New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-20
Another Call for Selected Men.

Another Call for Selected Men.
Provost Marshal General Crow6er
has issued decree that the next in
crement of selected men will be called
about April 1st. In view of the re-
cent draft made upon Iowa and Min
nesota thee two states will be exempt
ed, but North Dakota and that part of
Illinois that belongs to tie 18th cam
torment will be expected to make up
their full quota. It is estimated that
5000 men from the two states will be
required. It is expected that transfers
at Camp Dodge will be made in the
meantime that will make available
plenty of room for this new army. Sew
eral train loads of well drilled men
have left Camp Dodge within the past
few weeks, but nobody here knows
their destination. -
A New Plan For Holiday Observance.
In order to keep from congesting
train service on tie Interurban lead
ing from the camp to the city five
| day schedule has teen devised. The
18th infantry brigade will be given
Tuesday afternoon as their holiday.
| Members of the artillery brigade will
be given a rest on Thursday, while
machine gun battalions, the 313th En-
gireers and tie engineer train will be
off duty on Fridays. Saturday will
he given over to the 10th infantry
brigade. All other organizations will
take Monday afternoon off.
More Stubborn Socialists Sentenced.
Eight men were sentenced to the
penitentiary tie past week. They are
all from Minne-ota. Allen Broms,
socialist lecturer, was sentenced to
serve twenty years at hard LABOR In
the Federal penitentiary at Fort Leav-
enworth, Kan. The others were SEN
fenced to twenty-five years at hard
labor. The men upon their arrival
at Camp Dodge refused to obey orders
or to recognize any officer as their SUI
pc. :or. They claimed the United States
had no authority over them. They
we're tried for. wilful 'disobeyance OF
orders. George L. Siegel, a member OF
| the Minne:ot a legislature, represented
them. They made no attempt to deny
the charge. The court martial found
them guilty and imposed the sentences,
which were approved by General
Pfunmer. All are members of the
Young Socialist party. They refused
to register in June and were tried In
tie Federal courts and sentenced to
eight months in prison. After they; had
served part of the time, tEeir sentences
we're co1rmuted and they were sent to
Camp Dodee. Fesides Broms, tie fol-
lowing were sentenced: William S.
Trestler, chief clerk of Wells Fargo
and company; Morris Kammon, nat
uralized Russian Jew; Richard A. Carl
son, naturalized SweIe: Nickolaus I'm
err, Hungarian; Gunnard Johnson, A. e.
w. Carlson and Carl W. Johns on, Sweces,
who have declared their intentions OF
becoming citizers.
| An Exaggerated Report.
All kinds of letters are received by
| . hose in auth olity at the cantonment.
False reports set into circulation and
these worry those whose boys are Ee"e
especially if reports point toward some
apparent neglect. 1t is stated that
Davenport mother, whose son is at
Camp Dodse, wrote Gen. Plummer in
regard to what appeared to her to be
SERIOUS reflection upon the kealthiness
of tie place, because her son had writ
ten her that there were over 1000 cases
of Eevo at tie camp Army express
sions also get people in trouble some
times. An English officer who has
been teaching trench warfare to tie
soldiers here is a very devout adEerent
to the established church of his native
country. Ee was dinner guest at the
palatial home of company mother
along with number of other Officers
and tie hostess called upon the English
man to ask the blessing. Eve thank
Thee, Lord, for this mess" was the way
he began and the good woman is still
wondering whether or not Re was speak
| ing disrespectfully to the Lord of the fine
dinner that was before him.
Birds and Beasts in War.
| In a recent visit among a bunch of
officers at Camp Dodge was told the
important part birds and beasts play
in war. OF course everybody knows
of the army mule and they know the
important part horses play, but how
many people ever stop to consider that
dogs are as thoroughly trained for
guard duty as are men. They sup
plement the vigilance Of the lonely
guard of dark night in most help