Evening journal., 1918-08-29
BAN ON MOTORING
HITS DIX SOLDIERS
Jitneys Important Means
of Leaving Camp for
Week.-Mrs.
WILL KEEP VISITORS
AWAY FROM FRIENDS

CAMP DIX, WRIGliTST0WN, n. j.,
Aug. 29.-Soldiers in training here are
today wondering how the new order Of
the Federal Fuel Administration taboo
ing Sunday motoring will affect their
next weekend holiday. as iitneys and
motor buses have become the chief
means OF transportation for soldiers on
leave since the curtailment OF railroad
service at the camp while at least 80
per cent OF the Sunday visitors come 10
the camp I'm automobiles. Operation OF
the gas-saving mandate will work a
grieyOus disappointment TO thousands
OF soldiers n It is Interpreted TO elm
mate the camps automobile transp0r-
tation service while other thousands,
many OF them, expecting transfers soon
10 other posts. will be equally dlsap-
pointed through the inability Of friends
TO pay them a farewell visit ct the
camp.
Officers at camp headquarters would
not discuss the Fuel Administration
action as they said they bad merely
read press notices and had had no in
structions as 10 the likely effect upon
the travel OF soldiers under exceptional
conditions such as exist here. For sew
eral weeks, owing TO rail congestion,
passes issued 10 soldiers using the trains
have been limited TO from > to 10 per
cent OF the total enrolment at the
camp Others have had 20 depend en-
tlrely upon automobiles. Camp officials
saw no chance Of an increase OF rail
accommodations 10 relieve the situation.
Weekend passes are issued from Sat
urday noon 10 Sunday midnight. If the
usual crowds OF soldiers get passes this
week and leave camp Saturday and
seeking 10 return Sunday find that auto
service has been Withdrawn, serious
confusion is certain 10 follow. II is
regarded as likely therefore. that a
special order will be issued advising
officers and men how 10 meet the new
condition.
A change OF base Of some 5000 miles
or so has not been permitted TO alter
one iota the training schedule Of the
sand Stormers" OF the famous 3iih
Division. which this week blew in from
Camp Cody " VI. Right up 10 the
hour Of their entrainment al their old
camp near the Mexican border the
Westerners were kept on the job Of
within a few hours after they reached
Camp Dix they were resuming drills
and other activities on the big parade
ground here. They were on the road
approximately five days. but, as one
corporal expressed it. Cutting out the
train ride. this drill began back at Cody
and the captain hasn't given the order
yet 70 Halt"
Promotions for Delaware men. some
OF whom have risen direct from the
ranks without the intervening course in
an officers training camp, were an
nounced today at the headquarters OF
the 59th Pioneers. Sergeants II. H..
Hartman, William Stewart, Jr., George
n. Rance and n. n. TOmlinson are made
second lleutenants and assigned 10 duty
with the Pioneers. Second Lieutenants
David Gardiner and Lester G. Lanterman
are advanced 90 FIRST lieutenants. Ser
geant II. II. Hall. Of the Camp Remount
Depot, has been made a second lieuten-
ant. and will continue to serve with his
old outfit.
Soldiers OF the Catholic faith who. in
keeping with their religious obligations
have abstained from eating flesh meat
Fridays, are advised In a bulletin issued
from camp headquarters Of a special
Papal dispensatlon that valves this
weekly fasting for those Catholics in
the army and navy during the period
OF the war and permitting them TO eat
matchmaking menus except on Good
Friday.
First Lieutenants G. A. Bailey. w
w. Cllnch and c. c. Burch, Of the IN
fantry. have been transferred 10 the
adiutant generals department and are
assigned to camp heS<Iuarters. Captain
Earl B. Hawks. who has for several
months been at the head OF the great
personnel system Of the camp. has been
promoted 10 the rank OF major.