The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-07-10
HARD TRAINING
NOW. IN ORDER
Men at Camp Dodge Anxious to Get
Away and Are Devoting All Their
Strength to Becoming Fitted. :
MEN HAVE DINNER ON FIELD

Away and Are Oevoting All Their
Strength to Becoming Fitted. =
MEN HAVE DINNER ON FIELD
TubercuIar Soldiers to be Left Be-
hind-Strict Measures Taken
for Health Of Men.
DIVISION HEADQUARTERS, Camp
Dodge, July 9-1ntensive training is
consuming every available moment as
the time draws nearer when overseas
activities will be reality The men
are anxious to get away and are de-
voting all Of their strength in an effort
to become speedily fitted for the duties
at the battle front in France.
The latest time saving plan to be
adopted provides that infantrymen
when going out to drill in the morn.
ing shall take their monday meal ra-
tions with them This method saves
considerable time as the drill grounds
for the various organizations are from
one to two miles from the organiza-
tion areas and the carrying of the ra-
tions saves the time that otherwise
would be taken up in marching to and
from the barracks.
Every morning long lines of khaki
clad men leave the camp site. their
haversacks filled with food and can
teens filled with water strapped to
their backs and hung on their belts.
Physical examinations of men who
reported with the last increments
have been completed and the work of
selecting those considered fit for over.
seas service is far enough along so
that orders have been issued perma-
nently assigning large numbers OF
men to the various division units.
Under the system adopted with the,
reporting of the last selectives all
men were assigned to the depot bri-
gade and attached to various Organiza-
tions for quarters, rations and pre-.
liminary training. With the selection
of those for overseas service orders
have been issued transferring many of
these men permanently to the organ
iZations to which they have been mere.
ly attached. A..,
Such action was taken recently as
follows: Il
To the 349th infantry, 1,541 men; to-
the 350th infantry, 1886 men; to the
351st infantry, 1,347 men; to the S52d
infantry, 1,407 men; to the 337th, 33Sth
and 3Ssth field artillery regiments,
715 men, Ill men and 676 men, re-
spactiyely; to the sS7th, SSsth and
3S9th machine gun battalions, 93 men,
174 men and 164 men respectively; to
the ammunition train, 162 men; to
the sanitary train, 81 men; to the
supply train, 6 men, and to the 31Sth
engineers, 664 men.
The limitation of furloughs, the an
nullment of down town privileges ax-
cept in restricted sense on Saturday
nights and Sundays, the Improvement
of every minute in some phase OF
training all point to preparatory ef-
fort which means an early departure
for overseas service.
Officers Relieved of NonIessentiaIs.
To relieve officers of the 8Sth divi-
sion of all work Of administration OF
organizations in the camp not pertain
ing to the division, camp officers have
been appointed for this work.
The appointment, while at the pres
ent time but temporary, will immedi-
ately relieve division staff officers OF
a great deal of routine work which
has heretofore been handled by them
in nearly all of the offices of division
headquarters .'
The following are the onicers ap-
pointed to the various administrative
offices for the camp:
Capt. Adam Richmond has been
named camp judge advocate. 81.
Lieut. Col. E. w. Rich, camp sur
geon. 49,
Capt. Percy Bordwell, camp inspec-
tor. -
Capt. Royal H. Drummond, camp
signal officer
Second Lieut.. Virgil N. Charles,
camp ordnance officer.
The camp adjutant and camp quar-.
termaster are to be named later I.
TubercuIar Soldiers Will Be Left
Behind.
Strict measures to prevent the pos
sibility of any officer Or enlisted man
at Camp Dodgesbeing sent to France
while showing any indication of tuber.
culOsis are being taken. A board OF
medical officers, specialists in this dis
ease, has been appointed and sched.
ule by which every officer in the di.
vision is to present himself for exam.
ination by this board has been pub
lished in division orders. +
Some Interesting Athletic Stunts.
Athletics are taking a prominent
part in the activities Of the soldiers
at Camp Dodge this week. The com.
pany tryouts for all men in the di-
vision are being held under the direc.
tion Of company and regimental ath'
letic officers. The events include the
100 yard dash. running high jump,
running and standing broad jump, and
boxing and wrestling matches for all
men. Monday the men in the 176th
infantry brigade, including the 351st
and S52d infantry regiments, were
given their tryouts. Tuesday the
soldiers in the 175th brigade, includ.
ing the 349th and 350th infantry reg
iments were put through their PAGES,
while Wednesday the soldiers in the
313th sanitary train, 313th field sig
nal battalion and 337th, 33Sth and
S39th machine gun battalions were
given tryouts, Thursday the engineer
regiment and the military police will
hold their events and Friday the men
in the artillery brigade, while the
soldiers in the ammunition train and
those on duty at the base hospital
will work out Saturday. At a later
date the winners in the various COM
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