Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-08
FROM ADJUTANT
GENERALS OFFICE
Trained Enlisted Men in the Iowa
Guards Will Have Chance
! for Commissions

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Des Moines. May THE highly
trained enlisted men in the Iowa
National Guard will have chance
for commissions In the officers re-
serve camps, after all.
Adjutant General Logan has re-
ceived telegram from the chief Of
the Militia Bureau of the War De-
partment. saying that authority has
been granted allowing 81 enlisted
men and as many alternates in the
Iowa Guard to attend the Fort Shell
ing camp and try for commissions in
the reserve.
The commanders of organizations
will select these men at the rate OF
25 per regiment and eight each for
the battalion of artillery and squad
ron Of cavalry. In the case of the
Second and Third Infantry and ar
tillery and cavalry, the recommends
tions will pass through the office of
the adjutant general to be approved
or disapproved. In the case of the
First Infantry, now in federal SER
vice, the 25 men will be placed on
detached service by the department
commander.
The men, after enlisting in the
training camp. will be discharged
from the guard.
Organization commanders are
urged to pick their best men for the
training camp, and in case there are
not enough good men in any organi-
zation, their places can be taken by
alternates from other organizations.
By this means the government
stands an excellent chance of secur-
ing the best non-commissioned Off
GERS and giving them chance for
commissions in the army to be form
ed for the war with Germany. Until
the issuing Of this order such men
were apparently barred from COM
peting for commissions. because
they could not escape their present
duty to attend the Fort Smelling
camp. With their experience on the
border. it is expected that many OF
these men will win commissions.
Des Moines is making an energetic
drive for a battery of field artillery.
which il secured will give the state
regiment Of six batteries, calling
for the appointment of colonel and
other field ana staff officers.
The Greater Des Moines Commit
tee has got behind the movement and
Adjutant General Guy E. Logan has
placed Major Guy Brewer, Third In
fantry, on duty as special recruit
ing officer to push through the Or
ganization of the new unit. Recruit
ing for the infantry in Des Moines
has been suspended and recruiting
parties will work with Major Brewer
to fill up the ranks of the battery
which wants five officers and 1875
men.
The Iowa guard is now recruited to
peace strength and the report of the
publicity bureau Of the adjutant gem
erals office shows that during April
! 2,7OO men were enlisted at cost for
publicity of $1,415.SS, or a little
more than SO cents man.
In addition it is shown that organ
izations which the war department
will not accept at this time have been
formed in many cities and towns.
These number anywhere from 1000
to 5000 men, and include squads of
men in small towns, whole companies
In several larger towns and even reg
iments at the State University, Iowa
State College and other educational
institutions. 1t is estimated that
Iowa could put 10000 men in the
field in q week or ten days If the
war department would give permis-
sion, and follow it with as many
more in a short time.
FRANK e. LYMAN,
Charge Publicity for Recruiting.
Goes to Capital City.
Miss HELEN M2rr Smith. daughter