Evening journal., 1919-01-15
WORK FOR WOUNDED.
STUDIED AT CAMP
u. S. Army Board Inspects
Development System
for Soldiers
NEW HOSTESS HOUSE
TOGO UP AT DIX

CAMP DIX, wrightstown, n. j., Jan.
i5-Deyelopment work for Americas
wounded and crippled soldiers, as in
augurated at the overseas convelescent
center here. Will be studied in every
detail by fifteen officers who arrived
this morning from Washington, d. G.,
with the intention Of establishing SINH
lar systems in other rehabilitation
camps. That the board is greatly pleas
ed with what II has seen in the first
general survey Of the unique schools
today was announced by Colonel Harry
E. Mock, Of the Surgeon Generals de-
partment, chief officer OF the visiting
board.
While the development school was
opened less than a week ago several
courses have already been established
through the assistance rendered TO
Major TNwaddel by Camp Educational
Director H. A. Townsend. OF the Army
Y. NJ. c. A.. who at the request OF Ma
ior General Scott, has made a careful
study OF the Canadian system OF rent
ting crippled soldiers for useful occu-
pations. Lieutenant Carl L. Ellmaker
Is in command Of the school. Alons
somewhat similar lines a development
school has also been opened for con-
valescents at the base hospital.
II was an iS-year-old German peasant
boy-soldier, glad to be captured by the
Americans and grateful for kindly treat
ment, who really made It possible to
save Major Wittlesey and his famous
Lost Battalion" in the Argonne For
est by leading the rescuing 307th In
fantry through forest paths that had
become a maze Of mystery and death
10 the Yankee soldiers, according to
Private Jack Sp!elholz, OF No. t2e
Charlton street Newark, who was dis
charged today from the Camp Dix base
hospital Spielholz. a member OF the
Medical Corps Of the First Evacuation
Hospital, was attached at the time 70
the 307th Regiment. having volunteered
70 accompany the doughboys over the
top as a first aid worker.
Among the incidents Of the frantic
drive Of the regiment to save Wittlesey
and his trapped men, as described today
BY SpieIholz. was the heroic death OF
Captain Eddie Grant, famous athlete
and ball player. u was within nifty
feet Of Captain Grant when he started
10 lead his men in a charge against
German machine gun nests" said the
soldier. ''He had just reached the top
Of a projecting hill when he came
within range Of the Hun in a hidden
nest nearby and he fell with a row OF
bullet holes, like a war decoration
across his chest.
His men tried 10 get 10 him, but saw
it was useless, as death has been in
stantaneous. For a day and half I'M
Oh the machine guns were silenced
we could not get to the body. The two
medical corps men with me were killed
and / ran out OF bandages and had e
improvlse field dressings.
American and Allied airplanes finally
helped out lot by dropping food, choc-
olate and candy 10 us and, incidentally
The Huns shared some when the all
route aim was bad"
Earlier In the war Splelholz was witt
the Fourth Division and at Calais with
the English army. He tells OF a sensa-
tional incident at that point, where the
British were employing thousands Of
Chinese coolies. The Cinnamon, hC
says, were terribly frightened ant
would get into a panic at the approach
or Hun DomDlng planes.
zone night Fritz dropped a bomb OF
a tent occupied by seven Chinese, kill.
ing them all. Early the next morning
there was q great cOmmOtiOn at th'
bull pen where the German prisoners
werc incarcerated. Chinese friends o
the dead men had opened a box Of The
grenades. sneaked up TO the prison per
and let fly among the prisoners. i
was their mode Of retaliation for Hur
frightfulness."
Further accommodations for care anC
entertainment OF women visiting sol
diers in camp are promised through ar
announcement by the Knights Of Colum-
bus Of plans for The building Of a larg'
hostess house near its present maiI
building. The project has been ap
proved by the War Department anC
only the site remains 10 be selected be
fore erection OF the new structure Il
commenced.