The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-06-19
1000 Foreign
BECOME; c ClTIZ'!El,s !!

bElUm|t! IlllLLlMs|'
Interesting Event At Camp Dodge 1.
Making American Citizens Out
~. o. Foreigners New There.
$1,000 TO EoUiP"EAcH soLo,ER
paymae&er Of ssth Division Draws Z
chsek for 42,71s,S31.s1 to Pay
Men at Camp Dodge.
DIVISION HEADQUARTERS. Camp
Dodge, June 18-The most interesting
event transpiring at Camp Dodge these
days Is the making of American citi.
sens out OF over 1000 foreigners who
are quartered there. getting ready to
become Z part OF the great army over.
seas. A dozen different natioHalities
are represented by the motley throng
and Ill are anxious to become citizens
Of this country. - -'
District Judge Thomas J. Guthrie,
assisted BY his clerk, A. H. Bode, rep
Fesents the government and he makes
suIo tnSS tno Mon Auo" wet .t t"os =. ne
about. ne impIesses upon smem the
sertoosness OF c1tlsensn1p: me con
stitution OF the United otates 's leau -
to- the men In groups of 100 and II
tneIeS ste any VINO 40 hot coMtIonen1
the fuH import OF the document ana
interpreter explains the troublesome
paragraph or section In the language
OF the Questioner.
One OF the bls problems oevolving
upon the 7. N. =. A. Is instructihs
foreigners ~ the use OF the Ensnsh
lansuaSe. capable instructors are
pfovldod ana IN some cases men ol
foreienf oirtR VINO nave eooo COM
mand s0f Englssh fenaer vaiuaDle as
ststanco. F0reigners are urged 10 use
the Eusl!sh language IN conversation
1monE themselves ana Tor tnls pur'
10se An enort is mace 10 Keep tne men
from gathering IN groups ana convers'
Ing II their native tongue. inet ID
dimcult matter ior IN spite OF the eI'
10rte put torWerd the men OF any ohe
particular nation> set toeetneI anu
WAen ehis happens the native tonsue
psed0mnetee IN spite Oh tne lnJunc
Tons 70 cut u OUT. Inc eaeerhess "
the men 20 learn Ensnsn coMpensates
Tor many discourasements tnat crop
ONT nero ana there. One OF tne sur
pfnlng feat!res the Iact tnat
number OF the men VINO cannot spexA
the Enellen iienS Sue8e we're ooEn- rlsn1
mere 10 tnS country. some oL tnenl
wero geo0eated cnnEcn scnools .
Ehefa the Magua&e oi tne nstsv1ty "
0Rs lfes y ~, " ..,...-
!lesess n Z ssle.ss Z yeeoes: = NoITasas' ry
GIyeks, 1ueelans' sltshAns' unes
.le 70 n esmians ana IN occ.sIvn.. ~.H
- !1l - nan IN psE.ISul. s nss
Oeon WY nelp1ul 20 % tne ins'lu..vrs 11
0ecauoe ol u1s y9ssetn!'y. o speeHS
nuent!y seven olHerent iansuases' ~
though . RUSSIAN 0y o1rtn; ,,..
OtneF' phases OF L.. "a: v. a. T. euuS. .nSss
tlonal Work tne 'eacnins u ,- 'noao ~"
whose eaucatIOn mas Oeen WAoNy Aee
lecteo. Among tne wv s men WY 80,
CUntly I"We " .nle 400 .,,he nan
missouri are over a'ooo ,n wno can a..
neither read nor ~rlte. Inese nen
are from the O1ark mountain 1eelon
wnere educational matters uo not SEN ~
to have much merit. instructors hnu
1t . dimcult matter 10 teacn nen' ~ ~
many cases olaer thah .nellSol'os' 'n0
e-...- A. A.~>p
H Cess Money 70 equ'p ~ 10 ~" :.
II 10 ststeo tnat ~ cos.s '. @.o,vyJ ,s,e. ~
tnoroueniy IRAN anu eqa.p ,,oo , q,
and Set nlh ON tne ..us nns.aaae4a o -
francs. wnen tne anoun. ~ oSroIs. Soe 49,
IN some Oh tne SoyeInI1ut Mn.n on1SN nssL. ."s is
pass tnrousn tne les ,s Mones .n naas Se~s ,s
taken INTO scc0un1 th!s .aS. ~. ~. oe.T"Ss r.
apparent. me otnes uss ee.s ms'Gr g,,.,.,o,, L. "
Mean, P1ymsAte5 y. tne .,,. oosn .t.n',oh u.
~ camp D0ake, , Ile~ eho.H hon1 .n.oreH ano,n.t
the Des Mohes Nat'Ial J1Is..aS uN st.tes aAo. 20.
tne treasurer as O tne un.tgo - S'asss ssa ~ ~.
$z,tAe'oSd.el. Inc psyro. .a -. NO ~ oua- u
GERS sa lamp Douse aaoun'e s9 -. 80. ~ oa 40
$l'Oo0'oVo = 'montn' Auu " thn .nis ns. .n
monthly st'pend n4 y. tae nen' ~ tao oos oost
N supps.es snu ~. o4s. tsnws.nS. ~ horses
and care OF tne tnoasainos o, !. horses sas's
ana mules ena some iaea can .ue.0.,nn ue .vtn
90 OF the eApens've"esS u pfop"' "''o"
lor war
omeer 0u"v o. p., 80
SECOND Lieutenant .,.t ;sse .,.c oviec Mseh;na 70
Cnicago, on auey WIN .ne nno
Gun company, aa., essea inaay. no"r. G,.rtsaI nnI
oeen triea ~ genela. eou' "1Au .....so',t %