The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-06-05
100000 MEN -
NOW REGISTERED
Vast Number Of Soldiers Have Been
Registered at Camp Dodge Since
It's Establishment.

Vast Number Of Soldiers Have Beer
Registered at Camp Dodge Since
It's Establishment.
THOUSANDS NOW IN FRANCE
Baseball Talent Reports for Duty
Prominent Men Of National Game
Stationed at Camp Dodge
DIVISION HEADQUARTERS, Camp
Dodge, June 4-More soldiers are now
enrolled at Camp Dodge than at any
time since 1t was established. 1t is
estimated that 100000 different men
have been registered here since this
cantonment was established last Sep
tember. These men have been sent
to different military posts from time to
time to NIL up depleted ranks and
thousands OF them are now in France,
1t Is believed the present increment
will take the regular sixteen weeks
Of intensive training and go directly
from here to overseas service. The
366ths regiment, composed Of negroes
mostly from Alabama, will soon leave
for service in France. These men have
been here for six months and have
been given thorough training. They
have their own officers up to and in
cluding first lieutenant; all officers
above this rank are white. Several
colored men from Hampton institute
in Virginia are here at the officers
training school in order to fit them
selves for official duties among the
soldiers of that race.
A New Commanding Officer
In a previous letter it was stated
that the officers all had to pass strict
medical examination and the result of
this was to test eligibility for overseas
duty. General Plummer lost his COM
mand because he was regarded as too
old for the strenuous work that would
be required of him. General Getty
succeeded temporarily to the command
Of this division but when the returns
came back from review by the medi.
cal staff in Washington it was found
that he too was disqualified for SER
vice in France The war department
soon will send to the senate the nomi-
nation Of a brigadier general to the
rank of major general to command
the division. Brig. Gen. w. D. Beach
has been designated acting division
commander General Getty has been
ordered to Camp Gordon, Ga, to COM
mand q replacement unit at that point.
The order, changing commanders, dis
charges General Getty from the ma
tional army as q result of which he
will revert to the rank OF colonel in
the regular army Colonel Getty held
the rank Of colonel in the regular army
eight years prior to the United States
entrance into the war.
No More Speeches From Soldiers
Orders issued from division head.
quarters have put stop to the prac.
tice which since last fall has given
people in many localities an OppOr-
tunity to hear addresses from officers
and men here pertaining to the camp
life. and the men who have been se-
lected for service with Uncle Sans
army for democracy. Many men and
officers up to this time have been CIV
en- passes or leaves to assist their
home communities in campaigns for
funds for the Liberty loan, Red
Cross and similar purposes. This prac-
tice will have to stop. Army chap
lains will be allowed to preach SER
mons at churches, but will not be al
lowed to address other audiences. No
officers or men will be allowed to ad-
dress commercial organizations or 9th.
er similar bodies.
Baseball Talent Reports for Duty.
Claude Lefty" Thomas. pitcher for
the Des Moines Western league ball
club for several seasons, is now at
Camp Dodge, having reported there
this week. Thomas played with the
Minneapolis American association
team last year and started with the
Millers this spring.
William Jackson, Minneapolis out
fielder, also has reported at the local
cantonment.
Red" Faber, pitcher for the White
Sox, ChicagO's crack ball team, has
been selected for service and Is ex-
pected at Camp Dodge with the next
increment. He is ~ years Of age,
weighs $50 pounds, and stands six
feet and one inch in height. He has
one flat foot which he got in his boy
hood days on the farm where he was
doing jumping act but this does not
disqualify him for service. His
home Is at Cascade, Dubuque county.
Army Nurses In BIG Demand
The American Red Cross is endeav.
oring to supply the demand for nurses.
An official bulletin posted in conspic.
uous places at the camp that the at
tention of young women visitors at
the cantonment might be attracted to
it reads as follows: 1--WE have been
definitely asked by the surgeon gener-
al to supply 5000 nurses by June 1st,
for the army alone, and it is estimated
that probably not far from 10000 ad-
ditional nurses will be needed by Jan.
I, 1919. 1t seems evident from the
recent surveys which have been made
OF the nursing resources OF the coun-
try that there are not more than 65,-
900 registered nurses in the United
States. II we are to meet the needs of
the army and navy, We shall probably
need to assign to duty within the next
year not far from 10000 nurses"
Soldiers Observed Memorial Day
Decoration day was a holiday at the
big camp. Exercises were held In the
morning ip all of the Y. M. c. A. huts.
Several thousands Of soldiers partici-
pated in the parade in Des Moines.
Every unit of the service was repre-