Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-31
LOGAN HANDS COMMISSIONS
TO EXPERIENCED MEN
ssvsn Hundrsd Men In Unit Formed in
Lees Than Wssk-Drillins Daily De-,
spite Lack Of uniferms-M ajority
Experienced Auto Mechanics and
Drivsrs-Iswans For Special Duty.
special to Times-Republican.

we're announced by Adjutant- General
Logan today - follows:
observation-disclosures Fred s. Holsteen,
Burlington, captain. major and lieuten-
ant-coaonea. Fafteth infantry, I. N. G..
June ~. 1901 to May .. 1914.
Major, Thomas p. HolloweM. Fort
Madison, formerly major Nfty-fou1th
Iowa, May s. 1905 to May .. 1914.
Major, Louis ]. Roweu, Iowa City,
colonel of Forty and Fifty third
infantry, I. N. g.. Sept. rs. 1899 to
April Is, 1914.
Captain, Louis BurreM, former SER
geant, u. s. A. reserve.
First lieutenants as follows:
Oral ]. Brown, Washington, sergeant
Company D, Fffty-fourth Iowa, I. N.
G., Feb. s, 1911 to Feb. s. 1914.
James r. Cave, Burlington, former
States cavalry.
geant, Company NJ, Fifty-fourth Iowa
Also on border service last fall.
Robert q. Eaton. private in ammuni-
ton train.
Norman e. Jones. private in ammu-
nition train.
hoy r. Kountz, Fort Madison, for
NOR captain F1fty-6ourth infantry.
George B. Little. recruit ammunition
train.
Roy B. McConlogue, Des Moines,
former color sergeant, Fiftyasixth in
fantry, I. N. G.
Robert L. McLIaren. Des Moines, act
ing sergeant first class hospital corps,
/. N. q.
Ralph A.. Oliver, recruit in anmuni-
ton train.
Boyd E. Spencer recruit in ammuni-
tion train.
Clyde H. Stephens, Burlington, cap
tain First infantry, I. N. G. On Mex
lean border.
Dewitt c. Sewers, Creston, ragi-
mental supply sergeant, Third Iowa ~
fantry, on Mexican border.
Chet e. TyrreH, Des Moines, sergeant
field hospital No. 1, June Is, 1916 to
Feb. %, 1917.
There are over 100 men in this train
now encamped at the Iowa state fair
grounds. Very few Of them have uni
forms but this does not prevent their
drilling regularly. This organization
was recruited in less than a week, the
men coming from all parts OF the
state. Most OF them have had expe-
rience AZ automobile mechanics as Well
, rs drivers.
For Special Duty.
Three Iowa quartermaster omicers
nave been ordered to stations In the
south where environments are being
built to assist the regular army men.
Mai. Ray Logan, brother OF General
Ioran. will go at once to Deming.
Cant. Fred S. Hird OF Des Moines, will
70 to Houston and Capt Henry 5.
Merrick, Of Ottumwa, will go to Fort
Worth. Captain Shugert, of the regu-
(. lar army, who has been assisting in
4 the work of the quartermaster's de-
partment under General Logan, mas
been ordered to Camp Dodge for duty
1T the thirteenth division cantonment'
He will begin work there at once
Altho none Of these environments can
open before Sept. 1, the government
Is evidently getting dts corps OF OFFICERS
ut the camps weeks in advance OF the
coming Of the national army.
Brig.-Gen. H. A. Allen, Of Cedar
Rapids, will be in command of the
troops at Deming. It is probable the
troops will remain in training there
several months before going abroad as
tho second American expedtionary
force.
The equipment which the men lack
on reaching Deming will be furnished
them there. It Is anticipated that they
will be put thru hard course OF
training starting soon after their ar
rival