The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27
GONE TO BORDER
CAMP DESERTED
THE LAST OF THE IOWA TROOPS
ARE ON THE WAY TODAY.
RECRUITING TO Be CONTINUED
Regular Army Officers viii be Station.
ed at Camp Dodse-Twenty-tive
Hundred More Men are Need
ed in Infantry and Cavalry.

ed in Infantry and Cavalry.
Des Moines, July 25.--A deserted
field with stretches of dust which
showed where roads had been and dry
spots scattered about where tents had
been pitched, was all that remained oil
Polk county city of 5000 inhabitants
at noon to-day.
The Iowa soldiers had all left Camp
Dodge for the Texas border, the First
Infantry getting away this morning.
The First Battalion of the regiment
under Major E. G. Johnson, of Cedar
Rapids got away early in the day
The Second battalion under Major H
c. Utley, of Manchester and the
Third under Major H. F. Ready, OF
Fairfield, followed and then brigade
headquarters with Brigadier General
Allen and the third section of the
regiment under Colonel J. E. BARLEY,
which are leaving on the Wabash.
The artillery had all left for the
border shortly after noon Monday
when Battery c of Muscatine got
away. 49,"
1,24o Men in All,
The three sections of the Wabash
train carry total of 1,240-1,17S en-
listed men and 62 officers. Orders call
for the following. H..
First section--One standard Pull
man sleeper; 10 tourist sleepers; 2
kitchen cars; box cars and / fiat
car; to carry 40 enlisted men and
16 officers.
Second section--One standard pull
man sleeper; 8 tourist sleepers; 3 box
cars; 2 kitchen cars; horse car and
two fiat cars; for 3S4 enlisted men and
Is officers.
Third section-Two standard Pull
man sleepers; 9 tourist sleepers; 2
kitchen cars; box cars and l fiat
car; for 384 enlisted men and % OF.
ficers.
The brigade headquarters car, with
Gen. Fl. A. Allen and his staff, were on
the last section Staff officers accom-
panying General Allen are Maj. Ivan
Ellwood brigade adjutant, and Maj.
Smith W. Brookhart, chief OF the ord
nance department.
Colonel Bartley's regiment entrain-
ed in the following order:
Company A, Dubuque, under Capt.
= G. e. H. Ellsworth
Company B, Waterloo, under Capt.
George Weilein.
Company C, Cedar Rapids, under
Capt. ]. F.. Rau.
Company D, Cedar Rapids, under
Capt. c. B. Robbins.
Company f, Charles City, under
Capt T. A Beardsmore.
Company F, Cedar Falls, under Capt.
J. w. Willimek.
Company G, Waterloo, under Capt.
Carleton Sias.
Company H, Manchester, under
Capt. w. S. Grossman.
Company l, Burlington, under Capt.
c.. H. Stephens.
Company X, Washington, under
Capt. K. l.. Hout.
Company l., Keokuk, under Capt.
Frank DeBron.
Company NJ, Fairfield, under Capt.
w. c. Smith.
Machine gun company, Upton, I'M
der Capt. H. E. Shipley.
Band, Cedar Rapids.
Commanding officers of the three
battaIions are as follows:
First battalion - Maj. E. c. John.
son of Cedar Rapids.
Second battalion-Maj. H. G. Utley,
Manchester.
Third Battalion-Maj. ]. F. Ready,
Fairfield 49,.
Lieut.. F.. S. Nichols of Iowa City is
chaplain of the First regiment.
Continuous Recruiting.
Commanding officers at Camp Dodge
are inclined to think that Iowa Is ex-
pected to do some recruiting on a
wholesale plan during the next few
weeks
The. regular army officers stationed
here, including Col. George Morgan,
senior mastering officer, have been or
dered to remain here to look after the
mastering in Of the new recruits.
eve can use about $500 men in the
infantry and cavalry" General Allen
said. "The recent orders from Wash
ington would seem to indicate that
they expect us to enlist up to the full
war strength as rapidly as possible
Recruiting officers were sent out all
over the state Saturday. They are eX
pecIeu 10 Se00 IHe ne" Hleh W SdH'p
dodge as fast as they can be recruit
ed
Train at Camp Dodge.
"At Camp Dodge the rockies" will
be given preliminary training before
they are taken to the border.
Mai. David S. Fairchild of Clinton
commanding the hospital corps and de
tachments. will also be kept at Camp
Dodge, at least for short time, accord
ing to orders received last night.
Major Fairchild will look after the
Capt. Edgar Ridenour of the regu
troops.
Capt. Edgar Ridenour fthe regu
lar army win have charge of the re
cruiting at camp Mastering will be In
charge of Colonel Morgan. Under the
new national guard regulations, effect
i've since July 1, recruits take the fed
eral oath at the time of their enlist
ment.
Oiled Streets Reality.
Lovilias oiled streets are now a