Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-20
AL EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLED At
ouARTERMAsTER's DEPOT
AT OMAHA.
NO SUPPLY PROBLEM
TO DELAY DEPARTURE
Regiments Of Thirteenth Division to Be
Fully Quilted Before Departing For
Camp Cody, Demine, N. M.-Ques.
tions Affecting Mobilization to Be
Settled Forthwith,
Special to Times Republican.
IBy z. G.. Dougherty.1

Washington. July 20.--Every item OF
supplies which the Iowa National
Guard will need before the troops leave
for the thirteenth division concentra-
ton camp at Deming, n. NJ. has been
assembled in the office of the army
depot auarterrnaster- at Omaha, the
war department announced today.
There will be no supply problem to
delay the departure of the troops and
every man will have every bit OF
equipment he will need until he reaches
'Deming.
Before the Iowa soldiers leave the
state for the south they will be given
hats, shirts, coats cotton and woolen),
breeches Cotton and woolen), iegg!ngs,
shoes and blankets, all Of which are
supplied by the quartermaster depart
ment-and rifles, belts, meat cans,
ctfps knives. forks and spoons, which
come from the ordnance depots.
Two weeks ago the supplies were or
dered placed in all depots where the
troops are to- be outtitted. Word has
come back from the Omaha depot that
all the supplies for the thirteenth divi-
sion have arrived.
Extra Regiment CT Infantry.
There are several questions affecting
the national guard mobilization that
must be settled before the troops leave
for the south. but from present IN
d!cations all will be settled without
delaying departure.
One question is that of disposing OF
the excess infantry. Iowa. Minnesota
brig fla
infantry. or all the division needs.
South Dakota has an additional resi-
nent. General Mann said today this
extra regiment might be sent TO the
twentieth division. on the Pacific coast,
which is short OF infantry. There is
an extra regiment of field artillery in
the division that may be sent TO fill
out gap.
Another question is.ftnat Of raising
an ammunition train of, as men. Iowa
first was assigned to this task. but
when the state failed to raise the COM
pany the war department sent regular
and national guard recruiting parties
into the five states to raise the COM
pany piecemeal. This is not expected
to cause delay, for as many men as
are recruited will be sent south and
any shortage will be filed by the drafs
Kenyon Takes Up, Contract Fjsht.t
Senator Kenyon has taken UP .. hGht
on the contracts being awarded by the
government to men who have been en-
gagged by the government to aid in dis
tributing contracts. Most of the men
the senator is aiming at are attached
TO the council Of national defense as
thairrnen Of subcommittee
Senator Kenyon read speech deliv-
cred by Congressman Good. at Cedar
Rapids, which showed that the gov
eminent. in awarding IA contract for
army shoes, gave an order for 409,o0o
pairs at s4.7e1s pair to the MoElwain
Shoe Company. Of which ]. F. NC
Elwain, chairman Of the shoe commit
tee Of the council Of national defense
is chairman. and that this price was
Is cents per pair higher than the low
est bids. A general investigation of
the contract awards Of the council OF
national defense is likely to be the
outcome Of the assaults on the council
which followed the charges by Senator
Kenyon and Congressman Good.