Evening journal., 1918-03-29
camp DIX Officers
Get FIRST Gas BATH
Generals and Subordinate
Commanders Take Test
in Poison Chamber
CIRCUS "BARKERS"
ARE IN TRAINING

CAMP DI, wrightstown. n. j.. March !
l9-The officer or 'non-con," who
falls to get his men in line for parade.
trench work. rifle practice anI the
score OF other events Of the daily
training schedule can no longer put
he blame on a watch that is a poor
timekeeper. Beginning sunday morn
ing In conjunction with the adopt on
at the camp Of the national dayl ghi
saving plan, Major General Scott W u
adopt a novel plan 70 teach officers
and men the importance Of timekeep-
ing in modern wa fare.
The O der calls for 8 daily chroniz-
Ing ~ watches A watch that gains or
loses time must be proper ly adjusted or
d scarded. In actual battle. officers
say, 1t is likely TO prove more treach-
efous than a human traitor In he
movement Of troops at the front under
artillery barrage, failure Of an infantry
or artillery commander 20 have
watch that kept time to the second
would bo likely 10 result In the ar
tille-y wip.ng out It's own .advanc ne
infantry. For dozen other impo tant
reasons the soldier must know the i'm
DO. tance Of accuracy In timekecp ng
General Scott had adopted a unique
plan Of keeping tabs on officers in
cha So Of men n this matter. Begin
ming the 0rst Of the week no bugle
calls will be sounded in camp TO call
the men 10 special duties except re-
treat, taps and frc calls. omcers must
tumble out OF their hunks and SER
fhafn
without the ususi. Cant Get En- Up D.
Thereafter the officers and "non-coms
must report their companies and
squads promptly for the work as sci
by the days schedule. In order thai
there may be q general adjustment OF
watches the fire alarm siren wh 81
will be sounded daily. sunday excepted
Easter viii be celebrated for th'
thousands OF men in camp next sun
day with special services. Dr. G. h
Erdman, Of Princeton University, vii
deliver the Easter sermon 0t the uniOl
communion service SUNDAY mornins 10
the Red Triangle Auditorium. Fathc
Walsh, post chaplain, is arranging TO
special masses at the *. OF G. build
ings. also in The morning The Nenera
ii0n OF the Cross viii be celebrate
Good Friday evening.
A pleasing thrill for visitors or N
main x. OF C. building, sunday after
noon and evening has been arranged b
General Secretary j. p. McGovern, /
concert by 5o girls Of the san Domir
50 Choral organized by thc san Domir
20 Council. knights Of Columbus,
Phuadelnhia. A dance for the visitor
will be. held in the evening.
The grip has laid @ savage hand q
Camp Dix athletes. Boxers, especiall
seem 60 have fallen easy victims 20 y
germs. with the result that the divislC
h0xinc tournament 20 have been he
tonight has been postponed until Api
a. This is ihc third postpOnement
fho bout for the heavyweight chan
nionship OF Camp Dix between Privat
McClosicy and Nolan. both having be-
knocked out by the malady during q
last f0-lnirht.
Librarian Howard Huges, IN charge
the Camp Dix library since The instit
zion was opened here, and responsih
for tho adoption Of a system that b
made the library an important coo
erstiye factor in training work for q
soldiers by supplying the books Tn
need on every sub iect, has been col
pelled 20 rel.nquish bis du les hel
TO devote his entire time to the Tre
ton Library. which loaned him TO Z
camp Dr. II. B Van Hoesen, assi'
ant librarian Of Princeton Univorsi
has been procured TO MI the vacan
until June. C.. Harold Brinsham
Princeton, assis' ant librarian he
found the call 70 the colors too st~o
10 await his daft summons, and has
listed in the mosquito fleet
Red Cross ofilcials, visiting the car