Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-23

Students of the officers reserve
training corps camp at Fort Smelling
today received their commissions. An
nouncement OF the appointments was
made by Brigadier General William H
Sage, acting on Instructions from Ad-
jutant General Mccain.
Those from Sioux City who received
appointments were:
John III. Kelly. first lieutenant, statis-
teal division, %adjutant generals d.
vision, Washington. d. c., national
army.
Everett G. Trip, second lieutenant
infantry, officers reserve corps.
John Chester Baker, second lieuten-
ant, infantry, officers reserve corps.
Laurens G. Shuli, second lieutenant,
infantry, officers reserve corps.
James U. Sammis, jr., second %lieuten-
ant, n1antry OFFICERS reserve corps.
Carleton M. Magoun, second lieuten-
ant, infantry, officers reserve corps.
CharleS M. HorSman, second lieuten-
ant, Infantry, officers reserve corps.
Homar A. Dodsley. second lieutenant,
infantry, officers reserve corps.
Roy I. Quick, second lieutenant, in
fantry, national army.
Frank NJ. Potter. second lieutenant,
infantry, officers reserve corps.
Charles c. Sedgwick, second lieuten-
ant, infantry, officers reserve corps.
Virgil D.. Kirby second lieutenant, in
fantry, officers reserve corps
kenne w. Mayne. second lieuten-
ant, Infantry, officers reserve corps.
H. w. johnson, second lieutenant, ar
ltnlery, officers reserve corps.
Larned f.. Brown, second lieutenant,
artillery, officers reserve corps.
Thomas c. Bolton, second lieutenant.
ordnance. national army.
William d. Powell. second lieutenant
regular army.
Others who went from Sioux City
and nave been transferred to h VIA
ton department are:
Marcus Dubel. Lyman Burgess and
Allison johnson.
Ross Coomer and Paul D. Cook have
already received captains commissions
In the engineering department.
The newly commissioned officers
have been given furloughs from August
10 to 81, that they may visit their
homes before being called into service
will the new army.
General Sage, camp commander,
would not say how man students
failed to get commissions. He said he
Will not know definitely until some err
rors in the kilograms announcing com.
missions are cleared UP. About 1870
men were recommended for further
training at the second camp.
Many of the students who were dis
appointed are applying today for en-
l1stment in the national army as non
commissioned officers. they having
been promised commissions in that or
sanlzatlon If they make good. 1t is ex-
pected a list of Smelling students enlist
ing as national army noncommissioned
officers will be made public late today.
National Guardsmen who attended the
student camp M failed to receive COM
missions also can enlist as noncommis-
stoned officers in the national army.
About 200 National Guard students at
Smelling have been awarded commits
ssons in the various c~lassifications.
Some students who failed to get COM
missions or were not cared for in some
other way are planning to join some
Of the ambulance services, with a view
70 seeing service in France at once.
Students of draft 6 who are not COM
mlssioned, not recommended for the
second training camp, or who do not
enlist in the national army as noncom-
mlsSloned officers, will have to take
their chances of being certified under
the. draft law for national army service.
All students who nave been commits
stoned as officers of the national army
at this camp likely will be assigned to
outy at the national army camp at Des
Moines. Ia, and it is expected they will
be required to report at Des Moines
Tor duty on August 81.
Following is a list of those from Iowa.
outside Sioux City. South Dakota and
Nebraska:
First Company.
70 be captain, infantry section. Off
GERS. reserve corps: Edwin ii. Sands,
~Sanborn, Ia; Howard r. Harley. Lin
coin, Neb.: Robert Layton, Iowa Falls,
Ia; Joseph r.. Byerly. ergeant major.
Fourth Nebraska national guard in
fantry.
To be first lieutenant. infantry sec
Buck, Washington Springs, s.. d.; Lloyd
=. Smith, Omaha, Neb.; Daniel D.
~Rosenfeider, Des Moines, Ia; Rupert 1.
Lee, Oakland, Ia: Cedric Potter, Oma-
Ia, Neb.; Lewis S. Jackson, Des Moines,
To be second lieutenant, infantry sec
ton, officers reserve corps: Dan N.
McEniry, Green, Ia; John L. Peterson,
Council Bluffs, Ia; Guy A. King. Bed
ford, Ia; Harold L. Pritchett. Omaha,
Meb.; Vergil Rector, Omaha, Neb.;
I. Rayburn, Hurley, S. B.; Herbert S.
Reese, Randolph, Neb.; Earl i. Reck-
nor, sergeant, Third infantry, Iowa Ma
tional Guard; Hadley ]. Alley, Bloom
field, Ia; John L. Dillinger, Avoca, Ia:
Carl C. Nelson, Gothenburg, Neb.;
Lloyd G. Swanson, Council Bluffs, Ia;
Ross l.. Stockman, Des Moines, Ia;
Robert E. Larimer, Charlton, Ia; Rus
sell A. Schmidt, corporal, Third infan-
try, Iowa National Guard; Richard E.
Cook. Council Bluffs. Ia; Paul G. Ans
OlSfa ouelIdIlOOdu, Id, ncIOeTI >. wv
ell, Aberdeen, S. D.; Edwin c.. Larson.
Council Bluffs, Ia; Edward L.. Shilling
er. corporal. Third Infantry. Iowa Ma
tional Guard; Gail 7. Aid, sergeant,
Third infantry. Iowa National Guard;
John e. Parliman, Sioux Falls, S. D.;
Chester l.. Morgan, Wagner. S. D.
To be captain of infantry in national
army: Casper Schenk, Des Moines, Ia.
To be second lieutenant Of infantry
In national army FOL H. Guthrie,
Sioux Falls. S. D.; Wilson Reed. Fair
field, la.
Second Company.
To be captain, infantry section. Off
GERS reserve corps: Harold B. Strong.
Wilton Junction. Ia; Kenneth C. Sci
bert, sergeant, Third infantry, Iowa Ma
tionaiF Guard; James NJ. Brearton. Wat,
erloo. Ia; Ward c. Henry, Des Moines.
: Ia; Barney w. Gill, Madison, Neb.;
Harry H. Hummel, Davenport Neb.
To be second lieutenant, infantry sec
ton. officers reserve corps: Russell Il.
Mason, first sergeant, Fourth infantry,
Nebraska National Guard; Ralph r.
Witt, supply sergeant, Third infantry,
Iowa National Guard; Floyd q. Hughes,
Council Bluffs, Ia; Herman Schnerin-
ger. sergeant, Fourth infantry. Nebrns-