Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-20

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Camp Dodge, Iowa, Nov. 20.-There
will be no more promotions in rank
for officers of the national army for
the time being.
This is the substance Of dispatch
received at headquarters of the
Eighty-eighth division Of the national
army at Camp Dodge from the war
department al Washington.
The decision of the department
means that more than one hundred
line officers of the Eighty eighth divi-
sion, recently recommended for pro-
motion in rank by Major General e.
H. Plummer, division commander. viii
not receive an advancement, as was
expected. probably for some months
| According to previous plans vacan-
1 cies in the Eighty-eighth division were
to be filled by the officers receiving
/ promotion. II now is believed the
| vacancies will he filed by graduates
4 Of the officers training camp at Fort
| Smelling. MINI
The decision of The department not
to grant promotions also means that
( the men OF the first and second in
crements who have qualified lose what
appeared to be good chances of re-
ceiving a commission before spring
| More than one hundred selected men
who have been appointed non-com-
missioned officers since being called
TO the colors will be affected,
Fellows at Camp Dodge are going
to learn TO draw maps. Some of
them know how already. but those
who don't can join the map drawing
classes which will begin next Friday.
Professor H. c. Ford of Ames will
be in charge of the classes,
Those soldiers at the cantonment
who left school to join the army, may
have a chance to graduate from col
lege after all. Educational secretaries
at the Y. NJ G.. A. buildings have an
nounced that college men in the army
can do spOndence work for cred
It, II is expected that a large num-
Der of Camp Dodge men Will take ad-
vantage Of this opportunity.
Men at Camp Dodge who are from
the University of Illinois are going
to have their names on an honor roll
= Dean Ankle Clark of Illinois univeTs-
itT has written to the cantonment ask
ing all former students, alumni and
} members of the faculty in service tC
; send their names in to him for col
r lege horC7 roll.
= If Camp Dodge soldiers don't know
+ about current events, it isn't the fault
] Of the Y. NJ c. A. For in Building
81 they have bulletin board. de
2 voted entirely TO clippings and car
4 toons dealing with events of the day
D Soldiers are asked TO place on tbs
$ board, any clipping or article Of cur
r rent interest.
What do these fellows do on meat
less days.
+ Privates H. d. Hamm, Company u
. Three Hundred Thirty-eighth Fielr
9 Artillery, and Clarence Sausage, Com
= pany II, Of the same outfit. have beef
r. transferred to the auxiliary remoun
depot Private Cyril Lamm, Batter,
Q F, Three Hundred Thirty-seyentl
o Field Artillery, has been transferre'
!. 10 the quartermaster's department
n There's a great variety Of book
l. in those Y. NJ. c. A. Libraries. Her
q are some found in Building 81
If The Missing Bride. George Mere
If diths novels. "A Bachelors Christ
mas "A Tortured Heart, "Thacker
o avs works, The Mysterious Mar
10 riage' and The Young Buglers' b
At Henty. There are Alger books, to5
" and volumes on psychology and phil
d osophy Every kind Of fellow Shout
v find his favorite books there.
10 If the dreams of the Young Women
~ Christian association workers com
re true the hostess house at Camp Dodg
will be open the day. before Thanks
"a giving 1t will be the one honey
s. spot on the grounds, shingled an
IL rOOmy.
he Miss Katherine c. Budd OF New Yor
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