Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-02
WITH THE SOLDIERS: AT CAMP

Camp Dodge, Jan. 2.-To guard
against any possible imperfection or
defects in the small arms and ammuni-
ton which soldiers Of the Eighty
eighth division of the national army
at Camp Dodge are to use, an order was
Issued requiring a report to be submit
ted to the division ordnance officer in
all cases where either arms or am
munit!on issued at the camp is found
to be defective. s-T n
The large number Of small arms and
the enormous amount Or small arms
ammunition now being made by the
ordnance department" the order says,
makes it essential that any defects
or imperfections In either shall be
brought to the attention Of Hthe ord
nance department Immediately to pre-
vent the accumulation OF material con-
tanning these defects"
49,
Brig Gen. R. n. Getty acting COM
mander OF the Eighty,-eighth division
of the national army at. Camp Dodge.
has received no official word to the
effect that no more men selected for
military service will be called to the
colors until February Is. or later.
Announcement OF the receipt Of 4
message by the adjutant general OF
the state from the provost marshal
general to the effect that the two final
increments which were scheduled to
report at Camp Dodge last October and
complete the divisions full quota would
be changed was taken with consider
able dissatisfaction by some officers at
camp.
It is believed by them that the with
holding Of the men will greatly retard
the actual training preparations and
delay the date OF leaving for France OF
the division as military unit.
Others are inclined TO believe that
because Of the Indictment weather con-
ditions which probably will prevail
from now until March I, II would he
impracticable to have the men report.
But little training out-of- doors, 1t is
pointed out. could be given and the
probability OF an epidemic Of con-
tagious diseases with the men confined
the greater portion Of the time inside
was sufficient to warrant the deferrine
Of the call.
Men now in training have received
the benefit Of practice in drill. Prac-
tically the entire quota OF noncommis-
stoned officers for all organizations
have been appointed and with the
| training and practice being received in
| the conduct Of company organization
| and maintenance will be in positions tc
handle efficiently and quickly, the
| training Of the new recruits wher
| they come
! lit. - Nall
| that much could be done in the way
| Of Organization and preliminary train.
! ing If the recruits were ordered to re.
| port at once.
| Fred M. Hansen. who has been sen-
gagged In Y. NJ. c. A. work here since
the cantonment was completed, ha.
been made camp secretary, succeeding
| A. B. Yale. who has been transferred
to Fort Sheridan. Mr.. Hansen Is a
native Of Iowa. and a. graduate Of
Ames college Of the class Of 1894. Since
his graduation he has been engaged II
Y. NJ. &C. A work, three years as county
secretary in Greene county. eight year.
as state secretary for county work and
the last two years as general secre-
tary of his student association q
Ames college.
He has wife and two sons, is 3;
/ years of age. and his home recently
has been at Ames, Iowa.
j A number Of other changes have
been made in the secretarial stan a
Camp Dodge since Mr. Hansen tool
charge. Stuart Waring. Of Evanston
H.. has been made business secretary
and will assume his dutie1 at once
c. N. Bigelow will become buildinl
secretary at 81, succeeding Mr. Hansen
Prof. M. d. Howell, county superin'
tendent of schools for Wright county
Iowa, is the new secretary Ct building
81, and John Grafton. former pAsto
i Of the Highland Park Christian churcl
at Des Moines. becomes religious $50
rotary at building 81.
John Roberts, Of Panora, who IN
been active in mission work IN Ayria
and later was assigned a. . q. y
c. "A. secretary in France. will bsccna
religious work director for building u
49, a@st
A large number Of promotions sAhon,
b officers .of thia division are 70 ~ m
j nounced soon. Recommended i0ns -
4 promotion have been made ~ ralsou