The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-20
GEN. PLUMMER j
GOES T0FT. SILL
Much Liked General at Camp Dodge
Gets Transferred to Camp at
Ft. Sill, Oklahoma.
HAS MADE AN ENvlAsLE RECORD
War Department Looking for Younger
Leaders-GeneraI Plummer is
62 Years Of Age.

War Department Looking for Younger
Leaders-General Plummer is
62 Years Of Age.
DIVISION HEADQUARTERS, Camp
Dodge, March 19-The $4,000 men, rep
resenting the completed increment Of
the first draft, have been released
from quarantine and have been de-
voting their spare moments in an in
vestigation of the big cantonment En-
tertainments have been given in the
several recreation centers and a visit
to Des Moines has enabled the men
to get q better idea of their surround
ings. lf
Since the arrival of the large con-
tingent the base hospital has found Its
duties considerably increased There
were 1900 men needing medical care
last week and this kept the los nurses
very busy. A couple OF deaths from
pneumonia the past week served to
intensity the dread of the presence OF
that disease which has been the cause
OF more deaths i'll the cantonments all
oFSI Iltc guilty IAou SlAy oIhSA ~
Fiction. The presence here Of 5000
negroes from Alabama, who are unac-
customed to the severe cold weather
that visited this section the past win
ter, caused the unfavOrable health
showing made here, in comparison to
Il number OF other cantonments. And
now it is announced that 5000 more
colored troops are headed this way.
The officers in the several canton.
mcnts have formed an organization
and are working to get relief from
congress. Their complaints have refer
ence to salaries. Most people are un-
der the impression that officers have
a snap in comparison with the meager
stipend received by privates, but the
expense account reverses this opinion
which closely studied. A schedule OF
expenditures required OF officers runs
Something like this:
Equipment which will average al
most $4,000 per month for the first
year, including original cost and re-
placement. Up to date he has had to
purchase this equipment in the open
,rarlEsat at an average expense, OF $3.50
for foreign service. II
Mess, whether on home service or
on foreign service. II on detached duty
ii is increased. The cost of mess aver
ages from $4,000 to $4,000 per month,
and the officer has absolutely no de-
cision as to how much it shall cost.
Insurance costs the officer from $500
TO $500 per month.
Practically every officer. as a mat
ter of patriotism and influence. has to
pay monthly towards the Liberty loan.
If he subscribes only $1OO, that will
average $40 per month.
In addition, if the officer is married,
he must maintain quarters for his FAM
lily. This is not provided in war
times as in peace times. If he attempts
to maintain his family near the can
tonments the price is excessive; il at
a distance he, is not able to protect
them against exploitation.
The officers receive pay as follows:
Second lieutenant. $l4l: first lieuten.
ant, 5000 per month, with ten per cent
increase for foreign service. Out OF
5000 men commissioned at TT. Sheri'
dan, only l67 were commission ed cap
tains. Fifty per cent OF them were
married men with dependents. This
proportion holds good in other train
ing schools for officers.
General Getty in Command.
wen NcucIdl la
France General Getty was in charge
Of this division Of the national army.
When General Plummer received Off.
cial notice to report at FIT. Sill he re.
turned the command over to General
Getty again.
Whether General Getty will be per-
manently assigned to command the di.
vision is not known. 1t is thought
, l,r;uoIior vnporo0 from some
other portion of the country will be
raised in rank to major general and
assigned to Camp Dodge.
This Man Knew a Whole Lot.
There is one man who knows all
about the individual soldiers peculiar
tiles and qualifications. He is Captain
Morrisey, whose title is divisional per.
sonnel officer at Camp Dodge. His
business is to know all about the men
and he does. If the department asks
for a man from Camp Dodge qualified
for a certain purpose Captain Nor
risey can lay his hands upon the fell
low wanted.
A card index system has been adopt
ed with card made out for every
man in camp. On the card one hundred
and four vOcationS are given. Soldiers
are required to check the particular
line of work in which they are pro-
ficient. and the relative degree OF efh-
cheney attained.
Different colored index stickers de-
note the differen' degrees of efficiency
and with these the cards are tagged.
Captain Morrisey has had an UNI
usual and varied experience in the
army. Besides being personnel officer
at Camp Dodge he is insurance and
statistical officer and assistant divis-
ion adjutant.
He is an expert swordsman. pistol
shot and rineman; holds certificates OF
proficiency in English, French and
Italian equitation; served with Sec
ond and Nineteenth United States cav
airy: in, command Of Troop B. Second
cavalry; President Wilson's escort in
1917; instructor at Plattsburgh, N. Y,
1915; instructor Of business mems
home guard at White House grounds
in Washington; military instructor in
Holton-Arms school, Washington, sea-
son of 1861.
Officers Must Dress Well.
atg nHi corc ~ CSarnn TlOt1pa Yrnugts wear