New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-27

any considerable QlSCance.lS 10 sDc Cow
cred. The 349th Ambulance company
has been in training at Camp Dodge
for six. months. : It was formed in Col
orado: before the United States de-
clared war with Germany. Captain
T.. M. Hopkins, Denver physician, is
| the commander of the company. = The
other officers are Lieut.. L.. c. Cook,
Lieut.. j. D. Wilson and Lieut.. c. W..
Streamer. One OF the companies am
balances, brought along for the pur-
pose of carrying those who might find
the trip too severe was empty except
for the driver and orderly. Captain
T. M. Hopkins hiked to the city with
! his men.
: Given National Army Colonel.
Major George w. Rathjens OF st.
Paul, commanding the first battalion
of the 313th engineer regiment at Camp
Dodge has been promotedto the rank
of lieutenant colonel in the National
army, according to an announcement
at division headquarters. The advance
ment, of Colonel Rathjens to his pres
ent place is the first at Camp Dodge
among officers of the corps. The ap-
pointment of Lieutenant Colonel Rath-
jens followed the advancement OF Col
onel R. P. Howell from lieutenant COL
onel to his present rank and places
Lieut.. Col. Rathjens in the assignment
formerly held by Colonel Howell.
An Illinois Father Has Eight Sons in
Army.
Gregory Heckler, an humble carpen-
ter at Blue Island, ILL.,, has eight sons
in the National army. Robert, the
eighth son, arrived at Camp Dodge
this week and has been assigned to
the depot brigade. Ray and Howard
are fighting in France, Henry is in the
cavalry, Joseph in the navy, and Ed
ward, Harry and Ira are in infantry
units in this country. There are three
sisters. The mother is dead.
A Soldiers Equipment.
The men have been given official in
structions as to what equipment will
be permitted the men who 60 to
France. Here is each mans outfit:
One bag, barrack; one bed socks, three
blankets, wool; one belt, waist; two
breeches, wool; two coats, wool; three
drawers, wool; one pair gloves, wool;
one hat, service with tying cord; two
pairs leggings, canvas; one overcoat;
one ornament, collar u. S. N. A.; one
ornament, collar (organization); two
shirts, flannel; two pairs shoes, field;
five pairs stockings, heavy wool re-
quired from October LIST to April 3Oth,
and light wool required from May 1st
to Sept. Goth; one slicker; two tags,
identification; one tape for identified
ton tag; three undershirts, wool; two
pairs shoe laces extra; two pairs laces
for leggings, extra; five pins, shelter
tent; one shelter tent, half; one comb;
one hairbrush; one toothbrush; two
towels. Mosquito bars, headnets and
cots will not be taken for foreign serv-
ice. Heavy tentage will be taken only
for divisional field hospitals, ambulance
companies, bakery companies and forest
~ regiments.
Meeting for Recreation Activities.
A great conference is being held at
Camp Dodge this week. 1t is a special
session of what is known as the Eos
! dick commission of war recreation &C
tivities. Representatives from II ma
tional army training camps are IN at
tendance. 1t is expected that plans
for inte1camp tournaments, both in
baseball and boxing, will be formulat-
ed and that other fields Of recreationa]
activity will be considered by the dele,
gates.
Balloon Terminal to be at Camp
Dodge.
It is announced that aeroplanes ano
balloons will make the journey from
Fort Sill, Oklahoma, to Camp Dodge
the distance being 700 miles. The
course will include several stops along
the way and the navigators of the all
will be given thorough training in va
rious long flights and signaling from
the clouds. The men in the temporary
trenches here will be given an oppor.
tunity to study the maneuvers Of air
craft.
New Recruits Show up Well in Review
Col. Harrison J. Price at the heac
of the Three Hundred and Fiftieth in
fantry regiment at Camp Dodge re
viewed his men Friday afternoon. The
event was the first regimental forma
ton for review since the arrival O
additional recruits February %. Thu
new men are developing rapidly ant
made a good showing. ?
Quakers to France
Fifty Quakers will be discharged i,
order that the Society of Friends ma.
I send them to EurOpe with others t.,