Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-05-29
SICNA[ CORPS
IS ACCEPTED
Federal Inspector Will Be
Here Soon to Muster
Outpost Company

The Outpost Signal corps. recently
organized in Ottumwa, was accepted
for the state by Adjt. Gen. Guy e.
Logan yesterday and a government
officer will be here soon to inspect the
3 new company.
Dan F. Steck visited with General
Logan Friday afternoon and submit.
ted to him the list of names and quail.
fications. The war department was
Immediately notified.
GET ARMORY AND STABLES.
Mr.. Steck was authorized by Genera!
Logan to get an option on an armory
for the company and stables for eigh.
teen horses and eight mules. The
officers of the corps will be announced
as soon as the federal inspector ar
rives in Ottumwa
| While the Outpost Signal corps is
one OF the most hazardous branches
OF the service it is also one of the
most interesting. The corps is attached
to a signal detachment which has
radio and telegraph stations. The men
carry only side arms.
WILL HAVE DRILL.
The first drill Of the new company
will be held Sunday afternoon at
O'CLOCK. AS the inspector is expected
to arrive in Ottumwa at any time the
company will have to be whipped into
condition Immediately. The men will
assemble at. the recruiting Office on
East Main street.
/, EIGHTEEN MOUNTED.
! The company will consist of five
Officers and seventy-five men, eighteen
being mounted. There will be a can.
tain and four nrst lieutenants, a mas.
ter signal electrician, first sergeant.
five sergeants, four of which will be
mounted, thirtyseven first class
i prlvates, FIVE mounted, twelve privates
, fourteen corporals, two cooks and one
horseshoer
The company will have four pack
mules, four draft mules and one com.
! bat train.
The following men are now enlisted
IN the company: Daniel F. Steck, A
w. Hammond, Charles w. 3rockman.
Thomas B. Tate. Carl w. Spry. E. l..
) Troth, Lawrence w. England, Claude
! Wright. Charles l.. Westerman, George
w. Stutzman, William Chambers, Carl
M. Higdon, Lester Grooms, John Can.
terbury. Otto NJ Wicksburg, Philip
Boggs, Clyde Brough. Edwin l.. Carl.
son, Paul Hunt, Walter S. King.
Charles l.. Surgenor, Frank Swartz
Charles l. Sumner, Ray E. Brown. Tom
J. McCawley, Paul N. Soloman, John
Hanlon. James Logan, James O'Brien n
Samuel Harrison, Paul Caster, Robert
Hendershott, Clyde Wilson, Paul Och
Ter. Ray Swanson, Orion Sprague. Ross
Beeler, Allen Afford, John Steneman,
Raymond Kleinman, Wayne Hughes,
George Martin, Fred Roehrs, Philip
Salter Lawrence Puth. Harold Ander-
son, Arthur Steele. Lewis Rhamy, Geo.
Shook, Edward Murray. Elmer Larson.
Columbus Smith. Harry Pearson, John
Knoble, Carl Lundgren. vern Majors.
Albert Marnhcltz. Cyrus Sedore.
Arthur Funk. James Dawson, Alfred
Lawson, Harold Galland. Paul Altman.
Raymond Scott. Paul Holland, Raw
Sawyers, Willie McClaren. John Har-
Ian, Charles Speers. Frank Sheriey.
George Eason. Earl Kirkpatrick, David
Twigg. L. F. Cravens, JEFF White,
Ralph Kuntz, John Marng. Carol Eos
ter, J. D. Madden. Howard Warren.
GUARDS TO SOUTH.
lie iowa NdllOnl Iuar0 Will be sent
to divisional training camps in the
south about August / according to a
statement made in letter from Adju-
tant General Mccain to Representative
Towner. Judge Towner sent a letter
to the war department calling atten-
ton to dissatisfaction among Iowa
guardsmen because regiments were
not raised to war strength and urging
1t be modified quickly
General McCan in reply makes the
statement: 81 beg leave to inform you
that it is the intention of the war de-
partment to raise the national guard
both in and out of the federal service
to maximum strength at once and that
under present plans it is proposed to
draft all the national guard into the
federal service during July and early
part of August The national guard q
Iowa will probably be sent to division
training camps in the southern depart.
ment about August l."
WEALTHY WOMAN DEAD,
Muscatine, May 26.-Mrs. p. NJ Nus
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