The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-09-25

was called up before the Camp Dodge
officers he limped considerably. What
is the matter with you?" he was ask
ed. "I've got a wooden Leg" he re-
piled. 1t was found that Alanko's left
leg had been amputated above the
knee and he was equipped with an
artificial limb. what did you come
down here for?" the officer asked. 1T
beats me-" Alanko replied. II guess
they want me-"
Soldiers Unload Lumber
Labor shortage has resulted in the
use of soldiers here in building the
new additions recently ordered for the
camp.
A detail of nearly 200 soldiers is be-
ing used for unloading and handling
lumber. Col. H. A. Ripley, chief Of
staff for the new division, intimated
that more soldiers may be used in
connection with the construction work
If the shortage of labor now handi.
Gaping the construction work con.
tinues.
Several million feet Of lumber has
been unloaded and the actual con.
struction work is under way. The ad.
vent of frosty weather Is making life
more or less uncomfortable for re.
cruits in the tent city and the new ad-
ditions must be completed before
freezing weather prevails to prevent q
serious delay in training and con.
gested condition in quarters for the
troops.
Al Shaving Brushes Must Be
Sterilized
With the breaking out of three cases
of anthrax in the camp, orders have
been issued by camp headquarters
that shaving brushes in the camp
shall be thoroughly sterilized. The
order applies especially to brushes
sold in the canteens.
Medical officers of the camp express
no alarm over the anthrax cases that
have appeared, as they state that this
disease is easier to control and cure
than many others which are more
commonly known. The order is mere
ly precautionary as are other santa
ton orders issued in the camp.
Officers Promoted
TwentyIseven officers assigned to in.
fantry regiments Of the 18th division
last week, have been promoted one
grade in rank. There were eighteen
first lieutenants promoted to be cap
tains, and nine second lieutenants
made first lieutenants.
The new captains and their assign
ments are:
To the I'd infantry: Capts. William
J. Jackson, Harry r. Brown, John P.
Mundt, Herbert Collignon, Fred P.
Rawson, George Hutchinson and
Floyd C. Copples. To the SSth infant
ry, Capts. Arthur G. Belts, Vernon
Vining, Caleb B. Lear, Eli Rosenblum,
oskar j. ". Hansen and Albert G..
Belyille.: To the sfth infantry, ;Capts.
Vernon c.. Devote, Louis i. Derby,
Charles F. Goodrich and Lawrence p.
Sperry. .gs.B
New first lieutenants and assign
ments are, .;.s,
To the I'd infantry, Arthur salin-
ger, Walter Dawson, Warren L. Ste
yens and Allen E. Parmelee. To the
S7th infantry, Homer A. Ganong and
Calvin c.. Crimes. To the SSth In
fantry, William F. Scott, Roswell =.
Kenna and Fritz Cederlund. s-'
Some Promotions and Discharges
First Lieut.. Axel C. R. Swenson,
depot brigade, has been promoted to
a captain of infantry. ~
Pvt. Milton Mitchell, Of Dubuque,
has been discharged from military
service because of physical unf1tness.
Pvt. Clarence A. Harkey, Of Musca-
tine, has been discharged because OF
a dependent wife and child. Gust
Lesaris; of LeMars, a Greek, has been
discharged as a resident alien.
Pvt. julius L. .Jordon of the depot
brigade has been transferred to Cleve-
land, O., for service with the chemical
warfare board. 81.
Pvt. julius F. Festner of the depot
brigade has been transferred to the.
signal corps and ordered to Camp
Custer Battle Creek, Mich,
Pvt. Anton Rikknen, Brainard, Mimi,
and Pvt. Frank Carey Fargo, N. D.,
have bsen discharged from military
service because Of physical disabil-
tiles. 49, ftEt .a
Major Mord P. Short and Capts.
Spiller Hicks, Charles Dewitt Foster
and Alva N. Drake have been relieved
from their duties with the 163d depot:
brigade and assigned to the 18th d.
vision for duty. IL. -
Major Short was comnandant of the
fourth officers training school, snc-
ceeding Col. F. j. McConpell, who was
transferred to Camp Funston few
weeks before the school closed. Cap
tains Hicks, Drake and Foster were in
structors in the training school. a.
Seven men of the pigeon section,
which has been stationed here for
training for the past eight months,
have been relieved from duty at this
camp and ordered to report to Camp
Alfred Vail, Little Silver, N. j., for
duty. -
They are Sergt. Thomas F. Fisher,
Corps. Martin Anderson and Roy A.
Wier, and ,Privates, .Nels c. .H0kinsOn,
George E. Larson, Rudolph Peterson,
Eugene V.'Mohr and Arthur s. Co.
Aliens Apply for ". S. Naturalization
Naturalization applications of men
in the camp who. are not citizens of
the United States are being taken this
week. a!Fa.,-sa: LA &4s% I
4, Applications ; from two classes of