New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-24


and sailors insurance law need not
employ attorneys or claim agents to
collect the insurance, according to the
Treasury Department. Circulars have
lately been sent out by claim agents
and attorneys offering to assist per-
sons entitled to the benefits of this
insurance in collecting their claims.
The procedure for the presentation and
collection of insurance claims is sim
pie. Blanks may be secured from the
Bureau of War Risk Insurance at
Washington. The name of the person
in service who was killed or injured,
and the relationship which he bore to
the person making the claim, should
be given.
That man from Minnesota named
Anderson, who held the honors as be-
ing the tallest man at tie camp has
lost out because Andrew Van Zante,
a young man of Holland descent from
Pella measure, couple of inches tall
er. He is six feet and six inches tall
and weighs 1875 pounds. No clothes
were available that would fit him and
so he will get tailored suit. He
wanted to be transferred to the navy
and while he is three inches above
the height limit, but Lieut.. G. E. Ket-
terer, recruiting officer, made an ex-
ception in Van Zantes case because
he is a qualified mechanic.
Caddock Will Lead Mounted Wrestlers
Earl Caddock, worlds champion
wrestler, who is now a member of
the headquarters troops at Camp Dodge,
will take part in the mounted wrestling
match at the Remount "Round Up"
ard Wild West show The match will
be between twelve mounted wrestlers
on each side.
Some Big Athletic Stunts
An inter-camp boxing tournament
between the boxers of Camp Dodge and
those of Camp Taylor at Louisville,
KY, has been arranged by Mike Glib
bons, divisional boxing instructor, April
9th at the Coliseum. A feature of
the tournament will be six-round
bout betwee, Captain Mcfarland, box
ing instructor at Camp Taylor, and
Mike Gibbons, of Camp Dodge. These
men met three years ago before a
100000 audience@at Brighton Beach,
New York. Fight was a draw. They
have never been together since. There
will be held in connection with the
tournament a wrestling match between
the champion Of Camp Taylor and Earl
Caddock, champion Of the world, of
Camp Dodge. Also boxing matches be-
tween five men in each of the two
camps who have received boxing in
struction, Weights, 125, 1876, 145, 155
and 1856 pounds. Capt. John L. Griffith
athletic director, is determined to have
a large crowd at the "Packey' McFar-
land-Mike Gibbons boxing bout. He
appointed Roland G. McCurdy, show
man of twenty years experience, as
director of the meet. McCurdy will
take active charge of TIE ticket sale
and the promotion of the meet, the
proceeds of which so into the athlete
funds Of the two camps. Captain Grit
fifth says the bout and the boxing tour
ney must bring the camps $4,000.
That amount will not equip all Of the
soldiers with athletic supplies, but it
will help t e situation materially.
Company Given Colors
A national flag, the first colors to)
be presented to an organization sta
toned at Camp Dodge, was given to
the members Of Company C, Three
Hundred Thirteenth field signal bat
talon, yesterday afternoon by Mr.. and
Mrs. H. ]. Cross of Detroit. The COM
pany was recruited in Detroit last
summer and two-thirds of it's members
were employees Of the Detroit United
Railway. Mr.. Cross is president of
this organization. Mrs. Cross presented
the colors to Capt. Angus McClay,
who passed them to Color Sergeant
Polodynski. The entire battalion head
ed by the color-bearer, marched in re-
view. Brig. Gen. R. N. Getty and
Major Clyde Eastman, signal corps Off
Ger of tie Eighty-eighth division,
tended the ceremony.