Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-03
PREPARATIONS BEING MADE Al
CAMP DODGE TO PAY MEN
FIRST SALARIES.
FORMER GuARDsMEk NOT y.
TO LOSE BENEFITS
Wages to b Based on Length and
Kind Of ssryise-Nssro Regiment to
Be Formed at Camp Dodge After
Next continsents Are calIed--spor:-
ing Goods Solicited.


Approximately $4,000 men and Off
GERS now stationed heraf wete mustered
the other day with a view to compiling
the payroll for the camp, in accordance
with army regulations.
The first payroll will mount well
towards half a million dollars. Pay to
enlisted men will amount to about $50
month and that for officers as high
as $3.50 a month.
Many of the men will not receive a.
full months pay for services to Oct, 1.
as their time" is figured from the time
they Teported to their respective local
boards for mobilization
National guardsmen who have been
drawn into the national army and who
nave seen long service vita the state
troops will not be deprived OF the value
of time they have already spent as SOL
diers. according to an announcement
made at the Camp Dodge cantonment.
The war department Will give these
men credit for the time they have
spent in the guard Snd they will pe
given an increase in pay according to
the length of time they have spent in
Inc SeISlCe, the same as SOlQierS IN the
regular army.
Two hundred fifty-two reflections be-
cause Of physical defects have been
reported by the division surgeon, fol-
lowing the examination Of approx
mately $4,000 men.
To Form Negro Regiment.
Call to the colors for negroes selected
for service with the Eighty-eighth div-
sion of the national army. concentrat-
ed at this cantonment, will come from
the war department coincident with the
call for the final increments some time
between Oct. 20 and 30, according to
information here.
1t Is estimated enough negroes to
make mp regiment will be called from
the territory assigned to this camp
Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota. and
part Of Illinois. They will be quar-
tered in separate buildings here and
commanded by Colonel Eberly. Major
H. e. Hadlsy. Of Des Moines, also is
assigned to the negro regiment here.
1t is expected that other officers will
be drawn from the training camp FOR
negroes at Fort Des. Moines. which is
to close soon.
Counties to Furnish Sports Goods.
The Iowa council of defense is going
to ask every county in the. state to.
give box Of sports goods to the sol
dieEs in the eighty eighth division Of
the, national army now encamped at
Camp Dodge.
The plan as promulgated by Jphn Z.
griffith. director of sports and at' !etics
II the cantonment. is, to furnish each
company of soldiers in the new army
with at least one Of these boxes of
sports supplies.
The cost Of each box is sl26. Mr..
Griffith believes that high school and
college athletic games for which adj
mission is charged will be big factor
In furnishing box from every COUNT
The governor OF each Of the other
states--Illinois, Minnesota, and North
Dakota-which have soldiers at Camp
Dodge. IS also going to ask box from
every county in his state The war
department has approved the plan as
adopted here and is earnestly backing
every movement to get the soldiers
thus supplied.
A Full Box.
A box OF the sports goods contains
the following articles: Six ball bats.
twelve haseballs. one chest protector.
one catchers mask. one catcher's mitt,
ni,e first baseman's glove six associa-
tion footballs Ito be used for soccer.
Eallev ball or basketbalD. two extra
b1adders. lacinr and pump for same.
fvn Rrrhvl footballs two sats NJ nnnits
with posts. six playground balls. four
playground bats two y-pound medi-
cine halls. three official whistles ten
sets OF boxing gloves and set Of rule
books.
The idea Is to furnish these boxes
"a each company, as its permanent
possession to be taken wherever the
company goes. even to France and on
INTO Germany.
AIR. Griffith states that East High.
West High and Drake each plan to
furnish at least one box Of the sports
supplies as a result Of the triple
header football games at the stadium
Saturday.