The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-07-10

sSzzlSSe because of the outlay necessary
Y the part of officers for clothing
Ind shoes. A complete outfit, with
fthe necessary changes requires an out
! lay Of from $500 to $500. Each officer
has been making his own selection OF
materials but an order has now been
| issued providing uniform quality
of cloth and the furnishing of uni
forms at COST Standard materials
will enable each officer to be dressed
plan some officers procured very ex-
pensive goods and this made the fell
low not able to go the limit look q
! little seedy. Orders will be placed
| with local quartermasters, who will
have supervision over the contractors
agent, settling for uniforms as soon as
they are accepted and paid for by the
officers.
New Order for Supplies.
The American army going into SER
vice on the French battlefields will
be the first army in the world to be
supplied with raZors. Gen. Pershing
has asked the war department that
men be thus provided as clean faced
force of men adds to the morale of the
army. Only enlisted members of the
army in overseas service are being
issued these razors, one being sup
piled to each man, with requirements
in case of loss through no fault of
the owner. The razors are of a stand
ard safety type and new blades will
dition to the razor, each man is issued
III hot, ri,
and towels. This is the first time in
the history of the army that razors
have been issued and the quarter
master generals Office has arranged
for supply sufficient to cover all
demands. .. a.
Farmers Claim Soldiers Robbing
Their Orchards.
Farmers in the vicinity of Camp
Dodge have complained to officers at
headquarters, alleging depredations to
their orchards by soldiers here. AS
a result an order has been issued d.
recting that if any such cases have
come to the notice of organization
commanders the farmers shall be
communicated with and proper amount
paid out of company funds for any
damage which has been done.
Soldiers at Dodge Will Learn How to
"carry the Fight"
Instructions in the various phases
of hand to hand fighting were started
today at Camp Dodge and will be con-
tinued for the. next two weeks. The
lessons were arranged by Capt. John
L. Griffith, division athletic director.
y,,nfhN1c no ho N1ocCi.
fed as athletics or sport as they are
taught for one purpose only. for de-
Tense at close quarters with the Huns.
The lessons will be drilled into the
men in such a way that should they
FEVER meet a foe either armed or ur-
armed they can carry the fight to them
in true Yankee fashion and put
them "out of business" Sportsman
ship is not considered in the new rules
of fighting although the lessons are
founded on athletic principles. The
object is to fit the men to meet the
Huns at their own game, carry it to
them in such way that much dam
age will be done. The lessons have
been endorsed by Major H. H. Polk,
division intelligence officer, recently
in France, Brigadier General w. D
Beach, division commander, and men,
bers of the foreign officers legion.
New Regiment for CoIored Soldiers.
Negro draft selectives reporting at
Camp Dodge in the future will be as
signed to new provisional negro in
fantry regiment, to be commanded by
Col Samuel P. Lyon, according to an
announcement from division head
quarters. The new regiment will
take the place of the 366th negro in
fantry which was shipped out of the
camp several weeks ago, forming a
unit of negro selectives who are or
dered to report for service at the can
been assigned to the new regiment
are Lieut.. Col. Frederick K. Turner,
Maj David H. Cowles, Maj. Adrian
X. Colhemus and Maj. George r. Som
erville. eE.'
Free dental work for all class men
who are in the call for July Oath, is
announced in statement sent out by
officers of Draft Board No. 2. Be-
cause of the large number of men
called and the poor facilities for den
tai work at the southern camps, where
the men will go, arrangements have
been made for the men to have the
work done before leaving Des Moines.
Application should be made to the G.
DeHaan & Co., 40S Locgsa street
Men will then be assigned to some To-
cal dentist who will do the work free
Of charge.
The following men have been as
signed to the division school for cooks
and bakers at Camp Dodge for a
course of training: Edwin S. Turner,
Elmer Sandberg, Jesse E. Tate, Tarl
A. Ellis, Robert e. Brown, Allison
Henson. Paul G. Williams, William o.
ASH George R. Kinney, Florence r.
Meyer, Aloysius Sebacher, Floyd H.
Grasse, Henry hammers, Clarence A.
Lonn and William Gunderson. Pri-
Yates Passer M. Furra and Henry j.
Authorized have been transferred from
the depot brigade at Camp Dodge to
the quartermaster corps and assigned
to the conservation and reclamation
branch. Corporals Roscoe E. Hacker,
Earl G. Johnson, Walter G. Sjostrom
and Michael Tellefson have been pro-
noted to sergeants in the quarter
master corps at Camp Dodge and Pri-
Yates Joseph j. Dietl, Arthur w.
.Bergstrom, Raymond l.. Quinn r. b.
Miller and Leo. A. Mcclellan have been
made corporals. Privates Arthur d.
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