Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-21
HEAVY INSURANCE
BUSINESS AMONG
CAMP DODGE MEN
Soldiers Of SeIectiye Army at Canton.
ment Acting as Agents and
Are Soliciting.
TOTAL TAKEN OUT sss,5l5,Ooo
Protection Is Sold in Amounts Rang
Ing From One to Ten Thou
sands 0f Dollars.

Camp Dodge, Ia. NOV 2l-soldiers
OF the Eiehty-eighth division Of the
national army at Camp Dodge have
subscribed to S88,5l50o0 worth of
government war risk insurance.
with the insurance for sale IN
amounts between $1,000 and $4,000
The $4,000 men and officers Of the
Eighty-eighth division have taken full
advantage OF the opportunity to avail
themselves of r. means of protection
for their families or dependents be-
fore going into the trenches on the
battle fronts
The figures which have been sub
mitted 10 Lieutenant Colonel J, f. Mo
Kinlcy, Three Hundred Fitty-arst iu-
fantry IN charge of the work, show
an average OF S3.S4s a man
The work has been carried on by
officers appointed in each organiza-
ton as agents These men report
that still a greater amount will be
taken out by the men.
Minnesota Boys Alert.
The largest amount taken out by
any one organization was subscribed
by the Three Hundred Fifty-Arst in
fantry regiment. southern Mime
uta organization The report for this
regiment shows a total Ol $l3,d99 GOO
lowas two regiments, the Three
Hundred Fifticth infantry and the
Three Hundred Thirty-ninth Field Ar
llery subscribed $9A995o0 and $i.
$4,000 worth respectively.
Following are the organizations ans
the amounts subscribed by each
Three Hundred Forly-uinth infau
try. Si1l45,00U, 350th infantry So,
800 500. 35lst infantry. S13.499,00O
352d infantry $77S3, 500; 337th felt
| ullery. $S.G59500, 33Nth Geld artil
lcry S5174000. 359th field artillery
$4.7S5 600. 3S7th machine gun bat
TALON. $3.495O0J. 33Sth machine gun
battalion. S2.g1l000 239th machine
gnn battalion S232l0dO, 313th eugi
Heer regiment. $3StS.000; 313th trenCl
mortar battery. St,O30OO0, 3l3th fell
signal battalion. $2S4 .00O 3l3th head
quarters and military police $SG2000
&i3th ammunition train, 100000
@t3th engineer train. S494,600 3l3t
anitary train. ambulance section, 81
1853 600; sanitary trains of the 349tf
350th, 3jlst and SOD infantry regi
ments, $2.0SS,000. field hospitals, SIS
900. 1854. artillery brigade headquaT
ters detachment. $4,000; 163d depC
brigade, $2,26S,000; camp ordnanC
apartment, $4,000; school for cook
and bakers, $177,000; bakery company
a31st, $435,000, camp quartermaster'
corps, S1,72S,500; 404th field sigma
battalion. $4,000; headquarter
troop, $4,000. Total SSS5l5000.
Authority for the transportation t
Camp Dodge Of ! per cent Of count
quotas from the four states supply
ing the cantonment with men has bee
given local boards, II became know
at the Eighty-eighth division yestei
day. They will come here as 500
as convenient for the board to issu
necessary orders,
Men who resigned positions whe
they thought the third incremel
would be called will be among tn
/ per cent, as officers say the ca
was issued for their benefit
With the arrival and assignment
these men. the division will recei1
about five hundred men, approximat
ly the number discharged because
physical disability.
Skilled Workers Needed.
Opportunity for skilled mechani
to gain promotion to higher grades
held out by the ordnance and sign
corps. technical men are needed ba
ly by both organizations, and Office
are requesting that such soldiers COZ
municate through military channe
with proper officers for transfer,
General Vignal of the French arm
has cancelled his visit to Camp bod
for a time at least Officers expect
him Saturday or Sunday, but receiv
word yesterday that the general "
engaged in Washington and could n
make the trip at the present time.
One hundred and fifty men of {
coast artillery are 10 be returned
their former commands. These m
we're originally sent here TO fill Y
cancies as sergeant majors. both re
mental and battalion.
The men are returning not becau
they did not make good here, but /
cause regimental and battalion Office
had selected men picked for this wol
In the majority Of cases, the artiller
men are anxious TO return, as tn
left commanders with whom they ha
served for years, and also friends Oh
have sodiered with for some time