w
81 one ~ lie infantry training hattalioiS
i. CaInn Din MAJOR General Scott
c..n III, through the ,icai lor tlus en-
ilchIne the l3l1icr ul the camp COM
mt~sary department ANY tmc hc i Willing
t9 p"rt With Private No-c. according
t. 4 Icttcr wheh has rcarnci lis o,hcc
The letter. reproduced IN the onginai
wording, follows
Dca- General Scott, C'encr,, Of Camp
Dicks
/ j. hard working c0lorcd woman and
is getting my dautcr 10 wrilc tins IottcT
Ia YOU | lives in small town and
know where everybody works a and
thcv ism t hardly amy mon left around
here any more rs they is all gone of 10
tho war. Nv son Nose IS IN the infants
at Camp Dicks ard lie is a good boy and
he does everything You tolls him he
must 10
My pig had -four little pigs two months
ago vsltidv and they arc aboue big en,Iff
10 leave their mothc~ | Will send OF
Tho pigs 10 YOU "a feed to- the soldiers
# yoeI viii please SIR 20 send Nose back
10 me IS | needs him 10 work Nose has
got frcn that lives half milo from
here and General, If il amt asFin 10
much wish You could tx Ii up 10 send
him back TO, but donCst want 10 apply
for 10 much favors
has got a crate already 10 send them
two pigs if only you tell nc when
Hoping You arc we'll when this comes
to hand Ella Johnson