Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-20
TO BE WELL oFF,cEREp.
Men With Fighting Records TO Com.
mand Troops From Iowa.

Men With Fighting Records to com-
mAnd Troops From Iowa.
[By r. q. Dougherty.l
Washington, Aug. 20.-The Iowa di-
vision Of the rational army at Camp
Dodge, Des Mcines, and the Iowa Ma
<tional Guard soldiers in camp at DEM
Ing. N. NJ. will have rs their COM
manding officers two of the most
capable men in the regular army.
Maj. Gen. Edward H. Plummer, who
will command at Camp Dodge, Des
MONIES, Is one Of the scrapping officers
Of the army. After graduation from
West Point in 1877 he was sent out
o cub second lieutenant Of infantry to
the plains and participated in all the
Indian campaigns Of that period. At
: one time he commanded company Of
Z Apache Indians and was so successful
IN handling the redskins that he was
appointed agent with the Navajo and
Moqui Indians.
In the Cuban campaign he was aide
de- camp to Major General shafter,
commanding. and later was Skaters
aide-de- camp In the Philippines. He
organized and commanded the Thirty
nth volunteers which went TO-, the
1uluRVkuc6 <bA0 VPOAoSSN AZ SA0 SSo5 ~.
est part Of northern Luzon.
Later as major of infantry, Plum
ner commanded posts in Alaska and
the United States. His advancement
from major In 1902 to colonel in 1911,
brigadier general in 1916 and major
general few days ago, advancing
over long HITS Of officers ranking him,
Is an indication OF the sort of soldier
General Plummer is. His last assign
ment. has been commanding officer OF
canal zone troops with membership on
the army. general STAFF.
The four brigadier generals at Camp
Dodge alxo are officers OF high stand
ing in the army. General Charles c.
Ballou, who will command the 175th
infantry brigade, Is an infantry offieer;
General William D. Beach. who will
command the 176th brigade is cav
alryman; General r. N. Getty. who
will command the depot brigade, IL
from the infantry: General Stephen NJ.
Foote, who will command the 1891
tield artillery, brigade Is q coast arr
tillery officer.
4 The drafted men Of the division will
he assigned to the infantry. artillery,
engineer and other arms of the SER
Vice after arriving at camp
bIocIeson Also Fighter.
NAL Gen. Augustus P. Blockson, who
win command the Thirty-fo fourth divi-
sion OF the national guard, comprising
the states OF Iowa, Minnesota, Nebr
raska and the Dakotas at Camp Cody.
pe.ning n. NJ, ds another soldier OF
lighting proclivities. n.
He was q classmate Of General
Plummer at West Point and also was
assigned after graduating to the In
dian campaigns For two years, from
1887 to 1859 General BSckson was
professor OF military science and tao
tics at Ohio state university, and in
structor Of cavalry and law at Fort
Leavenworth school Of application.
II In 1900 General Blockson, then q
lirst lieutenant, took the field against
the Indians and was brevetted for gai-
liant service. AS captain of cavalry in
the Santiago campaign he was one OF
the regulars who saved the day at
San Juan Hill for Colonel Roosevelt.
He was wounded in this charge. - N
General BIockson served in the Chi
nese campaign OF 1900 and in the Phil
ippines until 1908. He went on Sec
ond tour 81 duty in the Philippines in
1905 Blodkson was = promoted to
colonel IL 1919, brigadier general q few
~