Evening journal., 1918-11-09
TAKING OF SEDAN
PLEASES DIX men
Former Comrades Made
Good the Promise to
Strike Hard
NEW DUTIES FOR
MILITARY OFFICERS

CAMP DIX, N. J.. Nov. e.-"Ws'cn Nv
,,r,ter, This was the final message OF
,sacers and men OF the 18TH DIVISION 70
,omrades and friends left behind al
ramn nix when that organization,
famous as the Lightning DNlslon,
left last spring for overseas serNioe, s
News that the Lightning BOYS nae
struck and struck hard IN the sIea'
American drive that captured SEDAN
confirmed today, quickly made the
camn forget its disappointment aDou'
he nremature nature Of tales OF q
Cerman surrender. which were the
basis for a big celebration IhursudS
evening ,- a. .o,
The 18th was the only division tha'
gvss both organized and trained al DiA'
n was composed Of the New JERSEY
and New York State men nrst caiieu
TO the colors under the selective SER
vice law. IL left Camp DIX uhuer
command of Major General Mchae' ana
ever since its departure the camp mas
been waiting eagerly for news OF the
outfit in some big fight Several small
engagements In which its troops have
had part have shown that uie
lightning Division was prepared 70
hurl a veritable human thunderooiI
against the Hun line when the tline
came. That time came this week on
the famous battlefield Of Sedan, and II
is the comman thought Of the camp
that. in recognition OF Its valor, Thurs
asy nights great celebration was not
wasted enthusiasm.
In the rush 70 organize larger centrsi
officers training schools, the War De-
psrtment is drawing heavily upon the
officer personnel OF Camp Dix for IN
structors. Several well-known officers
of the i53d Depot Brigade have been
assigned as instructors TO Camp Ere
mont, California, the party Including
Lieutenant Colonel Edwin ]. Nowlen,
Majors Rhinelander Waldo, Edwin II.
Bigelow, Grattan H. McCaferty ana
Robert w. Gilroy, Wallace T. Jones
and CAPTAIN George BOrthwick. A trio
OF overseas veterans assigned TO the
training school at Camp Macarthur.
Texas, includes Lieutenant Colonel VIII
liam A. Carleton and Majors Paul II.
Manchester and Joseph A. Storoh.
Major Julius c. Bierwirth, OF New
York. who has superintended the work
Of giving thousands Of recruits Their
physical examination for army service.
has been relieved OF duty here and as
signed to Camp Jackson s. c. Major
E. n. Baldwin, former mastering ofil-
Ger and only yesterday appointed sum
mary court officer for Camp Dix today
was assigned for duty with the Ad-
iutant Generals office at Washington.
b. c.
Their hopes OF a brilliant military
career once shattered by the fact that
when they endeav ored TO win their way
from the ranks to commissions physi-
cal disdualifcatlons had Unexpectedly
Ioomed up 20 annul their efforts ano
dampen their enthusiasm, hundreds OF
young Americans In training here were
overioyed today by the announcement
that broader opportunity Is TO be Of
fered limited service men 10 become
infantry and machine gun officers.
Many New Jersey and New York sol
diers here. who successfully completed
the course at the first, second, third
or fourth training camps, but who fall
ed 10 win a commission because they
could not pass the physical tests, also
win be IN line for delayed commissions |
through operation OF the new order.
The change follows the general
scheme Of the War Department TO have
every able-bodied officer available for
foreign service without depicting the
instruction units IN training camps.
Each infantry training school will have
a class of 90 and each machine gun
school q class Of 30 limited service men
Of the proper mental qualifications.
When commissioned these officers win
be assigned to duty with the student
army training corps and with other
units Of domestic service.