The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-11-06
WOUNDED MEN AT
IT. DES MONIES

Fl. DES MONIES
Hospital No. 26 at Fl. Des Moines Now
Has Over 1000 Wounded Men,
Brought From France
ARE BEING TAUGHT TRADES
Classes Formed In Electrical Engi.
neering, Telegraphy and Auto
-mobiIe Construction, Etc. &.
CAMP DODGE, Nov. 5-The number
OF patients at the base hospital is now
about the same as before the epidem.
ic OF influenza broke out. The death
rate has been a little out OF proper.
tion because OF the prevalence Of a
number of severe attacks of pneumon.
ia following the influenza. Quarantine
has been lifted and the men are per.
mitted to visit the> city Saturday af.
ternoons and Sundays. Visitors at
Camp Dodge are allowed to see the
soldiers only on Saturday and Sun
days, unless coming from long dis
tance and not familiar with the new
order. In such cases pass may be
procured Automobiles may move
about, the grounds but the. occupants
are not allowed to mingle with the
soldiers. The object of these restric-
tions is to prevent the men from be.
ing in any measure diverted from
their military duty. The prevalence
OF the epidemic made delay of near
ly a month in training and it is hoped
to overcome this by intensive drilling.
The large force Of special nurses and
civilians doing volunteer Red Cross
work have left the camp and the reg.
ular force is now able to handle the
work. There were about 500 volun-
teer workers on duty when the sick
ness was at its worst. A large force
OF carpenters and helpers are at work
on the construction Of additional bar
racks. These will be finished before
winter. There will be- 688 of them
which will afford quarters for several
thousand men. The call that was is
sued for the assembling of 5000 men
here early in November has been de-
ferred until health conditions over the
country improve Brigadier General
Benjamin T. Simmons is now in COM
mand OF the newly formed 10Th d.
vision. Over 5000 men have been
transferred from the depot brigade to
the units that are to form the nuc.
leus of the new division.
Many Wounded Men at e. Des Moines
The United Stetes government rec
lamation hospital No. 26, at Ft. Des
iMoines now has over 1000 wounded
soldiers brough back from France.
These men are suffering from all kinds
of sickness and wounds; Some have
lost leg, some an arm and some
were 30 badly wounded that bone
grating must be utilized. Others
have been gassed and still others con.
tracted diseases that have become
chronic and recovery is slow. The
main interest in the hospital is the
reclamation work. These crippled
men are being taught an occupation
that will enable them to earn live
lihood in spite OF their handicap.
Classes have been formed in electrical
engineering, telegraphy' automobile
gupstruction and various kinds Of shop
work. Equipment anu skilled mechar.
ies are provided and the fort is busy
place The plan Is to utilize the
tE0unded men as instructors as far as
Wssible. The Ford assembling plant
which was but recently completed at
a;;cost of Spvera q million dollars will
alSo be converted into reclamation
Hospital. 1t will accommodate 1000
men. The st. Catherine home, Cath
dlfc institution nearby has been leased
fot five year period at an annual
rental of $4,000 a year already fur
i,ished to be used as home for the
coo nurses that will be required at
this hospital Last Friday 116 men
came in special U. S. hospital cars
tos.Ft. Des Moines direct from France
alid Saturday &c others landed. II the
fnen are able they are taken to Fort
1}Gs Moines on the street cars but
those unable thus to travel are taken
ont on hospital ambulances AT al
nfDst every train from the east may be
seen groupSof soldiers equipped with
atretchers that the wounded men may
be properly taken care Of Most OF
them brought here are enlistments
from the middle west. AS the battle
continues on the western front in
France the ranks OF the wounded are
being greatly augmented. With the
enlargement of Fort Des Moines and
the use of the Ford plant 5000 men
can be accommodated here.
9 Assign Engineer Officers
The majority of, the officers for the
219th engineers which will correspond
III the new division to the 313th engi.
fleers of the 8Sth division probably
win be assigned at Camp Dodge from
Camp A. A. Humphreys, Va, engineer
training school and also large mum.
.ber of enlisted men to form the for
nation Of the organization. Three
hundred enlisted men from the ma
chine gun school at Camp Hancock, al
SO are to be brought to the canton.
ment as a basis for the machine gun
battalions. Practically all officers for
the four infantry regiments of the new
division have been assigned and when
the enlisted personnel has been trans
ferred work In training will begin in
earnest under the new regimental
commanders.
Brewer Coming to Dodge
4 Harry Brewer, veteran welter.
weight hoxer of Kansas CITY. Mo. has