The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-12-11
Still TRAINING
men FOR SERVICE
Work Of Training Soldiers for Active
Service Still Goes on at Camp
Dodge as Before
GREAT THANKSGIVING SPREAD

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GREAT THANKSGIVING SPREAD
1000 Turkeys From Texas, Weighing
$4,000 Pounds-Carload Potatoes
and 5000 Pounds Of Onions
DODGE, Dec. 10-Training
men for active service is going at the
big camp as though peace had not
been declared. A. number of new
features have been installed, brought
to camp by the French and British
officers who we're sent here to give
the men some of the latest maneuvers
that were found after four years Of
fighting. The presence of the air
planes has opened field for interest
ing observation Gen. Simmons took
his first ride in one of the air mon
sters the other day. He was taken
through a number of thrilling stunts
during his 30 minutes experience.
Lieut.. Campbell fs the pilot and he is
we'll versed in air navigation. Gen.
Simmons had AM opportunity to- study
military movements Srom his high
elevation and it gave him an incite in
F to the liason work that is being car
ried on that he could not have obtain
ed in any other way. The soldiers
are greatly interested in liason work
and officers and men have found it
one of the most exciting of all the
drills. Your correspondent was CIV
en- an opportunity recently to witness
some of the eyOlutions worked out by
the staff officers.
The problem in liason was to direct
.tllet movement of troops on the field
from battalion headquarters. The
battalion was given instructions to ad-
vance to certain point toward the
enemy When the troops had gone
half way toward the objective they
were halted by a machine gun nest.
The observer from his perch above the
line discovered its formation by the
use of Verys lights sent up along the
line of troops.
This information was photographed
to battalion headquarters by the radio
officer in the machine, together with
lthe INFORMATION that the Line of ad-
vance had been halted at certain
point by the machine gun nest. In
structions were then sent out to the
troops by battalion headquarters as
soon as the officers had plotted the
formal ION OF the line on map.
A report from Washington quotes
Mai. Henry Jervey, chief of the di-
yiEions Of operations of the general
staff as saying that Camp Dodge will
be retained and utilized as long as the
49,, Tar kc hot
ing will be done toward abandoning
the camp until the Rehabilitation of
the army is complete. The question
OF retaining Camp Dodge after demob-
ilization has not yet been determined
by the department" General Jervey's
statement that Dodge will be retained
until demobilization is completed
means that the camp will not. at the
earlies, he abandoned until all troops
are home from Europe, and it is the
war departments policy to send to
the huge Iowa camp all the men in
the tarny who entered the service
from this section of the middle west
Officers of the operations division OF
the general staff who have been en-
ployed in the camps section express
VIC OpAAiOl Ihdt tto i|ouSOFs iioo SOoI
the government about $S,5O0,000, it
would not be quickly abandoned.
Many Wofkmen Dismissed
Carpenter work on the 6SS new bar!
racks has sheen completed and over
500 men were dismissed from work
last week. There are 900 workmcn
still on the job putting on the finish
ing touches in the way of plumbing
and other essential improvements.
TIE concrete roadway about the new
addition was completed before the
advent of cold weather and the streets
are nicely laid. out Electric lights
are being installed and street lights
have already been placed.
A Great Thanksgiving Spread
Thanksgiving was a great event in
camp. Many things made the men I'M
usually grateful. One was that the
epidemic of influenza had passed away
after making such fearful inroads up
on the brave men stationed in the
camp. Another particularly pleasing
thing was the fact that the men would
not. have to go to battle. 1t was Il
great disappointment not to get across
the ocean but the men all take a pa
tTiotic view of the matter and are
glad the slaughter is ended. They,
feel that they have. done their duty
just as enthusiastically as though
they had served in the trenches in
France and in this they are right. So
there was genuine rejoicing in camp
on Thanksgiving. OF course there
was feasting. Uncle Sam ordered
1900 turkeys from Texas. weighing
in the aggregate $4,000 pounds and
with this delightful foundation for a
big dinner came all of the appurten-
ances thereto belonging. A car load
of potatoes and 5000 pounds of onions
helped to make up the dinner The
complete menu was as follows: Sliced
tomatoes. chow chow, olives, sweet
pickles, celery, cream of tomato soup,
sailed waters, roast young turkey,
roast spring duck, baked Virginia
ham, cranberry sauce, onion dress
ing, oyster dressing, champagne
sauce, giblet gravy. mashed potatoes,
creamed peas candled sweet potatoes.
escalloped corn, lobster salad, head
lettuce. mayonnaise dressing, French
dressing, Parker House rolls, apple.