Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-05
Little Delay in Training.

Far less delay is anticipated III
getting the new men into intensive
training than was the case when the
first men reported last fall. Then II
was necessary to build up a complete
organization from buck privates to ma :
ior general, and to create all OF the
various units which go to make up an
army division. Now the frame, WORK
is ready, the officers are familiar with
their duties, a certain esprit de corps
has been created in all OF the new ma,
tional army units. and an experienced
force of non commissioned officers has
been created to handle the new men.
Division to War Strength.
The $1,000 men ordered here on this
call are Just about enough to raise the
Eighty eighth division to its authorized
war strength. with slight surplus re-
naming. All of the men to come are
from Iowa and Minnesota, Iowa pros
viding 1884 men, and Minnesota
$500.
1t is understood that in general the
same plan will be allowed in assign
ing the new arrivals as was used in
apportioning out the first Increment
in September. Northern Iowa men, lo1
the most part. will be assigned to the
Three Hundred Fiftieth infantry. un-
der command of Col. Harrison r. Price
Southern Iowa men go to the Ihree
Thirty ninth field artillery under Col
onel Castle.
Picked men will be taken. including
those with experience in civil engl"-
eering and allied lines of activity, fol
the Three Hundred Thirteenth engln'
GERS and the balance Of the men VII
go to special organizations. or to ~
up regiments made up, for the most
part, of men from other states
Most of Minnesota's $500 men VII
60 to fill the Three Hundred Fifty-hrs'
and Three Hundred Fifty second in
fantry regiments to their authorized
complement, and to the Three Hun
dred Thirty seventh and Three Hun
dred Thirty eighth field artillery.
None From Two States.
Prior to the present call men from
Illinois and North Dakota have beer
assigned to Camp Dodge. but none are
summoned in the present order. 1t i:
possible that these will be sent to CAM
later. The Three Hundred Thirty
eighth field artillery was made up en-
tirely of North Dakota drafted men
and the Three Hundred Fifty-secont
infantry took men from eastern coun
ties Of that state. The Three Hundred
Forty ninth infantry is recruited from
Illinois selects. Whether ornot these
units will be filled to their fully strength
from the present draft is not ye
known.
Men not required for these units viii
90 to the depot brigade temporarily
Plans are being worked out whereby
all new arrivals will be barracked by
themselves until physical examinations
have been completed and any conta-
gious diseases brought into camp b1
the men have had chance to de-
velop.
It will not be necessary for newly
drafted men to bring into camp WITH
them bed clothing. blankets or sur
plus clothing. They should be warmly
dressed, officers at camp say, and II
they have knitted helmets, mufflers
wristlets and similar cold resisting
apparatus they will not go amss. Uni.
forms and army clothing will be is
sued as soon as possible, and no con
siderable delay is anticipated. as the
supplies are at hand but in handling
so large a group of men considerable
time is required. and the weather al
Camp Dodge is not particularly balmH
these days.