The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-29
new MEN ARE
GIVEN WELCOME
$4,000 New Men Are Reaching Camp
Dodge Day and Nioht-eo00
Come From Missouri.
THEY "hAvE TO BE sHcWN."

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LiveIlest Bunch Of Young MissourIans
Vet to Arrive at the .Camp-Mo-
ton Pictures Popular.
DIVISION HEADQUARTERS, Camp
Dodge. May 2S-The new increment
of $4,000 men is reaching camp every
hour day and night. This new order
brought nealy. 5000 men from Missouri
and 1900 from Nebraska. The re.
mainder are from Iowa. Selected men
from Missouri and Nebraska gave the
thousands of men already at the camp
q real thrill. This is the first cOntin-
gent ever received at the camp from
these states. They do not belong to
the original allotment for this canton
ment. Thus far Minnesota, Illinois.
North Dakota and Iowa have furnished
the material, these states composing
the sSth division.
As the new men enter the camp
they are given a generous welcome by
cheering thousands who must keep at
n safe distance as quarantine rCgLia-
tIO.,s must be observed. The new men
arc resigned to what is known as the
depot brigade. They are given vac
cinatiOn for both smallpox and ty-
phoid, thoroughly examined by a corps
Of medical experts, turned over to so
dentists who examine the teeth and
then the feet specialists make al in-
vestigation as to fiat feet.
About the liveliest bunch OF young
men that has yet reported at the camp
was this last installment. The old gag,
1--WE are from Missouri and will have
to be shown" was sprung with unfail-
ing regularity. Officers whose duty it
is to have the men take out life in.
surance under the plan in vogue by the
government will at once look after this
part of the work. As in previous en-
listments thousands of the men are
turning their discarded clothing over
to the Belgium relief organization as
fast as full uniforms are provided.
Orders issued from headquarters d.
rect organization commanders immc-
diately upon arrival Of the new men
to prepare alphabetical lists of the
men attached to their respective or
ganizatiOns showing their Identification
numbers and the company or battery
ia. which they are attached. The mus
tering officer OF. each organization will
receive these lists and, prepare, them
under direction of the chief mastering
officer, Col. William Newman.
! Parents or relatives of men just ar.
irving can easily locate the soldier
whom they desire to see under this
system.
Food Conservation At the Camp.
The soldiers are expected to con-
tI,a cov a folks
Strict orders are observed as to saw
ing -four, the use of substitutes and
the elimination of all waste. If the
men take more food on their plates at
a serving than they can eat the rem
nant Is not thrown away, but Is care.
fully stored away and at next meal
the boys are confronted with this as q
part of the next ration. The result is
that but few men take more food at
serving than they need.
Moving Pictures Popular.
The most pleasing entertainments
that the men have are the moving pic
lures. OF course they like variety In
entertainment and receive 1t. but
there is always a demand for the best
films in the movie world. The SOL
diers themselves have furnished some
thrillers. For instance, the Pathe pe0'
ple took all of the stunts at the time
tho boys gave their big frontier day
exhibition. All OF the rough riding,
broncho busting and other wild west
features show up splendidly in moving
pictures and as this was the only can
tonment that gave such All exhibition
these films haze been in great de-
mand at the other army centers.
Thousands Of Men Supplied to Other
Places.
Another transfer of officers and men
from this cantonment took place last
week. But this made no impression
upon conditions at the camp because
new men are arriving all the time and
the assignment is kept up. We are
not at liberty to give the number of
mon now here but it can be stated
that since the establishment Of this
cantonment in the neighborhood of
100000 men will have been trained
here, and many of these are already
on the battle front in France, although
no distinct unit has been sent from
here. This cantOnment has supplied
thousands OF men to other units ana
as fast as these we're duly equipped
they were sent across the sea. Re-
ports from Washington are to the ef-
feet that all cantonments are to be
enlarged In order to accommodate the
vast army that is rapidly being form
ed. Already plans are under way to
utilize another sector Of land that the
department secured last fall. Build
ings will be erected as needed under
the plans in vogue when the present
barracks were erected.
Grounds Being eeautified
Although the most of the land in
use at the camp is leased from the
farmers who own 1t much beautifying
of the surroundings is in evidence
since spring arrived. The men do not
like the barren ground with its dust
and mud. so in many instances sod
has been placed, shrubbery and how-
ers planted and other attractive fea-
lures have been provided. The army
gardens are great; in the aggregate
scores OF acres of fine farm land have
been planted and, already the choicest
p'il d. A.