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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. FRIDAY, MARCH 101S. 3 THE EAGLE'S SPECIAL CAMP NEWS OF BROOKLYN BOYS WILLIAM C. TWYFORD Regular Friday Feature Notes from Every Gimp GOVERNOR REVIEWS.

TROOPS AT UPTON SOLDIERS TO VOTE FOR CONGRESSMEN Spartanburg Ballots May Decide Elections in Two Brooklyn Districts. IRVING E. MELLER JOINS ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT Camp Johnston Sm 1 1 to The Kagle.) C.iinp Joseph 1:. Johnston. Jacksonville, Fla March -About 100 llrooklyn men participated in a cele-hi at inn here recently when the four companies conip using the Ofllc School ait farewell en-eiiaiiiini nt and banquet as a result of having completed a sixty-day MIIKM at 1 raining to become finance euuinanis an.

1 paper worK- arrived. wbicli send loin of the Hrook- Isn men to Camp Meigs. Washington, 1. eiiuipiied for overseas service. Almost all of the men 111 the Offlee Workers' Company were from Mali in life, many of them being lawj its.

certified public accountant, chief clerks in big business houses 1 anil railroad clerks. The course was one of sixty days' duration, the work fasi on account of the great demand for this class of soldiers in ce ior me inaM. i A Milb-r. I I la Vlnth with rainbow division l. is i the r.

s. infantry. 11. no mo! i.v a 1 llcgiincul, but was ti 1. 0 .1 1 11 I'ii-t of the loimcr Slit- nir.iu H.

H. NEIL IN FRANCE HOWARD I Klt.lL VORPORAL HOWARD ft of 00 wiili of Fourteenth to tho Entire Command on Parade Before Chief Executive of New York. Mi MARCH AT ill! Ill HI Vf Persistent Kwunr Tliat Tlicv to Abroad Put lulu Soldier. Etotlg Rami, Metropolitan Division. tamp Ipion.

March 1 Governor Whitman. who i- th guest of Brigadier Gene ni Lvan K. Johnson, ffttnirw-j" of the post, today reviewed tho Metropolitan Division. The review was uri.ingcd wimo tune ago. but was not Hindi' public because ot the ptlllblllty 01' a sudden change in plans which might have rendered the Governor unable to attend.

The chief executive of the State ar rived in camp carlv the forenoon. having niotoi c.l down from New York, He was received bv tho general and made a rann tour of the camp. lowing luncheon with the general, lie went uirecny to tne 11 between Sixth .1 ml fifth cast side of the camp. The 11 oops began to puss in review at I o'clock immediately after the arrival of the general and bis smsi. 'urei-i; Itaymimd A.

Ilmwn, :48 Van-, 'b rbilt avenue; Walter ti. Kricke. 405 Ka-l I 1 1 1 It street, a. id II lar cv. St.

rhng place, were the four Brook-trausferred 1 me ho re erived their tui el orders 'he bamiuei was in progress. and there was a demonstration. Ever one was clad to co. and none had ex called upon to make speeches. Evcrv man 111 he 'division and theiC, 1 Lieutenant Edward W.

The banquet waa almost entirely a Camp Dodge. Des Midp.es. In Cue Brooklyn least. One the features Oi dnanc- I iai tuieiil. He enlisted on of the event was that the gjth- Novenibi-r :7 and was sent to ltock ered together were from every State Island, 111.

He was recently tr.ui:.-iu the L'niun. and there was one fioin fi ned to Camp Dodg He is a gradu-lionolulu. The ilrookivn ring yiuir- of I' lie School No. lit. Bins let played during the evening.

Dane- High School, New York University ing was enjoyed, as many young Law School, and passed the bar ex-women from the city attended, lamination on his lt birthday laat June. Hieh marks in the rmirsn were 367111 infantry, which is commanded A Moss, turned out in honor of the (iovernor. The preliniinar arrangements were perfect and the troops moved on fixed schedule, hich went off without a hitch. Because of tins schedule the work of the camp was not interfered at a certain time prepared itself 1 accordingly. Conseiiuently the troops dun Hattalion; l'rivates crart, were not required to stand underarms rover I lost wick, Headquarters C0111-for several hours and were able to panv, lftilth field Artillery: Corporal Utilize what, would otherwise have John Will.er 1: l'rivates Fort Tilden Tort Tilden, Rockaway I'.

-iari 1 1 no pool stiai i Post and tin- eaval aero measure Mail at lb- UMM rw ring in tin-of the series decide tli of Point team 111eb.de. Sin.oson and liurkhart. of i Dart and Waldon. played at the Naval V. M.

following Saturday The Musical Service LtagV hattan delighted a large ai soldiers and Milan wiih I classical ami patriotic Ding at ihe Y. M. A. Nearly it" ymvm women the ar Rockaway Bras Jamaica Red wen- the soldiers at the motion and dance rivei ow ning at tho Y. M.

C. A. The Naval have secun 1 tl Use of the clubhouse of the AU.int Athletic Association, Itorkawiiy and a schedule of basketball gaua with the Fort Tilden and navy taan has hen arranged by Manager Wi. Hriiuncr for succeeding Sund.r. at In the first game of the sen.

laed al the clubhouse Friday nlgl lie Naval Heserves defeat' Pot Tilden by score of (to It rled that the soldier team will son be ttrengthaned by the addition of i ofHceri, former West Point stars, an i inw winning record is confident! looked for as a result. A return mat. -tic the Eleventh and Tne Hb pal team. New York Guard, to I played at the Far Rockaway Armor; Is being arranged (or tin- near future. the COmmodlOUS quarters are much ie in l.neping with ihe rapidly growing demands of tho post than were the i-Ct quart ere of the post exchange.

What is that strange and dismal sound, heard at intervals throughout the day, coming from tho direction of the. barracks of the sailor boys at the naval You will not be allowed to do much investigating, for nere i nele Sam keeps a lot of hydro-: planes ml balloons. Hut even the; Strict censorship of the naval officials has been unable to guard the; secret of the strange sounds longer from a curious and anxious public. To make a long story short, the sailor boys are organizing a jazz band, and even jazzj music takes practice. Fort Hancock I i hainpioiislup has Battery F.

Fifty- I t. was the winner of iving a large silver i trial game was be-in: i P.atiery the a score of 31 to 17. I Df the game. Battery 1 unent on a ruling be refusing to finish forfeited and the tho honors, re loving cup. Tl tween Battery hitter winning 1 Toward the em out a etefeat.

With chances on Sundav, the ire looking fon The men realtzi The division never made a finer appearance. Their showing in New-York on Washington's firth. lay. good as it was, did not begin to compare with today's event. Evidently, the applause of the multitude on that occasion simply whetted tin- appetites of the men and tired them with an ambition to eclipse all former records.

When the Assistant Secretin of War reviewed them two weeks ago they made 11 creditable showing-. Only ibiii.m. svlew had its grim side. In 1 I a el, grimness Snv lor the n-iw now fading music of the bands as regiment after regi- rmtiKOm w. Trr i annois.

i I irs l.lciiiciiiiiits in Ucntal Hps Take for held here Monday for the soldiers ho hie fa the four New York City oupressional districts that are to fill in the HOUSO of Keprcscnta-v next week. The Knights of Columbus audito-Itn will be as a polling plai ad the polls will be open from ID I m. It is estimated that ttWWNl 1.506 anil 2,000 soldiers redo in the districts In which the four ICMtotea exist. They will bo relieved 'in all duties during the hours in older to givo them a nance cast their ballot. Charles W.

Taft. deputy Secretary I ai b' I nil I idol I yesterday and will superintend the Tl'" same methods as were ln election last November will be carried out on -Mon- 1 After all the votes have been ast, the ballot boxes will be securely Kr I will return with 'them to Albany, i.ai.r on thev will be distributed to the four districts involved in the election to be counted. As it is believed the election in the two Brooklyn districts will be close, tin- soldier vote miiv decide tho con- Deniocratio and Ropub- Ileal, and, pear to be well known and extremely popular with the soldiers. First Lieutenant Morehand. Dental Corps, has been transferred from the First Pioneer Infantry to Second-Pioneer Infantry.

Lieutenant Morehand was originally with the id, formerly the Fourteenth Infantry. Fifteen first lieutenants Of the Medical Corps who have completed their hist year of service have taken an examination for advancement to tho rank of captain. Several of the officers are Brooklyn men. Second Lieutenants Thomas Mooney, Bay Love and itobert K. of the First Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun Battalion have been promoted to the rank of first lleu- Camp Dix (Special to The Kagle.) Camp Dig, Wughtstown, N.

March 1 Lieutenant Joseph A. Termini, a graduate of Brooklyn College, has been given complete charge of tho field auditing work for the Constructing Quartermaster. Tins is one of tho most Important assignments in tho Quartermaster's Department It Is the task of Lieutenant Termini and his assistants to keep careful check on all the work done by the constructing contractors and to compare the re- Two other Urooklynites who entered the department as civilians made V. Hallinan, nthal, Twelfth Irigade, will be hard at work for Dt'XBAR ticiPs TO I ITOX. August Dunbar.

1'8 years old of 650 Hamburg avenue, left yesterday for imp i pton with the quota of Local Board He has been con-nected wiih the G. Spalding Company for the last twelve years. p.i.-s. -1 b. aid was I "bowed ofl the field by its band not a sound Private William Kusche.

Coin-could he heard save for Hie. steady puny F. 102d Field Signal Battalion, pounding of thousands of feet, on the has been 1 red to Headquarters closely packed BOll and the hoarse Company, 1 071 li Infantry, E. EI. l.EI: and Mrs.

A. Meller akin avenue, writes jml Id Brownsville' section, lie- i- btatlolled at Camp Gordon Special to The Eagle.) Camp Gordon, Atlanta. C.a March 1 One day after the arrival of Brigadier General J. A. Ryan at Camp Gordon and his assignment to the command of the 157th Depot lliigade of the Eighty-second Division the camp's newest brigadier was reassigned to the command of his old regiment of cavalry at Fort Sam Houston, and he has left here for that place.

It Is understood that his assignment to a command at Camp Gordon was due to some nilstako. Brigadier General Charles D. Rhodes, also ix cavalry olllcer, has arrived at the ramp to take command of the 107th Field Artillery Brigade. 30.000. Other patriotic eel were staged during the day.

8.C00 soldiers of tho eainp wc of Atlanta. ll.mil physical dircctc and Charles 1 Ala. There a i the camp. Hall of Idllnu.gham. many lovers of One of the camp's popular Brook lyn men recently promoted to a noil- commissioned olllc- is Corporal Wal ter l.atlagbaii.

i ompany n.om Infantry. Corporal O'Callaghan form-crly lived at 2J0 Kighly-eighth street. Among the i deres-ing to dm the nasi few- appear in cam days were Colo It K. Applitl of Miss who ha created quite South with hi advice to American before entering the uienant Jean Alclde lrelich olllcer. Who i been decorated for ri ign officers dcllv- soldiers to mai trenches, and I Picar.i.

disable ally. C. A. Hostess have decided armor Brooklyn House post i that. Carl and New Yen fantry.

has the the of a slight illne Captain Island ioned Ge. pany sire unit. llded a ENLISTS IN NAVY Fort Hamilton i Artil itegi- Tuesday nt vehanne York niaaUon The Post Y. c. A the people of Brooklyn to send copies of the latest songs and records to Fort Hamilton.

Sheet music at the post is very scarce. ths Powi 'i': Naval Militia FOR THROAT AND LUNGS KA r-MMJl 50 cents a box, including war lax I h. i If Bill I gggggf 31! lm Mr- ib WII.I.IA GEO RGB TWYFORD a it l.i'w:.,'r i drew abreast of the NAVY NEEDS MORE "EYES" THE Navy is still In urgent need of binoculars, field glasses, spy glasses, telescopes, sextants and enronometcrs. The Eagle Information Bureau, fourth floor Eagle Building, will gladly receive these articles for the Navy and will see that they are forwarded properly to Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy.

I Special to The Eagle. Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S. Majers, 102.1 Supply Tin In. has been placed 111 charge of a new detail complete the wood cutting- and policing on the Anderson plantation. The detail follows: Privates Joseph Sliauley.

James I'roku and Joseph ena. 1 ompany 11, lesion, ('. loSth Machine Homer 1. 1 racey. uniimny umij- rainier; company .0, r-iMoiiu a.

Truesdale, Company Ai William l'ercv, Company 1); Henry Kock, Cnnir.anv I. and Vera N. Voce. Com pany 191th Infantry, and Private eon I). Clark, Company 'i 08th In- Wagoner James A.

McDonough, Quartermaster Corps. National Army, has beer transferred from Itemount Depot 307 to the lOlhl Engineers Wcrmuth. lake one trip imencina this Private Harold Mosbaugher. un 11111 tainm, pa- 1 Military oin transferred to the Private Richard Weinberg-, Head- quarters Company. lOtith Field Artillery, has been transferred to the 105th Field Artillery.

second Lieutenant Edwin M. Rob. erts, 108th Infantry, has been promoted to first lieutenant and will remain with that regiment. I Second Lieutenant Jacob w. Vngt.

108th Infantry, has been promoted to I First Lieutenant and will remain with that regiment. I Privates Philip H. Tainter and Hob-Ison W. Swain, of the lOL'd Field Signal Battalion, have been promoted to corporal and Private Enoch c. Swain, of the same organization, has been pro- moled to private, first class.

his rnan and give him a good licking. Verkti Ward, lightweights, made things hum Captain Mills stopped the light to' save Corporal Ward from a knockout. Corporal Ds Ieo Winner. Corporal lie Leo and Privates Schultz, two lightweights, mixed it pointing his rival. Tin- star bout of was i.i i ween l'rivates i-nrispub- and Fauls, I nun are hard-Kera.

I'arisnole a good defense ant which he clever left i in" iinish Im-ul's lift eye to red. rpmal anzenherv i'rivate wrestled two fasi rounds. I'ri-tl'Connell and wellerweights. boxed two rounds with honors en. (ioldherg.

welterweights, gave ic account of themselves. dbcrg had the belter of ihe first round. In the eciunt with i Iglu ddbei, the of ie ui ami mushed the light with mora even. Lcmnion, welterwe ights, put up a rattling good fight. Blackweil winning by good margin.

I rat I I' I lontit.ll fought two hard and fast rounds, Kichler having, a shade. Corporal N.uinuin and I'rivate Steiner, light heavyweights, slugged for two rou.uJs sergeant Brooke and Private Greally. heavyweight only one as ilr-aiiy Hl. hand in a ttoul Monday right pi. the smallest man In the company his height being less tliiiiiOive feet' and who before, boxed one round It I It well.

Horning forporal Haratta wi right swing Tlc curniv ended with Corporal De Leo iq VUIC II. Ille, l.oxillg lwo rounds, iinmerman winning re Lieutenant Lyn lieutenant ieutenant I Oil, Lieu- utu. and l.leu tenant Usborn wil'o enthusiastic Ho of in at As i ny of made by many Brooklyn boys. lhe highest average being out of a nos- siblc 100, by Leo Alexander, 1103 Monroe strec. He was awarded a gold fountain pen by Captain C.

J. Brown, his Insturetor. There was much competition for this prize. Frank J. Bolen, 307 Leffcrts avenue, was one of the men In the Office Workers School who made the course in thirty days, having been transferred into tho company at his request soon alter his arrival here.

He ulao scored a high mark, his average being JO. Ira W. Bergen, Devoe street, received a dlDloma as an exuert ac countant, and is in line for promo tion at an early date. He already has appeared before the Examining Board and pawed the examination for a commission as a second lieutenant In the Second Olliccrs Training School, which ipeus nere loouy. John J.

Dollard. HI Uussell street 1 ml Mum's Davis of 124 Dumont avo-1110 are In line for positions as con-true nig iiuartcrmustrrs. at sonic fu ture date. As landscape gardeners wo 11 bo.i.- are hard to In men- span- 11. omen's they erected ROWer garden and transplanted small palm trees around the -boot oiublie.e The tries ail- trow ing One, and will siand as 11 memorial mesa two orooKiyn men.

Euwaid .1 I lib. 1. Monitor si lire Workers School, and has his as a Una sure cleric, lie inreat-1- to lake gas if lie Is not sent over avc'u'o "f.iilh" to keep wiih sr, and had rather help lick la: will the the old si 1 brio lirokol get bars, nome s-aid. S. 11 or C2 I.

iii-i a street, enjoys inq citizens on fatigue duty in as possible. He night when Milton lb "lle'i'nt U4ti (Ireene avenue, ill- it, to co for sniLie. hunt. Ser geant Horton had never heard of this oin lauieii oiro. ami so muuj bag while sro.

reu a cur, and went about ten miles from camp to where the "snipe" was supposed to be. The Brooklyn men made the trip bv niotorcvelo. Heintz soon left Horton to "hold the bag," and came back to' camp. Horton is now looking for Heintz. Ho remained in tho woods two hours, and then had to walk to John Murphy.

67 Lafayette street, ihe entertainer of Olllcc Workers Company No. 1, generally starts to singing Irish songs after taps, and soon has all the company joining In the chorus. Murphy has a corncob pipe that is his favorite companion. Recently the o-lor became so noticeable that a party of his friends bought him a new briar-wood and left it on his bunk for him. He keeps this one as a souvenir, how-ever, and sticks to the old corncob article.

Thomas J. McDermott. 2222 East Nineteenth street, expects to get a furlough before sailing for France, and sacs he will look over his old haunts and visit his old friends in Brooklyn In a few days if his application for have is approved by the commanding olllcer. Man sea, 5 Fourth place, is one of the best-drilled men at Camp Johnston, having won tne prize drill of his company last week. Maresca donned a soldier's garb for the first llmo only a few months ago, enlisting in Brooklyn, and has.

developed a natural talent for military tactics. His company commander has Indorsed his application a non-com. berth. 1 ewis K. Jacobs.

Second street, was ono of the Brooklyn men who stood nt the head ot his class all through the period of instruction. He can now hold any non-commissioned officer's position in the Quartermaster Corps. TO INSTRUCT 23D GUARD Colonel Louis 3. Praeger has been successful in securing for the Twenty-, third Infantry. N.

Y. the services it I I a 1 1 1 I I ni i.i o.v.i iiiiu Sergeant Major George C. Covington the York-hire Guard as instructors modern bayonet lighting. Captain lid jvlngton have been detailed by the Goveriimenl perfect the new this important branch of war fare. The results they have obtained Camp I pton.

wnere iney are now stationed, has proven that they were well Th fimcers School of Instruction will be held commencing tonight and i itlnuiiiK for eight consecutive weeks. The officers will be ,1 tl- eh their pares Saturday after- noons, starting March 2. at 2 o'clock. soon ns the members of schools have be. ome roll, lent they will instruct tne enustei SAVED FROM TUSCANIA ireciipoiiii ire ivor was received rday.

li was from her son. James llroy, of the 213th Aero Squadron. was saved, said were nr-i lai.en snq. our eoe.v.w siii.m ai eiiaser- I iurely waa lucky. I got all tho way without a scratch.

I am now in one the lilicsl lin es In I to, Don't forget to praise Ireland up to tho highest. Tin- hue can't seem do enough for us." I Good Soldier Must Be Good Boxer Capt. Mills Ragle Bureau. an improvised twentv-fotir-foot Metropolitan Division. ring made, were in both cor-Camp Upton, L.

1 March I Com- w. of 'Jf alongside, panjr G. 308th Infantry, one of the bantlinis. Vri "a le orKe outfits In camp (If anyone I'rivate Tony Stella. Both men comes fussing around for trouble), is put up a clever exhibition.

Stella had to move a bit faster If Captain Mills, height, reach and easily outpointed the company commander, bus his way. Zlmmer-The captain is so good natured that uiill 'I li hHy a grouch is "scairt" to go near him Zunnu nnau was far clever for Private Nowve's Verse Makes Hit at Camp Upton no expert ma i fire rracks at 3 o'clock in ihe private I ompany I Killed a couple of squeal-1 Once a boilcrmal, i begin cooking he ing on a farmer's g- pits. At the feast die girl was ashann wever, the men found that who tried to tensions were groundless. ,,.,,) the arTalr one of mortgages bcin staged at the camp. 1 1, scnl her to boar, His men say lie never lusea his tern-, the same 1 I lovel of the gentle pastime It is his ambit i ting, stralght-s believes that a a good soldier.

toualy made ihe matches snnat 011servat1.u1 and all Wile .1 bg CHARLES FINGER NOW CORPORAL WITH 106th CHARUE.5 PfNGERr-j iri i of Mr. "ui i ingei ni Ha, l-'ifth avenue, is staiioncd with ny 1 Oil lb ln fun try, nt Spar- g. B. c. ringer was recently lh the Itiilh liegimcoi Hit I both lieu.mt.nt in tin iu-otncr.

I a a IV1USTER0LE QUICK REUERJjO BUSTER! It Soothes and Relieves Like a Mustard Plaster Without the Burnor Sting MuGterole is a clean, white ointment, jr.ade with the oil of mustard. It does all the work of the old-fashioned mustard plaster does it better and does not blister. Yea do not have to bother with a cloth. You simply rub it on and usually Ihe pain is gone! Many doctors and nurses use Muster-ole add recommend it to their patients. They will gladly Ml you relief it fA-t re in tore bronchitis, croup, neelt, asthma, neuralgia, congestion, rlfunsy, rheumatism, lumbago, pains and aches of the back or joints, sprains, fie muscles, bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, colds of the chest (it often prevents pneumonia).

3Uc and 60c jars: hospital size $2 50, Camp Upton, "Father" Mv goodnes has just su ds high." the bnilermaker's maki boilers," "He Is colng to COOk your dad's cab- All of which i get lh- men In re In- ha-, been wr.iin.. b.t ke. Ins hand in trim, he explains seo wnai nc coucocieu auout Led- the morning a over the next day their ap iou ha Pirn The the inpt a identlfl- I Inaugurated at Camp Gordon this week. uncials here arc already in possession of the tags I hat are to be worn by the men. The numbers of the division have I.

em carefully con- c. ib and will not be published. 'I wo brooklyn soldiers who have nine io preserve tnelr i ia Tliom. iivcnm of 1." Owens of' 6S7 their delight they were placed in the same milt Headquarters Company, 887th Infantry after their arrival at i e'anip Gordon. I'omplete nluins fiont dons insurance dine have been given out by Captain L.

W. DeMotte. division Insurance officer Thev show that the camp has a total of ppm ij It Is out that a per eel: of the is- in sulci, wiih a per hero: tn.75o. These results i ti. drive Place Camp Cordon ell to the front I in the qi i lab.