The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-11-01
TROOP E
TO OFRANCE SOON
pEmlNe REPORT SHOWS THAT MEN
OF THE FlEsT SOUTH DAKOTA
CAVALRY WiLL SOON BE
TAKEN TO .:EW YORK
CITY
BY CORPORAL C. D. JOHNSTON

Camp Cody, Deming, N. NJ, Oct. &c.
as a rumor, but coming from
an authoritative soesce at division
headquarters at Camp Cody, n. NJ,
comes the report that the. 59tn depot
br,gade, formerly the fTst tI soaIot?a, south Pa.
of its work in Tie 34th division be
transferred at once to New York and
from there sent directly to France. as
RAPIDLY as transportation facilities per-
nit. The 59tl depot brigade is
skeleton organization composed of the
thirty On-commsslOned officers and
first class privates selected from ;fe
lers. The rest of the men IN the rasr-
ment were transferred to the i36til
United States infantry, formerly kno%a
as the Second Minnesota infantry Tie
function of this organization is 10 re-
ceive The unassigned officers and men
sent To be assigned places in the var
iolls units of this division
proXimately 5000 conscripts to Camp
Cody to fill UP incomplete organiza-
tons. The depot brigades has re-
ceived and assigned 1000 in the last
three days, and the first train of the
second increment arrived To-Day. lhc
Ninth training company, formerly
Troop E OF the old organization eH-
poets the second shipment of l23 to-
morrow.
Units Fillcd in 20 Days
At the present rate of handling the
drafted men, all uni!s should be flllcd
and all conscrints assigned in a week
c rten days. Then it is expected the
59th depot brigade will be moved tG
some other location, probably New
York, where they will be prepared for
further work, and in a short time sent
across the water TO receive an inten-
will prepare them to receive the first
ncrements of The american army as
ii>Hv reach French soil.
The men chosen iroA the. Old Trolp
I troop to aemain rs the skeleton of
The Ninth training company, were First
Sergeant Z. l.. Jones, Sergeants G"'-
yes, kempton, Norton, Anderson.
Z Alfreds Smith: lCorporals Johnston.
Gelnnon. Hilary Englcrt. j. w. Kemp
ton, John Tobin. AcComish. Walton
and Melvin Nelson: and First class
'Privates Diehl. Burns, Lambert, Eng
lert. George Tobin. and Kibbee; BuSl-
ers Mason and Harvey: Mechanic Fer
guson; Cook Milan. Hilton and Fish.
Promotions Made
Sergeant Jones is now ranking ser
ECdllG VI tiiC lSEIitt'Hh. Ai'lS SINi'' i-i
Evans has been transferred TO the or
dnance department where he received
first class sergeancy. Private Hoese
has also been transferred. .ecelving 4
pointed out as an example for his
first class sergeancy in The ordinance
department.
The depot brigade offers great OPP
portunily for individual advancement
. and aside from the many advancenlents
of the past week, further advancements
are 10 he expected, Captain Branson is
eNerting every effort 10 establish. thu
very best organization in the division
and To advance his men as rapidly as
their merits permit
Tribute Made TO e
A silent tribute was paid to the dis,
, cipline and training of Captain Harr!
: Branson and Lieutenant Walter TobiI
!, and TO the efficiency 2f the men o
/ Troop Il when the captnin of + com
! pany of Tic Second Minnesota, rcputet
to be the best national guard organ
: ization in the entire northwest, pointed
out as an cxamnle for his men, tll
Troop L men transferred to E com
pany.
The last three days have been YER
5 llisagreeable weather in Camp Cody
. continuous wind drifting the fine sam
4 Ike snow and making outside wor
5 very unpleasant. The days are stll
e hot, but the temperature often drop