The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-24
Military Affairs.

Among the soldiers reported missing
in action in France, is Raymond
Rogers, of Pemberton. He was one of
the first of the drafted men to go to
camp from this county year ago.
In the list of army casualties re-
ported last week was the name of Clar-
ence J. King, of Marlton, as being
severely wounded. He enlisted in
Company E National Guard of Mount
Holly, and was with the Doth division
when it left Camp Mcclellan, AL
ALBANIA, for France.
A quarantine, to asst three weeks,
has been placed on Camp Dix on ac-
count of the prevalence of Spanish in
fluenza, better known as la grippe
The type of the disease this year is
unusually virulent, and in many cases
is followed by pneumonia. There have
been over go deaths at Camp Dix from
this disease.
Lieut.. Conover, battalion chaplain,
paid a visit to Company b, State
Militia, Mount Holly, at the armory
last night. He made pleasing adj
dress, calling attention to number O.
favors that had been done for him at
the Sea Girt encampment by this COM
pany; referred to some of the amusing
incidents that had occurred at the
camp, and told of the benefits that
the enlisted men are receiving by be-
ing members of the militia Chaplain
Conover is pastor of the Methodist
Church at Bradley Beach. At one
time he was located at Lumberton.
U. S. Army orders on Thursday car
ried information of the honorable dis
charge overseas of Col. Thomas d.
Landon, of the Hath Infantry, 18th
Division. and of Major c. Walter
Shiver, of Woodbury.. commanding a
battalion of the 18th Division. The
officers were members of the New Jer-
sey National Guard at the outbreak of
the war, and went with their respect
i've units 10 Camp Mcclellan and
from there overseas. Colonel Landon
was the head of the Bordentown Mill
tary Institute and his home is in Bor-
dentown.
/ Aa result of an investigation by
Dix officers a soldier is under arrest
here while test is being made of some
samples of flour seized by intelligence
officers, who believed that it was
poisoned by the soldier, German SYM
pathizer, who was on the kitchen
police detail of one of the depot brigade
co mpanies. A few days ago it was
noticed that flour that was about to be
used had peculiar color and the alert
cooks at once notified their officers with
the result that inquiry developed that
the soldier under arrest had access to
the flour. A hurried test showed that
some foreign substance had been mixed
with the flour and the whole lot was at
once confiscated. 1t is probable the
soldier will face court martial.
Battalion Adjutant Charles r..
| Weelans, of Trenton, conducted a
summary court at the armory of Com
pany b., State Mi litia, Mt. Holly, on
Wednesday, for the trial of four men
against whom charges had been pre-
ferred. The result was as follows
Corporal David f. Swain, convicted of
giving men false instructions at rifle
practice in order to discredit the COM
pany, and of being absent from
camp without leave. He was SEN
fenced to be reduced to the ranks and
to pay fine OF So Privates John A.
Throckmorton and Augustus ] Bart
lett, disobedience of orders and boast
ing thereof, found guilty and fined $40
Bozarth, charged with having sent a
fictitious telegram to camp in order to
be excused from duty and afterward
boasting thereof. He was found
guilty of the latter charge. Sentence
was suspended,
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