Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-16
COMPANIES or BOTH FIRST AND
THIRD ARRIVING IN DIES
MONIES.
ALL OF THIRD IN CAMP
BY FRIDAY EVENING
Some Of Men May Be an Way to
France Within Two Weeks-CalIins
Of Troops Upsets All Plans For Mob
iIzation at Deming, N. M.-Third
Regiment Men Rejoice over News
They Are Going to France.

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Des Moines, Aug. 16.-The First in
fantry regiment of the Iowa National
Guard is mobilizing at Camp Dodge to-
day. In response to the call sent out
Tuesday the companies which are not
already on guard duty at Camp Dodge
are coming in and are being sent di-
rectly to Camp Dodge. Their immedi-
ate work is guard duty at the camp,
but it is suspected that many of the
First regiment guards will be taken
over by the Third regiment companies
which need many men to fill up their
ranks. *,
In addition to the First regiment
companies arriving in the city today
the Third regiment troops, now being
mobilized east of the state fair
grounds are also. coming in. The
Third is expected to be in camp by
Friday night. lit is expected that as
soon as the Third regiment companies
are filled up to array strength they
will not have long to Wait before they
will be on their way to France.
Z 1T has been reported mere that the
Third might be starting to France
within two weeks, but officers say
they do not believe it will be as soon
as that They do not know, however,
nor does any one else, but,it is gen.
orally believed it will not be long.
: - Z: All plans Upset.
The calling of the troops for service
in France has upset all plans for
mobilization at Deming. Inc gossip
about the camps now is to the effect
that none Of the Iowa national guard
companies will go down to Deming un-
less possibly part sof the Second
regiment, and this is thought doubtful.
The Second, as well as the First inr
fantry, will be drawn upon to fiji up
the ranks of the third. The national
army, to be called in Sept enber, will
then furnish recruits to the First and
Second regiments to take the places
of the men taken to the Third.
The Third regiment companies in
camp at the fair grounds here received
in France with great rejoicing.
1.-THE men want to see action, one
officer expressed it and he apparently
had it sized up right. Many Of the
men in the Third have already had
more than taste Of war. They Wero
down, on the border last summer and
fall and some of them were in the
Spanish American war. Colonel Ben
nett and Major Brewer are both veter-
ans OF the fight in 1893.
Equipment on the Way.
Eauipneiit for the ma tionai ARMY u
now on It's way to Camp Dodge. Cap
tain F,alkenthal,. camp auartermaster,
yesterday received a telegram from
Major Mcneil. central department
duartermaster at Chicago, which said !:
initial equipment Of clothing and
equipage is being sent directly to the
national. army cantonment on orders
from this ofrice.''
In the meantime, however, the local
and federal draft boards are having a
hard time of it getting their lists OF
men selected and certified Up to to-
day the southern district board had not
been able to certify solitary man to
the adjutant generals office altho n.
D. Ely. chairman, reported that ne
hoped to certify some today. Reports
reaching here from the northern dis
trict board, In session at Waterloo, are
to the effect that it will not get any
names in to the adjutant general be-
fore the end OF the week.
There is delay all along the line.
Both local and district boards are out
of blanks and can not get them from
the provost marshal generals office
and they do not have the help or the
funds to make blanks of their own.
The local boards have not been able to
get thru with their work and certify
its quota to the federal boards and the
federal boards can do nothing until
these lists are in.
In the meantime General Crowder is
urging speed and Is closing down hard
on matters Of exemption. Attorneys
chosen to represent The government in
exemption matters have been notified
to appeal all exemptions on account OF
dependent relatives to the supreme
board. The rule permitting exemp-
ton on account of religious scfuples
is also being disregarded on orders
from Crowder. He has wired the boards
not to. exempt men tor religious
scruples but to take them in and have
them peel potatoes or some similar
work If they went carry nusket.
Within another ten days 1000 army
officers will be here for duty at Camp
Dodge and Within another three weeks
the first contingent Of national army
men is expected to u.rive.
Excellent weather q force of work
men in excess Of 1000 men and plenty
Of material is facilitating construction
work and big part Of the camp at
least will be ready by the first week
in September.
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