Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-16

Camp Dodge, Jan. 16-Thirty two
students from the Kansas Agricultural
College. candidates for commissions in
the officers training school established
by the war department at Camp Fun
ston, Fort Riley. Kan, have been trans
ferred from the school there to the
school at Camp Dodge,
Word Of the transfer was received
ut Camp Dodge by Lieut.. Col. r. Il.
Parrot. colnmandant of the school. 1t
is presumed the school at the Kansas
camp was unable to care for the stu
dents.
1t was announced by Colonel Par
rott that there will be no efficiency
board maintained in connection with
the training school opened for the en-
listed men and students from certain
colleges. such as was established at the
two previous camps at Fort Smelling 10
weed out undesirable candidates or men
when it WAS found they could not keep
up the work
ANY man who is Wiling to work
and has been admitted to the school
may continue the course regardless of
whether tho officers believe he will
qualify for a commission" Col. Parrot
SAID.
DiSobediencn will result Immediate
~ in a recommendation to the divi-
sion commander that the offender be
Withdrawn from the school, according
to Colonel PARROT.
Were willing to let a man stay in
as long as he desires If he believes he
~ fn'
lazy, however, steps will be taken to
effect his withdrawal" Colonel Parrot
said,
Soldiers at Camp Dodge have pro-
tected their wives and dependents with
1924, 999,500 worth Of government war
risk insurance.
Under the measures OF the war risk
insurance act eighty per cent of SOL
diers have subscribed to from $1,000
to 1000 of insurance of this type This
percentage is nearly twice as large as
that OF any Of the other sixteen nation
al army divisions.
OF this enormous amount the two
Iowa regiments have taken out ST.
SIS, 900 worth. The S50th infantry. to
which men from northern Iowa were
assigned has subscribed s11,062. 500 and
the 339th artillery regiment. composed
Of southern Iowa soldiers Sc, 255, 500.
Lieutenant Morrisey and assistants
are launching a campaign to bring the
total percentage OF insurance sold to
100 per cent.
Iowa men in the 339th field artillery
regiment at Camp Dodge are going to
be able to make 1t uncomfortable for
Fritz when the regiment gets located
on the battle front in France.
The equipment for this regiment is
going to be S-inch rifles instead Of
This means that the guns which will
be used by the Iowa mon win have an
effective range of 10000 yards.
The guns to be used by tho 339th are
one Of the largststypes used by field
artillery regiments in modern warfare.
Their weight Is 80 great that a motor
lied system of transportation is used
and large tractors instead of horses
and mules take the pieces to the de-
sired points behind the lines.
None Of these guns have been re-
ceived at Camp Dodge. and 1t Is not
known whether this equipment will be
received here before the division is or
dered to move The size ana power Of
the rifles II 50 great that it win be I'm
possible for tho mon to gain practice
with them on tho present artillery
range because OF insufficient room.
1t appears now that probably tho
only artillerymen to receive actual fir
Ing practice on tho range with tho
equipment they are to use in France,
will be those of the a3Sth field artillery
regiment. The men In this regiment
are from western North Dakota and the
guns to be used are Of 8-inch caliber.
The as7th field ARTILLERY regiment is
to be equipped With 4.7-inch guns but
the range Of these is too great to per-
NIT Of practice with them on the pres
ent range.
Four artillery pieces of the s.2-inch
caliber have been received by the ar
tillery brigade and will be used for
practice by the artileTymen.
The guns are an Anticipated type.
without recoil equipment, and now con-
sidered entirely ineNectual in modern
warfare.
The pop guns. as the artilleryunen
call them. however furnish a means
whereby horses may be trained and
some information gained.
Mai. L. W. Ainsworth, OF Des Nfoines.
commanding the 913th field signal bat
TALON here, has been detailed al the
officer in charge Of a divisional signal