Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-07-10

founded on athletic principles. The
object is to fit the men to meet the |
Huns at their own game, carry 1t to,
them in such a 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 of Colored Soldiers.
Negro draft selectives reporting at
Camp Dodge in the future will be as
signed to a 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 Three Hundred
Sixty-sixth Negro infantry which was
shipped out of the camp several weeks
ago, forming unit of Negro selec-
tives who are ordered to report for
service at the cantonment. Other Of
ticers who have been assigned to the
new regiment are Lieut.. Col. Freder-
ick K. Turner, Maj. David H. Cowles,
Mai. Adrain K. Colhemus and Maj.
George R. Somerville.
Free Dental Work for All Men in
Glass One.
Free dental work for all Class l men
who are in the call for July "a, 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 c..
DeHaan & Co., 408 Locust street.
Men will then be assigned to some To-
cal dentist, who will do the work free
of charge.
New Division to Be Formed.
The 163rd Depot Brigade, which has
grown from an organization or hVe
battalions to one OF twelve battallons,
is slated to become the nucleus OF the
new division which will be formed
here after the 8Sth division has re-
ceived orders to go across. The brl-
gade is Differed by practically all OF
the officers originally assigned to it,
and to" these have been added the at
tached officers OF the 88th division
who have not been sent on other du'
ties or to other camps for training
courses.
The arrival of several thousand new
men the past week gave the reglstra.
ton department an abundance OF
work. The plans followed in previous
enrollments have been improved upon
from time to time so that now 1t Is
possible to take care OF the new men
with prOmptness and ease. The men
are placed in groups so that one OH
Ger can handle number OF men at
time.
Over 1000 foreigners have been con
verted into American citizens by Judge
Guthrie's court which held a special
session at the camp for the accommo
dation of those desiring to take out
their final papers. A number OF cases
have developed that may cause the
participants serious trouble. Some
men who previous to assuming duties
who had already taken out their first
naturalization papers, have refused to
complete the transaction, now that op
portunity is offered them. Officers In
charge of this work have been look
ing up laws and court decisions in an
effort to ascertain the status OF those
of those who made oath in the first
place of their desire and intention tC
become full-fedged American citizens
and then refuse to qualify when the re
quirements imposed by the first act
became effective. 1t is believed thai
there are adequate grounds fol
charges of perjury to be brought
against such as refuse to complete
the naturalization act The number OF
these cases is proportionately small
in relation to the number OF aliens
who are anxious to become full
fedged citizens.
Preparing to Make Replacement
Camp.
Officers of the Eighty-eighth divi
sion at Camp Dodge are gradually be
ing relieved of the camp administra
ton and other officers are being ap
pointed to have charge entirely of the
administrative work. 1t is believed the
preliminary steps in the organization
Of replacement camp, which it If
reported Camp Dodge will become
next year following the transfer Of
the Eighty-eighth division overseas
are being made.
} Transfer to Aviation Corps.
A number of men from Camp Dodge
have been transferred from time tC
time to aviation training camps. This
branch of the service is given espe
cial attention these times and mer
who have had experience or who are
versed in gas engine handling are
sought out and placed in some branch
of the service. It takes ten mechan
icians to every t1ier. The man who
does the flying act takes no part what
ever in the up-keep of his machine.
The chief of the equipment branch
OF the general staff announces that q
new collar insignia has been adopted
for the army air service.
1t consists of a pair of horizontal
bronze wings, similar in shape to q
colonel's eagles wings, with silver
two-bladed propeller placed vertically
!. on the wings.
The hat cord for enlisted men Of
these two branches of the air service
will be green and black.
> Gas Masks for Horses.
The men in the remount unit have
been furnished samples of the new
gas mask for horses. From the mum
Der of horses being trained here the
presumption is that the cavalry is go
ing to play a large part in the opera
lions in France at the critical time
} Horses must be immune from gas at
, tacks the same as men.
The gas defense service is now man
ufacturing about 5000 horse gas masks
} per day. These are being sent tc
} France and it is expected that within
!, a short time every horse connected