New Ulm review., 1917-12-26
OFFICERS MUST NOT
DRESS TOO SWELL
sWAGGER STICKS AND FANCY.
ovERcoATs ARE NOT
ALLOWED
BOYS MUST NOT ALLOW THEIR
LETTERS TO BE GIVEN
TO PAPERS

LETTERS TO BE GIVEN
TO PAPERS
The niftiest bunch of officers that has
put in an appearance thus far arrived
last week 500, Of them. The men
were from Fort Smelling, Minnesota
and Fort Benjamin Harrison, of In
diana. They have been thoroughly
trained for service and they will take
rank with officers already on duty
upon the arrival of the next incre-
ment of selected men. These officers
were fitted out in new suits, with pol
ished leather puttees and silver spurs.
When they landed at Camp Dodge they,
were given a cordial greeting by the
officers and men who had just passed
through a ten day siege of zero wealth
er. The first severe jolt the officers
received was that their fancy over
coats, swagger sticks and some other
extraneous and useless accoutrements
are not countenanced at this camp.
The army regulations only premit two
styles of overcoats, one the regulation
issue and the other jacket lined with
sheep skin. Many of the men had
fitted themselves out with expensive
equipment which must be discarded.
A thousand enlisted men from Illinois,
Wisconsin and Michigan arrived the
first Of the week. They did not wait
for their numbers to be called but took
advantage Of the order permitting en-
listments. They belong to the ord
nance division and are with the depot
brigade, Officers and men are here
from Ill sections Of the country. Reg
ulars from Fl. Douglas, Utah, members
of the signal corps from New York
and New Jersey, officers from about
every state in the union as well aa
from Trance and England, All serveto
give a Cosmopolitan aspect to the; mil
itary suits Of the 88th division ofthe
national army. Owing to the recent
declaration of war upon Austria, about
three hundred soldiers at Camp Dodge
are now alien enemies. These men
are drafted soldiers most of whom
have taken out their first naturaliza-
ton papers and under the federal law
they are not qualified to serve in the
army. Just what will be done with
them is not known, the most of them
having expressed a. desire to remain in
the army and fight for democracy.
No Homecomings for the Holidays.
Gen. Getty had arranged for series
Of furloughs for the men for the hol-
iday period. Many of the men had
made all arrangements to make a jour
ney back home but an order from
Secretary Of War, Newton D. Baker.
put an end to the contemplated visit.
The order reads as follows:
WAR DEPARTMENT,
December 5 1917.
4 None but lofty purposes and ex-:
allied motives could justify the. keep
ing of hundreds of thousands of men,
from their homes and families at this
time of Christmas, but the measure,
of that sacrafice will be the measure
also of the triumphant .achievmert
that will follow it. There is mighty
comfort in the knowledge that the.
history of these days will make a re-
cord not unworthy of the proud trad
ition of our past when again there IS
peace on earth.
NEWTON D. BAKER,
Secretary Of War;
It was not deemed best to permit
the congestion upon railway trains,
tbatssa general exodus would have oc-
casioned right at "a time when the
carrying capacity Of the roads would
be taxed in bringing to camp another.
increment of conscripts.
Group Of Engineer Officers Ordered
From Fort Leavenworth.
Engineer reserve corps officers sent
rom the training camp at Fort Leav-.
snworth to Camp Dodge are Capts. .
Joseph A. Warrington, Erwin j. Miner. !.
Norman M. Stineman, Henry B. sKel-s
ogg, Clifford NJ. King, Lafayette Knox. :
1ustavns H. Atchley, Arthur NJ,
Peters, First Lieuts. Lauren Z Thompson.
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