The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-09-20
nEWOPPORTUN|TY
FOR DRAWN MEN
WILL BE GIVEN CHANGE TO GO
TO OFFICERS SCHOOL.
SUNDAY BUSY DAY FOR BOYS
Friends Come To Camp Dodge From
All over the State and Afford
the Soldiers Many Picnic
Treats.

Des Moines, Sept. 17.--Iowa men
conscripted for the Eighty.eighth Gi.
vision of the national army at Camp
Dodge, are to be given an opportunity
to attend third and probably fourth
officers training school at Fort Shell
ing, Mimi.
Preference at these camps will heI
given to soldiers of the national army,
who may be selected for special train
ing to fit them for commissions. II Isl
considered probable, in fact, that stu
dents Of this class win entirely fill the
next camp, leaving no room for the
attendance of any civilian. 80
n This plan is in line with the war de-
partment's announced intention of oh
tanning army in France. 1t is probable
the men who will be selected will be
those who show the greatest degree
or maturity and natural aptness for
heading men. -, 30 d ~
Sunday A Busy Day. e..
The space for automobile parking
was well filed Sunday, pennants On
the cars testifying that relatives and
Lends of national army men had
come from long distances to see sons
and brothers, husbands and sweet
hearts. --.
Sabbath being the only time during
which women are allowed to visit bar
racks, and then when accompanied
flocked in with baskets filed with
fried chicken and other delicacies.,
!. Happy family groups were to ha
seen under shade trees at the out.
skirts of the cantonment,. where pic-
mic parties were being enjoyed. v'..
Judging from the smiling faces of
both drafted men and visitors, the Sec
ond Sunday in camp was one long 70
be remembered.
Those Who Go South.
Transportation facilities have been
arranged for by cantonment officials
for the sending south of from $500 tel
5000 men, who will be transferred
from the national army to the national
guard at Deming, N. NJ, about Sept.
20. .a.~.r2@ p~t. -
Railroad companies will carry the
men in Pullmans, 700 men to each
train. Lieut.. Col. H. o. Bonneycastle,
division quartermaster,% has made all
arrangements for service. At head
quarters it has been announced that
the arrival OF the men and receipt Of
proper data is all that is necessary to
fill the war departments order t0l
transfer men.
The first $500 men to report Sep
TENDER 49, from Iowa, North Dakota
and Minnesota will be put in the depot
brigade, where they will be trained
until sent south. There is a possibly
that double this number of men Will
enter the brigade, but further orders
are awaited. ,..i4.. II
- Street to Be Paved.
Fifty-eighth street from the cityl
limits to Camp Dodge will be paved
with brick by Dec. l. The county Su-
pervisors by unanimous vote award
ed the contract for the "a miles OF
paving, including gravel wings, to
Akin. & Flutter of Des Moines for $20l,-
1875. The bid on the brick was 81 50
per square yard. = ,3,:p.a~a
According to the bids on, Beaver
road opened by the board July 25, the
county has saved more than $10,293.15
by postponing final action on road 10
the cantonment to the present time.
Besides that the bid made on brick in
July did not include the gravel wings.
The lowest bid on brick received by
the city for the Beaver avenue con.
tract was $2.S5.