New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-21

the big army camp were being used for
immoral purposes. In reply to an in
quiry by Gem Plumlner, Colonel Harbe-
son made a full report touching his
department. Among other things Col.
Harbeson says: Since the beginning
of the camp the military police have
kept special lookout for Just such
things. There has never been the
slightest indication that such practices
exist, and this Office is convinced there
has never been q single case Of anyt ching
Of this kind in the vicinity Of the camp.
In addition to the military police there
have been four deputy sheriffs constant
" on duty in and near. the camp for the
purpose of keeping the vicinity clean
and proper. These gentlemen have
their secret agents at work night and
day and report that they have be n
unable to find any indications whatever
OF wrongdoing. This office is also in
touch with secret service men Of the
offices of the constructing quartermas-
ter and contractors. These gentlemen
report nothing of the kind. The federal
authorities have provided United
States commissioner who has an Office
in the camp, before whom violators of
the law can be taken at once.
First Cases Before Court Martial.
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The army has no use for civil courts.
It takes care of it's own delinquents.
The first case to come to trial was that
of Otto Wangerin, of St. Paul, a socialist.
He refused to put on the uniform furnish
ed him and he also refused to drill.
Leniency was shown him at first in the
hope that he might relent. He was
put to pealing potatoes in one of the mess
barracks. Afterwards he was placed in
the guard house. When he was called
for trial an attorney from the Judge
Advocates department was assigned to
defend him. After taking all Of the
evidence under Amusement sentence
of Is years in the government peniten-
tiary at Fort Leavenworth was invoked.
In his defense .Wangerin claimed to be,
an internationalist and a follower of
Thomas Paine. Any participation in
warfare he said was. against his prin-
ciples and the draft law violation of
his constitutional rights. A case now
is pending in the United States supreme
court against Wangerin for testing the
constitutionality of the selective service.
His sentence under the court martial,
will not affect the status of this case,
according to Major Grahams Wangerin.
was assigned to the headquarters COM
pany of the Three Hundred and Fifty
first infantry regiment. The next victim
before the high court was j. G. Stivers,
of Cazenoyia, ILL.,, who plead guilty to
stealing $40 from Private C. S. Reeser.
He was entenced to prison for 5 years.
Lieutenant Brown came next and his
penalty was dishonorable discharge
from the army because of conduct I'M
becoming an officer. He got drunk
and insulted some women upon the
streets of Des Moines. The cases
against the Industrial Workers of the
World were dismissed when the men
all agreed to be faithful and true soldiers.
Health Conditions Good.
When any soldier becomes indisposed,
no matter how slightly, he is placed in
the regimental hospital for observation.
Most of the cases of illness go no further, 1
but in case there are serious indications
the sick are taken to the base hospital
Were the Red Cross nurses and a large