Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-19
FIFTEEN DAYS WILL BE RE.
QuIRED TO MUSTER OUT
IOWA SOLDIERS.
FIRST INFANTRY TO
BE HOME THURSDAY
Soldiers Will Be Compelled to Spend
Christmas at Fl. Des Moines-Every-
thing in Readiness For Reception OF
Troops-Buildinss Well Heated and
Comfortable.
Special to mes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican,
Des MONIES, Dec. 19.-According to
Capt. Edgar Ridenour, of Fort Des
Moines, it will take at least fifteen days
to muster out the First Iowa infantry
after it reaches Fort Des Moines ana
possibly longer. 1t will take about
eight days to muster out the artillery
men of the three Iowa batteries.
The First infantry is scheduled to
reach Fort Des Moines Thursday att
ernoon. If their records are all in good
shape il will facilitate the mastering
out, the officers here say, but al best
it will be over two weeks before they
are all mustered out. This means Of
course that the soldiers will have to
spend Christmas in Des Moines and
Des Moines citizens are planning on
entertaining them.
Adjutant General Logan yesterday
received word that Maj. Girard Sturte-
want of Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming.
will be the senior mastering officer at
Fort Des Moines. He will be assisted
by Capt Russell c. Hand. who Is now
mastering out the Wisconsin National
Guard troops. The mastering officers
for the artillerymen are as follows:
Clinton, Capt Oscar W. Hoop, Twelfth
infantry, Fort Smelling, Minnesota, SEN
ior mastering officer, and First Lieut..
Louis r. Dougherty, of Chicago, assist
ant.
Davenport, Capt. Robert o. Ragsdale.
infantry, Fort Sheridan, Illinois, senior
mastering officer, assisted by Capt.
Charles j. Ferris, of the field artillery.
stationed at Washington, D. c. Capt.
Thomas H. Johnson, of the medical
corps, Fort Sheridan. Illinois, will make
the physical examinations Of the First
battalion.
Fort Des Moires Ready.
Attorney General Logan, who re.
turned from Davenport yesterday
where he had supervised the arrange
ments for the receiving of the troops,
gave high prize to the spirit of Daven-
port towards its soldiers and those of
the two other batteries of field artil-
lery. The citizens co-operated in every
way possible to get ready for the
home coming and make it comfortable
for the boys when they got there. The
Rock Island railroad loaned eight OLD
fashioned cannon stoves and shipped
them from some storage point in Hi
nois free of charge. The boys have
two steam heated armories to go to.
The cannon stoves are to be used in
gun shed which is a part Of one of the
armories and has not been heated. The
horses, too, will be we'll cared for.
Maj E. E. Lucas, assistant to Gen
eral Logan, will remain in Davenport
until the artilerymen are mustered
out The work will be facilitated in
every way possible.
Fort Des Moines is now practically
in readiness for receiving the troops.
The barracks out there which are
large. well heated brick buildings are
ideal places for the soldiers. 1t is ex-
pected the boys will notice the change
in the weather keenly and officers are
anxious that every comfort be pro-
vided for the men SO the record for
health, Established down on the border,
will be kept up after reaching home.
All of the men were issued heavy win
ter clothing before leaving for home.