Evening journal., 1918-04-23
NEW COMMANDER
likes CAMP DIX
General M'RaeTak Charge
18th Division and Pro-
n0unces II Good
PRED UP NOW
IN ALL TRAINING

CAMP p'x. Wfd0HTSToWN, n. J.,
, April Ss. -Brisadior General James II.
MoRas, new cor0mzrder Of the 18th
Division, ma6a q brief survey Of the
camp yesterday, witnessed drills by
some OF the neNs recruits and spent the
balance Of tbs time meeting officers and
setting acquainted with his new duties.
The tOud OF the cantOnment delighted
him and lie declared It the best training
camp he has esen, both as 10 location
and Arrangement and general conduct
SO anxious IS the new commanding gem
eral to speed up the training work OF
the division that there VIII be no
formal division inspection or review at
this time, nor until after the thousands
OF new recruits due this week are out
lifted and attached 70 regiments.
General McRae declared he Is anxious
TO see every hour mado 90 count for
very definite advancement Of every or
ganizatlon. Yesterday afternoon he held
a brief reception for the foreign officers
and accredited newspaper correspond
cnts. Prior TO that he had an oppor-
tunlty TO witness a test OF the trench
mortars and work OF the machine guns
on the range at the base Of 'Marne
HILL"
Brigadier General J. T. Dean, who
was In temporary command Of the divl-
sion until relieved by General McRae,
has returned TO his command Of the
d5sth Infantry Brigade. General Nc
Rae came from Camp Greene, where he
had been in command Of the i5stli
Depot Brigade. Ills promotion to the
rank OF major general was recently
recommended by the War Department
and Is before Congress for connrma-
tlon. lie is a veteran Of the Spanish
American and Philippine wars, was a
member OF the General Stan from 1906
10 1908 and Of the War College In 1911.
lie was born In Georgia in December
1863, and graduated from West Point in
1896.
General McRae has appointed as his
aides-de-camp here, First Lieutenant
Lowell NJ Riley, Of the Sixth Infantry
and First Lieutenant Carl 5. Holmes, OF
the National Army Infantry.
Special demonstrations by the dvi-
sion schools In nonor OF the new COM
mander have been announced for neXl
Thursday afternoon. At $50 O'Clock
there VIII be trench mortar Trims
with live and dummy shells; at 6
rnachlne-gun demonstration, and at 43C
the famous bayonet team OF Camp Dix
will give an exhibition drill in the
cafeteria on the 3iith Infantry parade
grounds.
Arrangements were made by division
headquarters for the issuing OF q
hours furloughs 90 members OF the
seth Pioneer Regiment, who may wish
20 participate Thursday in a Liberty
Loan demonstration at Dover Del. SINH
lar furloughs will be issued to Cum
berland county men 10 attend a similai
demonstration Sunday at Bridgeton.
Horace +. Beale, a wealthy younl
lumber manufacturer, who arrived witt
the recent draft from New York OF
April 5, died at tho base hospital from
phenmonia- He was taken IN a fev
hours after his arrival In camp. lie wa
10 have been attached 10 the 303d En-
gineers. He was p years Old, and hi
home was In Walton, Delaware county
\. y.
throughout the State thousands o
school children began a house-to-hous
canvass for athletic equipment so badl,
needed by the men IN the trainln
camp here and for use by the division
when It goes overseas. They will sollci
no money, only secondhand equip
ment.
Il is now Sergeant Major Papa
Gould and the Headquarters Troop @
the 18th Division. ell alutter over tn
announcement is planning 10 adop
Silvia Annunzistta Gould, who arrive
at the home OF Sergeant Major and Mrs
kingdom Gould, In New York, as th
daughter Of the troop" The youn
millionaire was not here today TO re
celve congratulations at the Intelligenc
once, where he IS assigned, a week-en
pass having gotten him home in tim
for the big event.
Reports lled by Captain Davis, OF tn
Division Personnel ONCE, show that
total Of s376,997,000 in war risk lnsuI
ance has been sold 70 soldiers at Cam
Dix since the opening Of the drive tha
closed last week.