Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-10
CAMP DIX MEN NAME
K|CKUP MULE INT"
But Jersey Farmer Subdues inc
Creature and Makes
il Work.

Camp Dix, Wrightstown, n. j., July I'D.
-Wnqonrr Hudson. n Delaware boy IN
the 5gth Pioneers, believes ihrmer
down Iuliustown way should have
Carnegie medal. When TINT an
army mule, wandered AWAY from the
reservation and the farmer found the
animal ON hs place. he put 1T to work
for its keep until he could find the sol
der owners. Wagner hudson declares
that any man who could mako TIM"
work deserves n medal for hcroisIn IN the
face of >gravcst danger, and Wagner
Warrington agrees with him Warning
ton cssavrd the job soon after the inuie
arrived from the rcmount. lie approached
the shed where the mule was tied, but
suddenly went away from there 10y tho
aerial route He later confessed to hls
friends that he thought a mine had ex-
plodcd nearby. and ever SINCE then the
mule has been known AZ TINT. And
until he became acquainted with the
Jersey farmer, "TNT' bad continued
TO turn up his nose and heels at ell kinds
of work.
With the rnpid increase IN the popils-
ton of Camp Dix and the further develop
rnent Of its Importance as a training post
announcement of War Department plans
for the extension of the barracks tn accom-
MEDIATE many thousand more soldiers 10
anticipated by those IN touch with camp
affairs At present approximately 1o,uno
men are living in tents, and while these re-
Crtlts are enjoying life under canvas
il will be different proposition for ar
rivals next winter, aud 1t ~ eNpecteu
that States from which winter draft
quotas arc selected for training here
will insist that there be adequate bar
racks accommodations
There have been numerous rumors
during the last few months ot plans Tor
an extension of the barracks but moth
ing has come of them The water supply
was installed with a view oi such increase
and the sewage disposal plant IL being
reconstructed to accommodate mueh
larger camp population
Nearly IL 900 recruits will rerTt here
thus month Negroes to the number OF
1900 are due. beginning July 10, from
New Jersey. New York, West Virginia
and North Carolina The movement
~ the white quota campward will begin
on july - and vii bring III over 1000
men from New jersey New York and
/ Delaware
Further curtalment Of the week end
pa.ss privilege nj the request OF the Tall
roada viii keep Thousands oi soldiers IN
I ANN I'm next sNuillftN WIZ i1hN' 49,
exrrstlnp IL Rpcud the day ut home or
with trends IN nearby cities Claiming
there Ia a lack Of equipment 20 move
the great crowds Of men WHO like TO
take advantage Of the sunday holiday to
gct away from camp for a few hours,
the railroads have asked that passes Tor
officers or men using trains for short
tul,s he limited to , pcr cent Of tho
enlisted personnel
The action of the railroads Is prob
ably responsible for the soread OF q
report throughout nearby states during
tho last two days TO the effect that tho
camp is under quarantine. There Is no
quarantine III effect, and camp author
ties this afternoon announced that none
Is contemplated Visitors are free To
come and 60 under the usual regulations,
and Il Is largely due 70 the increasing
| crowds al sunday visitors, according to
! railroad men. that il has been necessary
| 60 limit the travel Of soldiers.