The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-02
SLOW TORTUROUS
PAINFUL, DEATH
To Have Slightest Amount Of Ground
Glass, Such As Has Been Found in
Food, in STOMACH Very Bad
GLASS is FOUND IN THE RICE

GLASS is FOUND IN THE RICE
Warning Sent Out to All Army Camps
to Have All Foods Closely In.
spected Before Serving.
DIVISION HEADQUARTERS, Camp
Dodge, Dec. Sherman ruthlessncss
and Hun butchery have come close to
the soldiers of the Eighty-eighth di,
vision of the national army here.
The men from Iowa. Illinois, Mime
to aid Uncle Sam in establishing world
democracy and the defeat of kaiser
ISM have been threatened with a death
probably the most horrible and pain
full that could be conceived.
Small particles of ground glass have
been discovered in certain brands of
canned tomatoes and in rice which
government officials purchased for
the soldiers.
1t has been practically established
that the glass was put in the foOdstuffs
by German agents working in the fac
tories where the goods were prepared
for shipment.
TO have the slightest amount or
glass such as has been found in those
two varieties Of foods lodged III the
stomach means a slow, torturous and
painful DEATH The ~membraneous lin
ing OF the stomach and intestines be-
comes irrtated and infiamed and grad
ually testers. causing death which
sometimes fingers for weeks before
finally coming.
ty>,n nf in,
glass was found are known as the
Air Line" brand. Large quantities
have been purchased by the army. Au
of this brand which has been issued
eto regimental and separate Organize
ton commanders here has been re-.
called and will be discarded. Similar
action probably will be taken with all
rice which has been issued.
The closest scrutiny is being main
tanned in the preparation of all food
stuffs to be served the soldiers to pre-
+ vent any tainted goods being placed
before them. sE,,
The glass found in the rice lndi'
Gates that the preparations were gone
lltu in the minutest detail. The smal
particles of glass had been made tore
semble in shape the r(ce kernel AMI
/ by contact with the J te in bulk hai
become covered with ice dust ~ fthal
IssS ssss y ,4h 4 synihls u ~
pan Or b0E sS SI1tar & ana gashini
fGcrely could the pieces. of glass be
easily found. When this was dOne;t1le
2 rice dust was washed off and the little
glass particles being heavier than the
grain. settled to the bottom. y
The first warning of the plot CAM
3 to Brig. Gen r. N.s.Gettv. acting d.
vision commander, from Mai. Gen. W..
8 H. Carter. commanding the centralde-,
partment at Chicago saying officials
tof the district attorneys office there
I had been apprised OF a Gernlan plot
a 10 kill American soldiers and civilians
by placing, glass in canned tomatoes
sand certain brands of hominv. In
mediately. tprecautionary mAlsures
were taken to- project the soldiers.
This communication. however, con.
tanned: no warning against the possi<
bility of finding glass in rice. ~
Further warning of German .pDts is
contained in letter to General Getty
saying alien enemies Wgild attempt to
destroy, probably bNsffre. all foodstuffs
stored in the United States
time during<ths Christmas holidays.
but thus,afar no evidence OF it's being
carrisaFout has been discovered here.
Extra guards have been placed around
the big quartermaster's warehouses;
Sand the supply of stores of regiments
and separate organizations.
Another message has been received
by the adjutant general of the state
from Provost Marshall General Crow
der saving no more men will be called
to the colOrs until February 10th, OF
later. Thissmeals that the& Organiza-
tions here which were reduced by
transfers u national guard camps and
the new national army division at
Camp Pike near Little Rock, Ark,
will not be brought up to war strength
until early next spring. at %
The attitude of the walf department
as indicated by the message Is taken
with varying degrees Of Joy and dissat-
isfaction by the men land officers.
E Some believe that withholding the fin
al increments 10 provide the division
with its full quOta will greatly ,retard
the actual date when thu diyision as a
unit will be ordered nbroad for SER
vice. E
This view is taken bHcause ii is be-
! l1eVed the soldiers WilLjn0t7 nave been
sufficiently trained bef) )ore late next
summer for spchA moNe..S
.Ss,ItsA the SG0nts; Stioni of others that
because oR nGleps sent v euther cendi,
] tons, 1T would bf, OF little Or. no use
to- have the mem report for service
before next spring, and THAT because
tho, men now here are afapidly. develop.
ing and learning tts s. u sps mess Of, son.
ductiag military atfaiIi il will reqpire,
but, short time TO Whfp the new re
cruits into shape ami be ready to
move. Confinement in the barracks
during cold weather Is also conducive
to the breaking out OF an epidemic
Of contagious disease, III st,,, .,,..Tj .'.-
1t is practically assured that men se-
lected for service ~ It'll the Eighty
!, eighth division ant eet yet called to-
the colorslwilt noeh In op ypportuni-
ty to attend the officers training school
to be opened here afout January 5th.
Recommendation for this course
) have been made by regimental COM
sl,<>o or6g ~. =