The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-06

to complete war strength. The divis-
ion now stands a little below the
authorized strength.
Aluminium Discs Mark Soldiers
His number was 1901. It was given
him some twenty years ago by the
French army. The outbreak Of the
present war found him in Canada,
where he had spent fifteen years. He
returned to the battle line and the
same number was given him. When
he dies No. 1901 will die with him.
Exactly the same numbering system
is being adopted at Camp Dodge.
Numbers assigned the soldiers now
will follow them all through their
army service. Two metal discs with
the number stamped upon them go
with the soldier into battle. II he
falls one of the discs is buried with
him. The other is kept and its COM
parison with army records Identifies
the dead soldier. The numbers ap.
pear on the payroll for the first time
this week. Soldier John Jones will be
Soldier 666 in the future.
Gen. e. n. Plummer Oisqusted.
Court martials do not always mete
out justice. A case at point is that of
the trial of Private Charles V. Haught,
Of the 351 st Field Hospital corps. The
court marital board had three charges
and as many specifications upon which
to try Haught. One specification was
that he struck Sergeant Fl. l.. Martin,
an NJ. p, while being placed under ar
rest. Another specification was that
after being placed under arrest by Ser
geant Martin, Haught broke his arrest,
and that at the time he was drunk and
diSorderly and brought discredit upon
the military service. Despite the evil
dence produced to show that the man
was guilty of all charges" said an Of
ficer in the judge advocates depart
ment, "the board refused to find
Haught guilty OF all charges except
the drunkenness and disorderly one"
III his review OF the matter General
Plummer wrote: "In the case of
Charles Haught, the guilt Of the ac-
cused upon the charges Of assault and
breach of arrest is considered so clear
BY the division commander, that in his
opinion the action of the court in re-
fusing, upon reconsideration, to pun
ish him for these offenses, is reprehen-
ings ridiculous. The proceedings.
this case are disapproved Private
ment and restored to duty with his
organization"
viii Not Trust Unnaturaiized Men
As Officers.
Students at the officers training
camp at Camp Dodge who have not
been naturaliZed, have been discharged
from the school and ordered back to
their companies. They will not. how,
lever, be discharged from the \service
Several foreigners were in the training
school. The men taking this special
work number 4S7. The course Of in
struction is similar to that given at
Fort Smelling. The men will finish
the special course April 1st. They are
given plenty of work. Not only are
classes convened on week days and
evenings, but on Sunday evenings as
we'll.
Men Fear Certain Diseases.
Sergeant Major Warren Stocking,
headquarters company, Three Hundred
Thirty-eighth field artillery. whose
home is in Glencoe, Mimi, died at the
base hospital Friday from diphtheria
1t is OF such diseases as this that men
express fear Spinal meningitis next
to diphtheria is the most dreaded
Several deaths have occurred from it
Pneumonia is another ailment that the
men dread. More deaths in all of the
cantonments have resulted from this
disease than from any other.
Fought Moros Together-Nowa at Camp
Dodge.
Lights in the apartment Of Lieut.
Col. F. j. Mcconnell. mastering officer
at Camp Dodge, flickered out one night
early this week. The colonel was re-
minded OF the dark night In the Phil
ippine islands. A call to the light
company brought trouble man, whose
thoughts were the same as the colonel
While he was repairing the defect the
trouble man commented, 1T is as dark
as one night which l we'll remember
while l was in the islands" The
lights came on again. Trouble mar
looked at officer, then he took a ster
forward with outstretched hand.
you are Lieut.. Col. F.. J. McCOn
nell, are you not" asked the trouble
man. Il am" replied the officer, then
where have you been Sergeant
Beck?" Thus two old campaigners
were reunited after separation of more
than fifteen yeas. Lieutenant COlOne
Mcconnell told the story at the can
tonment. &c. n Beck was a sergeant
in my company" he said. I'VE were
ordered to the island seventeen years
ago. A better soldier than Beck have
never yet seen."
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