New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-12

] ing to the present plans of war recrea-
! ton board a. travelling repertoire COM
/ pany viii play the theaterS every other
week. The talent for these shows
will be drafted from the best the foot
lights Of America have to offer.
During the weeks when there are no
theatrical performances local talent will
give entertainments in the great au-
ditorium. ssz s58ss.s.5s
IColored Officer Lectures His Men.
Youse all do right and people will
treat youse right and youse all be
Egood and people will treat you good, :"
was shouted by colored lieutenant
to company Of negroes fresh from
Alabama in tones that could be heard
ia half-mile. Out Of group of three
hundred negroes only 60 could write
their names. Some Of them do not
know the right hand from the left.
A bunch of them took great interest in
being told with what nation we are
at war and one inquisitive chap wanted
to know to which army General Kizer
belonged. The colored men take great
interest in their drills and are anx-
ious to learn all that is to be known.
Gen. Plummer says that it is the uni
versal custom of the negro women to
( tag along after the men when they
join the army. He predicts that sew
eral thousand of them will come strag-
Cling in before winter comes and this
contingency has greatly. stirred Des
MONIES. Gov. Harding and the State
Council for defense together with some
of the prominent negro citizens OF
Des Moines have appealed to the
Governor of Alabama to do all he can
to restrain an unusual exodus OF the
colored population hitherward. The sec
rotary Of war has also been asked to
use the restraining influences OF his
department.
Thanksgiving Big Event
Seven French and eight English Of
ficers detailed for service at Camp
Dodge got their first view Of an Amer
lean Thanksgiving and they enjoyed
the occasion very much. The big feed
at the camp required around ten tons
of turkey, ten thousand pounds OF
sweet potatoes, five thousand pounds
of cranberries, ten thousand pounds
Of spuds, four thousand pies and all of
the appurtenances belonging to real
Thanksgiving dinner. It required two
tons Of dry bread to make the turkey
dressing. There were services in the
various religious quarters. In the =.
M. c.. A. auditorium Brig. Gen. r.
N. Getty read President Wilson's
Thanksgiving proclamation. Chaplain
Higgins read devotional service and
Chaplain Boyd gave the address. Mem
hers of the First Battalion, Three Hum
dred and Forty-ninth Infantry fur
nished the song service. Those in the
hospitals were remembered in keeping
with their ability to enjoy Thanksgiv-
ing goodies.
A special train took large company
! of rooters to Omaha to watch the
I Camp Dodge aggregation put it: all
over the team from Fort Riley, Kan
sas Another big game is planned, if
the weather will admit of it, at Drake
stadium. This will be with an all
state team from the various Iowa col
Eleges. Coach Griffith believes he has
a bunch Of men that can defeat any
team in the west. Here is list of
the membership and the colleges where
training was received:
! Carberry, West Point; Mayer, Min
nesota; Mahahah Denver; Cook, Wis
consin; Allanson, Cornell; Robertson,
Dartmouth; Allison, Carlton, Moss,
Ames; Mccormick, South Dakota;
Sheeler, Cornell; Jones, Wisconsin; Tho
mas, Iowa; Derr, Pennsylvania; Davis,
Drake. -
Holiday Remembrance.
! No doubt the people at home are
thinking of sending something to the
soldier boys. An official list has been
made out for the convenience # such
as a kind Of suggestion as to W, at
Z would be the best adapted to the soldier
s life. Here is the list:
Candy, cake and fruit but better
Z still, jam, jelly and peanut butter:
3 Soap which fathers quickly and has
healing properties. Oatmeal soap is
best. Tar and glycerine soaps are