Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-05
SEND AccEPTANcEs OF COM
MISSIONS IN SPECIAL BRANCHES
OF SERVICE.
IN MEDICAL, DENTAL
AND VETERINARY CORPS
Connolly and Towner to Have Part in
Military Intelligence Department. -
Adjutant General Logan May Secure
Special Assignment as Reward For
Services Rendered.
[By E. G. Dougherty.1
Times Republican.

Washington, Nov, 5.-The war de-
partment today announced that fifty
more professional men of Iowa had
accepted service in the army OF
democracy. The medical, dental and
veterinary corps, which heretofore have
been offered the services of prominent
physicians, dentists and animal special
lists to the number Of more than 200,
today announced that acceptances Of
commissions had been received from
the following Iowans:
Medical Officers Reserve Corps.
Major-Donald Macrae, Jr, Council
Bluffs.
Captains-Benjamin Richard john
ston, Cedar Rapids; Frederick G. Muir
rayN Cedar Rapids: Chalmers A. Hill,
Council Bluffs; L. L. Henninger, Coun-
Gil Bluffs: j. w. Osborn. Des Moines;
George NJ. johnson, Marshalltown; Lee
roy Anderson Westcott, Cherokee;
Robert J. Lynch, Des Moines; John
Vincent Littig, Davenport; w. T. DAILY,
Cresco; Charles L. Marston, Mason
City; John Francis Herrick, Ottumwa.
First lieutenants-S. w. Corbin Mil
lerton; Clinton c. Cady. Harris; Bige-
low P. Blackstone, Ames; II. r. Conn,
Cedar Rapids; Otis P. Morganthaier,
Templeton; J. Willard Caldwell, Steam
boat Rock: r. C. Crumpton, Webster
CITY; r. Fred Throckmorton, Derby;
Frederick Werner Sallander, Fort
Madison; Larned Allen, Davenport; A.
E. Sabin. Kirkman; Joseph ]. Knepper,
Ames; Thomas w. King. Maloy; Ken
meth Il. Johnston. Oskaloosa; Hudson
MoBain Gillis Mount Pleasant; Abel b.
George Red Oak; John B.. Gregg, Iowa
City; Frederick H. Lamb, Davenport;
,, Daniel F. Matthias, Audubon: Oliver
W. McGrew, Grandview; William Mar
vim Hubbard, Rembrandt; Milton D.
Jewell, DEBORAH; Lawrence J. Kaasa,
Lake Mills; Roy A. MCGUIRE, Brighton;
Royal Clark Danley, Hamburg; An
drew ]. Reed, Grand Junction, and
Charles Dalton Shelton, Bloomfield.
Dental Officers Reserve Corps.
First lieutenantsE Claude L. Hun
sicker Indianola; C. T. Brann, Knox
Veterinary Officers Reserve Corps.
Second lieutenants-Frank James
Trafton, Jefferson: George Miller Sioux
City; ]. F. Wall, Altoona: John G. c.
Nash, Pella; Roy Marvin Morton. Rock
well City; Raymond Calkins; Osceola;
Leo James Hogan, Farley. and Gordon
Shultz, Fremont.
Iowans In intelligence Service.
Military intelligence, a branch OF
Americas war against Prussianism, is
expected to be the particular field in
which the endeavors Of two ll-mo own
Iowans are to give their services when
more khaki clad soldiers Of the United
States become involved in the clash in
France.
These are former Congressman
Maurice Connolly, Of Dubuque, who re-
Gently was promoted from captain to
major, in the signal officers reserve
corps, and who now Is detailed for in
struction in the ,Rantoul, ILL.,. aviation
field, and Horace Towner, son of Con-
gresham III. NJ. Towner, who already
is "somewhere in France"
Connolly is a graduate Of Heidelberg
University and has an extended knowl-
edge Of Germany, German people and
their characteristics. Towner until re-
Gently was secretary to his father, but
until he was called to the colors with
the District Of Columbia coast art!1-
lery unit, in which he was mess SER
geant and had charge Of all the pur-
chasing Of the unit he had been in
New York, devoting his talents to short
story writing.
When Pershing,s expeditionary force
was organized, Towner was transferred
to the headquarters company Of GER
tain unit and given charge Of the cor
respondence department.. AS such he
is now engaged In performing the
Office or clerical work Of the small
staff Of intelligence officers that are
with the American troops abroad
While Connolly has not actually been
transferred to the intelligence depart
ment Of the signal corps, his knowledge
Of German thought and characteristics
went long way with the war depart,
ment In selecting him. 1t IL expected
that when the American forces multi
ply in france, Connolly will be trans
ferred from his present assignment and
put in charge Of special espionage or
intelligence work with the troops.
Logan May Get Assignment.
Another Iowan who already is taking
a prominent part in Americas war
against the lines Is Lieut.. Col. Morton
Mumma, formerly professor OF mill
tary science and tactics at iowa uni
versity. Colonel Mumma is now at
tached to the division of equipment In
the American war college here, and has
- 1900 '---l !.