Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-23
MEN DRAFTED FOR NEW NATION
Al WAR ARMY ACCEPT LOT
cHEERFULLY.
READY FOR NEXT STEP
IN CREATION OF ARMY
Comparatively Small Number Of Men
From ls~a Needed, Owing to Good
Results obAainsd in Recruiting
in Lists 60 Be Called For Examin-
ations In Few Days.
special to rimes-Repubncan.


Atively small number Of men which
each county in Iowa will be required to
furnish under tho draft as revealed
in the official figu-es announced by
the adjutah generals Office SATURDAY
IL considered mere as especially graft
flying. It reveals not only thai re-
cruiting has been comparatively heavy
in all parts Of the state and further
more that no great number Of young
men will be required to leave their
home occupations on this first call at
least to go into the national army.
The splendid spirit OF the men to
whose lot 1t falh to step into the ranks
of the national army is also cause for
qualification among the officers here.
This has been evidenced In many DIFF
ferent ways. It was evidenced first In
the prompt response to tho reSistra-
ton. In tho cheerfulness with which
those who were drawn received the
news and the spirit they now mani
fest to 70 before the exemption boards
for examination and to be finally
passed upon.
Examination 10 Next Step.
Men In the Asts for the first army
will probably receive notice soon. to
appear before their local exemption
boards for physical examination. The
exact time has not yet been announced
from Warrington. The members Of the
federal exemption boards. ffve men IN
northern Iowa and five men In tho
southern half OF tho state, have not yet
been announced by Governor Harding.
Their names have been in Washington,
however, for several weeks
Work is progressing repidly now at
the thirteenth division cantonment at
Camp Dodge. Materials have been
coming in moro freely this past week
and the latter part Of the week the con-
tractors were advertising for carpen-
tors, laborers and teamsters. Carpen-
tiers arc being paid e2h cents per hour
and given time and half for over
time. Laborers are paid 3sA cents per
hour or $2eS for ten hours work.
However 4 - not thought possible
that tho big camp can be ready for
occupancy BY Sept. l.
Complies Mastering This Week.
It is probable that before the end OF
the week all of the Iowa National
Guard troops will be mustered into fed
eral service. With the completion OF
the work Of mastering in Of the Des
Moines troops. stationed at the Iowa
state 6air grounds. mastering squads
BEGAN Saturday in the following cities:
Srinnell. Cedar Rnpids, Oskaloosa, Wa
terloo. Ames, Fort Dodge. Ida Grove.
winterset end Council Bluffs. The Of
Acers will work out from these CEN
ters to the nedghboring towns which
have companies awaiting muster.
It would therefore appear that the
men viii be ready to move south about
Aug. 1, according to schedule. Supplies
are coming in slowly and it Is recog-
nized that much Of the equipment must
10 to Deming direct for Quitting the
men after they reach their training
ground
Mastering Officers Named.
The following Is q list Of officers
who will muster in the troops at the
localities named:
Capt. Henry A, Woellho6 First Iowa,
and medical OFFICER. Capt. A. l. Frice,.
medical reserve-Grinne1l, Troop D.,
First Iowa cavalry; Marengo, Troop
A.: Oxford, Troop c.; Lone Tree.
Troop 3.
Capt. John F. Rau, First Iowa, med
zeal officer. First Lieut.. Frederick Van
BuYen-Cedar Rapids, First brigade
heAdquarters; Battery E., field artil-
lery: Davenport, supply company, field
artillery: Battery D., field artillery;
Clinton, headquarters company and
field artillery.
Capt. William c. Smith, First Iowa.
and medical officer First Lieut.. Fred
erick Bowles-Oskaloosa,C Company H..
Third Iowa; Ottumwa, Company c..
signal corps and Company e.. Third
Iowa; Centerville, Company D., and
Charlton supply company.
Lieut. Allen Lown. First Iowa, and
medical officer, Capt. Harry Moore
waterloo, sanitary detachment cavalry
and ambulance company, No. 2; Mason
City, Company D., Second Iowa and
Company A.; Eagle Grove Machine
Gun company.
Major Harry G. Utley, First Iowa,
and medical officer, Lieut.. H. w.
Wrignt-Ames, Company L, Second
Iowa, and sanitary detachment, field
artillery; Boone, separate company In
fantry; Webster City, Company c..
headquarters company and supply COM
pany, Second Iowa.
Capt. Clyde l. Ellsworth, First Iowa,
and medical office Lieut.. William A.
eSamson-Fort Dodge. Company F. and
Company g.; Cherokee, Company M;
sheldon, Company E.; LeMars. Com
pany K, Second Iowa.
Lieut. Frank P. Grimm, First Iowa.
ana medical officer First Lieut.. Ralph
Z. Sharkey-Ida Grove. Company b.;
Sioux City, Company NJ. and Company
L., sanitary detachment, field hospital
ana ambulance company No. 1, Second
Iowa.
Lieut. Fred Miller. FIRST Iowa, and
medical officer Lieut.. Oscar v. Lin
hardt-W interset. Company A.; Cres-
ton Company c.: Corning, Company
/, K, and vtllisca, Company F,
Capt Edward Chase, First Iowa. and
medical OFFICER, Capt. Henry L. Akin
Council Bluffs, Company B.. engineers
and Company L.; Glenwood. Company
l.; Red Oak, Company NJ, and Shen-
andoah, Company E., Third Iowa.
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