Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-10
'GUARDsMEN Leave
FOR CAMP DODGE
FlFrY-klNE MEMBERS OF CO.
LEAVE THIS MORNING FOR
DIES MONIES.
BIG COMMISSARY
State And Government VIII Supply a
Large Amount at Foodstuffs for
Soldiers; Band Goes
Later.

Fifty-nine members Of Co. G, under
Captain Clarence E. Schamp, left this
morning at S:O5 O'Clock for Des Moines
where they will camp at Camp Dodge
The company is part Of the Third
Regiment of Infantry which consists OF
thirteen companies and the Clarinda
reSimental band, having total OF ZOO
men. The local company will return
home Wednesday, August Is, at 10 p.
N.
It was the intention Of Adjutant
General Guy E. Logan, to send the
third regiment to Red Oak for the
maneuvers. The wet weather made 1t
impossible to use the grounds at Red
Oak so the camp was changed to Camp
Dodge. Orders issued by Colonel Ben
nett provide that the troops will travel
in field service (khaki) uniforms and
the blue dress uniforms will not be
taken to camp. No intoxicating liquors
are to be carried on tho trains or
brought into camp.
According to the order issued by Col
onel Bennett, reveille will be sounded
at 5:l5 q. m. The companies will
breakfast at 6 o'clock and the morning
will be devoted to company and bat
TALON drill The afternoon will be
given over to battalion and regimental
drill. Guard mount will be held every
afternoon at 4:15 o'clock. The parade
Is scheduled for each evening at s:15.
The band will give a concert every
evening at 1880 o'clock
Have Plenty To Eat.
aud ,&oto aparN
about 81 900 in feeding the 700 men for
ten days. Following Is part Of the eats
supplied: 420 pounds coffee: $500
pounds fresh beef, 1900 pounds bacon;
240 pounds lard; 5s5 pounds navy
beans; 225 pounds rice; $40 pounds
onions; $40 pounds canned tomatoes;
$50 pounds prunes; 1000 pounds SUI
gar; $50 pounds of condensed milk;
200 pounds of salt; 100 pounds OF but
ter; 100 gallons Of syrup; 100 bushels
Of potatoes. The government will also
furnish 120 pounds of laundry soap,
l2o pounds OF toilet soap and 12o
pounds OF cal les.
The Members Who Left.
The following members of the local
rompany went to camp:
Clarence Il. Schamp, captain; Frank
B. Younkin and Oscar B. Nelson, lieu
tenants; Carl Spry, first sergeant; Will
liam J. Miller, quartermaster sergeant;
Virgil Johnston, Rex McMaster, Harry
Slaughter and Paul Grooms, duty SER
Eeants; Earl Cherry, Edgar Lowe, Carl
Kendall, Clarence Fielder and Andrew
Tollefson corporals; Pierre Barquette
and Charles e. Benson. cooks; James
r. Houston, musician. Privates: Har-
pld Anderson, George Bissell, Donald
Byrne, Philip Binks, John Carnes, Ed
ward Clarke, Harry Carpenter, Harry
Canteburg, Charles Davidson, John Ed
wards, George Eaves, Lloyd Finarty,
Oliver Fielder, Lloyd Gladson, Roy
Greenup, Herbert Gilger, Gust Halberg,
Everett Hague, George Heckert. Sam
Hobbs, John Hobbs, Joseph Hallender,
Lloyd Kendall, Clarence Lowe, Tho
mas Lunkley, Henry Martin, Harry
Minge, Ross Mussellman, George Mar.
tin, Charlie Orman, Jessie Owing,
Charles Owen, Henry Parker, Fred
rick Rochis, Donald Schamp, Glen Sen
seny Fred Smith, Lloyd Tinsley, Frank
Wolfe, Jesse Young.
The Ottumwa band will camp with
the First regiment at Iowa City later
in the month as it is now a cavalry
band.