The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-02

who are to address audiences in the
Y. NJ. c. A. buildings, the Knights OF
Columbus halls, theaters and other
gathering places. The order says
these men are to speak one or more
times each week after drill hours. The
conservation and reclamation branch
already has saved the government
thousands of dollars in reclaiming, re-
pairing and renovating partly worn
out clothing and equipment. 1t is to
be the duty of these speakers to tell
soldiers the Importance Of turning In
their wearing apparel before 1t is SO
badly worn that it cannot be re-
claimed.
Soldier, Anthrax Victim
Pvt. George Nuzum, of Pisgah, Iowa,
a member of the depot brigade at
Camp Dodge, died from anthrax, &C.
cording to report of the division
surgeon. Nuzum's death Is the second
to be reported from this disease. Sol.
diers with whom he had associated
have been placed in quarantine and
the personal effects thoroughly steril.
|ized.
Commission to Decide As to Soldier
Votes
Gov. w. L. Harding will appoint a
commission of three men to investi'
gate the feasibility of men, now in mil
|itary service, voting at the fall cleo
|tion. The commission will consist OF
1.-TWO republicans and one democrat.
III the commission decides that the
plans can be carried out board will
be appointed to 60 to various camps
in this country and France. The cost
of taking the soldiers vote on the
Mexican border two years ago was
s1eS7.11. AS the total soldier vote
for governor was 1900 the cost per sol
dier was S131. w. H. Williams, chief
clerk in the auditors office, estimates
that owing to the increase in trans
portation and other expenses the same
vote today would average 81 per sol
dier. Governor Harding stated Mon
day that Iowa has 125,000 men in ser
vice of whom he estimated 100000
were voters, so: that the total cost
would hardly be less than 100000.
Baseball Still Popular
Notwithstanding the cool, autumnal
weather and the organization of foot
bail teams, baseball is still popular
and the men persist in getting ex-
cited over the various contests be-
tween rival teams. 1t is possible sol.
dier baseball mines representing
Camps Funston, Dodge, Grant, Custer,
Tyler, Jefferson Barracks and the
Great Lakes training station will bat
tie for the championship. Texas Jones,
member of the Des Moines team that
played in he-Western league, who has
been assigned to Camp Dodge, has
"struck ile'' with vengeance. "A
year ago last spring he invested 3d..
900 in an oil development scheme IN
Kansas and he is now drawing around
$4,000 a month from his investment.
Potatoes and Onions Wanted
Bids are asked for furnishing Camp
Dodge with 100000 pounds Of pota-
toes and 10000 pounds Of onions. That
means 10000 bushels of potatoes and
over 600 bushels of onions. That Is
only a preliminary order and is for
October delivery. The winter spuds
and onions will be ordered when har.
VeSClng LlWe arTlVeS.
New Intelligence Officer
Second Lieut.. Arthur A. Zimmerman
|of Waterloo, Iowa, graduate of the
second officers training camp at Fort
Smelling and for seven months as.
signed to in telligence worth with the
American expeditionart forces. has
been returned to the United States
and assigned acting intelligence officer
for the 10Th division at Camp Dodge.
Football Star at Camp Dodge
Major William Dean, famous foot
ball star, has arrived at Camp Dodge
and taken command Of machine gun
battalion. He has just returned from
the Philippines. He is graduate OF
West Point and made all of the points
in the only baseball contest between
West Point and Yale in, which the for.
|mer won. He is an Iowa product.
No Spanish Influenza Cases Found at
rsl, Camp
:, Camp Dodge is without single case
of Spanish Influenza, according to
Capt Sidney H. jacobs, camp epidem.
iologist. Every; precaution is being
taken to detect the possible presence
Of the disease. Incoming troops from
other camps are preceded by health
report giving the kinds and numbers
of contagious diseases in the camp
from which the men have come.
Directors Sentenced
Lars D. Sorenson and Peter Ras.
mussen, of Algona, Iowa, conscientious
|objectors and draft evaders, were SEN
fenced to twenty years each by gen
|eral court martial and will be taken
to Fort Leavenworth. Prvt. Walter
Carter, base hospital detachment, be-
gan serving three year term in the
federal disciplinary barracks, Fort
|Leavenworth, this week. He had been
convicted of, being absent without
leave and forgery, when tried by court
martial. Twenty-eight draft evad.
ers were brought to camp ,Wednes'
day morning and will be mustered in;
to the service at, once,h They were
sent here from, Fort Sheridan, after
having been collected there from the
large cities near that camp, Ia.
Negro Colonel at Fort n 4 g.
- Col.c Franklin A. Denison Of Chica.
go, Of the 370th infantry now in France
|has arrived attFt. Dess Moines hospi.
tai. Colonel Denison has the distinc.
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