The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30

fused to recognize his plea and pro-
ceeded with his case without giving
him any chance to present his evil
dence regarding the courts jurisdic-
tion According to reviewing author
tiles the courts refusal affected the
soldiers right under the thirty-sev-
enth article of war.
Dying Soldier Leaves Property to the
Red Cross .-
When Private John Doubeck saw
there was no hope for his recovery
from the attack of pneumonia he call
led Red Cross worker to his bedside
and had him write a will which pro-
vided that all of his belonging be left
to the Red Cross. Doubeck Is native
Hungarian, but has been member of
the Sd battalion, 14th infantry, for
several years and was stationed with
the battalion at Juneau, Alaska. He
has no close relatives and but distant
relatives in Hungary, SO he willed all
his property to the American Red
Cross. This amounted to about $1400,
including three $10O Liberty bonds
and deposits in bank in Juneau,
Alaska amounting to s1,100.
Dodge Boys Buy Bonds
Camp Dodge soldiers have subscrib-
ed more than 100000 to the fourth
Liberty loan. OF this amount $4,000
represents cash sales. Solicitors are
still busy among the men and it Is
believed the sales will reach half
million dollars when completed.
Promotions Are Made
o,,11 Tp,, 1rvn
has been made first lieutenant in the
quartermaster corps, the war depart
|ment announces. Other appointments
are Eugene Schenk, Waterloo, first
lieutenant, engineers; Frank A. Mar
tion, Abba, second lieutenant, en-
gineers; John E. O'Connor, Dubuque,
second lieutenant, quaItermaster
corps; John A. Snyder, Roland, first
lieutenant, medical corps; Oscar l..
Hawkins, Cascade, Ralph T. Lorimor,
Madrid, and John H. Lynch, Bancroft,
second lieutenants, veterinary corps;
John D. Cooney, West Union, and Ben,
H. Clark, Davenport, air service.
Give More Freedom to Picture Takers
Permits from Washington hereafter
will not be required for the taking OF
ordinary photographs about Camp
Dodge and other cantonments, accord
ing to a recent order. The object of
the new regulations is to remove all
necessary restrictions and grant the
maximum of practical freedom ito,
civilians in photographing matters of
legitimate public or private Interest.
In photographing military objects.
where secrecy is important 1t will first
be necessary tor get the permission of
the director of military Intelligence.
First Big Entertainment = - :,
AS soon as quarantine was lifted
Liberty theater was thrown open for
a minstrel show to be put on by the
163d depot brigade band. The larg-
est theater in the state was packed at
the first presentation and the big show
was repeated with similar success
the following evening. Some OF the
performers have world wide rephta-
ton in minstrelsy. 1t was a high class
performance and the men thoroughly
enjoyed the local hits.
- = Cookies Were a Delight O.
A million home made cookies were
taken to the men as soon as they
were released from quarantine. These
were contributed mostly by the women
of Des Moines but there were large
numbers sent from other communities
and some came from Illinois, Mime
sofa, North Dakota and Nebraska. Out
of the ten great truck loads was
variety that fit the case In every in
stance. The soldier that preferred
dark colored cookies was gratified to
find that his wants were met. All
varieties, colors and favors made the
combination a most appetizing one.
During the epidemic number Of Sal
vation Army attaches in typical hut
erected in the heart of the moving pic,
ture district on Locust street, put in
long hours each day cooking dough-
nuts for the men. .z ...'t
Captain Dox Dodge Nutrition Officer
Capt. A. w. Dox, sanitary corps, re-
ported Thursday at Camp Dodge to
enter upon the duties of nutrition Of
ficer. Since October of last year Cap
tain Dox has been in charge OF the
nutrition board for the southern de-
partment and has inspected the vari-
Gus army camps in the south with
reference to the proper feeding Of the
troops, the adaptation of the ration to
climatic conditions and the energy re.
quirements of the various forms OF
drill. At Camp Bowie, Texas, he was
in charge Of a school for nutrition Of
ticers. AS an expert in the, science OF
nutrition, it will be his duty to confer
and cooperate with the various camp
officers who have to. do with the
handling and preparation of food. Cap
tain Dox is an Iowan, having been
during the seven years previous to
the war chief chemist of the Iowa ag-
ricultural experiment station at Ames.
-a Football Teams Organized
A number of star football players
are at the camp. Men who have
thrilled thousands OF rooters in great
college contests ARE here dressed in
khaki. Some big games are already
planned. The first notable event will
be at the Drake stadium November 9th
at which time the crack team from the
State university of Iowa City will en-
ter the arena. This is expected to be
the class of the local games OF the
year. Coach Jones has developed
team of unusual strength at Iowa and
"Heavy" Graham and the other foot.
ball coaches at Dodge have every pros
pect of q winning eleven there. The