New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-05-01
CAMP DODGE LETTER

Among the interesting adjuncts Of
army life is the system of discipline
and the enforcement of penalties for the
breach of army rules. The army is
a court unto itself. The court martial
while not supreme because it's findings
are always reviewed by the court of last
resort at army headquarters at Wash
ington, nevertheless the DEGREES of the
local court are generally sustained
The membership of the court is COM
posed of officers and all officers have a
knowledge of military law. Anyone
brought before that tribunal has the
right to make a defense and for this
purpose an attorney from the army
is appointed to defend the accused
The present court martial at Camp
Dodge is composed of Maj. David e.
J. Garrison, Capts. Ward C. Henry,
Rowland H. Mckee, John M. N. Nj
chols, Robert T. Burns; First Lieutenants
Gordon Konantz, Leonard l.. Ryan,
Erwin R. Buck, Paul E. Hutchinson,
Charles D. Waterman; Second Lieu
tenants Franz C. Radke, John L. Dillin-
ger, Henry A. Blair; Capt. Arthur l..
Knauf, and First Lieutenant ]. Frank
McDermott. All kinds of cases come up
for adjudication. Harry G. Oliver, Co.
L. And infantry, came up missing Jan.
20. He was apprehended in Des MONIES
April 1S. He threw his military suit in
the river, dressed in civilian clothes,
permitted his whiskers to grow and thus
it became difficult matter to locate
him as he was casually known by the
officers at the camp. His regiment is
composed of the regulars who came here
from Utah early in the winter and was
sent east few weeks ago. He has been
sent to that organization where ne will
be tried for esertion. Private Will
liam H. Krahl of Company H, Forty
second infantry, was sentenced to six
years in the disciplinary barracks at
Fort Leavenworth for desertion. He
was apprehended Dec. 26 in Salt Lake
City. Private Lawrence Chante was
given one year in the disciplinary bar
racks for desertion. He was arrested
at Great Bend, Kan. Ed .Trallan was sem
fenced to two years at Fort Leavenworth.
jim Hicks, accused Of releasing prison.
or, was given six months in the guard
house and two-thirds pay for the same
period. Samuel Green was 10 ind guilty
of leaving his post while on sentry
duty and was given three years in the
disciplinary barracks. A dishonorable
discharge from the service of the United
States and five years in the disciplinary
barracks at Fort LeavenWorth was the
sentence given to John ]. Paul. recruit
in Company l, Three Hundred Fiftieth
infantry, who pleaded guilty to steal
ing a number of small articles from his
comrades. Lawrence M. Chance, Com
pany M, Forty infantry, re.
ceived a sentence of one year in the
disciplinary barracks; Ed. Tillman, Com
pany H, Three Hundred Sixty -sixth
infantry, three years for desertion;
Samuel Green, Company D, Three Hun
dred Sixty-sixth infantry, three years;
William H. Krahl, Company H, Forty
second infantry, six years; BENJAMIN
Rosson, Battery C, Three Hundred
Thirty-ninth field artillery, two years
for being absent without leave; John
c. Dewey, Company F, Forty second
infantry, ten years for desertion, and
Charles Murray, Company F, Three
Hundred Sixty-sixth infantry, was Civ
en- five years in the penitentiary for
stabbing a comrade. He was not sent
to the disciplinary barracks because
this crime was not necessarily mill
tary offense. Private Guyon L. Har 8
zell of the medical department, ba e
hospital, was found not guilty of he
having disrespectfully toward an Off
Ger and OF violating standing orders
not to 60 beyond the ward limits for
men nursing spinal meningitis patients
Second Lieutenant John B. Lewis was
found guilty by court martial of conduct
unbecoming an officer and fined $50
of his pay for period of three months,
tesides being reprimanded by the COM
handing general of Camp Dodge. It
was proven that during an official in
vestigation Lieutenant Lewis attempted
by willful evasion to mislead and con.
fuse Col. Charles S. Lincoln, chief O.
staff Of the Eighty Eighth division
The reprimand reads: "The custom:
Of the service have always required thai
commissioned officers of the United
States army in answering interrogatorie!
put to them during the course OF officia