New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-05-08

sive work is in evidence on every
hand. Col. Alfred A. Starbird and
Major j. P. Marley, both from the in
spector generals office at Washington
are here for an inspection of the ar
tillery brigade. Col. Starbird was one
of several colonies recently recon-
mended for promotion to the rank of
brigadier general. -.
Illinois Men Numerous.
Nearly 1000 men came in the last
increment from that portion of Illinois
represented in this division. This is
the largest representation fro that
state that has enrolled at any one time
since the assignment to this camp
was made. The men from Minnesota
have filed an important link in army
service. Many from the northern re-
gions of that state have been engaged
at the various logging camps and are
therefore we'll versed in forestry. It
is to this arm of the service that many
of them have been assigned and those
coming last fall from these camps are
already on duty in France.
Sixty Young Women Enroll for Red
Cross Service.
At a rally in Des MONIES in the in
terest of the Red Cross movement go
young women who had just taken the
state board examination to become
registered nurses enlisted for Red Cross
service in the army. "Let us play
the woman's game in such way that
our brothers, when they return, will
say, We'll done' 1t is blessing to
have the ability to help men to live"
was the stirring appeal by Mrs. Ralph
Plumb. "There will not be women
who does not envy, not man who does
not give homage to the devoted Red
Cross nurse" said Chaplain H. B. Boyd,
who in the closing address urged all
who were able to enlist, expressing the
hope that the enrolment would number
nearer 10000 than 5000 on June l.
Three nurses, Miss, Mary White, Miss
Elsie Harmsen and Miss Elizabeth
Kobe were presented with badges from
the state of Iowa in recognition of their
services on the Mexican border.
Col. Be Camp Hall in Charge of
Next School
Lieut.. Col. J. de Camp Hall will be
appointed commandment of the fourth
officers training camp at Camp Dodge,
which opens May Is. Lieut.. Col. R. B.
Parrot has been assigned to the depot
brigade and all other third camp in
structors have been relieved. A board
Of officers has been appointed to Sc
lect enlisted men of the 88th division
to attend the camp. Members Of the
board are: Lieut.. Col. F. Q. Wickham,
Lieut.. Col. C. B. Stone and Major D.
G. C. Garrison. Expectations are that
about 800 men will attend this camp
from the division and from schools
and colleges Of Iowa,
Sergeant Saves Lives Of Men at
Camp Dodge
sergt. Carl W, Atkinson, Co. M,
350th Infantry, may be cited in division
orders for bravery and presence Of
mind While at the grenade school on
Thursday afternoon, Sergeant Atkin-
son saved the lives of 20 of his COM
rades and Lieutenant Pouchout, French
instructor, when grenade ignited in
trench where the men were. Lieu
tenant Pouchout was preparing grenade
which was loaded with blasting powder.
The percussion cap was not fitted tightly
because of the absence of the tinfoil
wrapper, which usually accompanies
the cap. Through some unknown man.
ner the grenade became ignited and
dropping from Lieutenant Pouchout's
hands, rolled behind him toward the
men in the trench. These grenades are
timed at five seconds: Sergeant At
kinson, seeing the danger, rushed to the
grenade, knowing he had but few Sec
onds in which to act, grabbed it an threw
it from the trench. It exploded in the
air.
More Carrier Pigeons
Corwin Jones, Of Hastings, Iowa,
sent to Camp Dodge crate of homing
pigeons from Thomas F. Fishers coops.
The pigeons are all highly bred and two
of them have records as flyers won in
contests of 800 miles and 600 miles each,
one winning in the one and the other
getting second place in the second.
Mr.. Fisher is at Camp Dodge and has
been for some time taking care of the
birds which are already there, and Of
which these sent out Monday will be a
part. They are to be used in messenger
work out of the camp, where they Will
be trained, but do their flying from
service stations in various parts of the
nation to which they have previously