Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-04
GOVERNOR MOORE
BACK FROM TRIP OF IN
sREcTIoN
STATE CONTINGENT IN
SPLENDID CONDITION
Given Best Of Care and Spirit Of Pa.
tr'otisn, and Zeal 10 Apparsnt-Po'
IiticaI End Of Civil Management OF
Camp Open to Observation-Disclosures
Waste Of Money.

troops at Camp Cody are the largest
and finest body of soldiers among the
$1,000 troops assembled there and that
Cedar Rapids will never again send SC
fine body of men as the members OF
Companies and D and Battery E is
the declaration Of Lieutenant Governor
Allie Reed, George Yuill and Guy New
ell, who have Just returned from their
trip to Deming
Governor Moore was the principal
speaker at the weekly meeting at Ho-
tel Montrose Monday noon and his talk
gave the Rotarians a great deal OF In
formation. and also inspired them with
enthusiastic patriotism so strongly did
he portray the patriotic spirit which
animates the Cedar Rapids soldiers.
In brief supplementary talk Mr.. Reed
made similar statements.
The Cedar Rapids men were gener-
ously received at Camp Cody. Messrs.
Marshall, Yuill and Newell were met
by their sons who are in the army
there. They were put up" by Cen
eral Allen and Major Robbins in the
headquarters.
We found the boys in splendid con-
dition," said Mr.. Moore. IAN are look
ing fine and fit and we found no EVIL
dences Of inconsistencies whatever
Some Of the fleshy ones have been re-
duced somewhat but some Of the thin.
spare and palefaced office fellows have
gained as much as twenty pounds since
they went to Camp Cody and have de-
veloped into splendid sold!erly looking
fellows, deep chested, broad shoulder
ed, with clear eyes, and clean SUM-
Drowned skins that make them objects
of admiration. Several of them said to
me:
" OF course, we would rather have
our feet under mothers table and be
sleeping in our own beds, II that were
possible. but while this war lasts We
want to be in 1t and just now we
wouldn't be anywhere else than right
here If We could .s..
Governor Moore declared that Gener-
al Allen looks after his men as II they
were all his own sons. He Is on duty
at o'clock every morning. inspecting
the camp kitchens and the mess halls
and he sees to 1t that everything re-
gardng those kitchens is above critic
ism. In countless ways he IS ever on
the watch for the safety, the welfare
and the comfort Of his men. He works
eighteen hours out Of every twenty
four.
Open 10 Criticism.
We found great many things to
praise and some things to criticise,"
said Governor Moore. Best Of all was
the earnestness Of the men, their keen
ness and their eagerness to learn ev-
erything that makes them good SOL
diers. They realize they have duty
to their country to perform and they
are anxious to perfect their bodies and
their minds 80 that this duty shall be
performed as ably and as expeditions
ly as possible.
Some Of the CONSUMPTION boards
should be indicted for sending down to
Camp Cody the rag tag and bootall
Of the registered men from their COM
munities. Why, some Of them actually
sent down men with glass eyes, one
man ] saw had a stiff arm. another
had the arches Of his feet broken down
and others were actually crazy. II
looked as if the CONSUMPTION boards
had taken the opportunity to rid thell
communities Of undesirables and send
them down into the army. 1t was
shame and disgrace to send such mer
Own among the splendid young men
who volunteered for service. 1t shows
the iniquity of some Of the conscrip'
ton boards. These men are fed
clothed, sent down to Deming, fed there
a week or two and then have thell
way back home paid by the govern
ment, and that is a shameful waste
of the money that you and are contri.
buting to help carry on this war.
TT is not chargeable to the army
The regular army Is doing we'll. 1t I!
up against big proposition Many o
the officers there now In high com
mands have never before HANDLED
large bodies Of troops. One officer wht
was a major before the war ana II
now a major general il finding his new
responsibilities very heavy. And tn
| regular army officers are hnding TIT
long years Of experience OF men q
the national guard, like General Allel
| and Major Robbins, invaluable at thi
time. It was General Allen who wa!
chosen to conduct the big review while
| we were present, because he Is one O.
| the few officers there used to handling
large bodies of troops.
| . Keeping the Quality Up.
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