The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-12-18
THOUSANDS Are
GIVEN DISCHARGE

GIVEN DISCHARGE
Depot Brigade At Camp Dodge
Several Thousand Men Belonging to
Given Their Discharge
MoREWouNDEDFRoM OVERSEAS
Thousands Of People Gather at Trains
70 Greet Men Who Were Wound
ed In France and Sent Home.
CAMP DODGE, Dec. 16 Several
thousand men belonging to the depot
brigade at Camp Dodge have been CIV
en- honorable discharge and are now
returning to their homes. The place
made vacant by the departure of these
men will be filed at once by thous-
ands of soldiers from all sections of
the country who are being sent here
for discharge. These men mostly
started their military career in this
camp. Since its organization 10000
different men have been enrolled here.
The war department has announced
that the men will be disbanded at
points nearest their homes. This
means that q larger number of men
who were taken from here to other
camps will be brought here for final
discharge. These men> are largely
from Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois. North
Dakota and Nebraska.
In addition to the men from camps
In this country will come large con-
tingent from overseas. This will be
what is known as the sand storm di-
vision, officially designated as the 34th
division.
This division is one of those named
by General Pershing as not required
in the army of occupation, and slated
for return. to the United States very
shortly.
1t is made up OF national guard
troops from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebras-
ka and South Dakota, was trained at
Camp Cody and arrived in Europe In
September. II saw very little active
fighting. 1. 8. rs.
Included in the division are most of
the men who were originally members
OF the old First and Second Iowa ma
tipnal guard regiments, and the entire
pers0nnel css the Iowa artillery organ
ixation. The 109th engineers Is also
part OF the division.
The entire Organization contains
nearly 10000 men. and win fill Camp
Dodge u to near capacity. This can.
tQnment is the nearest one to the
homes az the members Of the diyision,
sNh5ch u ngN ned Or command ~ hrte,
IA nHuA6ef of vel known lows ma
tidnaI guard officers are in the regi-
me1t. lns a1difipn y the original ma
tiOhal fnafdsnd9 IN An the division sew
1eral thousand men who were trans
ferred from Camp Dodge to Camp
Cody last winter are also with the d.
when the, troops will arrive is not
known. II was announced . few days
ago that the l09th engineers would
be sent home 1t once. and these may
arrive IN advance Of other units Of the
regiment 1t Is not supposed that the
division will be kept at Camp Dodge
for any long period sOf time, but the
work OF mastering out will take sew
eral weeks.
Camp Dodge will be ready to receive
the new division before January, 1st,
II the present rate Of Obilization
at the cantonment is carried out. Dis.
charge OF men and the transfer Of the
14th infantry to Camp Grant, will
greatly reduce the number of men at
the cantonment.
The arrival OF the division here will
undoubtedly bring thousands of visit
Eors to the city from all over the
northwest. The division has members
from every county and city in. Iowa,
and contains almost the entire guard
organizations of Nebraska and Mime
sofa.
Noted Physicians and Surgeons Dis
Z, charged
Eight OFFICERS. the first to be honor
ably discharged from the military
service under a recent order affecting
men SO years OF age or older, have
been relieved OF their. assignments at
the reconstruction hospital at Fort
Des Moines.
Among them is Maj George Dona-
hoe, Cherokee. The others are Mais.
w. j. Chambers. Los Angeles, Cali;
and q. Stanley Abbott, Waverly,
Mass; Gapts. William j. Hosford, OF
Stnta Cruz, Cali; George F. Coon,
Tampa, Fla, and A. L. Gustetter, Nog-
ales, Ariz., and William L, Cook, of
Columbus, Ca, all OF the medical
corps, and First Lieutenant L. P. Wald
man, OF the dental corps.
These noted practitioners dropped
their title Of doctor" as soon as they
entered upon military service, in the
medical division. It will be- observed
that these men are from all sections
OF the country and this gives an idea
4 Of the personnel OF. the remaining
large force at the government hospi-
tai at Fort Des Moines. Among the
men named above is Major George
Donohute. Those familiar with Iowa
affairs will readily recall that for sew.
eral years he was the efficient head
OF the inebriate asylum at Knoxville
and some three years ago was trans
ferred by the state board of control
to take supervision Of the insane at
Cherokee Maj. E. Stanley ABBOTT. OF
Waverly, Mass, is, one OF the most
noted specialists in America and he
has had an important. place in the
medical unit at the fort
Visitors Now Admitted to Camp Dodge
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