The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-01
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it's own code of ethics both medically
and disciplinary and everything has to
be just so. Military precision makes
no allowances for any other condition
Refuses to Serve in the Army.
Private Allan Broms, of st. Paul, was
sentenced to twenty years hard labor
in the disciplinary barracks at Fort
Leavcnworth by a general court mar,
shall at Camp Dodge.
Private BromS was found guilty of
refusing to obey commands to sign his
enlistment card and to wear military
clothing.
He is considered by the military au.
thorities to be the leader of seven
members of the young socialist party
who were taken to Camp Dodge, fol-
lowing their refusal to register under
the selective service law.
|, All have refused to serve and. have
received sentences of twenty years or
mere at the federal prison at Fort
! LeavcnwO-th.
, Leo Rebus, Mike Babish, Lewis Her.
man. Albert r. Gott, Louis Trudell and
liver Carlson were turned over to the
mastering office to be given chance
to serve following their arrival from
,, Fort Smelling. Mimi. where they were
held rs alleged draft law eyaders.
Inspection Of the Methods Of
Classification.
Rptwrnn forty or1 fiftv loca1 hoard 6
will be investigated as to their meth.
DDS of classifying the registrants in
their respective districts. The boards
are all of one mind as to the correct
ness of their classification. The differ.
ence existing in the percentage Of class
! men is for the most part explained
by stating that the men granted de-
ferred classification were so classified
owing to physical defects, A commun'
ication was received by the adjutant
general from man living in district
where the low percentage of men in
class 1 was especially marked, who
stated that in his opinion deferred
classification had been granted to some
Iregistrants on account CT their nation
atty. All such matters will be taken
up and threshed out BY the inspectors.
The latter will then file reports with
the adjutant general together with rec
concentrations as to what action
should be taken. The final decision
of procedure will be up to Provost Gen
eral Crowder.
swindIers Are Busy.
The following statement is author
lied by the war department: Rela-
tives and friends of several soldiers in
army camps have been victimized by
swindlers who wired or wrote for
funds under soldiers names. In each
instance it was requested that money
be sent by wire waving identification,
or by mail to general delivery, the gen.
cral explanation being that the soldier
had been discharged and would have
no way of securing Identification, nor
CT getting mail addressed to his COM
pany. The following is a typical tele-
gram sent to the father of soldier
in q southern camp: Have been dis
charged. Coming home Going to At
lanta through country tonight. Please
wire me $50 at Atlanta so ] may pay
for uniform and come home direct.
Waive identification as l am not
known in Atlanta. Wire cash quick
so. can get it tomorrow morning"
Before being complied with. any re-
quest for money to be sent under such
conditions should be verified by let
ter or telegram to the commanding Off
Ger CT the camp in which the man
whose name is signed to the request is
stationed.
A Number of Promotions.
Lieutenant Colonel Chas. S. Lincoln,
chief Of staff for the Eighty-cighth ma
tional army division at Camp Dodge.
has been advanced to the rank of col
mel. Major Clarence e. Fronke, for
merry division sanitary inspector and
recently assigned assistant to Lieut..
Colonel j. II. Shook, division surgeon,
has been promoted to a lieutenant col
onel and will retain his assignment as
assistant to the division surgeon. 1t
is rumored that Lieut. cnant Colonel
Shook may be promoted to the rank
of colonel. Four first lieutenants in
the 313th supply train, commanded by
Major G.. A. WatrOus, of Dcs MOincs,
have. been promoted to the rank of
captain. They arc Fred SkOning, II.
r. Hyde, Joseph Lees and Il. A. Pur-
due. These officers all have seen SER
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regular army for numb of years.
Light Drills Planned for CdnvaIes-
cents.
COnvalescent men from the base hos
pital at Camp Dodge will have AL or
ganization of their own when they are
released from the hospital as fit for
light duty. Officers specially fitted to
command men who are just gaining
their strength will be placed in COM
mand of the convalescents so that the
men will not be overworked. Light
drills only will be given.
Escape From the Guard House,
Private Paul Bildea, Private Claude