Evening journal., 1918-01-24
CAMP DIX MEN IRE
H.GH IN efficiency
Gen. Scott'S Experience and
Training Already Show
ing Effect on Soldiers
KEYED UP TO
FULL STANDARD
specini 10 THE EvuNNG lorRNAL.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
CAMP DIX. wrightsiown, N j.. Jan.
2i.-Mhough 70 Was only one month
ago yesterday. that Major General
scott reported at Washington upon his
return from an observation tour Of
European war fronts, and a few days
later was assigned 90 the command OF
the 18th Division Of the National Army
at this post. training work here is al
ready rejecting 90 considerable eA-
tent ideas OF modern army activities
that the famous old warrior brought
back from the trenches and haiilelields.
Most noticeable Of an is the spirit and
the morale that In few days has grip
ped the men Of the canionment.
This fact apparently impressed Col
onrl T. VI. Caldwell. assistant Inspector
general from The War Department, and
his assistant. Major J. NJ. Petty. who
today mode an official visit to and in
specsi0n of the cant0nmont. They will
report ON every phase 20; life In The big
camp and they put 10 ousy day at
division headquarters. In barracks, OIL
GERS quarters. Offices and among the
special units. They make their report
direct 90 the War Department and no
comment was offered, here. but IL Is
the general belief that the two officers
found Camp Dix ranking among the
best-conducted posts in the country.
CLASSY" an officer said Today. u
the only word 10 describe the soldiers
their spirit and work as they are en-
deavoring 10 measure I'D TO the stand
ards their new commander has set
have been In five army camps" coniin
ued this officer, "and have yet TO see 9
post where every man you meet show
such pep. The boys here drill as IL
they mean business: they salute with q
snap that would do credit TO q Wesi
Point cadet: they are without eXcep
tion the neatest lot Of soldiers IN ap
pearance ] have ever seen. And inciden
tally It's the best singine army IN this
country.
Those things make for the moral
that means an effective army in Oh
Geld. L leads an army toward 100 per
cent. efficiency The same spirit ex
tending 10 the new drafted men soof
expected means a considerable savin
Of time IN preparing them for oversea.
duty"
Just TO give the men practice undei
I severest conditions fire call wa
sounded in the section occupied by Oh
4 3O3d Engineers and the men had e
scale icy ladders and man the slipper
! roofs OF their two-story barracks Will
bucket brigades.
Effectiveness Of the quarantine regu
lations was shown yesterday, when To-
the flrst time since the quarantine wa
established no new cases Of measle
were reported. This fact Is particular
ly pleasing 10 division headquarter'
n where officers see hope 10 the improV
ing conditions Of an early lifting OF th
ban.
Quickly responding to the appeal o
Major General Scott for dogs and pic
cons 20 be used in establishing an i'm
portant branch Of laison work for th
division. several patriotic citizens hay
already placed their pets at The dis
posal Of the division for war service.
William NJ Golding. Of New York. an
Fred q. Fisher. Of Trenton. were th
flrst to present dogs Each IS giving
thoroughbred. pedigreed Airedalt
George r. Applee1te. Of Trenton, reg
istered the first gift Of hOming pigeon
NNIIINI WlLFlE VI 1NA AAAlnA hfNAA NANAl'
and Belgium police dogs arc reported
The training Of the dogs and pigeon
has been placed in charge Of the divi
sion signal department, Major 5.
| McGnl. commanding. Major McGill TO
day canvassed several pigeon breedin
establishments IN Philadelphia and VI
cinlty IN an effort TO locate birds 10
the Important communication serVic
which the department will build u
along lines suggested by General Scot
as a result Of his study Of this wor
among the armies now in France.
A course IN the officers trainin
school established here was not neces
sary to win a commission for Sergear
r Hans C.. Rasmussen, ASSIGNED 90 90
school from the 22d Infantry. Prior Z
this assignment he bad taken examine
lions for a commission In the Sign.
C0rps and announcement reached hil
today that he had passed and had bee
commissioned q captain. in the TRAIN
ing school here he could have won onl
second lieutenancy.