Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
CAMP DODGE HAS
NO vADERS STILL
FOR ILLINOIS MEN
o.,,.f Is Sclcctiyes From Here VIII
ruher Re Called Later or Go To
Other Posts.
PREPARING FOR ONLY lo.ow
-. md Minnesota Soldiers Are To
He Sent To Cantonment Near
pes Moines Feb. %.
tspccial to The Argus.l


c.rn Dodge. Iowa. Feb. 6.-No fur
~ Information has been received
~. today concerning the omission
s,nr, the orders to prepare for Hi
"a men in the increment which will
arrive here Feb. %.
oaicers were of the opinion that
saher the Illinois men are to be sent
sore at a later date or else they Will
he ordered 10 Camp Grant near ROCK
ford or Camp Zachary Taylor, near
orders issued by Provost Marshal
General Crowder calling for the move
mont of $4,000 additional national
armv selectives to Camp Dodge during
sye DAYS beginning Feb. % found the
c,ntoument ready to receive the men.
and with ample equipment on hand 10
supply them.
the cautonment has been preparing
to- the new call for some time, and
alreadv schedules are worked out for
the purchasing of provisions to 1eed
the war strength of every national
army unit al the cantonment and to
eypapd the organizations. now in skel-
eton form. to their full complement.
Far less delay is anticipated in get
ting the new men into intensive tram
ing than was the case when the first
men reported last fall. Then it was
necessary to build up a complete or
sanization. from buck privates to
major general. and to create all or the
various units which go to make up an
army division. Now the framework
Is ready. the officers are familiar with
their duties. certain esprit de corps
has been created in all of the new
national army units and an eXperlenc-
ed force of nom commissioned offlcers
has been created to handle the new
men.
Divisions To War Strength.
The $4,000 men ordered here on
this call are just about enough to
raise the Eighty eighth division to its
authorized war strength. with sllgh'
surplus remaining. All of the mer
TO come are from Iowa and Minnesota
Iowa providing 1854 men and Mime
sofa $500.
II is understood that in general thu
same plan will be followed in assign
ing the new arrivals as was used II
aportioning out the first increment il
September. Northern Iowa men, TO
the most part. will be assigned to tn
Three Hundred Fiftieth infantry, un
der command of Colonel Harrison r
Price. Southern Iowa men go to tn
Three Hundred Thirty-ninth field ar
iillery, under command of Colone
Castle.
Picked men will be taken. including
those with experience in civil engl
heering and allied lines of activity
for the Three Hundred Thirteenth en-
gineers, and the balance of the mel
will go to special organizations. or t
fill up regiments made up, for tn
most part of men from other states.
Most of Minnesotas $500 men will
10 fill the Three Hundred Fifty-firs
and Three Hundred Fifty-second in
fantry regiments to their authorize
complement. and TO the Three Hun
dred Thirty-seventh and Three Hun
bred Thirty-eighth field artillery.
None From Two States.
Prior to the present call men frol
Illinois and North Dakota have bee
assigned to Camp Dodge, but none al
summoned in the present order.
is possible that these will be sent
camp later. The Three Hundred Thil
ty-eighth field artillery was made u
entirely of North Dakota drafted mel
and the Three Hundred F'ifty-secon
Infantry took men from eastern couI
ties of that state The Three Hundre
FOrty-ninth infantry is recruited fro
Illinois selects. Whether or not thes
units will be filled to their flu
strength from the present draft is n
yet known.
Men not required for these uni
will go to the depot brigade temp
rarily. Plans are being worked o
| whereby all new arrivals will be ba
\ racked by themselves until physic
examinations have been complete
and any contagious diseases broug
INTO camp by the men have had
chance 10 develop.
II will not be necessary for new
drafted men to bring into camp wi
Them bed clothing. blankets or su
Dius clothing They should be warm
dressed. officers at camp say, and
they have knitted helmets, mufflel
wristlets and similar cold resisting a
naratus. they will not go amiss. III
forms and army clothing will be issu
as soon as possible. and no conside
able delay is anticipated. as the su
' plies are at hand. but in handling
4 large group OF men consideraf
.lme is required. and the weather
lamp Dodge is not particularly balr
these days.