The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-07-06
GUARDSMEN
BEGIN TO HARDEN
PROGRAM BEGAN THIS MORNING
AND CONTINUES 20 DAYS.
GREAT CROWDS AT CAMP SUNDAY
The Third infantry Under Command
Of Col. E. r. Bennett Put On
Guard Mount Ceremony
For Visitors. ....

Des Moines, July 3.-The $500 sold.
iers at Camp Dodge today entered on
a twenty day program of military
training arranged by Gen. Fl. A. Allen.
Beginning at $50 each morning the
Companies will be put through ma
neuvers, marches and drills, ending
with school of Instructions at at
might.
Up to the present the men have
been kept busy making arrangements
for taking the field. The mastering and
the physical examinations, combined
with the sore arms from vaccination
| for smallpox and typhoid fever, pre-.
vented the companies from doing
much drill
| To Last Three Weeks.
AS General Allen has arranged
program to extend over three weeks,
1t is evident the Iowa officers do not
expect that the Iowa troops will be
rushed to the border unprepared. 3
weeks will season the troops and make
them we'll trained force, the officers
say.
The following is the program for to-
day and tomorrow:
$50 to 7:45 a. m.--Instructions in
care of rifle, clothing, equipment and
making pack. -a...s.a.a, ......s d.
8 to 8 a. rm.--Conpany Mechanism
of extended order. s. @t- a1 "a
9:15 to :30-Position and aiming;
use of sling; adjustment of sight OF
guns.
10:45 to 11:45 a. m. First aid and
personal hygiene; care of feet; shoes.
i 1 to 2 p. m.--Bayonet practice.
/ 2:15 to 5 p. m.-Patroling; deliver
ing verbal and written messages.
| 6 to GAS p. m.-Noncommission
Officers school.
| Z to s p. m.-Officers' school.
Guard Mount.
The Third infantry regiment under
Icommand of Col, e. r. Bennett last
might put on the guard mount cere.
Imony for the benefit of the large
Icrowd which visited the camp on Sun
day. Special trains operating hourly
lon the interurban took from 800 to
400 people to the camp on each trip.
Hundreds of others went to the camp
, lin autos.
III
; was held yesterday morning. The hill
. side in front of headquarters was Sc
. tlected for the open air service the
trees offering protection from the sun
Band EntertaIns.
The First Regiment band played
The band occupied a position on the
least. Opposite the band the soldiers
lined up $4,000 strong. Visitors occu
pied the side lines.
Mai. Ebenezer s. Johnson of Sioux
: City, chaplain of the second regiment
, delivered the sermon. He stated that
! he had little patience with the song 81
, Didn't Raise My Boy to Be Soldier.
He declared that everyone should be
prepared to fight for the things they
think are right. He talked briefly OF
the responsibility of the soldiers to
: himself and his country.
! Mai. F. S. Nichols of Iowa City, chap
lain of the First Infantry, took a
prominent part in the services. He op
ened the service and gave the scripture
reading, then offering prayer.
In closing, the band played "Ameri
ca" in which the soldiers joined in
singing The men gave special empha
sis to the song. At the close the mel
marched in orderly fashion back to
their quarters. The church attendance
, was not compulsory. Nevertheless 80
. per cent of the men in camp attended
Morgan Resting.
! Col. George Morgan, u. S. A., took
a brief rest yesterday from his duties
, as mastering officer. The cavalry force
which arrived at Camp Dodge Saturday
numbered 225 men, fifty-five short Of
enough to make four troops-the small
: est force which will be accepted into
the service. Therefore cavalry will not
, be mustered until the force is recruit
: ed to the proper strength.
The Third Reviewed.
Gen. H. A. Allen yesterday reviewed
t the Third Iowa infantry regiment a.
) Camp Dodge In the first regular par
: ade of the encampment before crowds
of civilians who lined the hills ant
before the entire body o fthe othei
: Iowa guardsmen who were not detail
ed to special duty.
Twelve infantry companies, the
{ hospital corps, the machine gun com
pany, the signal corps, George Land
ers Third regiment band and the col
or squad nau IaileH lHtO IHelT places
and were at attention, massed in par
!, ade formation and ready for orders
within five minutes after the sounding
2 of the assembly call.
E The parade was executed without
/ hitch and was loudly cheered by thu
. imen and women who Witnessed thu
first regimental demonstration 0
what has been accomplished by thu
/, officers of the Iowa guard toward per
fecting their men In maneuver.
While the regiment stood at atten
ton on the parade grounds at thu
foot of the hill and with the othe
3 companies In camp facing them OF
! 1.-THE north. the band played the "Sta
i Spangled Banner" and the colors Of
, 1.-THE hill we're lowered and furled
Camp Dodge Notes.