Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
ITO END TRAFFIC
| BLOCKADE TO CAMP
Dix Soldiers and Officers Directed
TO Obey Road Rules and
Prevent Trouble.

Camp Dix, Wrightstown, \. j., April
I f1.-Ihousands of automobilIsts using
the roads about Camp Dix will welcome
an order issued by Major General Scott
intended To prevent congestion oi trai1c
ON thoroughfares used by soldiers either
while marching or when of duty. \
report from an Inspector general has
shown that delay to army rs we'll ms
private vehicles results from the fact
that there is no enforced rule on thor
oughfares near the camps as To soldiers
leaving the middle OF the road open To
traffic. General Scott directs that oli-
GERS instruct their men of the need Tor
cooperating In facilitating travel 10y
walking on the right side Of the road.
Melancholy since he entered camp
with a draft from Newark last week,
Private Frederick l.nberry tried to end
his lie bv slashlng his throat with a
razor and is nov at the base hospital IA
q critical condition l.lnhcrrN, before
rcvClIc' sounded Yesterday, and white
his barracks companions were Stii asleep.
gashcd at his WIndppc with razor. Tie
did not cut deep enough to cause m
slant death and fellow recruits over
powered him before hc could cut further
Major : / VI AuIt OF the British
army addressed amp DIX officers at the
Rcd Triangle auditorium Yesterday
on modern developments of the use of
gas IN warfare The training ot soldiers
here has been Developed with gas defence
a> AN nblcci Int the talk Yesterday opened
M the subject from the angle IF the Of
fcu-tNc methods
Recent strong criticlsm Of PLAYS Of
poor quality presented before 'Nmiie-
age audiences Al the Liberty Theatre
4 IL tt ~
the immediate Improvement of PLAYS at
Camp Din, hut ~ all other environments
where the .SmIeaac Book plan has
been introduced hv the War Depart
mcut Commis- ren on Training Camp Nc
tlvitics to provide theatrical entertain
mcnt Tor soldiers 1t would nov appear
that much OF the complaint against
piaNs shown haio durlug the last month
has been due t3 tho fact that five musical
comedies Iu succession were tried out
ON Camp DN audiences. Three of
( he shows have SINCE hccu canccled
FROM tho curetut nf cautnumcnt theatres
Judging ~ n1Irs ia schedule an
nouneed Yesterday bv Manager W ..
Wheeler. ot tho Liberty Theatre, the
camp II due IL witness i Tar better class
81 plaNs during tho next two months
These include stop Look and Listen,
Here Comes the Bride Follow Nc, =
"Rnngng Up Father. Furs and lnlls,
When Dreams Come True, LIS BRIDAL
Night "Ncry Good Eddie officer
666 and Princess Fat
That camp DIX soldiers prefer legiti-
mate drama hy capable stock companies
10 the musical comedy trash that has
been dumped before them GA the local
stage during recent weeks Is the decision
of a conference 81 camp officers called to-
gcthc4 "a consider and answer a question
nalrc sent out hN he FoSdtck Commission
Striking plumbers engaged IN constTtc-
ton work al Tho base hospital have ne
turned iu work. following the utlmatum
from he government that no effort would
be made 10 adjust their grievances whllc
they Wcrc delaying government con,
tracts \ government medlator IS cN-
pcctcd hrrc TODAY 70 investigate the satua-
tion GhCie we're about - plumbers who
QUIT few DAYS ago when the contrac-
tors. George " Worrell OF Moorestown.
and Piper Brothers OF Trenton. failed
"a advance their wages from g. cent
to - cents IN hour $