The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-08
10000 new men
AT CAMP DODGE
Arrival Of Many New Soldiers at
Camp Dodge Serves to liven Up
Matters Considerably

Arrival OF many Ne" oo'oS'o
Camp Dodge Serves to civen UP
Matters Considerably
FIFTY INDIANS AMONG NUMBER
First Privilege Granted Indians was
to Visit Remount Station Where
They Viewed the Horses.
DIVISION HEADQUARTERS, Camp
Dodge, May 6-The arrival of 10000
new men at Camp Dodge livened up
matters considerably. Minnesota sent
3,5l3; Iowa, 3,412: Illinois, 1882, ana
North Dakota. 1,O37. Among the
North Dakota contingent were SO In
dians, mostly Siouxs with an OCCASION
al representative of the Fox tribe.
These Indians are fine physical specl-
mems and they take keen interest
in all of the movements about the
camp They left their blankets and
moccasins at Standing Rock and other
reservation headquarters and came
dressed like other men. All OF these
new men have a three weeks quaran-
tine ahead of them, but this does not
mean that they are kept inside OF the
barracks, They are undergoing all
of the preliminary drills that are pre-
scribed, but are not permitted TO hlhh'
gle with the older men, lest some con-
tagious disease brought from nome
might get into the ranks.
About the first privilege granted the
Indians was to visit the remount STA
ton and take a look at the thousands
OF horses and mules An Indian has
not much use for a mule, but there was
great enthusiasm when the hne COL
lection of horses was shown them.
The first thing they noted was that
no white animals were among the
number. An Indian admires white
horses, but they were told that white
horses afford an easy marx for the
enemy. They saw the forcefulness
of the statement and asked no further
questions.
All kinds of names may be found
among the Indians at the camp. Ihere
is one thing that can be said In their
favor, and that is, they always have
modern name ready to substitute 1or
the tribal cognomen. For instance one
Indian known by his fellows as Big.
Eagle. with.a- Broken Wing is enrolled
at Camp Dodge as Henry Bender. HE
is a brother of Charles Bender, the
Chippewa, who won fame as a pitcher
for the Phillies of Philadelphia, but
who is R0Y sw0rlking & In q ship building
establishment at Hog island. !
The new men have been given work
in keeping with their ability to per
form. Those not accustomed to Wig.
orous physical exercise were placeo
in divisions by themselves and Will
not be expected at the start to 10 the
stunts that men from farms, lumber
camps, ranges and mines and shops
will find easy and congenial exercise.
These "softies" as they are Called
are lawyers, bankers, school men,
clerks and the like whose most VlgOr-
Gus exercise has been chasing the
festive ball over the golf links, play
ing lawn tennis or perchance taking
part in a game of croquet or pltcning
horse shoes. But this softness Will
soon disappear and then the men VIII
be lined up in their various aliotmehts
side by side with the fellow whose
muscular development was already al
iusted to the endurance test.
Another call for men to assemble
the latter part OF the month Will brlne
12,4S4 conscripts to this camp: For
the first time it has happened Missou-
ri will send 1887 men to Camp Dodge
under this call. Nebraska will fur-
nish 1873 and Iowa 1864. The men
eligible from this draft from Mime
sofa and North Dakota will be sent 10
Camp Lewis, WASH, and Illinois men
will be sent to q camp in the south.
Under a revised ruling OF the war
department farmers will not be en-
empted under this call as in pre-
,,ySh
distinction.
No Divorce While in Service.
BY virtue of law passed by the
37th general assembly men in the
service Of their country are exempt
from all litigation, the limitation ex-
tending to six months after being dis
charged from the army. A soldier al
Camp Dodge was served with notice
issued by an attorney that his wile
would ask for divorce at an ap'
preaching term of court: The attorney
for the soldier Immediately invoked
the stipulation of the new law. Up to
that time nobody had thought that the
enactment related to matters other
than suits to collect debts and to en-.
force contracts, but the new order
was upheld by the court. No divorces
until the war ends.
Old Clothes for Belgium.
Every new soldier arriving at Camp
Dodge is asked to donate his clothes,
when he dons the new military equip
ment, to the relief Of Belgium. The
Belgium Relief Association of Iowa
has sent more old clothing in response
to the appeal from Belgium than all
the other states put together, accord.
ing to e. G. McNeal in charge of the
local station.
There have been 81 cars Of old
clothing sent from this station since
the first of December" said McNeal,
That's more than the whole United
States put together"
Negro Training Camp to Be Held at
Dodge.
Orders have been received at divis.
ion headquarters at Camp Dodge dl.
recting that space be designated for
a negro officers training camp, where
enlisted men from the 92d national
army division, composed entirely OF
negroes, may try for commissions in
the army.
This school will train men for com.