The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-21

| son with other cantonments could al
most be considered public picnic
ground, officers say.
New Trains Chief Arrives at Camp
Col. Theodore Schulz, recently sta
toned at Del Rio,. Tex, has been as
signed to succeed Col. r. P. Harbeson
as commander of trains and military
police at Camp Dodge. ~
He arrived at Camp Dodge recently
and is the second staff officer to re-
port, Col. H. A. Ripley, chief of staff
for the new division, having reported
several days ago.
Other staff officers are expected
soon.
| Some Vigorous Action.
Lewis Rivens, of Sioux City, made
some sighting remarks that reflected
seriously upon the government. Sew.
eral of the husky cowboys from Mon.
tana heard him. They got busy at
once. A small flag was produced and
the fellow was asked to salute it. In
stead he snatched ; it and trampled it
| in the dust. Quick action followed 1t
was not necessary to convene court
martial No official action was neces.
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dier boys procured blanket and be-
fore the follow was aware of the pro-
posed mode of procedure he was given
the blanket treatment He was tossed
high in the air repeatedly and during
the acrobatic stunts that he was pull
ing off much to the amusement of the
men providing the entertainment he
promised to salute the flag and to
make amends in every way for his
hasty action. Just at this time an
unusually enthusiastic flop of the
blanket sent him high in the air and
when he aighted he had to be taken
to the hospital with broken arm.
And now the participants are wonder
ing if they may not be called before
the high court.
Two Regiments Of Regulars.
1t is given out unofficially that two
regiments of regulars are to come to
this camp. Already some of these
men have arrived. A company of en-
listed men who have seen much train
ing landed the other night from Col
orado. Others are coming from the
several training camps. Well drilled
men are great help to the officers in
handling the crude army represented
by the thousands of new men.
Big Purchase of Athletic Goods.
Athletic material sufficient to supply
1,750 companies, or 125 complete regi-
ments, has been purchased by the
war department commission on train
ing camp activities, according to DR..
Norman B. Tooker, of the athletic di-
vision of the training camp commits
sion. It is estimated that the expendi-
|ture for this equipment by the train
ing camp commission will approxi-
mate $25O,O00.
Included in the equipment purchased
by the training camp commission
were 1850 sets of boxing gloves, 1000
baseball bats, $1,000 baseballs, $500
playground baseball bats, 10,500 play
ground balls, 5000 Rugby footballs,
1000 soccer footballs, $500 volley
balls and 1,750 medicine balls. 1t is
anticipated that the entire lot will be
delivered to the various training
camps before September 1st
Naturalization for a thousand.
One thousand recruits, most OF
whom were received in the increments
from Nebraska, Montana and South
Dakota, were naturalized Thursday
afternoon at the Y. M. C. A. auditor
ium, when special naturalization ses-
sion was held for their benefit, Judge
Thomas Guthrie, of the district court,
Des Moines, presiding.
A program was given for the men
by the Daughters of the American
Revolution, of Des Moines, and Lafe
Young, ST., editor of the Des Meines
Capital, addressed the men.
Each new citizen was given a small
silk flag by the D. A. R. The naturali.
zation of these men is by special pro-
vision of the president Residence
qualifications required of other foreign
born persons who apply for citizen
ship are cancelled in the case of men
who are in the military service of the
government.
Red Cross Building Completed.
The big Red Cross building erected
in the form of cross, painted white
with an electric cross blazing at night
in the cupola, has been thrown open
to the friends and relatives of the men
in the big base hospital. This hospi-
tai covers 65 acres. of ground and each
ward is connected with the others by
means, OF corridors. A covered pass.
ageway leads from the hospital prop.
er to this Red Cross building. Here
the cOnvalescents may meet their
folks and If father or mother desires
to remain over night to be near their
afflicted soldier boy beds are provided
for such emergencies. 1t is a large,
roomy structure and will serve
most excellent purpose. There are
hundreds of men in the hospital. Many
OF these are being built up and made
ready for some kind of service There
are 250 Red Cross nurses on duty and
the best medical talent in the United
States is available. Miss Grace Red.
man, who has been dietician at the
hospital ever since it was established,
has been ordered to France. She is
an expert in her work She prescribes
just what the food shall be and how
much after the ailment of the patient
has been submitted to her. She is an
Iowa girl, born at Montezuma. Her
father, the late w. H. Redman, was
at one time speaker of the Iowa house
OF representatives.
Form Glasses at Fort.
Glasses in mechanics, agriculture
and academic subjects, which are a
part of the reconstruction program
for patients in the United States army
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