The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-11-20

ington for this instruction are Col. H
A. Ripley, chief of staff; Col. Edwin
w. Rich, division surgeon: Lieutenan,
Colonel E. F. Graham, division ord
nance officer; Lieut.. Colonel NJ. G
Holiday, assistant chief of staff;
Lieut.. Colonel Sykes, l6Sd depot bri
gade; Major James J. Toy, assistant
division quartermaster; Major ]. A
Ladd, division inspector.
Many Converted Into Citizens
OF the present increment at CamI
Dodge over 5000 have been natural
lied and converted into American cit
liens. 1t was a surprise to every
body connected with the camp to note
the large foreign born element that
is affiliated with this newly formed 'di
vision
Discipline is Strict
Refusal to permit the men to visit
the city only on Saturday afternoons
and Sundays, the requiring OF passes
from all visitors and other restrictive
measures have been followed with a
strict order respecting the saluting Of
officers. So-called Salute officers
have been stationed in organization
areas all over the camp to see that
both officers and men properly salute
and obey other military regulations
The ! half hearted salutes of former
days are to be things of the past at
this cantonment. Brig. General Sim
mons, new camp commander, is de.
termined that the proper military reg.
ulations be adhered to. ..
Promotions and Transfers
Priv. Paul Herman Weise, Co. A,
219th field signal battalion, has been
discharged from the service and or.
dered to West Point, N. Y, for ad.
mission as cadet from the army in
the United States military academy.
First Lieuts. Wallace w. Taggart and
Angus D. McKinnon, engineers, have
been relieved from duty at this camp
and ordered to report for duty at
Camp A. A. Humphreys as students in
the engineer officers training camp
there. Capt. Bodley Hough and Capt.
Stanley A. Yeargey, engineers, who
have reported here this week accord
ing to instructions from the war de-
partment,, have been assigned to the
417th engineers, for duty
Spends Is Years With Conscience
Pvt. Arthur Wilson,. a socalled con-
scientious objector to military service
At Camp Dodge, and selfstyled negro
preacher has been found guilty of
wilfully disobeying the commands of
his superior officer by a general court
martial and sentenced to twenty-five
years in the disciplinary barracks at
ct. Leavenworth, Kans According to
the charges to which Wilson pleaded
guilty, he refused to help prepare his
own food, take off a dirty shirt when
told to do so by Lieut.. f. H. Tilton
Ior help other msnbers Of the pr0yis-
fonal detachment for conscientious
pbtectors clean up the barracks as di-
rected by the officer. The reviewing
authority disapproved that part of the
sentence decreeing dishonorable dis.
charge from the service, but approved
The twenty-five years confinement at
aard labor and the forfeiture of all al
iowances due or to become due. Pvt.
Charles Stanck, member of the Sec
)nd infantry, was sentenced to one
year at hard labor in the disciplinary
barracks for leaving his post while on
guard before being properly relieved.
Dishonorable discharge in this case
also was disapproved.
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Soldiers in khaki, moving about on
crutches or with canes, one arm off
or perhaps both in slings, the blind,
The lame and the halt are common
sights upon the streets Of Des Moines
these days. They are part of the con-
tingent brought from overseas for
treatment at the government hospital
1T Fort Des Moines. Some of the
most pitiable objects are the poor fel.
lows who were gassed. In many cases
this will lead to permanent blindness.
Under the terms of government insur-
ance which takes the place of pen
sion these seriously crippled men are
drawing $62.50 per month.
Some of the difficulties in trying to
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based upon this fact. For instance a
man with an arm gone, provided with
a fairly good monthly stipend from his
is not caring very mitch
whether he learns a trade that can
be followed with one. arm. Some Of
the careless and indolent discourage
greatly the efforts of those who are
trying to do something for the af.
aicted In the big parade during the
celebration of the signing of the ar
mistice, one of the interesting sights
was a poor fellow with one leg in
France, riding in an automobile and
using one of his crutches for flag
staff.
Soldiers in Big Parade
The greatest parade of soldiers ev-
er witnessed in the state was Thurs
day when big celebration oyer the
with Germany was featured.
Ten thousand men were in line. It
took two hours and half to pass a
given point. Three thousand Of these
soldiers were brought from the camp
to the city in army. trucks. Each truck
brought "a men. This gives some
idea of the number of auto trucks at
the camp. The rest OF the men came
to the city on the interurban specials.
There were fifteen bands in the pa.