The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-27
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ICED by the war department and organ
lied at the outbreak Of the war. A
decision from Washington was asked
Instead of waiting for a decision
whether or not they were subject to
draft, they packed up. said good bye to
the Second Minnesota and came on.
Great Preparation for Easter.
Everybody is looking forward to the
Easter observance with intense inter.
est. !, The Catholic societies will have
special services as will also the Luth.
eran Brotherhood, while the Y. NJ. G.
A. units will provide programs of I'm.
usual interest A number of high
churchmen will conduct appropriate
services. On Palm Sunday Chaplain
Malmberg spoke in the Lutheran build:
ing Three Jesuit fathers, led by
Father Gareshe of St. Louis. editor of
Queens Work, will direct the mossion
at X. of G.. halls. A solemn high
mass, to which all officers are invited,
will be celebrated at 1890 a. IN. on
Easter morning.
General Getty in Command.
Brig. Gen. n. N. Getty, who is in
command OF the division at the pres.
ent time, may be chosen to keep com.
mand. Everything hinges on his abil.
ity to pass the physical examination,
which every officer who goes to France
must take.
Not one of the, general officers at
Camp Dodge has yet been given this
physical examination. When it is Civ
en- and If one or all pass the physical
requirements test, the war depart
ment may deem it advisable TO place
in permanent command one who has
been at Camp Dodge since last Sep
TENDER and who is acquainted with the
manner in which training has been
carried on. 49,. ., ....:... ~.
There are now, 81 vacancies in the
grades of major. and brigadier general
in the national army and 1T is ex'
pected that the war department" will
make appointments within short
time .-"
Hospital Extension Completed.
The enlargement at the base hos.
pital is about completed. Two hundred
officers and enlisted men of base hos
pital detachment No. II are expected
to arrive at Camp Dodge within few
days for training.
The Nebraska unit for hospital ser.
vico has been ordered to report here
from Omaha The dornitores for
nurses are about completed and the
Red Cross building which is to be Of.
flliated with the base hospital is I'M
der construction.
More Men Coming.
Eight thousand men from North Da-
kota, Illinois and Alabama have been
ordered to Camp Dodge, and will be-
gin to arrive March goth. The move.
ment will be completed by April I'd.
Minnesota has come up with her com.
plete quota ard the opening OF spring
finds the largest number OF men in
training at this cantOnment since it's
organization.
Enlarge X. C.. Building.
Enlargement Of the large Knights
of Columbus building at Camp Dodge
is planned by officers in charge of this
llserll CfCwds attending the. main
auditorium have been large and other
X. OF C. buildings are used many cye'
nings each week for overflow meetings.
Getting Ready to Fight Flies.
The near approach Of warm wealth.
er has already aroused the activities
OF the sanitary corps so that flies will
not carry disease germs about the
camps. Preparations to fight flies are
being made on a large scale.
Four forms of attacks will be made
against the fly. First, kitchens. mess
halls, garbage platforms and stables
will be kept clean, in an effort to
starve the fly.
Those who do not starve will meet
a living death and torture for time
in various size fly traps. There will
be o total OF 12,433 traps OF all sorts
used. II
Wary flies who happened to escape
the traps may lose their life If they
do not watch their step, by sticking to
the SAP rolls of tanglefoot that is to
be distributed throughout the canton.
ment.
After all other measures to cxter.
p,inate the flies have been tried, and if
there are still insects flying about the
camp, trying to innocu!ate men with
disease germs, fly Shippers will be call
ed into action. With 4%G6 snipers
welding like number Of fly swattcrs.
results should be gained quickly.
Over 5000 traps will be placed
around mess halls and Kitchens. while
146S will be used on garbage can plat
forms .r.. g.. .-