Evening journal., 1918-02-07
WHIPPING RECRUITS
INTO WAR SHAPE
Camp Dix Commanders Ar
range for Rapid Training
of Newcomers
NOW READY FOR
THE SECOND DRAFT

Special to TIE EVENING JOURNAL.
CAMP DIX. Wrightstown, n. j., Feb.
7.-Recruits from the balance Of the
first draft in New Jersey who begin
reaching the camp on February % will
be put into lighting trim in record
time under plans completed yesterday
by commanders OF organizations TO
which they VIII be assigned. after
their liberation from brief quarantine
in the i53rd Depot Brigade. The new
corners will be taken through their
rookie" days on the jump and In order
that every recruit may have as much
personal instruction as possible. coli
onels have directed that picked privates
be chosen TO aid lleutenants and nom
commissioned officers I'm instruction
work.
Regiments have been reduced to a
mere skeleton Of their former size by
frequent transfers TO other divisions
for overseas service, and practically all
drills I'm the New Jersey units viii be
abandoned until the new draft arrives,
living priyates an opportunity TO pre-
pare for their new duties as military
teachers. Officers are hoping that The
balance OF the FIRST draft can be assimi-
lated within a fortnight at the most.
In order that the second draft may be
called early next month. All arrange
ments for equipment and housing OF a
complete division are ready here and by
nling the ranks al once there VIII be
far greater development Of efficiency
nd a saving OF time and energy in
getting a division at this post ready
for service.
The quarantine viii continue another
week al least, as a result Of the jump
in the measles yesterday 10 a total Of
90 cases. The only hopeful feature Of
the situation for the quarantined camp
is the fact that In the last is hours
there have been no new cases Of genu-
inc measles reported. all the new cases
being Liberty measles The effective
quarantine work established by Colonel
Stokes In the 3iith Infantry. and by
Colonel Anderson, In the 3i2ih lnfan-
try. has again given those New Jersey
units a clean slate. The two cases that
fortnight ago developed among the
Jcrseymen were Yesterday discharged
from the hospital as recovered.
Friday afternoon VIII hereafter be
weekly housecoanlng day in Camp Dix
barracks under orders issued by Major
General Scott today, that put the finish
ing touches TO the campaign recently
organized 10 make the sanitary cOndl-
lions about the cantonment 100 per
cent efficient" One Of the interesting
details Of the Friday cleanup will be
the Job Of polishing a half-mlllion win
dow panes in the barracks and Offices.
Taken ill with scarlctina, Sergeant
/ Raymond " Martin. Of the 3iOth Am
/ buanco Company, died on Tuesday at
The base hospital and his body, as Il
was shipped TO his home at Newville,
near Carlisle, Pa. was The first TO be
accorded the full honors OF a military
funeral under the orders issued by
Major General Scott last week His
entire company marched TO the base
hospital and escorted tire coffin 20 the
train. where a yolley was fred and the
buglers sounded TAPS" Sergeant Mar
tin was one Of the most promising non
commissioned officers IN t1c ambulance
unit here and was recently picked for
a course at The Oficc"s Training school
He was attending Tho school when
taken IN
Among the officers from tho division
detached this week for a course al the
u fartry Sthnol Of Arms It Fort Sill.
9 kla.. ,s Lieutenant John A. Smooi. OF
{. Company, 81 M Infantry. member pf
the camps champion football team
Officers who have been attached 10
South Jersey companies are perma-
nently assigned 90 duty with Colonel
stokes regiment In a new order They
include Lieutenants William p Kelly,
a Company; Philip c. Kerby, @ Com
pany: Henry VI. Merrill, II Company
Francis G.. Russell, X Company: Sohuy-
Ter C.. sterling. II Company Lieutenant
Nathan C.. starr has been attached TO
Company.
Deciding he would rather be in the
ranks again than continue in the Divi-
sion Training School for Officers, Ser
geani Walter Winston, who came TO the
school from the Regular Army Quarter
masters Corps, az Madison Barracks,